News
Lincoln sprinkles a bit of magic for the holiday season
For its holiday ads, Lincoln Motor Company was inspired to bring Christmas wishes to life.
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David Gibbs: what shape will radio take in the future?
Radio veteran David Gibbs shares his thoughts on how radio is likely to evolve in the coming years.
Partner articles
Reckon you’re a media guru? Quiz results and answers revealed
We go through all the questions and take a look at what the right answer was according to the research from Colmar Brunton.
News
MOP gets real about Christmas
Melbourne’s Magnum Opus Partners advertising agency doesn’t want you to have a stock-standard Christmas this year.
News
Santa’s helpers: Spark connects kids with the elderly through its Santaline
To help Santa take requests for Kiwi kids’ wish lists, Spark, with Colenso BBDO and PHD, has brought in a group of retirees to man the Santaline.
News
Creating unique and personal conversations: Soul Machines’ Greg Cross on its new creative conversational designer role
Ever wondered what you can do with your creative writing degree? Wonder no more.
News
How Barkers is keeping up the Movember momentum
Movember is over and the bristly moustaches seen on upper lips nationwide have long disappeared down the sink. However, Barkers has now harnessed its Christmas shopping rush for good as it teams up with the Movember Foundation for a second crack at fundraising for men’s health.
News
Radio results: five winners, four losers and three core themes from the final survey of the year
We look at the ups, downs and trends for the final radio survey of the year.
News
Edeka looks 100 hundred years into the future
German supermarket Edeka have gone with a sci-fi take on Christmas into the future.
News
2degrees to sponsor Kiwi Super Rugby teams
2degrees will be the exclusive telecommunications partner for all five New Zealand teams competing in the Investec Super Rugby competition from February 2018.
News
It’s game, set, matrimony at ASB Classic 2018
ASB bank is giving two tennis fans the chance to have an ace wedding – by getting married on Stanley Street’s center court on 31 December, the eve of the ASB Classic 2018 tennis event.
Opinion
‘Tis the season to make great ads
DDB planner Annika Fyfe compares the UK winter festive season to New Zealand’s summer holiday to see how local advertisers can tap into the emotions of consumers.
News
The Compendium: 8 December
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Awards
The Stoppies 2017: the Wildcard winners
Unlike most awards, during the judging the team decided we need to make up a few more specific categories to reward some other moments, people and businesses we felt were deserving of a special nod. Although they didn’t walk away with a special doorstop trophy, we hope they basked in a warm of glow of victory as they were announced.
Features
The Stoppies 2017: all the winners revealed
A rundown of those who walked home with a treasured doorstop last night.
News
Bugs takes over city for Auckland Zoo exhibition via Rainger & Rolfe
Weta Workshop and Te Papa have joined forces to develop an immersive and interactive exhibition to be hosted at Auckland Zoo.
News
Adshel Day Buying to give flexibility across its network
Adshel New Zealand has announced the launch of Adshel Day Buying, allowing advertisers the flexibility to buy Adshel Live’s digital roadside network of 223 screens by the day.
News
QMS launches digital trading platform, acquires New Zealand start-up Digital Commons
QMS is embracing programmatic advertising through the launch of a new digital transaction platform, powered by the technology of Rubicon Project and Digital Commons. PLUS: QMS has acquired the latter of these two organisations.
Awards
Tonight’s the night for the awards event with a twist, tickets still available
We’re geared up to give a casual nod of approval to everything that made 2017 another great year in the industry – and there’s still tickets available.
News
Westpac makes gender diversity in business front page news
Westpac New Zealand, with the help of FCB Media, is tackling the issue of gender diversity in business leadership roles with a message about women’s underrepresentation in the New Zealand Herald that’s hard to ignore.
News
Ahoy there me hearties: BC&F Dentsu get into the Christmas spirit
For those lucky enough to be recipients, Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu has unveiled its 2017 client Christmas gift: Spot X Spiced Rum.
News
Trade your gun for a skateboard
Carver skateboards has teamed up with former professional skateboarder and convicted murderer Harvey Hawks for a campaign that strives to draw attention to the harm caused by gun violence in the United States.
News
Ads of the Week: 5 December
Take a bow Vodafone Warriors, Air New Zealand, Meadow Fresh and New Zealand Avocado.
News
Account moves: Harcourts International picks Little Giant, Fletcher Steel appoints Republik
A couple of account appointments have been announced this week.
News
New Zealand Avocado rolls out quirky and informative digital campaign via Motion Sickness
New Zealand Avocados has gone behind the scenes of its growers for a social media campaign for the New Zealand and Australian markets with the help of Motion Sickness.
Features
Raw, direct and considered: editor Frances Morton on how Vice carves its space in New Zealand media
As the Vice New Zealand team gear up to celebrate Viceland’s first year on Sky and all the work that’s been put in to have local stories heard on Vice, we talk to head of content Frances Morton about finding untold stories, the sustainability of clickbait, agility in a competitive media environment and what’s in store in the future.
News
Stuff launches movie streaming business, appoints former Quickflix boss
Stuff has announced its entry into the streaming market with the establishment of Stuff Pix.
Movings & Shakings
Movings/Shakings: 5 December
Industry happenings at Running with Scissors, Newstalk ZB and Variety.