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.
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.
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.
Lia Carruthers’ year was one of growth, which included being named Marketer of the Future at the 2024 YouTube NZ Marketing Awards.
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.
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.
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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.