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Penelope Brown joins Together
Brown has worked with many of the biggest brands in New Zealand, including McDonald’s and Air New Zealand, during her 20-year career.
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New UnLtd CEO revealed
Stephen Hunt has been appointed as CEO of UnLtd, the media, marketing and creative industry’s social purpose organisation.
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New Zealand agencies lead the world
Special top Campaign’s ‘Global Agency of the Year ’shortlists with five, just one ahead of fellow kiwi independent Motion Sickness.
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Nestlé appoints new media agency
The food and beverage giant has iconic brands including KitKat, Allen’s, Nescafé, Milo, Maggi, Uncle Tobys, Nespresso and Purina.
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Pepperstone, Saatchi & Saatchi serve up McEnroe
The campaign launches with a hero 60-second spot featuring a temperamental 1980s version of tennis legend John McEnroe.
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NZ digital advertising up 4.3% year-on-year
Digital advertising has continued to grow despite tough economic conditions, according to a new report by IAB New Zealand.
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MBM New Zealand wins big
MBM New Zealand was also awarded three seats at the recent week-long Google Honours Summit in San Francisco.
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Tracksuit powers up marketing team
The two key hires follow the Kiwi brand-tracking startup’s successful $22 million Series A funding round in February.
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KFC unveils ‘The Gravy Train’ via Special PR
The Gravy Train is KFC’s first-ever themed train delivery service, in celebration of their partnership with the Blues
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Four Square teams up with SIX60 to take tiny house on Grassroots tour
Stores like Four Square Houhora has been busy coming up with a unique way to celebrate the Six60 tiny house coming to their community.
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MediaWorks, enable.me launch money podcast
Where’s My Money? is more than just a story about a father of two who is living with the stress of over one million dollars of debt.
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JOLT plugs in new Group Sales Director
Waugh will be responsible for driving sales and growth in the New Zealand market, while also building the local sales team.
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Mango adds experienced trio
Mango Communications Aotearoa has bolstered its senior team with three experienced PR practitioners, two from the UK.
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Bettle–Associates promotes Tegan Symons
Hamilton-based Bettle–Associates has promoted Tegan Symons to Account Manager after two successful years at the agency.
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Special named ‘most effective’ indie in the world
The New Zealand-founded agency rose one place in the WARC rankings, to take the crown from America-based firm Wieden+Kennedy.
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Designworks adds new senior creative strategist
Previously Digital Strategy Director at True NZ, Celine brings more than 10 years’ experience working on a range of clients and platforms.
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Thinkerbell Aotearoa brews new Havana campaign
Featuring Kiwis from all corners of Aotearoa, the “Get Your Good Going” campaign captures individuals immersed in their passions.
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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing appoints Eleven
Eleven will support NZTR with its PR and media relations as the Thoroughbred racing industry goes through a period of change.
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Stuff to use AI tech to increase te reo Māori articles
Microsoft and Straker are combining human translation with artificial intelligence to help normalise te reo Māori on Stuff’s platforms
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The Mars Agency brings Retail Media Report Card to NZ
The Mars Agency has launched its Retail Media Report Card in New Zealand, amid rapid growth in spending on retail media advertising.
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Rosie Herdman finds Common Ground
Herdman brings a wealth of experience as an editor and journalist at leading lifestyle publications Broadsheet, Viva Magazine and Denizen.
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Marco Villella joins Havas Group ANZ as Head of Talent
Villella was previously responsible for talent acquisition across GroupM’s agencies EssenceMediacom, Mindshare, Nexus and Wavemaker.
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JCDecaux strengthens sales team
JCDecaux New Zealand has redefined its sales team to further strengthen its ability to serve ever-changing market demands.
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OOHMAA appoints Paul Maher as Independent Chair
Maher brings with him a wealth of experience and leadership acumen, having held senior roles in the media, advertising, and digital sectors.
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Run’s Laura Cibilich Elected to Marketing Association Board
Cibilich is Co-founder and CEO of RUN Aotearoa, a creative agency bringing indigenous creativity to the advertising and design world.
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Remix features NZ-first Cindy Crawford shoot
The fashion magazine Remix is the first New Zealand publication to feature the iconic supermodel in an exclusive cover and story.
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AA Travel Insurance, Quantum Jump talk to young Kiwis
A generation of young Kiwis are now spreading their wings, with 20-somethings taking out travel insurance more than ever before.
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Celebrity fitness app taps Impact PR for NZ launch
New Zealand will be the first international market for the technology with plans to expand into the United States, Canada and Europe.
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GroupM bolsters team with hires, promotions
GroupM has appointed Megan Smith as Managing Partner for EssenceMediacom, and promoted Hannah Joseph (nee Rowley) to Managing Partner of Mindshare.
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Grow Tourism grows its team
Young Tourism Export Council Vice Chair Amanda Linklater joins the team as Partnerships Lead, and Bruce Hurd joins the team as Technology Lead.