News
Karaoke cat leads the singing for Sheba
Cat food company Sheba gets its groove on in its latest ad.
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Tante or tente? Toyota explores the danger in similarities
Toyota and Saatchi & Saatchi have taken a look at what can go wrong when two things are alike in a campaign to promote its genuine parts.
News
Dow Design buys Goodfolk, forms Dow Goodfolk
New Zealand branding agency Dow Design has acquired Auckland digital design and marketing agency Goodfolk to create a combined business called Dow Goodfolk.
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Being together at Christmas is the best present of all according to TSB
With the countdown to Christmas well underway, TSB is exploring what makes the best present and it seems family and friends come out on top.
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Lincoln sprinkles a bit of magic for the holiday season
For its holiday ads, Lincoln Motor Company was inspired to bring Christmas wishes to life.
News
MOP gets real about Christmas
Melbourne’s Magnum Opus Partners advertising agency doesn’t want you to have a stock-standard Christmas this year.
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Santa’s helpers: Spark connects kids with the elderly through its Santaline
To help Santa take requests for Kiwi kids’ wish lists, Spark, with Colenso BBDO and PHD, has brought in a group of retirees to man the Santaline.
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Edeka looks 100 hundred years into the future
German supermarket Edeka have gone with a sci-fi take on Christmas into the future.
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2degrees to sponsor Kiwi Super Rugby teams
2degrees will be the exclusive telecommunications partner for all five New Zealand teams competing in the Investec Super Rugby competition from February 2018.
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It’s game, set, matrimony at ASB Classic 2018
ASB bank is giving two tennis fans the chance to have an ace wedding – by getting married on Stanley Street’s center court on 31 December, the eve of the ASB Classic 2018 tennis event.
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The Compendium: 8 December
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Awards
The Stoppies 2017: the Wildcard winners
Unlike most awards, during the judging the team decided we need to make up a few more specific categories to reward some other moments, people and businesses we felt were deserving of a special nod. Although they didn’t walk away with a special doorstop trophy, we hope they basked in a warm of glow of victory as they were announced.
Features
The Stoppies 2017: all the winners revealed
A rundown of those who walked home with a treasured doorstop last night.
News
Bugs takes over city for Auckland Zoo exhibition via Rainger & Rolfe
Weta Workshop and Te Papa have joined forces to develop an immersive and interactive exhibition to be hosted at Auckland Zoo.
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Adshel Day Buying to give flexibility across its network
Adshel New Zealand has announced the launch of Adshel Day Buying, allowing advertisers the flexibility to buy Adshel Live’s digital roadside network of 223 screens by the day.
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QMS launches digital trading platform, acquires New Zealand start-up Digital Commons
QMS is embracing programmatic advertising through the launch of a new digital transaction platform, powered by the technology of Rubicon Project and Digital Commons. PLUS: QMS has acquired the latter of these two organisations.
Awards
Tonight’s the night for the awards event with a twist, tickets still available
We’re geared up to give a casual nod of approval to everything that made 2017 another great year in the industry – and there’s still tickets available.
News
Westpac makes gender diversity in business front page news
Westpac New Zealand, with the help of FCB Media, is tackling the issue of gender diversity in business leadership roles with a message about women’s underrepresentation in the New Zealand Herald that’s hard to ignore.
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Ahoy there me hearties: BC&F Dentsu get into the Christmas spirit
For those lucky enough to be recipients, Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu has unveiled its 2017 client Christmas gift: Spot X Spiced Rum.
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Ads of the Week: 5 December
Take a bow Vodafone Warriors, Air New Zealand, Meadow Fresh and New Zealand Avocado.
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Account moves: Harcourts International picks Little Giant, Fletcher Steel appoints Republik
A couple of account appointments have been announced this week.
News
New Zealand Avocado rolls out quirky and informative digital campaign via Motion Sickness
New Zealand Avocados has gone behind the scenes of its growers for a social media campaign for the New Zealand and Australian markets with the help of Motion Sickness.
News
Stuff launches movie streaming business, appoints former Quickflix boss
Stuff has announced its entry into the streaming market with the establishment of Stuff Pix.
Movings & Shakings
Movings/Shakings: 5 December
Industry happenings at Running with Scissors, Newstalk ZB and Variety.
News
Vogel’s takes over media, announces price drop to 28 cents
To celebrate its 50th birthday, Vogel’s has gone back to 1967 and dropped its bread price to 28 cents in a campaign promoted through a media takeover.
Movings & Shakings
Fleur Head to join Y&R Wellington office
Y&R has announced the appointment of Fleur Head to the role of managing director in its Wellington office.
Partner articles
Mind the footpath: Energi talks brand strategy and customer-centricity
Humans are not always rational. And the team at Energi believes the challenge for modern marketers is to plan for that irrationality.
Movings & Shakings
Andrew Hunter joins Facebook as news partnerships lead
Facebook has a new recruit, with Andrew Hunter taking on the newly created role of Facebook’s news partnerships lead for New Zealand and Australia.