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In 2024, Stuart Dick is most excited about Are Media’s overall business performance and how the small but mighty team continued to hit its goals.
Owner of DIG PR, Leni Ma’ia’i says the best part of 2024 was helping startups challenge entire industries and being infected by their (sometimes irrational) optimism.
Valerie Walshe, Chief Revenue Officer at TVNZ, discusses 2024, overcoming the challenges in media, the key highlights and what has kept her motivated.
Antony Young rounds up global media news: this week he takes a look into Meta’s announcement to drop third-party fact-checking, Australia’s social media ban and Hyundai’s add to cart feature.
Ash Houghton, VP of Sales, NZ at Hivestack, says there were key changes in how Kiwis interacted with out of home this year, due in part to programmatic.
Chief Marketing Officer at Milford Asset Management, Sarah Norrie shares her favourite campaign of 2024, and why she can’t survive without her Macbook Pro.
Jen Rolfe, Managing Partner at Rainger & Rolfe feels emotional looking back on 2024. She reflects on the camaraderie, banter and resilience that got her through.
Natasha O’Connor, CEO of OOHMAA says she saw a mindset shift in 2024 as more agencies started to recognise how vital OOH is as part of their media strategies.
Tom Horton, Marketing Manager at Phantom BIllstickers discusses the power of posters in an increasingly digital world and how surfing keeps him sane.
Lisa Divett joined dentsu Aotearoa this year as Chief Strategy Officer. She reflects on the agency’s successes in 2024 and emphasises its commitment to manaakitanga.
The highlight of Will Gregory’s year was seeing the team at The Pond come together after what has been a rollercoaster of a year.
Jacob McGregor looks back at his first year at VML Aotearoa and explains that if the agency was a drink, it would be a kawakawa infused cocktail.
2024 was a busy but rewarding year for Motion Sickness. Head of Strategy Hilary Ngan Kee shares what kept her motivated, and why the agency is like a Cobb & Co. traffic light.
Head of Marketing at ecostore, Angelina Ashcroft reminisces on 2024, recalling changes, her highlights and key motivations as well as her 2025 predictions.
Every year, StopPress catches up with a group of talented professionals from across the local…
Co-Chief Creative Officer at FCB Aotearoa, Leisa Wall’s highlight of the year was having people beg her to reveal what happened next in the One NZ campaign.
CEO of IAB New Zealand Angelina Farry shares her thoughts on 2024, from the biggest industry developments to the office item she couldn’t live without.
Max Burt is General Manager at One Plus One Communications and shares why 2024 has been the best year so far.
Kantar’s November Ad Impact Award goes to Lego for its highly enjoyable Christmas ad, ‘Cataclaws is coming to town’, which brings the holiday fun to life.
In November, The Creative Store caught up with Jon Coles, founder of Auckland multi-disciplinary agency…
Kantar’s October Ad Impact Award goes to Lewis Road Creamery with ‘The chocolate milk that never makes it home’, a simple, yet fun story.
Leading outdoor advertising company VAST Billboards and creative agency Antony & Mates have teamed up to redefine billboard advertising with “Bill Is Bored”.
Kantar’s September Ad Impact Award goes to Toyota with ‘Hey Toyota- EV Peace of Mind’, an impactful and well-branded ad looking at EV ownership.
If you’re anything like us, your inbox is starting to flood with: “Only 10 weekends until Santa arrives!” For the folks at Scentre Group, this is not news.