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The latest agency news, campaigns and client wins (and losses) making headlines across Aotearoa.
Third quarter strongest so far in 2019 for out-of-home sector
The Out-of-Home Media Association of New Zealand (OMANZ) has reported the continued growth of the out-of-home sector with net media revenue in the July – September 2019 period increasing by 22 percent year-on-year.
Blind & Low Vision NZ hopes to open up visual world
Blind & Low Vision NZ, YoungShand and Pead PR have teamed up to make the Internet more accessible by asking individuals and businesses to use the ‘Alt Text’ function when publishing digital images in the ‘#AltTextForAll Movement’.
Tap to donate charity billboards hit the streets
The first-ever tap and go donation panel has hit our streets thanks to oOh!media. The bus shelter allows passengers to tap their eftpos card to make a three dollar donation to the Breast Cancer Foundation.
I’m still standing after BOTAB
Last night our nation’s finest agencies gathered together at Galatos for the Battle of the Ad Bands (BOTAB) held by Flying Fish productions. There was singing, there was dancing, there was no lack of feathers and glitter, and most important there were some very deserving winners.
The Compendium: 18 October
Our weekly roast of dramatic things, stupid things, and colourful things from inside the international Intertubes. Tirohia te reira, check it out.
Dean Buchanan departing NZME
NZME’s group director of entertainment, Dean Buchanan, has announced today that he will be departing the business on 29 November after six years in the role.
StopPress noticeboard: 18 October
Launches, expansions and acquisitions across the Industry.
MediaWorks to sell TV business
MediaWorks has announced it intends to sell MediaWorks TV as well as its Flower Street property which includes its television head office and studios. It will retain ownership of radio and QMS.
MediaWorks comedy cuts points to bigger TV problems
Broadcaster MediaWorks is cutting key local TV comedies. Mediawatch says It’s a further sign of the company’s deepening problems and wider troubles in free-to-air television, and is also a headache for the broadcasting funding agency New Zealand On Air.
Battle of the billboards on Ponsonby Road
On Ponsonby Road, a Lumo digital billboard has been spotted in front of a JCDeaux billboard. StopPress went to the players involved to ask what was going on.
Bridging the digital divide: New Zealand’s first Think With Google event
This week marked New Zealand’s very first Think With Google event, ‘Bridging the Digital Divide’. Here, country director of Google New Zealand Caroline Rainsford shares how these events will help create meaningful business connections.
AA Insurance wants Kiwis to live a dino-mite life
AA Insurance brings together a clash of fantasy versus reality in its latest spot via DDB New Zealand.
Ads of the week: 15 October
Everybody cha-cha real smooth for Education New Zealand, BNZ, Huffer and AA Insurance.
We’ll take it from here: Stanley St on going independent
Gone is the red building at 22 Stanley Street in Parnell, Auckland as New Zealand’s newest independent agency has taken over. Dubbed Stanley St, the agency is now standing on its own two feet without the support of the Ogilvy name or WPP AUNZ ownership. A bold move to break free from a holding company, Erin McKenzie sits down with the new managing director Ian Rodney to hear what Stanley St stands for.
Bank of New Zealand’s spot showcases how the little moments matter
Bank of New Zealand has launched its latest campaign ‘Kids’ Room’ via Colenso BBDO – and for anyone who has shared a room with a sibling, it will strike a chord.
NZ Rugby and Sky team up in new broadcast deal
New Zealand Rugby is to take a 5 percent stake in Sky as it unveils a new broadcast deal.
The Compendium: 11 October
Our weekly dissection of dramatic things, stupid things, and colourful things from inside the international Intertubes. Tirohia te reira, check it out.
Women Who Lead: In conversation with Motion Sickness head of strategy Hilary Ngan Kee (watch)
In the first of a series highlighting the vibrant women in New Zealand business doing great things in their respective fields, Elly Strang, editor of Idealog profiles Hilary Ngan Kee, the head of strategy and a director at award-winning agency Motion Sickness.
Spark Sport wins broadcast rights to NZ Cricket fixtures
Spark Sport says it has broadcast rights to NZ Cricket fixtures from April 2020 with TVNZ as free to air partner.
Huffer and the Mental Health Foundation get lyrical about mental health
Huffer has partnered with the Mental Health Foundation and Kiwi musicians support mental health awareness in a musical campaign by Reload & Smoke.
Education New Zealand aims to answer the tough questions
Education New Zealand has shinned the light on some of the joys of studying on our shores with the help of Special Group. The campaign message encourages potential international students to ‘Ask New Anything’, as they hear the benefits of studying in New Zealand from past students.
Stanley St Wellington welcomes five local hires
Stanley St has put a focus on local talent acquisitions. It’s introducing five new roles into its Wellington office, including Aaron White as head of Stanley St Wellington.
Simply the best: the supreme winners of the 21st Best Design Awards
The 2019 Best Awards was held at the Spark Arena on Friday night celebrating the crème de la crème of the design industry. It recognised designers, young and old, for their craft across a range of categories, from graphic to moving image to product design. Most who attended were in agreement that the night was a blast, and resembled the maturing success of the design industry in Aotearoa. Here is a breakdown of the supreme winners.
Have your say on StopPress comments
In the wake of comments in bad taste making their way into StopPress’ comment section, we want to know what you think of the platform and how you’d like to see it used in the future.
Ads of the week: 8 October
Everybody jazz hands for NZTA, Abes Bagels and the Breast Cancer Foundation.
oOh! takes Marketer of the Year win to the streets
To celebrate Jo Mitchell’s Marketer of the Year win at the 2019 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards last month, oOh!media took it to the streets.
The Compendium: 4 October
Our weekly dissection of dramatic things, stupid things, and colourful things from inside the international Intertubes. Tirohia te reira, check it out.
StopPress noticeboard: 4 October
Launches, expansions and acquisitions across the Industry.
NZTA new campaign shows how drink driving will always end
The New Zealand Transport Agency and Clemenger BBDO have released a new campaign that stresses the same old story; if you drink and drive you will get snapped.
TVNZ NZ Marketing Awards 2019: Philip Poole inducted enters TVNZ Marketing Hall of Fame
From beauty and personal care to chocolate, Philip Poole’s impact on New Zealand’s marketing industry is undeniable.
Modern-day botany: how Scapegrace blended the taste of black
In the wake of Scapegrace Black hitting shelves, we talk to the distillery’s co-founder Mark Neal about how the new gin reaffirms what the brand stands for while pushing innovation in the spirits industry.
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ and Colenso BBDO teach your hands how to look for breast cancer
The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ and Colenso BBDO have launched Pre Check, a multi-sensory app that uses intuitive haptic technology to teach your hands how to look for breast cancer.
Effies 2019: DDB, FCB and Colenso BBDO lead finalists
The 100 finalists for this year’s Effie Awards have been announced and DDB leads the way with 28 mentions, followed by FCB and Colenso BBDO, both on 20.
Keeping up with the play: Heineken and Rugby World Cup 2019 sponsorship
Heineken is one of six global sponsors for Rugby World Cup 2019. StopPress spoke with Sean O’Donnell, director of marketing at DB, about the value of sponsorship, innovation and Kiwis’ love for rugby.
Out-of-home advertising on the move to get clearer results
Out-of-home advertising has a new innovation with real-time traffic sight reports. This new report will help advertisers use metrics and the data collected to get the best effects possible with out-of-home activations.