Ooh Media has announced its new leadership team responsible for driving the continued growth of the business in New Zealand, following its acquisition of Adshel.

A round of applause for New World, AA Smartfuel and Trade Me.

This year, Special Group is blowing out 10 candles and to celebrate, it’s buying everyone in the industry a Special X brew to say ‘thanks’.

Locally grown, regionally produced, for Kiwis by Kiwis… these are just some of the advertising slogans our consumers see on products nationwide. But what do they mean, what value does it add to your business, and when, legally, can you make these claims? Jai Breitnauer finds out.

DDB NZ has announced the appointment of Chris Willingham as managing director.

Fair to say, Spark is more than a telco. In recent years, it’s transitioned into the music space, sports, and business support. This evolution has been accompanied by a digital transformation and at the Adobe Symposium, Erin McKenzie sat down with data powered customer engagement lead Lena Jenkins to talk about Spark’s tech and people-focused core.

AA has taken to the radio waves for its latest AA Smartfuel campaign via Rainger & Rolfe, with a playful warning about the distracting nature of its offers.

Sixty-two years after its first edition, New Zealand’s naturist magazine – gonatural – has seen it all. From censorship and explicit status, to countless volunteers putting together the magazine four times a year in earnest. Caitlin Salter talks to current editor Michael P Moore about how this labour of love has managed to stay afloat.

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Qrious has partnered with Adobe to deliver data-powered customer engagement solutions using Adobe Experience Cloud for New Zealand companies.

To ensure the new long-term brand platform for New World was a success, everybody in the company needed to chip in. The final product is a result of a collaboration between Foodstuffs, 99, ColensoBBDO, Fish and justONE.

Magazine Publishers Association executive director Pip Elliot has announced she will leave the position in December.

NZME and Go Media have entered a sales partnership that will see the out-of-home company’s media solutions be included in the media company’s multi-platform offering.

Transgender rights are coming further into the spotlight as trans individuals speak out on the importance of recognition and support from their community. Now, progressive company Lush Cosmetics has announced its new Transgender Visibility campaign launching today.

Earlier this year, we asked industry insiders to share their thoughts on the challenges and changes facing marketing. Hear what they had to say and their solutions to some of the problems.

A round of applause for ASB, White Ribbon and Tower Insurance.

ASB is celebrating the nearly half a million Kiwi kids who have been taught life-saving first aid skills through the ASB St John in Schools programme with a new campaign.

Most men aren’t violent, but all it takes for bad things to happen is for good people to do nothing. This year, White Ribbon is asking men to ‘stand up’ and protect against violence by taking an online pledge and making a commitment to one of eight actions.

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