QMS Media are encouraging Kiwi kids to thank their favourite essential workers through rainbow drawings in a community-focused campaign. As we enter week two of the nationwide lockdown it is safe to say that Kiwis remain in high spirits. With our essential workers on the line and children to keep entertained, the acts of kindness

Amidst a lockdown, Lumo has still announced the deserving winner for 2020’s first Lumo Pixel Award. Going to DDB for its work with Sky Sport. The interactive OOH campaign was praised for its use of dynamic content, something which Lumo CEO Phil Clemas says we continue to lack. “The Pixels were invented to inspire and

The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has recognised the the Association of New Zealand Advertisers (ANZA) for its work combatting online harm following the 2019 Christchurch terrorist attacks. The awards were held online this year due to Covid-19, yet President and Mastercard CMO Raja Rajamannar gave the special award to the ANZA for its quick

Keeping connected has been heralded as one of the most important parts of WFH. The Comms Council have gone the extra step, creating a connection series with some of the regular faces of our industry to see how they’re coping in our new normal. The Comms Council has always had a role to play in

“The sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not knowhow to stay quietly in his room.” – Blaise Pascale, 18th-century French writer and mathematician. In his final chapter of The Art of Travel published in 2002 British philosopher Alain de Botton introduces his readers to one Xavier de Maistre. de Maistre was born

The way in which we consume changes from day to day yet knowing how consumer habits change due to Covid-19 is becoming increasingly more important to our local businesses. So how can parts of our sector use new consumer habits to its advantage? A survey done by leading customer insights agency Perceptive, which undertook two

NZME rolls out a new pop-up radio show and Pead PR expands its offering. Iso-Lunchen Launching today NZME have added a new temporary radio show staring Jono and Ben, titled Iso-luncheon. The midday Iso-Luncheon is an hour of radio for all Kiwis, featuring Kiwis (the famous and the not-so-famous) who are staying home, doing their bit for

Props this week go to DDB, Ogilvy and oOh!media. Who is it for? DDB for KidsCan Why we like it: Visual striking and a stark reminder of our large poverty divide in New Zealand. This campaign draws us in with the familiar charisma of our Kiwi chefs then punches us in the face with reality.