Movings & Shakings
Brent Impey appointed Chair of Thompson Spencer’s Advisory Board
Impey brings a wealth of knowledge to Thompson Spencer, with experience spanning executive and governance roles across a range of industries.
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Stuff delivers largest digital news audience in NZ
Nielsen results show that in both Unique Audience and engagement across February, stuff.co.nz was the largest New Zealand news site.
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RealNZ partners with The Beards to welcome winter
Ideation and production of RealNZ’s Winter 2024 campaign came from The Beards, a creative production company based out of Wānaka.
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Nuzest appoints Attain Energi
Attain Energi has been appointed as the official agency for Nuzest, an international wellness supplement brand based in Australia.
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Stickybeak appoints Samantha Taylor
Prior to Stickybeak, Taylor has held senior marketing and product roles at JUCY, ASB, TVNZ and Heinz Wattie’s.
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YouTube unveiled as new NZ Marketing Awards Naming Sponsor
This year’s awards feature three new categories: Brand of the Year, Best Use of Content Marketing Campaign, Best Use of Video Marketing Campaign.
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Vast Billboards lights up 40th billboard in Timaru
The new billboard at the Timaru Showgrounds coincides with the company expanding its presence in the North Island market.
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Enigma unveils latest ‘Ken Oath’ campaign for Kennards
The campaign, which has launched in New Zealand, is the third in the popular ‘Ken Oath’ series, which launched in 2020.
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Stanley St promotes Anna Yates to Executive Creative Director
Stanley St has unveiled a major appointment to its leadership team, with Anna Yates promoted to the role of Executive Creative Director.
Awards
Wonky Box wins February Kantar Ad Impact Award
Kantar’s first Ad Impact Award of the year goes to Wonky Box, introducing us to the brand and its ‘odd bunch’ fruit and vegetables.
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NZ Herald’s The Front Page podcast appoints Chelsea Daniels as new host
The Front Page is the New Zealand Herald’s daily news podcast, delivering insightful analysis on the most significant news stories each weekday.
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One Plus One adds two
Erin McKenzie and Sydnee Krum join the business as Account Director and Senior Account Executive, respectively.
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DRUM expands senior leadership team
Katie Walton has been appointed chief content officer on return from maternity leave and Mark Kelliher continues as general manager.
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Axis Speaks profile- Jack Trolove
Ahead of this year’s Axis Speaks event on April 11, StopPress will profile each of the four speakers. Today we feature Justine Armour.
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DDB most awarded NZ agency at Spikes
DDB Group Aotearoa was the most awarded New Zealand agency at the Spikes Festival Of Creativity, for the fourth year in a row.
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Phoenix, Quantum Jump launch ‘Greater Wellington’ plan
The Phoenix have launched a campaign to get the borders of Greater Wellington extended by 700 kilometres to just north of Whangārei.
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Sky ‘ads’ new members to the team
The Sky Sales team is promoting and adding more people to its team as it looks to welcome new opportunities and growth.
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Whare Creative and DDB Aotearoa launch Takitoru
DDB Aotearoa and Whare Creative are coming together to launch Takitoru, a communications suite utilising te ao Māori frameworks.
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Mahindra appoints Bettle-Associates to launch brand in NZ
Indian automotive giant Mahindra has appointed Bettle-Associates to launch its brand in New Zealand as part of its plan to expand.
Campaigns
MediaWorks and Kellogg’s Special K campaign drives purchase intent
The Kellogg’s Special K campaign with MediaWorks saw a 120 percent surge in purchase intent thanks to bus advertising to “fortify brand salience and drive consumer engagement”.
Campaigns
McDonald’s launches new ‘Surprize Fries’ campaign
McDonald’s is launching its ‘Surprize Fries’ campaign, the second biggest promotion in the region, just after their wildly successful Monopoly.
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PR Partners celebrates three years with new partnerships and hires
To celebrate their third birthday, PR Partners have announced new hires and partnerships, adding to their long list of clients
Campaigns
ASB cracks down on frauds and scams in new campaign by The Monkeys
ASB has teamed up with The Monkeys Aotearoa to create a campaign as the first line of defence for Kiwis against frauds and scams.
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Axis Speaks profile- Tara McKenty
Ahead of this year’s Axis Speaks event on April 11, StopPress will profile each of the four speakers. Today we feature Tara McKenty.
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Flicks announces Premium Content Partnership with Prime Video
The partnership utilises Flicks’ position as a leading authority on films and TV shows to showcase the Prime Video content library.
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Start-up tackles $1.89b ad industry ‘waste’
Auckland-based Magnetic provides advanced marketing data and analytics to enhance the performance of advertising creative and media.
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NZME purchases Gisborne Herald’s publishing and digital platforms
Today’s announcement sees NZME acquiring the Gisborne Herald’s five-day-a-week newspaper and its paywalled digital news website.
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South Pacific Pictures rebrands amid wider focus
The production studio is known for producing popular dramas like Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune and The Brokenwood Mysteries
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Southern Studios rebrands as Fanaticals
This evolution formalises the natural progression the studio has experienced, operating as a hybrid creative agency and production company.
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DDB launches Phyllis Project to celebrate future female leaders
The programme is named after Phyllis Robinson, the first female copy chief in US history who joined DDB back in the Mad Men days