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Brandspank and David Thomason bring back car-less days for Winton
Brandspank faces the doubters head on with a new campaign for Winton’s Sunfield development.
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Andy Blood joins Paul Catmur for a bit of Truth and Soul
Andy Blood, Executive Creative Director at large, sits down with Paul Catmur in the latest Truth and Soul podcast.
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Effies goes virtual
Comms Council have made the decision to move 2021 Effie Aotearoa Awards in association with TVNZ to a virtual event for the second year in a row.
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LUMO teams up with Tracksuit
LUMO has teamed up with marketing insights company Tracksuit which will give its advertisers the ability to track & measure brand health & awareness.
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Essence gives a boost to its specialist communications team
After changing its brand identity in August, healthcare advertising and marketing agency, Essence, has now shifted focus to its medical content team.
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Aced it! AKQA scoops innovation award
AKQA has been named #1 in the Australian Financial Review’s Most Innovative Companies list in the media and marketing category for Australia and NZ.
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Veritone inks deal with MediaWorks to provide AI advertising insights
This is the first enterprise Veritone Attribute agreement in NZ and ensures MediaWorks has near real-time access to data-driven advertising insights.
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MediaWorks appoints new Outdoor Director
Angus Swainson has been appointed by MediaWorks as the company’s new Outdoor Director.
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New digital street media network creates public good for New Zealand
The game’s changed for out of home advertising this summer, thanks to the installation of 30 Locky Dock sites – creating the Locky Dock Media Network.
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Pedestrian Group appoints Head of Partnerships NZ
Pedestrian Group, ANZ’s largest youth-focused publisher, has promoted Jaimee Wiggins into the role of Head of Partnerships, New Zealand.
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Nielsen welcomes new President of APAC
Robert (Rob) Gilby is joining the international leadership team at Nielsen as President of Asia Pacific (APAC).
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Five hires in five weeks for TimeZoneOne
With five new hires in as many weeks, TimeZoneOne’s Christchurch office is expanding to better support its New Zealand clients & American-based team.
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Canada’s number one Wine in a Can appoints Republik
Joiy Wines has appointed full-service indie agency Republik to manage its business in New Zealand.
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Discovery and TVNZ in numbers race, vaccination numbers that is
More at stake than just high vaccination numbers – Discovery and TVNZ to broadcast Super Saturday Vaxathon.
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oOh!media celebrates marketing pioneers
Not afraid to push the boundaries oOh!media has a passion for working collaboratively with forward-thinking marketers to challenge what OOH could be.
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TRA recognised at AFR Boss Innovation Awards 2021
TRA has won Best Innovation Programme and placed fifth in the media and marketing category for Tracksuit in this year’s AFR Boss Innovation Awards.
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Auckland-based video games and AR/VR studio seeks crowd funding for new project
Auckland-based video games and AR/VR studio CONICAL has launched a PledgeMe campaign to raise funds to develop a new action adventure video game.
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Together recognised for its digital advertising
Independent media and strategy agency Together’s data and programmatic work has been recognised as the best in Asia Pacific at the Drum Awards.
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Sweetshop signs Joshua H Walker
Production company Sweetshop has signed Director Joshua H Walker for representation in New Zealand.
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Havas Group launches Asia-Pacific extension, Organic
Havas Group has launched its Asia-Pacific arm of leading entertainment communications agency Organic.
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The University of Auckland and Ogilvy NZ team up
Ogilvy NZ has helped the University of Auckland launch their new Bachelor of Communication degree with a creative campaign for the Faculty of Arts.
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MBM appoints Business Director
MBM has announced the appointment of Kaitlin Mitchell as a Business Director in MBM’s Wellington office.
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The University of Auckland joins forces with Method
Creative tech studio Method and the University of Auckland have teamed up to launch the second phase of digital student platform, Your World Your Way.
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The Enthusiasts and AUT take greatness to the next level
The Enthusiasts and Auckland University of Technology have released take two of brand platform – ‘Find your greatness’.
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The Spinoff Group welcomes new Commercial Director
Saj Patel, former digital sales manager for NZME, has joined The Spinoff Group as its new Commercial Director.
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Stuff appoints Head of Life Media
Sarah Stuart has been appointed to the new role of Head of Life Media at Stuff.
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Metropol partners with ReachMedia for distribution requirements
ReachMedia has been selected for the distribution partner of Metropol, a premier lifestyle magazine.
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Not Another launches Facebook scam awareness campaign
New Zealand creative studio Not Another has launched an online scam awareness campaign for Facebook.
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Third quarter OOH revenue up YOY
The Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa has reported an increase of 10 percent on industry revenue YOY during the third quarter of 2021.
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Phantom sticks up for live music with free posters
Phantom Billstickers wants to see live performances back once restrictions end, so the company is offering free posters for bands and live performers.