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10 billion bites taken from the apple
Showing that people are still willing to pay for their music, Apple® today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes® Store.
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The resurrection of Pacman
Nintendo Wii, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox … meh, these video game consoles are so like, new millennium. There’s nothing like a good solid game of the old-school favourite, Pacman.
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Especially for Aucklanders …
Adding to the list of websites that distract you from your daily work, comes the announcement of dailydo.co.nz, a site offering one day only bargains.
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Learn the secrets of Direct Marketing
Opportunities abound aplenty in the land of direct marketing. The Marketing Association together with sponsor Marketing Impact MessageMedia, have announced the first event of the Regional Event Series which will plug you directly into the heart of Direct Marketing, as it is now.
DM is evolving and the possibilities for …
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What happens when Earth, Rod Oram and a 69 year-old crooner collide? Tell us and win!
On his recent visit to New Zealand, Welsh crooner Tom Jones stopped by at the official launch for the countdown to Earth Hour, held at at The Langham Hotel in Auckland (no undie throwing was reported). No undies yes, but he did manage to strike up a conversation with none other than Rod Oram. Now that’s unusual.
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How do you promote New Zealand to the rest of the world as a tourism detination?
…By getting the rest of the world to promote it for you, of course.
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Rail building graffitied by John Banks, er, intentionally
Thanks to some nifty creative minds and hard working hands, Datamine is now the proud new tenant of a formally derelict railway station in Parnell. The company has taken out a lease from OnTrack which will run for up to 36 years.
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DataPro brings in the pro
Database management and marketing company DataPro Solutions has appointed Helen Shorthouse to head their Customer Insight division. The role will see her help companies make the most of customer information and customer feedback to drive their own business success.
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CAANZ Axis Awards finalists announced
This year has seen a record number of entries into the annual CAANZ Axis Awards, which recognise creative excellence in New Zealand. Entries are up by 40 compared to 2009.
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Earth Hour gets creative
New Zealand’s young and creative minds are being given the opportunity to get their eco-creative juices flowing as part of a competition by WWF New Zealand and Massey University.
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Frucor’s rocket grounded
Locking horns with Red Bull has backfired for Frucor. The energy drink manufacturer has failed in its attempt to stop Red Bull using the phrase ‘blue and silver pocket rocket’ in promotional material for its new Energy Shot product.
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(Former) Lieutenant Harrison reporting for APN duty, sir
APN Outdoor today announced the promotion of Kent Harrison to Sales Director. Harrison will lead the sales team of five and be responsible for the team’s introduction of new creative initiatives and production processes to clients and agencies.
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NZFashion.com gets fashionably mobile
When it comes to being fashionable, iphones are high in the ranks. It’s set to get even more fashionable with the launch of a new iPhone application for NZFashion.com.
The iPhone ‘app’ replicates many of NZFashion.com’s functions by showcasing the latest NZ collections, listing stockists for …
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Fresh changes are underway at Mango Communications NZ
Mango Communications NZ, DDB’s PR, experiential and events company, is spicing things up with the appointment of three new staff members.
Coming in from ELEVEN\PR (part of TBWA\Whybin), Julia George joins the team as a Senior Account Manager. Julia will work on the Cadbury, Lion Nathan Wines …
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New appointments for Insight Creative
Stephanie Gasperini
Following its recent acquisition of Wellington-based consultancy Origin Design, Insight Creative has promoted Stephanie Gasperini to the role of chief executive of its newly expanded business.
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Billboard causes stirrings overseas
If you are living in or have recently visited Auckland, chances are you will have by now stumbled upon the bulging billboard on Victoria Street, advertising TV One’s new show Hung. We wrote a story on it some weeks back, and can now report that it has been causing …
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Good ONYA Radio New Zealand
The Save Radio New Zealand Facebook group has just reached 10,000 members. But that’s not the only good news for the public service broadcaster, who on Friday picked up two awards at the inaugural ONYA awards.
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The Sky is the (competitive) limit
It seems the allure of working sky-high for the Emirates Airline is being hotly pursued by thousands of wanting candidates. The airline recently experienced one of its highest turnouts of cabin crew hopefuls in Madrid. The recruitment drive is in support of the airlines first passenger flights from Dubai to …
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Supercity logo a no-go—for some
With all the hoopla that has surrounded the new Supercity (and let’s face it, it has not been all good hoopla by any shot), it seemed like a smart idea on the part of the Auckland Transition Agency to invite a disgruntled Auckland population to play a creative role in their city’s new future identity, by creating the new Supercity logo. But while budding (and perhaps not so budding) artists put their creative hands to task, one group is creating not a logo, but a fuss. The Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) has spoken out against the competition today, saying they are both disappointed and concerned that the design profession was not consulted on a matter of such importance.
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Stone and O’Sullivan in the driver’s seat?
StopPress has heard from a reliable yet sneaky mole that Andrew Stone and Mike O’Sullivan’s new shop will be opening its doors shortly and, apparently, it won’t be too dissimilar from Assignment, with the two ex-Saatchi’s chaps planning on working with clients on strategy and creative and then outsourcing the grunt work to a pool of freelancers. But the big Fleetwood Mac is that the new shop might be opening its doors with a fairly big name on the roster: Toyota.
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Crafty bastard decides to fly solo
After six years as head of art at DDB New Zealand, Mike Davison has announced he will be leaving to spend more time working on his career as an artist.
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Tucker tucks in to new mobile role with Modica
Modica Group has appointed Jono Tucker, previously business development manager/account manager at leading mobile marketing company Run the Red, to the position of senior account manager.
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Rugby’s a ball pass it on (via Facebook)
Social media is proving its worth for the organisers of the 2011 Rugby World Cup: with more than 250,000 fans, the RWC 2011 Facebook page is now the biggest in New Zealand.
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Qualmark gets rub of the green
In an attempt to court increasingly environmental tourists – and reward environmentally-minded accommodation providers – AA Guides and Qualmark this week released a travel guide listing only businesses that meet both Qualmark quality and environmental criteria.
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NSC does whatever it takes to be exactly like Ashburton
The NSC Group, a company that specialises in the “design, implementation, management and support of highly sophisticated business technology solutions”, has completed a six-month brand refresh. And poor old Ashburton is, like, whatever.
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Grand designs continue to go cheap at the Warehouse
The Warehouse Design for Everyone programme is going strong, with a new handbag range called Saben Says that has been designed exclusively for The Warehouse by Saben owner and designer Roanne Jacobson set to go on sale in Extra stores from 17 March.
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MPA revamp awards for 2010
The Magazine Publishers Association is calling – nay, yelling – for entries to the revamped 2010 Magazine Awards. It’s a chance to win recognition for yourself, your title and your team (and, if you win, to shamelessly dance on the tables).
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MSN gets into the upswing of things
January was a record month for MSN.co.nz, with some of its new editorial offerings, particularly its healthy living portal and virtual sports category, bringing in a slew of online punters.
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A few new faces and fewer old faces at TBWA\ Group
As two doors open, another one closes for TBWA\ Group: business strategist and online specialist Bonnie Frankland and Victoria Graves have added their names to the roster, while Ron Fielding and Tracey Fox have said their goodbyes.
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Various numbers used to show a range of improvements
Numbers are very handy things (particularly when they’re working in your favour). And Freeview, Mindfood magazine and the Healthy Food Guide have employed their services to show off a bit.