Canadian agency John St. has decided to bring the world together with a shared hatred of bad ads.

Paddington Bear and a surprised burglar star in a delightful Christmas tale for Marks & Spencer.

Southern Cross Health Society, the health insurance arm of the broader Southern Cross business, is currently reviewing its creative agency partnership.

It’s not Christmas until New World’s heart-warming Noel character makes an appearance, and this year he’s back to confuse more children, and even the police, in a madcap journey by 99.

The Pure Imagination Project uses one of the disease’s most well-known sufferers, Gene Wilder, to appeal for funding.

Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.

With the latest Census revealing Auckland as one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, with two in five residents born overseas and 30 percent speaking more than one language, Spark’s launched a new campaign to tap into the Chinese New Zealander market.

The Warehouse Group has appointed Jonathan Waecker to the newly created role of chief marketing officer.

Finalists for Bravo’s local host search have been announced with two familiar faces from adland in the mix.

Fonterra’s ‘From here to Everywhere’ campaign provides a reminder that consumers as far afield as Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka all place Fonterra products into their shopping carts on a daily basis. What the advertising does not hint at, however, is the massive logistical task in keeping the brand digitally cohesive across all those markets.

Fiery professor Mark Ritson recently flew into the country for a short visit, during which he reminded us that everything is not what it seems—or what they tell us it is—in marketing.

Want to know what’s driving the industry’s future creatives? AUT’s End of Year Portfolio Show will feature the school’s 10 Commandments alongside the work of industry hopefuls.

For the latest issue of Idealog, publisher and editorial director Ben Fahy doesn’t just appear alongside his editorial, he pops out of the cover to explain what’s inside. Now, he explains the thinking behind creating an AR magazine cover with One Fat Sheep and Chorus, and what it means for magazines at a time of digital publishing.

A group of well-known Kiwis got to have a spin on the latest game.