In the current climate of automation, optimisation and personalisation, transformation is inevitable for organisations around the world. However, there isn’t a one-size- ts-all path. At last year’s Adobe Symposium in Sydney, Erin McKenzie sat down with Westpac senior manager of digital sales and strategy Tessa O’Rorke to hear her thoughts on how the bank is moving into the future with data and building trust alongside capability.
Design Work is a new podcast hosted by New Zealand designer Kate Darby that interviews trailblazing creatives from all over the globe about how they design and how they embrace new modes of working, which will be hosted on Idealog over the coming weeks. The Idealog team sat down with Darby to chat about what inspired her to start the podcast, the gig economy and what it means for designers, and the key lessons she’s learnt along the way while conducting the interviews.
Graham Medcalf takes a look at the week that was, covering the future of mergers in the industry, that Gillette campaign, the bravery of Hell Pizza, predictions for the coming year, Magic Talk and words to live by.
Boasting 25 years in business is a significant milestone for any company – let alone one in the ever-changing world of design. Dow Goodfolk, previously Dow Design, celebrated its silver anniversary at the end of 2018, and Caitlin Salter sat down with founder and managing director Annie Dow to find out what the last two and a half decades have been like.
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
FCB New Zealand has announced the promotion of Toby Sellers to managing director, starting his position with immediate effect.
James Mok has made a new home for himself at VMLY&R as managing director, while former managing director Jono Key is now a principal partner at Pitchblack Partners.
Never one to miss a trick, Air New Zealand dove into the action of the country’s first British and Irish Lions tour in 12 years with Project Blackout in 2017. We take a look at 2018’s best Travel/Leisure.
OMD now has a southern office, after acquiring the largest media agency in the South Island, ImMediate.
In what has become a StopPress tradition, we again present our rundown of the big pitches, the big ideas, the big balls, the big stoushes, the big moves and the big whoopsies. Vote for your favourites ahead of the Stoppies Event on 14 February.
Kia Motors New Zealand has appointed former Jeep executive Greg MacDonald to the newly created role of marketing general manager.
On 14 February 2019, the StopPress team will be showering the industry in love as we take a look back at the best of 2018 at The Stoppies brought to you by oOh!.
As the unruly tourists saga continues, Hell Pizza decided to join the conversation with a billboard ‘launching’ a limited edition pizza.
In November 2018 MediaWorks and QMS Media Limited (NZ) entered into a heads of agreement for a proposed merger of QMS’s out-of-home, production and digital media assets and MediaWorks’ radio, TV and digital business. GroupM chief investment officer Steve Tindall weighs in on who a merger such as this works for.
FMG has been around for a long time, offering advice-driven insurance to the rural community. But, when competition from brokers was affecting business, it knew it needed to remind New Zealand’s rural communities of its unique service. We take a look at 2018’s best financial and banking.
Dentsu Aegis Network has appointed Henry Tajer to the role of chief executive officer Australia and New Zealand.
The tail end of 2018 brought with it some major announcements between media companies and the booming out-of-home market. Nearly two months since NZME and Go Media enacted their partnership and MediaWorks and QMS Media announced their proposed merger, we have a chat with media agencies to see whether the latest developments are a sign of things to come.
New Zealand Transport Agency’s latest campaign aims to reduce young driver fatalities by getting them into safer cars.
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Every year, StopPress asks players in the local industry for their reflections on the marketing year that was. Here’s what Amber Coulter, partner at TRA, has to say.
It’s not often you stumble across a nine-year-old hosting a business podcast, but then again, most nine-year-olds aren’t like self-proclaimed budding entrepreneur Eliah (Eli) Smit.
Ikon has kicked off the year with two new clients, Zuru and Rascal + Friends.
WPP AUNZ has announced John Gutteridge is returning to Australia to take on the newly created role of chief executive officer for Wunderman Thompson Australia/NZ.
As a Marlborough product going up against international competition, New Zealand King Salmon marked its territory. We take a look at 2018’s best FMCG.
Every year, StopPress asks players in the local industry for their reflections on the marketing year that was. Here’s what Kyle Morris, head of creative and design at Stuff, has to say.
When Gillette launched its latest campaign turning its traditional tagline ‘The Best a Man Can Get’ on its head, hoards of internet warriors rushed to condemn it as “PC gone mad”. Hunch managing partner Michael Goldthorpe weighs in on the subject by looking at what marketers have to keep in mind when embracing social movements like #MeToo.
Deals, expansions and acquisitions across the Industry.
