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TBWA releases Future of Travel report
Backslash has released its Future of Travel report, the third in its “Future of” series, which explores what will come next in must-watch categories.
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Movings & Shakings
Outbrain expands APAC team with new appointments
Outbrain has announced a series of new hires across its APAC team, including a new Director for its multi-channel programmatic DSP Zemanta.
Movings & Shakings
Rainger and Rolfe appoints Creative Director
Kelly Putter has been appointed by Rainger and Rolfe as the agency’s new Creative Director.
News
Al Brown partners with Stuff
Stuff has landed a partnership with Al Brown and Constellation Brands to promote a new wine range and video series from the Kiwi chef & entrepreneur.
News
Paralympics New Zealand reveal latest campaign
Saatchi & Saatchi and Paralympics New Zealand have created a new TV commercial that they’ve put up for sale.
News
Mango and Mac’s team up
Proving that summer is a state of mind, Mango Aotearoa NZ teamed up with Mac’s to launch the new trio of Mac’s Seltzers – in the middle of winter.
News
TheMarket joins forces with HowtoDAD to create Christmas ad, virtually
TheMarket.com, has launched its Get Christmas All Done TV campaign, created in collaboration with Jordan Watson of HowtoDAD and his wife HowtoMum.
News
Liquorice strengthens offering with new talent line up
Three months on from launch, local talent and content agency Liquorice is sweetening its roster with five fashion and beauty buffs joining the ranks.
News
Method and MAS collaborate for ‘game of life’
Creative tech studio Method has teamed up with MAS to help the insurance company mark its 100 year anniversary by developing an online board game.
Movings & Shakings
FEDERATION appoints Creative Group Head
FEDERATION’s CCO Tony Clewett has announced the appointment of award-winning creative Bobbie McKay into the newly created role of Creative Group Head.
Movings & Shakings
Topham Guerin bolsters its APAC team with Kiwi talent
Topham Guerin grows its team with two new senior appointments and two promotions in the APAC region.
News
Billie partners with Seedooh to extend OOH offering
OOH specialist agency Billie has announced a partnership with Seedooh to deliver independent verification and real time data.
Movings & Shakings
Specialist bare.pr adds Account Manager
Bare.pr has added PR specialist Kimberly Hinds to their team as Account Manager, joining at the time of lockdown mid-August.
News
Spark, Colenso BBDO unveil new campaign
Directed by Sanjay De Silva, Spark’s latest 60 second campaign, ‘ShantyTok’, tells a story through the perspective of a teenage girl, Willa.
News
School Road Group Publisher resigns
Sido Kitchin has resigned from her position as Group Publisher of School Road Publishing and Editor of Woman.
News
Waitapu Group wins Ministry of Education account
After a competitive pitch, the Ministry of Education, ELSA Education Workforce Team has chosen Stanley St (Waitapu Group) its marketing partner.
Partner articles
How to use social media insights to understand what’s impacting your brand’s health
At Zavy, we’re often asked, “why did this post go so well, and this post, which followed the same template, not achieve the same success?”
News
Phantom puts up its arm (and posters) to encourage vaccination
Phantom is using its nationwide poster network to engage with citizens on the street and encourage higher vaccination rates.
Movings & Shakings
DDB strengthens creative leadership
Internationally recognised creative leader Matty Burton has been appointed by DDB Group Aotearoa NZ as its first Group Chief Creative Officer.
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Motion Sickness helps launch Māori vaccination campaign
Te Whānau O Waipareira launches ‘Fight for your whakapapa’ vaccination push in campaign via Motion Sickness.
Movings & Shakings
New talent joins Mango
Mango Aotearoa NZ has strengthened its PR team with the addition of two new PR specialists.
News
New Kiwi stock image library launches
Truestock has today launched a NZ stock image library offering exclusive, royalty-free local stock images capturing multicultural Aotearoa.
News
Auckland agencies partner to develop digital hub for women’s sport
Bob’s Your Uncle and Gravitate have partnered up to launch a world first digital hub for women’s sport and recreation.
Campaigns
TBWA\NZ & ANZ launch next chapter of ‘We do How’ story
Following the launch of ANZ’s ‘We do How’ platform, the financial wellbeing story of the Sharma’s has unfolded with a new savings story.
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Red Rat appoints Chemistry after three-way pitch
NZ streetwear retailer, Red Rat has chosen Chemistry to lead its brand strategy, creative development and media planning after a competitive pitch.
StopPress exclusives
V Energy takes out August Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Award
The August Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Award goes to a brand with a long lineage of advertising that has always been maverick, whether it has been…
Movings & Shakings
Colenso appoints General Manager
Lucy Grigg has been promoted to General Manager at Colenso BBDO, bringing experience from agencies on both sides of the Tasman.
News
Melodics appoints Culture&Theory
Culture&Theory has been appointed by Melodics to help drive growth of the desktop app’s highly successful online keys, pads & drums learning platform.
Features
Pressies convenor Katharine Broughton on award-worthy PR campaigns that stand out on the page
Katharine Broughton on PR’s rise, how the industry is evolving as brands become more conscious of community & what makes for a winning awards paper.
News
Strategy inspires Kiwis to visit Te Anau with new campaign
Te Anau Time is set to inspire travellers that there has never been a better time to experience one of NZ’s most diverse regions, Te Anau.