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The finalists for the 2019 Voyager Media Awards were announced earlier this week, with Stuff taking the lion’s share of nominations with a total of 84 nominations across 63 categories. Rival media company NZME goes into the awards with 55 nominations.
Today the TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards partners, NZ Marketing/StopPress and Marketing Association (MA) officially opened the call for entries to the 2019 Awards.
Mindshare has been appointed as Tourism New Zealand’s global media agency partner.
Industry happenings at Ooh Media, Wave, Spark, Mondelēz International.
The solo first trip to the dairy is a milestone for any Kiwi kids – and it can be their first taste of independence. Meadow Fresh’s latest campaign celebrates that journey, embracing vulnerability and having the courage to let children have experiences that enable them to grow.
Barry Sadlier has been appointed to the role of MediaWorks chief financial officer, effective immediately. He has been the acting CFO since January this year.
The Sky account remains with DDB after the client met with other agency’s that StopPress believes to be True and TBWA.
Industry happenings at Stuff, GroupM, NZ House & Garden, AppNexus and Porter Novelli NZ.
FCB has a new general manager of strategy in Sue Gill. The appointment sees Gill partner with David Thomason, chief strategist, to lead the strategy team.
Sally Falconer has joined TVNZ in a permanent position as general manager of marketing and communications. She’s previously worked for the company in a contract role as media and communications strategist.
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Matt Williams and Freddie Coltart have taken up roles as creative directors at DDB.
As part of StopPress’ Production Month, seven directors from Curious Film answer questions about inspiration, career highlights and the format of film.
StopPress talks with Kate Roydhouse, managing director and executive producer of Curious Film, about the role of production companies, how Curious ensures its work stands out and the importance of talent.
Wrestler co-founder and chief executive Ben Forman has slipped into the 2019 Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list at the ripe old age of 29. Forman is one of only six New Zealanders to make the list this year, and the only Kiwi in the media, marketing & advertising category. We chat to him about life as a young CEO and his vision for the future.
Spark New Zealand has announced Simon Moutter has resigned from his positions as managing director and as a director of the company.
We take a look at April Fools’ pranks from New Zealand and around the world.
Vodafone Warriors chief executive Cameron George has announced a new commercial concept, calling for marketing agencies and interested companies to present a proposal for their brand to get in front of Vodafone Warriors fans at one of the club’s home games.
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Industry happenings at FCB, Harrison Grierson and Little Giant.
New Zealand-owned electricity retailer Prime Energy has taken to the streets with a new out-of-home campaign via Hello.
DDB has introduced a new visual identity that the agency says captures the essence of who they are, as well as being an outward symbol of its thinking, work and people.
The latest issue of NZ Marketing came off the printers this week and is making its way to our subscribers. Delving into adland, the 96 pages cover the state of your industry in 2019, the challenges it faces and how it’s evolving.
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AIA has appointed Anthem to oversee its rebranding in New Zealand.
Deals, expansions, launches and acquisitions across the Industry.
Kicking off another year of Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Awards is Harrisons, which takes out the award for February.
