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Nokia makes a comeback with new James Bond marketing campaign
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced it is the official phone partner for the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die. The…
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A woman’s perspective: Saatchi & Saatchi showcase the female photographer
Saatchi & Saatchi has partnered with the Women’s Work exhibition to bring a unique campaign celebrating life through the female eye. In light of International Woman’s…
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The lighter side to life with Colenso BBDO and DB Export
With the creative direction of Colenso BBDO, DB Export has launched a hilarious new campaign to tote its latest beer – DB Export GOLD 0.0. Set…
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oOh!media goes high impact for Endless Data campaign
New Zealand bus shelters come to life this March for oOh!media’s latest audience-focused activation. The ‘Endless Data’ campaign, launched this week with Vodafone, and in collaboration…
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StopPress noticeboard: March 4
Young Auckland marketers’ business acquired by OSS Group Award-winning Auckland digital marketing agency, Inbound, has been acquired by OSS Group. The agency behind successful campaigns for…
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Australia’s biggest newswire to close its doors
Australian national news agency Australian Associated Press (AAP) announced on Tuesday that it is closing after 85 years. AAP employs more than 170 journalists across Australia…
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BC&F Dentsu’s Bex Radford on cultivating creativity, empathy, and radical collaboration
BC&F Dentsu introduced its new creative partner in 2019, Bex Radford. Coming from Amsterdam to work with the agency, Courtney Devereux sits down with Radford to…
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Ads of the week: March 3
High five the person on your right as we celebrate Health by Habit, AirNZ and Toyota Emirates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdAkwtrTOXQ&feature=youtu.be Who is it for? Motion Sickness for Health…
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Saatchi & Saatchi celebrate crazy Kiwi ingenuity
Saatchi & Saatchi has channelled our crazy Kiwi can-do attitude in a new campaign for Toyota that tells an epic story of design and innovation in…
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LUMO leads NZ into the Programmatic DOOH era
Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising is seeing unprecedented growth in New Zealand. A growth Lumo hopes to capitalise on with the inking of a global partnership that…
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Double Denim fights for equal representation of female entrepreneurs with MYOB
Double Denim and MYOB have recently embarked on a new programme dedicated to addressing the entrepreneur gap for women in New Zealand. Although New Zealand is…
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Colenso BBDO announces new strategy director
Colenso BBDO has further strengthened its team in 2020. Now announcing a new strategy director, Henry Kozak. The senior appointment of Kozak sees him travel from…
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Movings/Shakings: March 2
Movings and Shakings in Auckland based recruitment company Marsden Inch, digital company Pure SEO, and two new roles are created at customer intelligence agency Perceptive. New…
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Thank god it’s not another rap: Pitchblack releases Air NZ safety video
Pitchblack has restored faith in Air New Zealand safety videos with the launch of ‘A Journey to Safety’. Creating Air New Zealand’s safety video could be…
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Rainer & Rolfe increase Otago enrolments
Rainger & Rolfe alongside the University of Otago has seen an increase in enrolments thanks to a change in market strategy. The university has seen an…
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TVNZ interim results show growth across the board
TVNZ has reported their interim results for 2020, reporting a healthy growth across the board and total revenue growth of three percent. Key drivers for growth…
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The compendium: February 28
If you love sport, more sport, and KFC then you’re going to absolutely love this weekly round-up of international snooping. https://youtu.be/hlnVR3KHPkA Good fucking lord Gatorade must…
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The industry celebrates many golds at the NZDM Awards
Marketers and clients of the industry gathered last night in the Cordis to celebrate the New Zealand Direct Marketing (NZDM) Awards. The show’s theme was ‘stairway…
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Why the only certainty in 2020 is more uncertainty
If the culture of your company is to be one which responds well to crisis, leaders need to be trained and ready to drop everything else…
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Two minutes in Tokyo with Carl van Wijk
Carl van Wijk, creative director and content producer in Japan, takes us through the advertising scene of Tokyo compared to his home of New Zealand, as…
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In the news: Contagion brings BusinessDesk to life
Indi agency Contagion have announced a new partnership with independent news service BusinessDesk. New Zealand’s newest independent business, economic and analysis news platform launched the campaign…
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Special Group shows the power of being reunited
Teddies will be lost and heartstrings will be pulled in Special Group’s first work for InterCity. Some of my fondest memories are travelling alone through New…
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Toby Talbot to depart Saatchi & Saatchi
Saatchi & Saatchi has announced today its chief creative officer, Toby Talbot, is set to depart the business this March. It has been three years since…
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Colonel who? Augusto introduces the new ambassador of fried chicken
In light of their new karaage range of fried chicken, Wendy’s have partnered with Augusto to launch a competitive campaign that is set to trigger their…
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Federation aims to drastically reduce Auckland road deaths
With the number of road deaths rapidly increasing each year, Auckland Transport has decided to take action. Partnering with Auckland based agency Federation, the two have…
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NZME takes an overall revenue loss in 2019
NZME announced today its financial results for 2019. Total operating revenue for 2019 was down four percent as print remains unsteady. NZME reported Total Operating Revenue…
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VMLY&R reset the expectations of retirement living
New Zealand’s largest retirement village operator, Ryman Healthcare, and brand experience agency VMLY&R have joined forces to bring a fun, eye-opening campaign to the public, with…
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Ads of the week: February 25
Shout out this week for ASB and Ryman’s Pioneers. https://youtu.be/uigyqsMTJ3s Who is it for? With Collective for ASBWhy we like it: The modern banking customer is…
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Sling & Stone welcomes in eight new clients
PR agency Sling & Stone has welcomed in eight new clients across their Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles teams. Clients that will work across and in…
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The Magazine Bureau merges with Ovato
It has been announced that Ovato and The Magazine Bureau have joined forces to create the Ovato Media Bureau. The Ovato Media Bureau comes as an…