Phantom, a digital creative agency in London, has announced it’s choosing Auckland as its first port of overseas expansion.

Burger King and KFC are getting lit this Christmas, following the launch of a flame-grilled holiday jumper and an 11 herbs and spices scented candle.

Data company SSI (Survey Sampling International) has been around for quite some time, but the organisation is now looking to increase its prominence in New Zealand by putting boots on the ground in the local market. We chat to global chief executive Chris Fanning about the rationale behind this shift in local strategy.

Unicef has called on its goodwill ambassador David Beckham and his body to share a haunting message about violence towards children.

While many brands are using the end of the year to spread some cheer in ads, one is using the time to raise attention to a not so cheerful subject.

Sailthru iOS app developer Sam Jarman says the only businesses that should be making apps are those that can offer utility to users.

Following the devastating Kaikoura earthquakes, Christchurch design studio McCarthy is hoping to raise some money for the community with its project Cards for Kaikoura, which launches on Wednesday.

‘Tis the season for office Christmas parties, and at Y&R, they’re combining the year’s jolliest holiday with the departure of managing director Steve Kane.

The news this week of veteran news heads Mark Jennings and Tim Murphy launching a news service was widely celebrated across journalism circles, with many applauding the arrival of a publication dedicated to, as Murphy said, focusing on quality and “doing the news”. But was that excitement a bit pre-emptive? And – the question of the ages – how is it going to pay for it all?

NZ Story has announced the first eight production companies selected for the ‘Creative Collective’, a pre-qualified supplier list for local businesses looking to share their message globally. We talk to director Rebecca Smith about the selection process and what it means for the production companies involved.

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

In the war for consumers in on-demand streaming, Quickflix is changing tack from a subscription-based model to one based on pay-as-you-go. But the question remains, will it work?

New Zealand ad-tech company ikemu has secured an international deal with one of Japan’s largest crowdsourcing platforms, Lancers Inc.

Viceland is set to launch as a 24-hour television channel on Sky on 1 December this year. But is it going to attract the young audience Sky hopes it will. And, if it doesn’t, does that really matter?

“In the meadow we could build a snowman” suggests the song Winter Wonderland, but what it doesn’t mention is that the snowman might leave to go in search of colder temperatures.

As we start the lead up to Christmas with a daily chocolate treat, Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA) has launched the seventh edition of the Wondrous Wellington Advent Calendar, counting down the days till Santa arrives with a 360-degree view of the city.