Burger King is celebrating Halloween by reigniting the banter between itself and its fast food rival, by disguising itself as a McDonald’s ghost.

Fifteen years after BMW set new expectations for branded entertainment with The Hire short-films, the brand has re-enlisted Clive Owen to star in another action-packed film.

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Social media stars and influencers are becoming an increasingly popular way for brands to reach an audience. And while their power to reach and engage an audience has only become apparent in recent, 54-year-old Contiki built its brand with influencers. We talk to marketing director Tony Laskey about its latest influencer based campaigns, building relationships and why influencers work so well for Contiki.

The Dentsu Aegis Network keeps shaking things up, with the latest move coming in the shape of Richard Hale, who has been promoted from agency director to general manager of Vizeum.

Kiwibank has released a cheeky clip, showing the response of Australians to news that a new faux bank, dubbed Oz Bank, would operate throughout Australia but then send all its profits to New Zealand.

​Virgin America created a way to experience everything its first class service has to offer without leaving the ground, by fitting out a shoe with all the luxuries.

Hell Pizza has rolled out its latest offering to put customer’s taste buds and stomachs to the test by allowing them to add a serving of lamb brains to any pizza.

Small business loan company Funding Circle is causing a significant amount of head scratching around the interwebs with a challenging brain teaser that requires participants to identify familiar brands from a series of bizarre visual clues.

Given that there are no surprises left in rugby, with the All Blacks winning pretty much every game by a margin of around 30 points, marketers have to find different ways to elicit some suspense from the sport. And one way Adidas is doing that is by launching a teaser campaign in anticipation of the release of the new All Blacks jersey set to be released later this week.

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Beats By Dre sought some Disney inspiration to announce its Solo 3 Wireless headphones by bringing in Pinocchio alongside some big names to help out.

If Halloween had a worst dressed list, we predict these costumes would make an appearance for their tasteless representation of 2016 pop culture.

Australian online wine retailer Vinomofo recently launched in New Zealand and is using an epic campaign in to introduce itself to locals who enjoy a good drop.

The love child of New Zealand’s latest “brandmance” is nine months in the making and it’s turning up the heat, with brand neighbours Karma Cola and The Lucky Taco joining forces to create a Chilli Cola in celebration of Dia De Los Muertos – The Day of the Dead.

Earlier this week, the first issue of Nadia hit the shelve, adding yet another layer to the success of celebrity chef Nadia Lim. And while her hands are certainly full managing a business, coming up with new recipes and being a mum, even media juggernauts have a few guilty media pleasures. And in the case of Lim, it involves getting a sneaky dose of celebrity goss.

Dentsu Aegis-owned media companies are currently going through a good patch. Only a few weeks after the announcement that iProspect had won the Les Mills account, the agency network has now confirmed that Vizeum NZ has won the media account for Fletcher Building after a competitive pitch.