The latest agency news, campaigns and client wins (and losses) making headlines across the region.
The PR, Experiential, and Social industry of Aotearoa came together last night to celebrate and honour the most outstanding campaigns of the year.
TikTok has unveiled its plans for a bigger and better end-of-year awards event in 2023, revealing Neon as its new streaming partner.
Once more, the NZ Podcast Awards of 2023, hosted by Duncan Garner, have highlighted the rich and varied podcasting scene in the nation.
The call for entries for the 2024 AXIS Awards is now live and preparations are underway to shine a spotlight on work that inspires the industry.
Following a highly competitive pitch process, TVNZ has appointed Motto as its advertising sales representative in Australia.
MediaWorks and its printing subsidiary, Omnigraphics, have teamed up with Future Post to retire end-of-campaign billboard skins to the farm.
Motion Sickness has been appointed as the lead strategic, creative, and media agency for Big Save Furniture.
YoungShand has emerged as the sole New Zealand agency to be recognised as a Global Effie ‘Best of the Best’ contender.
JOLT, an authentically sustainable digital Out of Home and EV charging network, is expanding into Christchurch.
Meadow Fresh is unveiling a fresh KALÓ brand campaign in partnership with DDB.
Stuff Group and Chemist Warehouse have agreed to a long-term partnership covering multiple channels and touchpoints.
Special had a successful evening at the B&T ‘Agency of the Year’ awards in Sydney taking out a slew of titles.
Nielsen’s Q3 2023 findings have revealed a surge in readership for Are Media NZ publications, and a positive uptick for SCG’s dish magazine.
The Wellington Phoenix men’s and women’s team will play a historic double header at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart as part of the Macca’s Festival of Football tomorrow.
Somar Digital and Together have been named in Deloitte’s annual Fast 50 awards for 2023.
Asahi NZ has appointed The Monkeys Aotearoa, part of Accenture Song, as its creative and strategic agency of record.
S3 GfK Radio Audience Data shows the commercial radio NZ industry remains consistent, with a weekly audience of 3.4 million.
School Road Publishing are returning to the market with WOMAN magazine, giving the brand more exposure.
Speight’s, in collaboration with LUMO, Adtrek and EssenceMediacom, is celebrating Kiwis’ thirst for trivia with a Digital Out of Home solution.
JCDecaux has launched its Nurture programme to the local market, offering start-ups visibility in cities throughout the country with OOH.
ABEL Aotearoa has been appointed creative agency for Red Bull NZ, following a competitive pitch process.
Zane Furtado, GM Technology and Innovation at Acquire, has made Campaign Asia’s prestigious 40 under 40 list for 2023.
Warner Bros. Discovery has launched the new ThreeNow, offering audiences an improved viewing experience.
The Aotearoa Young Lions competition is returning in 2024, offering participants the chance to represent Aotearoa in the global competition in Cannes.
Jaguar Land Rover NZ has teamed up with Together and Samsung Ads to launch an exclusive spot on Samsung TV Plus NZ.
BCG2’s latest campaign for 1Cover Travel Insurance, highlights amusing mishaps that can happen while travelling.
Iconic NZ fashion title, Fashion Quarterly, has been acquired by current Editor-in-Chief Sarah Murray.
ODV and Australian footwear brand Archies have put their best foot forward with a sequel to their popular commercial.
Over 100 people across the Auckland ad industry joined the first ever UnLtd Open golf competition to swing, drive and putt for good.
The finalists for the 2023 Pressie Awards have been announced, with 53 of Aotearoa’s best selected across 12 categories.
Mighty Ape, the Kiwi online retailer, has moved up from 10th place to claim the top position in this year’s Kantar Customer Leadership Index.
A new range of sweet and savoury flavoured nuts ‘Nutty Sensations’ by Mother Earth have been launched with a nutty campaign via R&R.
JOLT, a sustainable EV charging and digital Out of Home advertising network in Australia and NZ, is introducing its business model in the UK.
The Infinite Dial 2023 results have been released and show a “healthy” and “resilient” industry.
2degrees and TBWA\NZ have teamed up to bring back Paulie the giant AR Data Piñata and this time he’s brought friends.
Kiwis tuning into TVNZ in 2024 will have a wide selection to choose from, with ‘Aotearoatanga’ or ‘New Zealandness’ at the centre of its content.