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Tuesday 17 November was the biggest news night of the week, with ONE chalking up 657,720 viewers and 3 News nabbing 350,070. TVNZ continues to dominate (and gloat). Best of the ad bunch: Circulon kitchenware evokes elderly tattoo cringe, a future scourge that should really be investigated by some kind of taskforce.
Another day, another massive list of new, exciting things to report.
Those festive folk at New Zealand Post’s targeted communications department have launched a new service for businesses and individuals hoping to send a few personalised cards over Christmas.
Colenso BBDO/AIM Proximity have a few more trophies to put on the treehouse mantelpiece after it was given some big ups at the Digital Media Awards in Shanghai.
Who for: Orcon broadband
Why we like it: Iggy writhes to the online Kiwi cacophony.
And number two:
Who for: Panasonic Lumix
Why we like it: It’s filmed in New Zealand. And it’s a moderately comical way to show the camera’s waterproofery.
Send …
Joanna Seddon, the executive vice president of Millward Brown and global head of Millward Brown Optimor, has been announced as the international keynote speaker for the 2009 Marketing Forum in December.
Asia Pacific marcomms newspaper Media has announced its agency of the year shortlist and TBWA’s Andy Blood and DDB’s Toby Talbot are in the running for the creative of the year award.
TVNZ has recently launched its new business marketing/sales website tvnzplanit.co.nz to help agency folk (and advertisers, if they’re that way inclined) access TV and online sales opportunities.
Sick of banging a collection of mystery meats on the barbie when guests come calling? Tired of ignoring the culinary master within and failing to expand the recipe repertoire? Becoming morbidly obese due to a constant diet of beer and fish ‘n’ chips?
As an arthritic 2009 limps to a close, Christmas and all its associated festive cheer looms ominously.
And the perennial question of what to give the people you want to suck up to remains pertinent.
Are print magazines doomed? Or do the digiterati need to get off their high horse and accept that good old tactile paper is here to stay?
Stories are important (so is gullibility), as this Canal+ epic shows.
Advertising folk are invited to take a gander at the future of New Zealand advertising as the AUT adschool students of 2009 get their portfolios out for the world to see.
We’re quite partial to lookalikes here at StopPress and what better way to celebrate 40 years of national news than with a comparative picture of Joe 90 and his newsreading doppelgänger Bill Toft.
Joe 90
Bill Toft
Tui Blond are extending their generosity to an array of diligent Kiwi workers over the festive season.
Wax lyrical about the joys of your workplace and all your Tui Blond dreams could come true.
AGM Publishing has launched a new online product resource, Selector.com, targeting the design, architecture and building industries.
AnimfxNZ, the world’s leading conference for animation, visual effects, games and digital film, is offering Marketing Association members a two-day pass for only $450, a discount of $140 off the standard price of $590.
A breakfast TV host
Mr WilberforceIn a media coup TVNZ has snared the star of the new movie by Jonathan King, Under the Mountain.
A round of applause for all the finalists in 2009 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards. One of these regional ‘trailblazer’ winners will be the Sustainable Business of the Year, to be announced at a classy cocktail do on 12 November.
They are: Bayfair Shopping Centre, Mt Maunganui ecostore – manufacturer …
The Paper Plus Group has announced a nationwide investment and refurbishment plan to the tune of $22 million over the next two years. That’s a daily spend of more than $30,000 until December 2011.
All of the company’s 106 stores will be renovated, plus another 20 or …
If you’ve got a product for facilitating customer relationship management that gets results, the big hurdle is to get global distribution. ActionStep, a leading New Zealand Software as a Service (SaaS) provider, has signed an agreement with UK-based Deskforce to deliver ActionStep’s CRM+ hosted solution to its 20 …
New Zealand’s largest search marketing agency, First Rate, has announced some new appointments and promotions. With offices in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne, it is the fastest growing online direct response agency in Australasia.
Former chief operating officer Kevin Francis has been promoted to chief executive officer. His opinion piece …
Just a friendly reminder to get your RSVP and Nexus Award entries in by 5pm, Friday 23 October. Brought to you by the Marketing Association and sponsored by TVNZ and New Zealand Post. Show off your outstanding campaigns, get recognised, bask in the adoration of the industry. This year’s …
Jeremy Taine has resigned as executive creative director at Ogilvy effective 12 November. Basil Christensen and Damon O’Leary have been named as joint executive creative directors and will oversee Ogilvy’s national creative department.
Jeremy joined Ogilvy when the company he owned with Roy Meares, MTC, was acquired. Over …
Who’s going to drive The Apprentice Kiwi-style? Will he/she have to wear a toupee?
Need to reach thousands of mid-high socio women before Christmas? InWaiting has a special offer for November – 25 per cent off all campaigns using HOME NZ magazine. This reduces the rate to $9.40 per magazine for campaigns from 500 to 1500 magazines.
Rate includes: Front cover advertising One month …
A jolly good night had by ad land at Auckland’s Sky City Convention Centre last Thursday – here are some pics from our gallery. Pics by Francis van Beek.
NZ Marketing magazine's Martin Bell (far left) presented Frucor the award for Most Effective Client of the Year (on stage …
