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11 July 2025
Kia ora [firstname],
Happy Friday, hope you are all taking care out there. Today's email features my chat with Nikki Wright from Wright Communications on 11 years of the Kantar Corporate Reputation Index - this year topped for the second time by Toyota New Zealand. We discuss why reputation is such an important asset and what factors help strengthen that proposition for companies.
Meanwhile, Are Media is up for sale. Its owner and investment firm Mercury Capital is seeking a buyer for the media company, which here in Aotearoa publishes popular magazine titles the Listener, Woman's Day and New Zealand Women's Weekly.
Warner Bros Discovery has announced a list of shows that will be coming soon to Three and ThreeNow, including two new documentaries, as well as the return of Paddy Gower Has Issues for season two.
There's been a couple of promotions across the industry, including a new CEO for WPP, and new general manager client service for Spark Foundry, while Sally Kissane announced she would be stepping down as Ogilvy Network ANZ CEO this month.
Thinkerbell helps Muzza's 'cat-flavoured' pies campaign go global and Whittaker's has new limited-edition block out. 👀 Finally, dinosaurs, dragons and cars are all the rage, pulling in the audiences at cinemas across Aotearoa.
All this and more below! Happy reading and if you have news you’d like to share, let us know. Email editor@stoppress.co.nz.
Have a lovely weekend, we'll see you on Tuesday. Mā te wā,
Zahra and the StopPress team.