Awards
Reminder: The Stoppies are happening this Thursday
That’s right folks, this week is officially Stoppies Awards week. So now is your last chance to get tickets, polish off those dancing shoes and prepare…
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Ads of the week: December 3
Everybody politely golf clap for Tiaki, Energy Online and Part Time Rangers. https://youtu.be/cpdHEALb-4s Who is it for? Pitchblack for Part Time RangersWhy we like it: It’s…
Features
TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards: Blis Technologies cures its position, wins Healthcare/Beauty Award
How do you reposition a brand after 18 years in the market? Blis Technologies found its solution in going to the root of the problem to…
Features
The Faces of our Industry: Sharee Campbell
Here at StopPress, we care about your industry and like you, want to see it thrive. With that in mind, we’ve teamed up with the Commercial…
News
Movings/Shakings: 3 December
Industry shifts at Together and Pead PR. Stronger Together Suraj Barnawal and Kris Hadley Independent media, strategy and technology agency Together has announced the arrival of…
News
Steal our approach to sustainability asks Allbirds
In an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos this week, Allbirds’ Joey Zwillinger and Tim Brown asked him to go one step further than copying…
News
Zavy + StopPress Social Scoreboard: Air NZ’s still on an all-time high
With 2020 drawing closer every day, its time to look at how our brands are stacking up in the social media sphere. The latest moves show…
News
Wellington Advent Calendar celebrates 10 years of Christmas giving
The much loved Wellington Advent Calendar has gone live for its official tenth year, this time featuring an animated version of Wellington artist Ellie Compton’s work.…
Awards
NZDM Awards 2019: Colenso BBDO and Track NZ lead finalists
The Marketing Association has announced the divine finalists for The 2019 NZ Direct Marketing Awards that will be vying for a gong at the awards night…
Partner articles
StopPress Anniversary: oOh!media reflect on lessons and learnings in the OOH landscape
StopPress turned 10 this year and to help celebrate we spoke to some of the partners that have supported us since day one. Here, oOh!media talks…
News
StopPress noticeboard: 29 November
Launches, expansions and acquisitions across the industry. Dentsu announces D4 Dentsu Aegis Network announced earlier this week its platform Denstu Dynamic Digital Display (D4). The platform…
News
Q&A with Su Yin Khoo, StopPress’s original designer
As part of our anniversary special, we’ve chatted to Su Yin Khoo, the original designer of the StopPress website which was created in 2009. Here, Su…
News
Tip Top and Shine partner up
Earlier this month DDB, Shine and Colenso BBDO all rallied to secure the $2 million pitch for Tip Top. The account has been awarded officially to…
News
Big Communications on the careful task of revamping Barfoot & Thompson’s 40-year-old look
Creating a campaign for a legacy brand can be difficult enough, owners can get stuck in the mentality of ‘that’s how it’s always been done’. However,…
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The Compendium: November 29
The round-up of the weird and wonderful from our international intertubes. https://youtu.be/BFoR16_EGp4 Did this ad make me want Papa John’s pizza? No. Did it make me…
Features
A collision of storytelling and technology: Wrestler’s Ben Forman on the agency’s direction, fostering creativity and helping talent thrive – PART ONE
Following Wrestler’s move to a new studio space, Erin McKenzie went down to Wellington to check it out and talk to co-founder and chief executive Ben…
News
RNZ National remains New Zealand’s most popular radio station
The fourth annual GfK radio survey has given insights into the strength and scope of RNZ listening from New Zealand. The RNZ platform has taken a…
Features
TVNZ-NZ NZ Marketing Awards: Tower undoes damaging perceptions, wins Consumer Products and Services Award
To put right damaging perceptions, Tower championed its challenger spirit and ultimately attracted growth. The Challenge Seen as just another insurance company that’s old, traditional, and…
Partner articles
StopPress anniversary: Past thoughts and future forecasts with Marsden Inch
StopPress turned 10 this year and to help celebrate we spoke to some of the partners that have supported us since day one. Here, Marsden Inch…
News
DHL and Surf Life Saving NZ flip out over water safety
DHL and Surf Life Saving New Zealand have a new initiative to help keep water safety knowledge at the front of minds for Kiwis ‘Flip’n Stay…
News
“This is f*cking PR”, The second annual Pressies Awards happily celebrate the industry
Public Relations, brand experience, events, social media industry professionals, agency folk and Patrick Gower all migrated to Ponsonby last night to attend the second annual Pressies…
News
Our founders on the creation, awkward adolescence and glow-up of StopPress
On the eve of the 10 year birthday of Stoppress, founders Martin Bell and Vincent Heeringa reflect on how it arrived almost stillborn. Our baby first appeared as…
Opinion
How to break the shackles of work stress with easy mindfulness
Work-related stress is quickly becoming a serious health threat. New Zealand is the 4th most notorious country in the world for unmanageable stress, with an alarming…
News
Watch out: Part Time Rangers saves the shark 80’s-style
Local alcohol company Part Time Rangers is channelling Bay Watch for ‘#Sharkwatch’, a campaign by Pitchblack to promote the drink’s efforts to save the sharks. Featuring…
News
Up-and-Comers: Maisie D’Cruz, DDB
We’ve given the mic to the industry’s future leaders. Maisie D’Cruz, junior creative and copywriter at DDB has worked across several large campaigns including the recent…
News
TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards: Subaru drives new perspectives, takes home Automotive Award
To launch its 2018 Forester model, Subaru gave the vehicle a new lease of life with a powerful through-the-line campaign. The Challenge With the SUV segment…
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Ads of the week: November 26
Let’s all scream in unison for Okana, Volkswagen and Long White Vodka. https://youtu.be/DkIObrYL3cQ Who is it for? Saatchi & Saatchi for OkanaWhy we like it: Hypnotic,…
News
We are about to see a lot more brand experiences: a look at Bombay Sapphire’s ‘Name Your Creation’ campaign
In a growing competitive market, it’s important to use new methods to connect with audiences. More and more that connection is being made through experiences, and…
Features
Bridging communities: Lili Wang on Chinese Herald’s 25 years’ of evolution
In the wake of Chinese Herald blowing out 25 candles, we talk to owner Lili Wang about how the paper has cemented its place in New…
News
Up-and-Comers: Lily Ng, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
We’ve given the mic to the industry’s future leaders. Lily Ng, communications advisor at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, has recently been appointed…