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With the US election now days away, Powershop has brought back the wig wearing kids in another series of Donald Trump themed satirical videos, via Special Group. However, this time Powershop is inviting Kiwis to enjoy the power by replacing his words.
TVNZ, Pandora and Starcom have found a way to make the romance from TVNZ 2’s First Dates New Zealand last all week, with the creation of the ultimate date night station.
Industry happenings at TV3, MediaWorks, Us&Co, The Sweet Shop, Hootsuite, and Sparcmedia.
The music industry contributed $484 million to New Zealand’s economy over the course of 2015 and led to the employment of more than 4,500 full-time workers. We chat to Recorded Music NZ chief executive Damian Vaughan about what has been a good year for the industry following a long period of decline.
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Herbal Essences is taking on cap-crackers in a new campaign running across Australia and New Zealand.
“Time flames like a paraffin stove and what burns are the minutes I live,” wrote the poet Irving Layton in reference to how quickly life passes us by. And this is a sentiment just as succinctly captured in the 60 seconds of the latest Interislander spot, which tells the story of a daughter taking her father on a well-overdue trip.
We salute Kiwibank, Steinlager, Meadow Fresh, Hallenstein Brothers and Wendy’s.
Virtual reality is proving its use in a number of fields, with the most being to keep travellers occupied at airports.
Is your agency hungry for a freelance creative? Phil Parsonage thinks he has the deal for you.
KFC took a break from promoting its buckets of chicken recently, instead encouraging Kiwis have a boogie in a ‘Hungry Moves’ competition inspired by a smooth-moved cleaner.
Catherine Harris, currently at Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney, will cross the ditch to take on the role of managing director at TBWA Auckland in December. StopPress understands that current TBWA Auckland chief executive Andrew Scott will be leaving the agency to make way for Harris.
With the Rugby World Cup just around the corner, this was the Herald’s big opportunity to take on long-time rival Stuff.co.nz.
Travelling to exotic locations, engaging in a range of extreme activities, partying where ever they go and being paid for it, it’s fair to say the ambassadors working for Hallenstein Brothers have made a pretty strong case for having the coolest job in the world (Hallenstein’s is quite lucky that it doesn’t have to advertise on Seek to find contenders for its ads).
Spark today announced a partnership with online magazine The Spinoff, which will allow for the introduction of a new music section on the website from 1 November. PLUS: a traitor has been appointed to edit it.
It has become familiar experience for internet users to be followed around the internet by a shoe, watch or fem-suit. Retargeting, for the most part, has become part of the online experience, and it’s now set to become even more prevalent with news this week that AdRoll would be extending its retargeting capabilities to email through a new service called SendRoll. The question, however, is whether we really need any more emails.
Earlier this week, Meadow Fresh launched a new campaign to announce the changes to the way it produces its milk by making it less processed and no longer adding permeate. But the changes haven’t been limited to its milk, with a new look logo and bottle also hitting the shelves.
Daisies refracted in water droplets attached to a common wasp, an uninterested kayaker walking past a burning house, and a hose crudely fastened to a car were just some of the mesmerising images featured in last night’s edition of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year competition.
September proved to be the month of storytelling, with many high quality adverts on our screens and Colmar Brunton finding the New Zealand public unable to pick a favourite out of New World’s ‘Little Garden’ and Bay Audiology’s ‘Hearing check’. In the end, the consumer research firm succumbed and gave both adverts September Ad Impact Awards.
Burger King is celebrating Halloween by reigniting the banter between itself and its fast food rival, by disguising itself as a McDonald’s ghost.
Fifteen years after BMW set new expectations for branded entertainment with The Hire short-films, the brand has re-enlisted Clive Owen to star in another action-packed film.
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
The Dentsu Aegis Network keeps shaking things up, with the latest move coming in the shape of Richard Hale, who has been promoted from agency director to general manager of Vizeum.
When Subaru New Zealand got the call that its flagship Legacy model was being discontinued worldwide, it decided to put all its eggs in a different basket.
Kiwibank has released a cheeky clip, showing the response of Australians to news that a new faux bank, dubbed Oz Bank, would operate throughout Australia but then send all its profits to New Zealand.
Virgin America created a way to experience everything its first class service has to offer without leaving the ground, by fitting out a shoe with all the luxuries.
Every year, the Promax Awards celebrate the standout promotional efforts from broadcasters across the world. And at this year’s ANZ edition, which occurred last Saturday, TVNZ Blacksand enjoyed a particularly fruitful evening, picking up an impressive tally of gongs across a range of categories.
Industry happenings at Amplify, MediaWorks, Destinations Magazine, Little Giant and Photoplay.
Hell Pizza has rolled out its latest offering to put customer’s taste buds and stomachs to the test by allowing them to add a serving of lamb brains to any pizza.
