In the wake of Scapegrace Black hitting shelves, we talk to the distillery’s co-founder Mark Neal about how the new gin reaffirms what the brand stands for while pushing innovation in the spirits industry.

The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ and Colenso BBDO have launched Pre Check, a multi-sensory app that uses intuitive haptic technology to teach your hands how to look for breast cancer.

Out-of-home advertising has a new innovation with real-time traffic sight reports. This new report will help advertisers use metrics and the data collected to get the best effects possible with out-of-home activations.

Bash those palms against each another repeatedly for Vogel’s, EECA, and L&P.

L&P has taken an interesting step with its latest campaign by DDB. Titled ‘The Best Day Ever’, the new campaign promotes itself as being ‘refreshingly different’, yet in some ways, it falls more into the refreshingly disgusting category.

Sky Network Television will fight to hold on to the broadcast rights for Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship for five more years at a cost of more than $235 million.

Our weekly dissection of fabulous things, stupid things, and moving things from inside the Intertubes. Tirohia te reira, check it out.

The local body elections are coming up and Wave Creative Communications Agency has riled the younger generation to vote in the best way it knows how; inspiring them to outvote the baby boomers.

Goodman Fielder is showing the lengths Kiwis will go to for their Vogel’s in a new campaign by The Enthusiasts.

Deals, expansions and acquisitions across the industry.

Dentsu Aegis Network Australia and New Zealand has appointed Patrick Darcy to the role of chief data and technology officer.

Steinlager has launched a laundromat called the Black Laundry as the centrepiece of its latest campaign Colour Yourself Loyal. Alongside the activation, the brand has also heralded the return of its white cans, marking the start of a (hopefully) successful tournament.

Following the Christchurch terror attack on 15 March, the Association of New Zealand Advertisers and the Commercial Communications Council called on the advertising and media industry to think about where advertising dollars were going, and to put pressure on Facebook regarding its live-streaming capabilities. With the heat on social media platforms, Georgina Harris spoke with local media organisations about moves taken in light of the tragedy, how they ensure a safe environment for advertisers, and how they are tackling the changing industry head-on.

75 percent of respondents to a New Zealand martech State of the Union 2019 report say they have inadequate marketing technology capabilities, despite 51 percent believing martech is critical to their organisational success.

The campaign ‘Gen Less’ is a collaboration between some of the most iconic and powerful world leaders, past and present. Created by Clemenger BBDO and Assembly alongside the Energy Efficient and Conservation Authority (EECA) and it features leaders rallying together, to form a new powerful message about the importance of conversing energy in the fight for our environment.

Can we get a ‘hell yeah’ for VodafoneTV, Mainland and TAB.

Trade Me has released its latest campaign focusing on its motors and property sectors. The two-video creative is part of a new partnership with Clemenger BBDO and Colenso BBDO, as the brands work together to further cement Trade Me as a place that has ‘someone for everything.’

Following True and TRA releasing the Kiwi Cultural Codes work last year, we speak to Colleen Ryan, partner at TRA, about how well brands align to those codes and the rewards for those that do.

Tourism New Zealand chief executive Stephen England-Hall has announced the appointment of Brodie Reid to the director of marketing position.