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With technology at the forefront, the launch took live to a new level.

The editor of Paperboy shares a few of his favourite Auckland spots – and some of his hopes and dreams.

Spotify has revolutionised the access consumers have to music through its technology, but behind the machine, there’s humans like Spotify Australia and New Zealand senior music editor Alicia Sbrugnera helping craft playlists to people’s different wants and needs. We went behind the interface and spoke to her about how this algorithm and playlist curation business really works.

The Holden brand has for generations been dominated by the Commodore to the extent that it’s become difficult to separate the two. However, the company’s general manager Kristian Aquilina is on a mission to change that.

Take a bow Speight’s, BP and Australia’s Monash Children’s Hospital.

In a campaign that at first appears to be a Halloween thriller, Oxfam takes a look at the scary realities of tax avoidance.

A round-up of the scariest and funniest ads from New Zealand and around the world for Halloween.

As #shreddingforsummer posts pop up all over social feeds, Speight’s has released a humorous spot showing the fitness struggles of a regular Kiwi bloke.

To reveal its three Christmas flavours, the coffee brand created a street-art style mural.

A third of marketers don’t believe their organisations know how to get value from data, according to the Mood of Marketing survey conducted by Qrious with 74 New Zealand marketing professionals. We look at the survey and question whether the rush for data is leading to the industry losing sight of what good marketing has always been built on.

Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.

Clowns may be particularly frightening this Halloween, following the release if It, but Burger King is putting on a brave face and serving all clowns free Whoppers.

With the explosion of craft beer up and down the country, Dunedin’s iconic Emerson’s Brewery felt it needed to bring something fresh to the market, so it called in BrandAid to help with a rebrand.

Gap joins singer and actress Janelle Monáe with a choir for an uplifting musical number.

After battling requests for a line of shoes made for kids, Allbirds has given the punters what they desire and launched a limited edition children’s footwear range called Smallbirds. And in the spirit of creative overachieving, co-founder Joey Zwillinger has written a children’s picture book about a sheep called Sadie Shaves the Day that will be given out for free with each purchase of a pair of shoes.

Digital agency Little Giant has picked up the accounts for house and commercial cleaning company Green Acres and household maintenance and building company Hire-a-Hubby.

Local production company Cirkus has teamed up with DDB Melbourne to delve into children’s imaginations in a beautiful animation that celebrates the launch of the new Monash Children’s Hospital Imagination Appeal.

Global brands are struggling to win the trust of connected New Zealanders, according to research from Kantar TNS.

Freeview’s recently appointed chief executive Jason Foden sits down for a chat with StopPress about where the business is heading.

Food and drink manufacturer Simplot and BC& F Dentsu have taken Birds Eye Golden Crunch chips in a new direction.

In the wake of Y&R Media’s rebrand to Y&R Engage, we sit down with national general manager Nicky Greville to reflect on the past year, her time in the industry and where improvements can be made.

Wellington International Airport and Wrestler are taking travellers on a virtual trip around the world to celebrate the first anniversary of Singapore Airline’s service to the capital.

Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.

British singer and actress Rita Ora and Absolut are calling out inspiration for a new song.

Svedka Vodka, a Swedish vodka brand, is haunting its unsuspecting fans for Halloween.