News
Paralympics NZ kickstarts marketing campaign ahead of Paris Games
Paralympics has kickstarted their marketing campaign for Paris 2024 by releasing three film spots by Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand and Finch.
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Movings & Shakings
New board appointments at PRINZ
The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand has confirmed its board following elections held at the recent AGM, welcoming in a new chapter for 2025.
Movings & Shakings
The Spinoff expands multimedia offering with strategic hires
The Spinoff has expanded its multimedia offering with the appointment of Jane Yee as Partnerships Multimedia Lead and Jin Fellet as Senior Producer.
News
Stuff Group celebrates two wins at the NZ Event Awards
Stuff Group took home two awards at the 2024 New Zealand Event Awards, winning Best Business Event and Best Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative.
Movings & Shakings
Publica expands team with two senior designers and intern
Publica, Ōtautahi-based brand and development agency, has expanded its creative team with the addition of two senior designers and an intern.
Awards
Judges announced for IAB NZ awards
The Interactive Advertising Bureau has announced the judges and executive judges for the upcoming 2024 IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards.
Awards
Kantar’s July Ad Impact Award goes to Tux
Kantar’s July Ad Impact Award goes to Tux with ‘Feeding the kiwi in all our dogs for 70 years’. It follows Bjorn, a city dog and his first trip to the farm.
Movings & Shakings
Warner Bros Discovery appoints new General Manager ANZ
Michael Brooks is Warner Bros Discovery’s new General Manager for Australia and New Zealand, in addition to his existing role of Managing Director, Warner Bros International…
News
Lion’s new RTD encourages Kiwis to ‘Go on… Tell the giant what you think’
DDB and Lion’s new ‘Mac’s Ginger Giant’ campaign is a brand-new direction for the well-known craft brand, marking Mac’s first foray into the RTD category.
News
US supplement brand hires Motion Sickness
US supplement brand Ora has appointed Motion Sickness as its lead creative and strategic agency of record, with brand work set to launch later this year.
Opinion
Google’s cookie backflip has us talking for all the wrong reasons
Marketers may have been relieved to hear Google changed its mind on cookies, but D3’s Tom Acheson-Gray believes this reversal is no reason to change course.
Movings & Shakings
Wright Communications strengthens team with two new hires
PR agency Wright Communications, is proud to announce two new hires, strengthening its team and its mission to support sustainable brands.
Movings & Shakings
NZME: new Strategy Lead for CreateME and senior appointments in regional newsrooms
Over the last week, NZME has announced a spate of new hires, including a new Strategy Lead and Commercial Editor for CreateMe, its partner content team.
Movings & Shakings
Vast Billboards appoints new national Account Director
Leading outdoor advertising company Vast Billboards has welcomed Natalie Ring as a national Account Director, who has extensive industry experience.
News
Z Energy showcases what “Z is for” in new campaign
Z Energy has launched a new and extensive brand campaign, refreshing their ‘Z is for New Zealand’ platform with Saatchi & Saatchi, MBM and Supernormal.
Movings & Shakings
Brave Digital welcomes Todd Wright to team
Brave Digital is excited to welcome Todd Wright to the team as Digital Production Lead, strengthening their offering with a digital product mindset.
News
IAB NZ helps the industry MeasureUp with new conference
IAB NZ is shining a spotlight on the importance of data and measurement by hosting the inaugural MeasureUp conference.
News
Join the Comms Council for breakfast with a side of inspiration
An upcoming breakfast event hosted by the Comms Council is offering the industry the opportunity to hear from the jurors representing Aotearoa at Cannes.
News
Newmarket Business Association embraces print with expanded mag run
Newmarket Business Association has expanded distribution of its seasonal magazine, throwing its support behind print in a turbulent time for the industry.
News
Watch the America’s Cup on Stuff and Three, live and free
The America’s Cup kicks off today, and Kiwis are able to support Emirates Team New Zealand every step of the way, thanks to Stuff and Warner Bros Discovery.
News
Phantom Billstickers bring Alien films to life
To promote the cinematic release of Alien: Romulus, and pay homage to the film franchise’s legacy, Phantom Billstickers have created a terrifying campaign.
News
New podcast encourages Kiwis to explore Newmarket
In a move to market Newmarket as New Zealand’s premier shopping precinct, the Newmarket Business Association has launched a podcast.
News
Industry-wide invitation to drop your boss from the Sky Tower
If you’ve ever wanted to challenge your boss to step out of their comfort zone, then the Graeme Dingle Foundation has the opportunity for you.
News
Publicis launches investment intelligence platform
Publicis Groupe New Zealand has announced the launch of PMX Cornerstone, a proprietary investment intelligence platform to be used by its media agencies.
News
Rainbow’s End picks Mango for comms
Mango will be delivering integrated PR and social communications, designed to promote New Zealand’s best (and only) theme park.
News
Paddy Gower lands a job at Stuff
It’s taken six weeks, five days and lots of meetings, proposals, patient explanations and tears, but journalist Paddy Gower has landed a job – at Stuff.
News
Auckland Uni advises students to ‘chat the weird out’ to avoid awkward situations
Ogilvy and the University of Auckland are encouraging uni students to ‘Chat the Weird Out’ in awkward situations as part of a consent education campaign.
Movings & Shakings
Hyper welcomes back Suzie Lamborn
Kiwi retail media and marketing company Hyper has announced the return of Suzie Lamborn to the team as Business Director.
News
Winter fun and games kicks off at Cardrona
Cardrona Alpine Resort is welcoming a fantastic top-up of snow on the mountains as it gears up for the biggest events of the New Zealand winter season.
StopPress exclusives
Scroll Media launches ‘virtual storefront’ to drive online sales
Scroll has just launched Scroll Shoppable Media, powered by tech platform Vudoo, which can transform ads and content into shoppable store fronts.