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While our nation’s iconic bird might not have wings, Air New Zealand has found a Kiwi that defies all expectations to fly the skies his own way with a little help from acting royalty Sam Neill.
NZME has rolled out its election campaign with the help of a few children asking tough questions.
Whittaker’s star-studded ‘Destinations’ ad, featuring Nigella Lawson and a few of her friends, was the standout creative effort in what was a highly competitive month.
Sinead Boucher has been announced as the new chief executive officer of Fairfax Media’s New Zealand business, which is being renamed Stuff.
Spark, Vodafone, Kiwibank, Banqer and Arnott’s show us how it’s done.
Jono and Ben assembled a motley crew of misfits to re-enact the well-loved Vogel’s spot.
Independent communications agency Pead PR has picked up a tourism client after winning a competitive pitch for Milford Sound and Queenstown tour operator Southern Discoveries.
Augusto has stepped into the political fray, helping Labour to pull together a TV ad featuring new party leader Jacinda Ardern.
Forget video CVs and personality quizzes, a Cincinnati agency took a potential recruit on a date.
Spark has launched a bold new brand platform via Colenso BBDO that demonstrates size doesn’t matter when it comes to victories.
Vodafone is helping New Zealanders be business ready in a new ‘Fortune favours the ready’ campaign via FCB.
With Father’s Day fast approaching, we thought we’d look back at some of the heartwarming spots released in the US earlier this year.
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Strategy Creative Auckland’s studio will have a new managing partner from Monday with Melanie Spencer stepping into the role.
While an increasing number of companies are pushing design to the forefront, many clever companies are still missing out on the opportunities afforded by the benefits of creative design-led thinking. But as Wellington-based digital agency Salted Herring has found out, pushing web apps that provide rich human experiences and highly crafted design is proving to be the best way forward.
Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit, Steve Hansen’s made his acting debut to save the world in an epic Arnott’s campaign. But does one of the clips step a little too close to the sexist line?
Burger Burger is after a new summer uniform and it wants fans to design it for them through a Design Design competition.
As the transparency and brand safety battles wage on, KPEX chief executive Richard Thompson believes it’s more imperative than ever for brands to be selective when choosing where to advertise.
At the end of last year, Spotify crunched the numbers and surfed its playlists to give thanks to its users for a ‘weird’ 2016. Now, Spotify’s brought its highly successful ‘Platform for Discovery’ campaign to New Zealand shores to highlight some the most bizarre habits of Kiwi listeners.
Industry happenings at TRA, Dentsu Aegis Network, Go Media and TVNZ.
Facebook has announced four significant hires to its Creative Shop to support the ANZ business.
From a disastrous coffee spill to a waywardly thrown ball, Tower shows that whatever the world does, it can easily undo.
Chinese digital marketing agency United Media Solution (UMS) has been appointed by Vodafone New Zealand in order to engage more with Chinese New Zealanders.
From outdoor to digital to good old fashioned print, advertising has taken many forms over the years. Now, in an innovative new way to promote its Baconator range, Wendy’s is advertising on billboards in popular video games.
New Zealand Jerky’s new ‘Serious Meat’ campaign is no laughing matter as comedian Tim Batt’s cow jokes fall ‘udderly’ flat.
Ever pressed ‘send’ on an email too early? We’ve all been there, and now so has The Daily Telegraph which accidentally published a story that Prince Philip was dead (he’s not).
Kudos to New Zealand Jerky, Anchor, Tower, Air New Zealand and Wendy’s.
In an open letter published today, Eat My Lunch has called on members of Parliament to sign up for the service in a bid to help hungry kids around the country.
Stuff Fibre has awarded its account to Starcom New Zealand, following a competitive pitch involving a number of unnamed agencies.
Anchor has unveiled the next round of its ‘Go Strong’ brand platform, via Colenso BBDO, to promote its new range of Anchor Protein+ products as the providers of the strength needed to get through life.