
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Public Trust and Ogilvy & Mather are tackling the topic of death in the hope it will urge New Zealanders to better prepare for the future.
Pak’nSave has celebrated its birthday by bringing out Stickman’s super hero alter ego in a ‘Super Birthday Deals’ campaign via FCB, featuring a SnapChat lens.
This week, Mi9 announced that it would take on the sales representation for Viacom-owned digital platforms, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Nick Jr. And with this comes the promise of more local content.
Wendy’s and Augusto are getting real about bacon addiction in a new camping to promote the new range of Baconator burgers.
FlexiGroup is targeting millennials with its new Oxipay product that fulfils their desire to manage their money without racking up long-term debt.
Through his Giggle Entertainment network of 1,200 screens across the country, Del Shaw hopes to entertain customers sitting in waiting rooms. And as it turns out, generating a few laughs also has some business potential.
The greatest marvels of architecture didn’t simply appear one day; they were built one brick at a time. As it turns out, ideas in advertising and design are no different.
Industry happenings at Yellow, Richards Partners, Yahoo, Kargo, Lightbox, Uno Loco and Mazda.
Finalists have been announced for this year’s Best Design Awards. As always, they’re a pretty talented bunch.
Shortland Street stars have come out to encourage the country’s youth to hit the polls on election days by opening up about what matters to them in a campaign by TVNZ Blacksand and the Electoral Commission.
With Sky facing an onslaught of criticism from all directions, Receptive.tv’s Sam Aldred offers his advice on a few changes that could help the brand.
StopPress understands that 99 will serve as lead agency on the project, supported by Colenso BBDO and OMD.
Volkswagen has turned a car into art with a blind photographer.
DDB chief creative officer Damon Stapleton recently faced one of the tougher interviews of his career while in Cannes.
A Danish brewing company, Tuborg, is tackling excessive drinking by turning the music down.
A year on from unveiling its refreshed brand, Mercury has released a campaign via FCB that celebrates the success of its e-bike push and continues to demonstrate its ‘Energy Made Wonderful’ messaging.
Emma Bolser has quickly found a new abode in the industry, becoming a partner at Contagion and taking over the reins of the media department.
The Magazine Publishers Associations has announced the 123 finalists across 16 publishers vying for glory at this year’s Magazine Media Awards.
NBA star Steven Adams is set to take to the green next month for a celebrity-filled charity golf tournament by Local sports television, media and events company Sports Inc. for Sports Pathways Trust.
Radio might be one of the oldest media channels around, but with over three million New Zealanders still tuning into the airwaves on a weekly basis, it continues to have a strong hold on the attention of today’s listeners. We chat to TRB general manager Peter Richardson about why radio is still grooving despite all the changes in media.
Labour today announced that it would be jettisoning its previous slogan, ‘A fresh approach, for the more action-oriented, Nike-esque ‘Let’s do this’ to accompany new leader Jacinda Ardern as she heads into the final seven weeks of the campaign trail. We look at a few other examples of slogans that were dumped and replaced by others.
Colenso BBDO has appointed Beth O’Brien and Thomas Darlow as creative group heads at the agency.
To mark its partnership with The Block NZ, Haier has taken to the tools with former contestants to help Kiwis in need for a campaign via PR agency Sherson Willis.
StopPress understands that The Warehouse Stationery will be taking the production of its mailers in-house. PLUS: Spark Digital account moves to Shine.
The Labour Party’s made a dig at the National Party in a clever online marketing ploy.
The photographers snapping away at the Langham captured the glory and the banter of another great night in New Zealand marketing history.
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
Tomorrow, Bay of Plenty music fans will get a new sound to feast their ears on as The Station goes to air on 105.4FM. Not only is it a new station, it’ll feature new music and is structured around new radio ideology. We speak to Founder Grant Hislop about where it all started, launching artists, local music and reconstructed formats.