Independent magazine publisher, School Road Publishing, has confirmed a new content sharing agreement news site, Stuff. The partnership, set to kick off on December 18, will see content originating in School Road Publishing’s portfolio of magazine brands – Woman, Haven, Thrive and Scout – also appearing online at Stuff.co.nz, expanding the reach those titles. Stuff will share a

After being crowded ‘New Zealand Agency of the Year’ at both the B&T Agency of the Year Awards and Campaign Asia Agency of the Year Awards, Special Group has further strengthened its creative department with the full time appointment of Matt Simpkins as Group Creative Director. Simpkins has been working with Special Group since March

International Kiwi tech entrepreneur Guy Horrocks is set to join the New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) board as an Independent Director. Horrocks, who established himself as an early pioneer of the mobile app industry will take up the position from February 8, 2021. He co-founded the world’s first commercial iPhone app company in 2007, Polar

From starting out in his parents’ spare bedroom at just 21 to today helming one of New Zealand’s largest and most well-regarded digital performance agencies, Uprise Digital co-founder Tim Pointer is on a mission to arm marketers with the tools and knowledge to demand better digital. With 30 staff (and growing), offices in Wellington and

IAB New Zealand has launched its 2021 Programmatic Digital Out of Home Buyer’s Guide. The Guide comes in response to a market requirement for clarity and practical advice for advertisers and agencies that are looking to invest in this new and exciting way of transacting digital out of home (DOOH). Richard Pook, GM Platforms and

The appointment of James Butcher as Head of Digital Audio has been announced today by NZME. Butcher will lead NZME’s iHeartRadio and podcasting strategy, unleashing the power of the digital audio platform for Kiwi audiences and advertisers alike, while utilising the cross-platform strength of NZME’s assets and content.  Currently General Manager, Digital Media at FCB

DARKHORSE is finishing 2020 strong by welcoming coveted brands Jockey and SodaStream to its portfolio. After a competitive pitch, the integrated creative agency was selected to work across the Jockey portfolio, starting with the creative concepting and production of the All Blacks photoshoot in early 2021. DARKHORSE Managing Director Mike Hewitt says: “It’s an exciting

Showing a cross-section of Kiwis and some familiar drinking moments, Clemenger BBDO’s latest campaign for Waka Kotahi reminds us just how good nights out can end badly. ‘Doors’ shows not just the moment drink drivers skid off the road, get busted by the cops, or overshoot that corner. Instead, how bad night get started –