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Special lead the way at shortlist stage of Campaign Asia ‘Agency of the Year’ awards.
Special leads the NZ agency pack by some way with 9 finalists across Agency of the Year categories including ‘New Zealand Agency of the Year’.
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Sky Tower lights up as New Zealand celebrates vaccination milestone
New Zealand’s iconic Sky Tower is to light up in support of the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Movings & Shakings
Lucinda Sherborne departs DDB to set up strategy consultancy
Strategist Lucinda Sherborne has departed DDB Aotearoa after nearly 15 years to establish her own strategic consultancy business.
News
Villa Maria and Contagion celebrate those perfect moments
Villa Maria has rolled-out a new brand campaign ‘Perfect Moments’ via their creative and media agency, Contagion.
Movings & Shakings
Special PR team grows
Special PR has appointed Sarah Prigg as an Account Director & Duncan Killick as a Senior PR Manager to its Auckland office.
News
oOh!media launches Art In The Hood installation
This is oOh!’s second year supporting the community initiative, the goal of which is to engage local schools in creating unique art for Auckland.
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Kiwi Wealth encourages savers to look beyond #1 rankings via The Goat Farm
Kiwi Wealth’s ‘Smarter Reasons’, in collaboration with The Goat Farm & Sneakers Media, aims to reframe the conversation around retirement saving.
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RUN’s Raymond McKay set to be a juror for the Clio Awards
RUN Co-founder and CCO, Raymond Otene McKay will be a juror for the prestigious Clio Awards for 2022.
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MediaWorks welcomes Polly Gillespie, Mark Richardson, Wilhelmina Shrimpton & Robett Hollis
MediaWorks has announced a host of new talent who will be joining its talk brand in 2022.
Movings & Shakings
Kirsty Muddle joins dentsu as Creative Group CEO
Dentsu has announced the appointment of creative industry heavyweight Kirsty Muddle to run the Creative businesses across Australia & New Zealand.
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Discovery selects True to relaunch free-to-air portfolio
Discovery will partner with indie agency True to create and launch a refreshed portfolio of free-to-air entertainment brands into the local market.
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Clemenger Group wins big at 2021 Effie Aotearoa Awards
The Comms Council has this evening celebrated the country’s most effective marketing campaigns via a virtual 2021 Effie Aotearoa Awards.
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AM Show gets a shake up, and a new co-host to wake up to
Discovery has today announced that Melissa Chan-Green will join Ryan Bridge as co-host of Newshub’s all-new morning show ‘AM’.
Features
Discovery unveils bold plans for local audiences and advertisers in 2022
StopPress speaks with Discovery’s Glen Kyne on what a 70 percent increase in its local content means for Kiwi advertisers.
Movings & Shakings
LUMO welcomes in new hires for 2022 expansion
LUMO Digital Outdoor has welcomed in two new hires across its account management and operations teams.
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Publicis Groupe unveils new paid leave policies and remote working initiative
Publicis Groupe ANZ have announced a raft of new paid leave entitlements, and remote working initiative, Publicis Re’Union.
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Restaurant & Cafe magazine gets behind Hands Up 4 Hospo auction
Stoddart NZ and Restaurant & Cafe magazine have created an online auction called Hands Up 4 Hospo to help support affected businesses.
Movings & Shakings
Farrimond appoints Lou Devine as MD
Lou Devine, previously at The Warehouse Group, has joined Farrimond as Managing Director where she will be responsible for developing the agency.
Movings & Shakings
Film Construction signs 1 billion views director
Signed to Smuggler in NY, Antidote Films in Ireland, & now Film Construction for Asia Pacific, Brendan Canty pretty much has the world at his feet.
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New stock image site Picky launches in Aotearoa
Aotearoa’s newest stock and mock site Picky, launches today, providing brands and agencies with a dedicated marketplace to purchase local images.
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David Reid Homes unveils refreshed brand design via MadeKnown
David Reid Homes has unveiled its new branding showcasing a refined and timeless design that embraces the joy of the new.
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DARKHORSE celebrates the opening of its first Australian office
Integrated agency DARKHORSE is celebrating a growing client portfolio by launching into the Australian market with a new Sydney-based office.
Campaigns
New Zealand puts a new spin on global Heineken ‘Cheers to All’ campaign
Heineken is launching its ‘Cheers to All’ campaign in New Zealand, which kicks off with a globally created TVC & locally produced OOH and digital.
Movings & Shakings
Stanley St strengthens its data and strategy offering with new appointments
Stanley St has announced the appointment of Thomas Scovell as Head of Strategy, and Ankit Patel as Head of Data and Analytics.
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Pressie Awards go virtual
Due to the uncertainty around Auckland’s current lockdown, the Comms Council has decided that this year’s Pressie Awards will be a virtual event.
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oOh!media grows a MoOh! in support of Movember
oOh!media is supporting the Movember Foundation this month with a special art installation at one of its Queen Street sites, in support of Movember.
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Waitoa goes Carbonzero in newly launched integrated brand relaunch campaign
Waitoa has revealed its new integrated brand relaunch campaign where the brand champions its latest sustainability credentials.
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MediaWorks launches its first out-of-home billboard in Dunedin
MediaWorks has launched its first out-of-home billboard in Dunedin and two new digital sites in Auckland.
Opinion
John Lewis Christmas ad: An unexpected disappointment
This year’s John Lewis Christmas ad ‘Unexpected Guest’, as Courtney Devereux explains, is an unfortunate disappointment in our current reality.
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oOh!media shares voices of hope from Kiwis to Kiwis
oOh!media has launched a new campaign in support of Voices of Hope’s; Unite Against Loneliness, focused on sharing messages of hope in current times.