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Stuff subscription acquisitions grow over 200 percent during lockdown
Level four of our Covid-19 lockdown put a lot of pressure on media as advertising was cut and print distribution halted. Yet Stuff has announced newspaper…
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Kiwi hustle, global muscle
TBWA Group NZ CEO Catherine Harris and CCO Shane Bradnick share their thoughts on partnership, the benefits of being part of a global collective and how…
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Motion Sickness and Netsafe use our littlest stars to promote internet safety
Netsafe New Zealand has created a digital parenting tool kit for parents to ensure their kids are safe online while Motion Sickness has curated the cutest…
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EightyOne and Women’s Refuge provide ‘Safe Nights’ for those in need
New Zealand already has a high number of family violence cases each year, however since the lockdown has been in place, domestic violence has been through…
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Radio Week: The role of radio in a crisis
With more people turning to radio to help them understand and cope through the Covid-19 pandemic, we explore the role of radio in a crisis and…
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DDB and Steinlagar’s Walls of Remembrance
Anzac Day just passed saw DDB and Steinlagar share Walls of Remembrance across New Zealand’s Lumo screens in a four-hour campaign. Paying respects to those who…
Opinion
Social media messaging in a time of crisis
Times of crisis can bring out the best – and worst – in people. Acts of kindness and empathy, moments of insight and growth – or…
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JCDecaux uses nationwide network to say thank you
The ‘Thank You’ campaign by OOH company, JCDecaux, saw a series of kind messages directed at our essential workers and everyday Kiwis for their sacrifices during…
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Exploring the new normal of production during a pandemic
With Covid-19 at large and the country in lockdown, many livelihoods, businesses’ and workplaces have been altered to meet the new norm. Here, StopPress talks to…
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What do we do now? TBWA report offers practical and constructive advice
This month, TBWA released an 85-page report set to help Kiwi businesses plan and decide where next and what next following the uncertainty that Covid-19 has…
Opinion
2020 Vision: What is your focus for the year ahead – part two
It’s the start of a new decade and our industry is picking up the pace. Here, our industry leaders tell us what their focus is for…
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Radio week: Humour, humiliation, human kindness; What are New Zealand’s biggest radio moments?
Radio’s speciality is being able to provide live unscripted moments of pure human connection. Sometimes this comes in the form of happy accidents and funny stories,…
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Pitchblack and Lumo combine forces to get businesses ‘Up and Running’
In a new non-profit initiative, Lumo and Pitchblack have combined to offer free design and billboard placement in an effort to help Kiwi businesses restart after…
Opinion
Want the economy to keep going? Purchase with purpose
Photo: Pastrami & Rye. You may have read one or two articles recently that suggest the economy isn’t going all that well. That a new C…
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Dentsu Aegis Network and NZME bring live Covid comparisons to NZ Herald
Dentsu Aegis Network alongside NZME are now powering interactive, real-time Covid-19 charts and graphs within NZ Herald articles to show the comparison between New Zealand and…
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Radio Week: The frequency of radio – a friendly companion
From the imagination inspired by serials and soaps to the banter brought on by office jams, radio is a classic Kiwi companion. StopPress chats to radio…
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Phantom Billstickers campaign combines advertising and food shopping
Phantom Billstickers has mapped out both its billboard locations and the various supermarkets around the country to assist marketers in reaching the many people grocery shopping.…
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Magazine engagement grows during lockdown despite being deemed ‘non-essential’
It was a disappointing blow to the publishing industry when the New Zealand Government deemed magazines and their distribution ‘non-essential.’ However, despite this call, early reports…
Opinion
Scared of change? Throw some creativity at it, that’ll work.
I have watched my fair share of apocalyptic movies over the years and I have been pleasantly surprised to see the difference between fiction and reality. …
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OMANZ announces Mike Watkins as new chair
JCDecaux’s Mike Watkins was named by OMANZ today as its new chairman. Watkins takes up the new position following oOh!media’s Nick Vile who has now moved…
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OMANZ calls us to stand proud for ANZAC
OMANZ with support from GO Media have banded together to support the Returned & Services’ Association (RSA) and NZ Defence Force ‘Stand at Dawn’ campaign. The…
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Radio Week: The unsurprising endurance of good radio
The death of radio was cited over 60 years ago when television first came to New Zealand, yet from then it has only grown from strength…
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JCDecaux and Audi promote social distancing
Seen across JCDecaux’s nationwide network, car retailer Audi and the OOH company has been promoting proper social distancing. The four rings in the usual logo of…
Opinion
Intentionally unlearn everything you know
The internet is awash with fast-moving-motion-memes right now. You know the ones, the ones. They’re snapshots of snapshots of short-form thoughts from strangers we’ll never meet…
Opinion
What I hope to hear more and less of following these ‘unprecedented times’
In these uncertain times, we have adapted to cope. Yet our adaption has brought forward certain changes that our team has decided we would both never…
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IAB report: 80 percent of businesses changing strategies due to Covid
Run by IAB NZ, this survey of over 100 agency and advertiser members and key stakeholders, most of whom are deemed non-essential, provided insights into the…
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Mango secures ghd partnership
Mango Communications announced it has been chosen to represent the ghd brand across Australia and New Zealand. The agency has been working with ghd for the…
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The return of the art of the soft sell
Let’s face it. Agencies are in the business of selling. Generating leads, building brands, driving clicks, engagement, quotes, foot traffic, responses. Its all selling and selling…
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Clemenger BBDO and Finch show the efforts towards empty
Clemenger BBDO, Finch, and Unite Against Covid-19 have released an eerie look into Kiwi efforts to abandon our favourite places for the sake of a better…
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After lockdown, be the first cab off the rank
Pictured; Co-founder Ondrej Havas As things slowly shift back towards a new normal, Co-founder of subscription-based video service VideoTaxi, Ondrej Havas, takes us through their efforts…