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.

Want to generate ROI on your teams lack of originality? The Marketing Buzzword Jar is being promoted as the perfect addition to marketing departments.

In a rapidly evolving digital world, businesses can’t afford to fall behind. MYOB is doing its best to keep up by toasting its 25th birthday with a brand makeover that gives a visual representation of its transformation to a business in the cloud.

Kiwi’s can now get a sneak peak at the new look Blondini Gang as the trailer for Pork Pie has been released, delivering nostalgia across the country to fans of the original Mini Cooper road trip film in 1981.

You don’t need to look far across the marketing to find a reference to ‘big data’. And yet, despite its pervasiveness at industry lunch tables, the phrase remains misunderstood. We chat to Qrious’ Simon Conroy the kinds of questions marketers should be asking when it comes to the testy issue of big data.

It’s been a year since Lotto sailed the pirate ship in ‘Pop’s Gift’ onto Kiwi TV screens, and the organisation has now followed this up with another fantastical piece of storytelling in a new spot called ‘Mum’s Wish’.

In a very challenging environment, media companies have had to get increasingly creative to increase their revenue or decrease their costs. Fairfax has started selling fibre. Sky is looking to shack up with Vodafone. And in a recent staff email, the RNZ executive team announced that it was looking for potential buyers to take over ownership of its central Auckland building. We talk to CEO Paul Thompson about why it’s selling the asset.

The Compendium: 14 October
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