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Pitchblack welcomes three new faces
New business wins and growth within the existing client portfolio, Pitchblack Partners has welcomed three new hires in positions across the business. After eight years at…
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Discovery appoints ANZ leadership team
Discovery, Inc. has announced its Australia and New Zealand leadership team, its first move towards combining its businesses across the region into one organisation spanning both…
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Entries now open for the 2021 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards
NZ Marketing magazine in partnership with the NZ Marketing Association are excited to announce the launch of the 2021 edition of the TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards. These…
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Scroll Media signs exclusive with Auto Trader
Scroll Media has won the rights to rep leading automotive site Autotrader.co.nz advertising exclusively. On a monthly basis, Auto Trader receives 200,000 unique users per month…
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Culture welcomes senior hire from New York
Social media and content agency Culture, part of the Stanley St Group, has announced the appointment of James Douglas to the newly created position of Head…
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New agency Remade launches, picks up part of Bayer
A new Ponsonby-based creative agency, Remade, has officially opened for business and announced its appointment to the agency roster of Bayer. Founder and creative director Clara…
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Subway unveils logo-free billboards
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so Subway New Zealand has launched a brand-first marketing campaign with a series of non-branded billboards popping…
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NZME’s radio interns launch audio network
NZME’s 2021 Radio Internship team have been tasked with one job – to build New Zealand’s newest digital audio network, and choose what it sounds like.…
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Remix releases Autumn issue off the back of biggest issue ever
Kiwis love to support local more than ever – and it’s showing. More New Zealanders are buying magazines and engaging more deeply with publications, according to…
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Sweetshop & Green hire two new top talents
Sweetshop & Green has bolstered its team with the new appointment of Alice Burgin as Documentary/Factual Executive, while also promoting Ester Harding to Head of Drama.…
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Republik welcomes campaign success for the launch of Regal Maple Smoked Salmon
At the start of summer, the Regal Salmon team launched their new range of Maple Smoked Salmon products, with Freemans Bay indie Republik and NZ King…
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Clemenger BBDO and EECA team up to cut carbon emissions
Transport is our country’s biggest carbon emitter. And, 1/3 of all drives are under 2km. Too often we automatically jump in our cars to run errands…
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Cinema delivers biggest weekend since January 2020
Cinema admissions recorded their best ever results since pre-Covid lockdown restrictions, as 137,000 New Zealanders visited the cinema over the weekend 25-28 March 2021. According to…
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Teads expands presence in ANZ
Global Media platform Teads has boosted its Australian and New Zealand operations with three new senior hires. The platform, which allows advertisers to connect to some…
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The Warehouse’s Red Rabbit hops to life
The Warehouse’s Red Rabbit Hunt is back for Easter, and this year the concept has been taken to a new level using webAR. Kiwis can bring…
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TBWA/NZ partners with Kiwi entrepreneur to launch YOURS
TBWA/NZ Group and local entrepreneur Stephanie Duvander have partnered to launch a new premium and sustainable home range, YOURS. Made with a high concentration of essential…
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Paul Catmur: ‘What the hell do Global Creative Directors do?’
In his latest ‘Truth and Soul’ podcast Paul Catmur chats to expat-Kiwi Rob Sherlock who answers the immortal question: “What the hell do Global Creative Directors…
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Invivo celebrates latest drop with Graham Norton
Last week Invivo & Co celebrated the launch of its most recent collaboration with Graham Norton, Graham Norton’s Own Italian Sparkling Rosé, with a Drink Pink…
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Cindy Gallop kicks off 2021 Verizon Media Academy Masterclasses
Last week, the Verizon Media Academy Masterclass returned for 2021, providing free career training for the media and marketing industry from luminaries including world-renowned brand innovator…
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Method appoints new GM
Auckland-based creative technology studio Method has announced the promotion of Dom Henshall to General Manager. Henshall made the move from advertising to more tech-focused organisations in…
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Crumbling cookies and the challenges of personalisation and remarketing
As third-party cookies slowly become a thing of the past, StopPress chats to one of the country’s largest digital publishers, NZME, about their data strategy, remarketing…
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The Faces of our Industry: Aimee McCammon
The world is changing, and with it agencies are changing too. From gender balance, diversity and inclusion, there are waves of progress happening across the board.…
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YoungShand announces the arrival of two creatives
Jake Siddall and Sokpart Pao have joined the YoungShand family as Creative Group Heads, adding creative firepower and fresh dad jokes to the team. Pao says:…
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Macca’s teleports viewers straight to the source
In a bid to highlight the quality Kiwi ingredients making up the much-loved McDonald’s menu, DDB Aotearoa have taken viewers on a scenic tour of the…
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Privacy and advertising: do they need to be at odds with each other?
Google is a vital voice in a privacy-first future without third-party cookies – so StopPress chatted to Jessica Martin, APAC Privacy Lead for Google about the…
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ASB takes out February Colmar Brunton Ad Impact Award
ASB have done it again, bringing yet another brilliant TVC to our screens. With the return of the loveable Ben, the 45″ ad reminds us of…
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What Apple’s privacy update means for your Facebook advertising
Advertising on Apple devices is poised to change dramatically due to a new privacy update. The team at Uprise unpack how this will impact on your…
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Is contextual targeting a valid solution for ad buyers?
StopPress chats to Jane Ormsby, Managing Director and Vinay Shriyan, Head of Ad-Tech & Data at Scroll Media about alternatives to target users, Unified ID, and…
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Peter Horgan on why OMG is leading the local market
When it comes to media agencies in New Zealand, OMG there’s one agency that takes the cake – Omnicom Media Group New Zealand (OMG NZ). According…
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Special launches Special PR
Special Group has announced the launch of Special PR – a natural extension for the agency considering its long track record of creating work that has…