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Universal TV launches in New Zealand exclusively on Sky
In a New Zealand first, NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has announced the launch of Universal TV for Sky customers nationwide – meaning Kiwis will have access…
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Strategy Christchurch launches “You’re Due South” campaign
Created in partnership with Strategy Christchurch after a competitive pitch process, Great South’s new campaign “You’re Due South” is geared to inspire Kiwis to visit Southland…
Movings & Shakings
oOh!media takes its smarts to the next level
oOh!media New Zealand has announced that David Owen has joined the team as Research & Insights Director. Owen hails from TVNZ where he was the Senior…
Features
Cindy Gallop on The Paper Planes, diversity, and why print is a medium where creativity has the most personal impact
StopPress chats exclusively to New York-based Cindy Gallop, an ad industry legend.
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How can brands change their social media strategies for good?
Zavy’s latest research shows how corporate social responsibility can help a cause – and your brand.
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RUN take on the flu in latest campaign
Māori-owned independent agency RUN have launched the latest national influenza immunisation campaign, which is running over the next eight weeks across TV, digital, social, print and…
Movings & Shakings
New strategy lead at YoungShand
Indie agency YoungShand is expanding its strategy team and has announced the appointment of Ryan Sproull as Strategy & Experience Director. Duncan Shand, MD, says: “Strategy…
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Changing your social media strategy for good
Right now, on social, it’s clear that brands are talking more and more about the issues that matter to their organisation and their customers. Whether its…
Features
TVNZ, 2degrees accounts up for grabs, the battle for ASB & who’s paying agencies 50k to pitch?
Move over Lady Whistledown, when it comes to the hottest happenings in Adlandia, Shady Lowdown is here to spill the T. HotPress is the latest opinion…
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ACC launches injury prevention campaign
It’s estimated that 90 percent of all injuries are preventable – so ACC in partnership with VMLY&R and OMD have created a new campaign, Preventable, challenging…
Movings & Shakings
New Strategic Partner at Strategy Christchurch
Industry veteran Lee Parkinson has become a Strategic Partner at Strategy Christchurch. Parkinson has been a strategist for over two decades and worked with clients from…
Partner articles
Out-of-Home outlook 2021
JCDecaux New Zealand Trading and Innovations Director Kurt Malcolm talks programmatic Out-of-Home, tells what the next 12 months looks like for Calibre and shares JCDecaux’s plans…
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Finalists announced for 2021 Voyager Media Awards
A total of 280 finalists across 66 awards have been selected in the 48th annual New Zealand Voyager Media Awards, celebrating excellence in journalism. The 90…
Movings & Shakings
FCB announces new Creative Director
FCB NZ Senior Creative David Shirley has been promoted to Creative Director at the agency. Having been at FCB since 2015, he will now join existing…
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JCDecaux launches digital tool OPTIX
JCDecaux has launched a ground-breaking new proprietary creative effectiveness tool, JCDecaux OPTIX, which uses machine learning to review the visual effectiveness of creative to predict its…
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Magazines and advertising: What does the future hold?
A quick-fire download with Ovato Managing Director Paul Gardiner about the aim of Ovato Media Bureau, why there needs to be someone waving the magazine flag…
Movings & Shakings
D3 welcomes four new hires
Independent media agency D3 has appointed four new team members, as well as announcing a relocation to offices in Parnell after a period of new business…
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Perceptive win big at RAEAWARDS
Last Friday, customer insights agency Perceptive gathered at FISH at the Hilton, Auckland for the 2021 RAEAWARDS – and took away a trifecta of awards. The…
Opinion
The looming changes to identity management: Why you need to care if you work in digital advertising
Mi9’s Managing Director Rhys Heron writes about the upcoming IDFA and cookies changes from Apple and Google, and how these are going to fundamentally shift the…
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2degrees continues asking Kiwis if their telco is charging them for a 13th ‘month’
2degrees is nudging its bold campaign from the start of the year dubbed ‘Unfair-uary’, challenging rivals on how they charge their customers for monthly prepaid plans.…
Campaigns
Firstgas announce carbon zero future with help from Augusto
Firstgas have teamed up with Augusto to share their announcement that they are heading to a zero carbon future with a brand new campaign launching this…
Movings & Shakings
John Marshall joins Special as Joint GM
Special Group has announced the appointment of John Marshall as Joint General Manager, New Zealand. Marshall joins from WiTH Collective where he has been General Manager.…
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State, Colenso BBDO reveal which days of the week we’re mistake-prone
New research from State Insurance suggests Kiwis are more likely to flood the house at the start of the week. In its latest campaign, State crunched…
Movings & Shakings
MediaWorks appoints Head of Insights
Brad Gladding has been appointed by MediaWorks as the company’s Head of Insights. Gladding has 20 years’ experience in research and insights roles, joining MediaWorks from…
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oOh!media gets audiences ‘Pump’ed
This week, oOh!media’s innovation offering, oOh! Studio created and installed a high impact special build for Pump’s range of flavoured sparkling water. After months of development…
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A cool collaboration for PURE New Zealand Ice Cream and Domino’s
Here’s the inside scoop from Domino’s – the company has teamed up with PURE New Zealand Ice Cream, adding locally made, award-winning ice cream to the…
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Strategy inspire self-belief with UC Believe U Can film
University of Canterbury (UC) and Strategy Christchurch have created a film to inspire prospective, current and past UC students to celebrate the power their own self-belief has to shape…
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FCB, Jockey, Farmers and Testicular Cancer NZ team up on ‘Remundies’
Testicular Cancer, the most common form of cancer affecting men aged between 18 and 39, gets a kick in the proverbials with the creation of Remundies,…
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Flying Saucer teams up with Master Plumbers on new TVC
Wellington-based production company Flying Saucer recently worked with Master Plumbers on the brand’s new TVC spot. Speaking to StopPress, Flying Saucer Founder and Director, Hamish Johnson…
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OMG partners with TikTok in NZ
TikTok For Business and Omnicom Media Group (OMG) have carried out a closed beta testing partnership throughout Q1 of 2021, to launch the TikTok Ads Manager…