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Axis Awards 2021 finalists announced
The 41st Axis Awards are just around the corner and after the first rounds of judging, the finalists for 2021 have been announced. After the recent…
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TVNZ reports audience growth despite challenging 2020
TVNZ has reported EBITDAF of $55.8 million for the six months to 31 December 2020, $29.5 million (112 percent) above the prior year. Total revenue was…
Ads of the week
Ads of the Week: February 26
We take a look at three newly-launched TVCs. Contagion & Instant Finance Contagion & Instant Finance have launched a charming new brand campaign, bringing to life…
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GroupM launches AI-powered influencer marketing platform
The nature of attention in advertising is constantly evolving. A recent IPSOS MORI study, in partnership with Lumen using eye tracking capabilities, found that less than…
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Farrimond creates new Creative Director position
Auckland-based full service Consumer Behaviour agency, Farrimond has announced the appointment of Amy Cattanach to the newly created position of Creative Director. Cattanach has experience in…
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MediaWorks appoints new General Counsel
MediaWorks has announced the appointment of Rachel Callaghan as the company’s General Counsel. Callaghan, who has recently returned to New Zealand from London where she was…
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Marketers share concerns, solutions for post-Cookie world in new study
Findings of an in-depth survey on ‘Beyond the Cookie: The Future of Advertising for Marketers & Publishers’ have been published by data enrichment solutions provider Lotame. The report…
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Vevo launches new AI tool for emotion-based ad targeting
Music video network Vevo has launched a new AI-powered product that identifies and groups Vevo music videos by mood for more effective ad targeting. Vevo’s Moods…
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Shopper marketing agency appoints new MD
Farrimond, the Auckland-based full service consumer behaviour agency, has announced the appointment of Kamran Kazalbash to Managing Director. The appointment of Kazalbash to this newly created…
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Flicks and Neon renew content partnership
Flicks and VOD provider Neon have announced a renewed 12-month partnership. The partnership is a content driven solution which utilises Flicks’ writing talent and position in…
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FCB and Fire & Emergency NZ launch an escape
This week saw the launch of Fire & Emergency NZ’s ‘Escape Week,’ in partnership with FCB – encouraging Kiwis to understand the very real risk of…
Ads of the week
Ads of the week: Super Bowl edition
It was a tough call, but the StopPress team picked their favourite Super Bowl ads for 2021 – from Cheetos to Squarespace, T-Mobile and Cadillac. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7yvrDTtsHw&feature=emb_logo…
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Flight Digital strengthens leadership team
Independent digital agency Flight Digital has beefed up its leadership with the addition of former Isobar New Zealand CEO Ian Howard and tech entrepreneur Taylor Abernethy-Newman…
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Verizon Media Academy returns for 2021
Verizon Media has opened nominations to its industry-leading talent programme, Verizon Media Academy. The expanded programme returns for its third year, providing the next generation of…
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Asia Pacific Effie Awards names two new Heads of Jury
Effie Asia Pacific has announced Alex Lubar, President of McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific and Erica Kerner, SVP, Head of Marketing Strategy & Partnerships, Commercial at ONE…
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New data shows ad market recovery continues
New Zealand’s advertising market has rebounded strongly from recent Covid-related declines, finishing the year on a high by reporting a 10.4 percent increase in December ad…
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ReachMedia signs Spotlight
ReachMedia has landed a new client Spotlight a big player in the letterbox marketing space in New Zealand. As part of the new relationship, Spotlight will…
The Stoppies 2020
The Stoppies 2020: All the Winners
The votes are in! StopPress readers have had their say and we’ve got all The Stoppies 2020 results. While the challenges of 2020 and Covid-19 meant…
The Stoppies 2020
The Stoppies 2020
They’re back! The sensational Stoppies 2020 will recognise and celebrate a truly self-obsessed industry in the best way we know how – further ego stroking (only…
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Special Group gets full time group creative director
After being crowded ‘New Zealand Agency of the Year’ at both the B&T Agency of the Year Awards and Campaign Asia Agency of the Year Awards,…
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Programmatic DOOH buyer’s guide launched
IAB New Zealand has launched its 2021 Programmatic Digital Out of Home Buyer’s Guide. The Guide comes in response to a market requirement for clarity and…
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Clemenger BBDO and Waka Kotahi send strong drink driving message
Showing a cross-section of Kiwis and some familiar drinking moments, Clemenger BBDO’s latest campaign for Waka Kotahi reminds us just how good nights out can end…
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Guy Horrocks joins NZME board
International Kiwi tech entrepreneur Guy Horrocks is set to join the New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) board as an Independent Director. Horrocks, who established himself as…
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School Road Publishing and Stuff announce new partnership
Independent magazine publisher, School Road Publishing, has confirmed a new content sharing agreement news site, Stuff. The partnership, set to kick off on December 18, will see…
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Air New Zealand takes out November Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Award
After what has been a challenging year for the tourism industry, Air New Zealand’s latest ad shows their determination to stay afloat and win the hearts…
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NZME thanks radio listeners and advertisers
New Zealand Media and Entertainment’s (NZME) line-up of radio hosts have collectively thanked their listeners and advertisers for supporting their shows during the extraordinary year of 2020.…
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Cute creative from Colenso encourages pet adoption
Pedigree and Colenso BBDO have launched a new adoption campaign, calling on millennials to take a baby step into parenting with pet adoption. After finding that 83…
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MediaWorks and Discovery complete sale
Radio and out of home media company, MediaWorks, has today completed the sale of its free-to-air TV business to Discovery, originally announced in September 2020. MediaWorks…
The Faces of Our Industry by Google
The Faces of our Industry: Melissa Taylor
The world is changing, and with it agencies are changing too. From gender balance, diversity and inclusion, there are waves of progress happening across the board.…
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The Pressies 2020: Best Use of Social Media and Best Integrated Campaign
In celebration of the country’s most impressive PR, experiential and social media campaigns, StopPress chats to all the winners at The Pressies 2020. Special Group and Tourism New Zealand took…