Exclusive insights, investigative reporting and detailed analysis on topics impacting the advertising industry in New Zealand.
Media expert Antony Young rounds up media news from beyond Aotearoa – this week it’s the Super Bowl ads, Nielsen’s TV ratings shake up and No Buy 2025.
Read The Creative Store’s latest salary survey – a review is a guide on how the industry is performing, a gauge on the Kiwi market.
Founder and Managing Director of Milk, Ben Reid says 2024 was quick, sharp and a little painful, but held lots of room for new challenges, growth and great projects.
Media expert Antony Young rounds up global news: Trump shakes up the media industry, trust in Coles and Woolworths wanes, Netflix sets sights on doubling its revenue.
Founder and Director of Brainchild, Angela March tells StopPress how the shifting media landscape impacted her work in 2024 and how coffee and clients keep her motivated.
Managing Director of LyLo, Tim Alpe shares his thoughts on 2024, including the major hospitality trends, his biggest challenges and what kept him motivated.
Thinkerbell Aotearoa’s Chief Thinker and Co-Founder, Amy Frengely shares her favourite moments of 2024 and why she can’t live without the office dartboard.
Marketing Manager at Rydges, Sherelle Schmulian says content that was authentic, less curated and resonated with the audience was crucial in 2024.
Founder of Unbound, Quentin Weber talks through why he loves digital marketing, how the industry motivates him and why his biggest inspiration is his team.
Director at NSPR, Rebecca Reid shares her biggest inspirations, favourite projects and top tips from 2024, as well as the three things she’d take to a desert island.
Lia Carruthers’ year was one of growth, which included being named Marketer of the Future at the 2024 YouTube NZ Marketing Awards.
Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at media agency Together, Suraj Barnawal shares his thoughts on the year that’s been and what’s to come for 2025.
GroupM New Zealand CEO John Halpin sums up 2024: the biggest challenges, the projects he is most proud of and the office items he can’t live without.
Chief Marketing Officer at NZME, Katie Mills looks back on 2024, sharing her favourite work memory, her inspirations and the office item she can’t live without.
Managing Director at Hearts & Science, Rebekah Gierlinska says her top learnings from 2024 is that with great clients, a great team and resilience everything will be okay.
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.
Media expert 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.