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Hot from the printers, the latest issue of NZ Marketing arrived on our desk this week and will soon be on its way to subscribers. Examining all things media, its 100 pages take a look at what’s hot, what’s not, what’s changing and what the future might looks like.
Over the weekend, Colenso BBDO saw Gold once again, as it collected its second, this time for Pedigree’s ‘The Child Replacement Programme’.
The New Zealand Government’s Office for Seniors and FCB marked World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with a print campaign hidden behind crosswords.
The Nielsen National Readership Survey figures for Q2 2017 – Q1 2018 have been released with good news for some and a bumpy ride for others.
Overnight, it was a great haul of Bronze and Silver Lions for DDB, alongside Lions for Y&R, FCB, Clemenger BBDO and Ogilvy.
Industry happenings at NZME, Creature Design, NSPR Ltd, HMC Communications and Jacobs Douwe Egberts.
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Following the news that FCB has lost the Volkswagen account to DDB and Paper Plus to Contagion, the agency has said goodbye to a large number of staff.
Paralympian Cameron Leslie has lent his prosthetic legs to a health and safety campaign to New Zealand seafood company Sanford with an important message of identifying workplace risks.
While we slept, Colenso BBDO added to its gong collection, with four Lions awarded to Pedigree’s ‘SelfiStix’. Saatchi & Saatchi also made the scoreboard with a Bronze Lion and New Zealand’s success looks to continue with more finalists announced.
TAB’s ‘Wake up a Winner’ campaign by Y&R and MBM wants New Zealanders to get involved in the hype and excitement surrounding the Football World Cup, despite the time difference with Russia.
For its latest campaign, Air New Zealand helps in the transportation of native New Zealand takahe as part of the Department of Conservation’s recovery programme.
Colenso BBDO is the first New Zealand agency to make it onto the winner’s board with a Bronze Lion picked up in the Health and Wellness category. It’s since received six mentions in shortlists overnight alongside FCB, DDB and Saatchi & Saatchi.
Beehive bacon is telling it like it is in a cheeky campaign by Contagion that points out the absurdities of life.
It’s that time of year again, adland has taken the French Riviera for a week of education, inspiration and celebration. So far, the shortlists for the Glass, Innovation, Titanium, Pharma, and Health and Wellness categories have been released to kick off the buzz that’s set to last until the last Lion is announced on Friday.
Nespresso NZ is transporting Fieldays goers to its coffee farms in a VR experience as an extension of its ‘Nespresso Women’ campaign.
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Industry happenings at Heyday, Vend and Disruptive Unicorns.
Independent power company Electric Kiwi’s new TVC gently takes the mickey out of dubious benefits claimed in the power industry.
The Dominion Post is running a teo reo Maori masthead to celebrate the Maori New Year.
Another month, another round of ads and in May it was Whittaker’s that hit the sweet spot to win Colmar Brunton’s Ad Impact Award.
Drive past Ogilvy’s Parnell offices and you’ll notice a new look logo on show through the windows. In the wake of Ogilvy’s global announcement of a “re-founding” to serve as an integrated creative network, the New Zealand arm has rebranded accordingly.
KBR has announced a new exclusive partnership with an Aussie mobile marketing company Geronimo. We talked to managing director Grant Hyland to get the inside skinny on the deal, what it means for KBR’s capabilities and what’s next on the ambitious company’s agenda.
Les Mills International has launched a new global campaign focusing on individuals mindsets as they do group fitness classes.
The first instalment of findings from last month’s StopPress/TRA survey is out. We asked readers for their opinions on everything from the effectiveness of recent campaigns to the most under-rated marketing disciplines, and here are the findings for the biggest stories of the year.
Z Energy is testing the agency waters and is thought to have put a number of accounts up for review.
Sealord, Phantom Labs, PHD and Ogilvy have combined to give a helping hand to commuters around the country by encouraging them to pick their own herb garnishes.
Specialist domestic violence prevention charity Shine is looking for a “strategic, creative and values-aligned” agency to help with its annual fundraising campaign ‘Light It Orange’.
Earlier this year, we asked industry insiders to share their thoughts on the challenges and changes facing advertising. Hear what they had to say and their solutions to some of the problems.
