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TVNZ appoints Jodi O’Donnell as CEO
Jodi is currently TVNZ’s Commercial Director, responsible for partnering with agencies and advertisers and driving revenue performance.
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Year in Review 2023: Kelly Bennett
Kelly Bennett, Managing Director of communications consultancy One Plus One Group, gives us his thoughts on 2023, and what he expects to see in 2024.
Movings & Shakings
Kami doubles down on marketing with new appointments
The Kiwi EdTech success story has announced four key hires to marketing team, as it looks to continue its US dominance and fuel international growth.
Movings & Shakings
Ryan Jordan promoted to Head of Strategy at Bastion Shine
Jordan has been with Bastion Shine since 2021 and has led out strategy for some of the largest clients in the agency, including Spark and Air New Zealand.
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Year in Review 2023: Alex Radford
Alex Radford, Co-Founder and Partner at D3, and is Chairman of Independent Media Agencies New Zealand (IMANZ), gives his thoughts on the year 2023.
Awards
Coca-Cola wins November Kantar Ad Impact Award
Coca-Cola’s heartwarming new Christmas campaign “The World Needs More Santas” has won the Kantar Ad Impact Award for November.
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MarketMedia launches partnership with The Trade Desk
MarketMedia clients and brands can now extend their advertising campaigns to over 70 new advertising partners and channels.
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Go Media partners with Surf Lifesaving NZ to promote Safeswim
Go Media will be helping to amplify the Safeswim campaign across their digital billboard network, now boasting 114 screens nationwide.
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Year in Review 2023: Brad Collett
We asked Brad Collett, incoming Chief Creative Officer at creative agency Federation, for his thoughts on 2023 and what to look forward to in 2024.
Campaigns
OMD, TBWA\NZ and Go Media team up to deliver festive special build for 2degrees
The team have come together on a special project, bringing the 2degrees “Data Piñata Armada” to life across static billboards in New Zealand’s main metros.
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Year in Review 2023: Laura Maxwell
This year Laura Maxwell took over as CEO of Stuff Group. She shares her thoughts on 2023, and what she expects to see in 2024.
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TBWA\NZ and ANZ celebrate Kiwis being cricket fans since forever
The campaign showcases ANZ’s long-standing sponsorship of New Zealand Cricket by celebrating the unique role cricket plays throughout the country.
Movings & Shakings
Pitchblack announces new GM and Managing Partners
The agency has promoted Katie Loverich and Campbell McLean to Managing Partners and appointed a new partner and General Manager, Emma Dalton.
News
Dunedin launches new destination campaign via Shotover
The campaign by Shotover takes aim at people’s preconceptions about the city and seeks to reframe what It’s Just Dunedin means.
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FCB campaign sees Pak’nSave’s Stickman ‘borrow’ ads from other brands
As the low-budget frontman of PAK’n’SAVE, Stickman is always looking for new ways to keep PAK’nSAVE’s advertising costs down.
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Sling & Stone wins Tātaki Auckland Unlimited account
Sling & Stone will work with Auckland’s economic and cultural agency on its Destination Partnership Programme, which supports the local tourism industry.
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NZ adland generates over $3.6m of social impact value for young people at risk
The New Zealand ad industry generated over $3.6m of social impact value in 2023 to support charities helping young people at risk.
News
Match Media Group and Mi9 announce partnership in New Zealand
Founded 25 years ago, Match Group is a Nasdaq-listed global business that pioneered online dating with brands like Tinder, OkCupid and Match.
News
Frank Energy experiments in Motion Sickness campaign
Following its rebrand, the power company is trying to keep up the momentum with a fresh new brand platform, ‘Same Energy, Probably Cheaper’.
Movings & Shakings
Terabyte makes quartet of new hires
Terabyte, the leading digital transformation and marketing agency, has grown its team with the appointment of four experienced agency professionals.
News
Coca Cola first to use new Uber Eats video ads in NZ
Some of New Zealand’s largest brands are utilising Uber Eats’ Post Check Out Ads to reach audiences checking in on their dinner or grocery order.
News
Kia Ora Magazine voted best in the world
The award comes following a strong year for Kia Ora, which has increased readership by 54 percent to 414,000 readers each month.
News
Love Food Hate Waste NZ appoints TBWA\NZ
TBWA\NZ will help Love Food Hate Waste NZ with its creative strategy including a new ‘Eat Me First’ campaign, encouraging people to reduce food waste.
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PHD and FCB Aotearoa help Pak’nSave’s Stickman land TVNZ ‘internship’
The agencies have brought to life PAK’n’SAVE Stickman’s dreams of appearing on-screen outside of the ad breaks, by ‘interning’ at TVNZ.
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Auror appoints Sling & Stone as comms agency
With more than $150 billion lost every year to retail crime, Auror was developed as a way to equip retailers with safe and secure solutions.
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MarketMedia in world-first partnership with Meta Managed Partner Ads
The technology applies insights captured from on-site, off-site, and in-store data from The Warehouse Group’s online stores, apps, and in-store visits.
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oOh!media NZ brings NZ’s largest 3D Anamorphic video creative to life
Since its installation in August 2023, the screen named ‘The Sylvia’, has seen demand for its space grow exponentially.
Movings & Shakings
Emily Scovell joins GroupM from Stanley St
Scovell is joining GroupM as Chief Strategy Officer, while Christophe Spencer takes on an expanded remit as Chief Product Officer.
Movings & Shakings
George Bettle steps aside at Bettle & Associates
Bettle settles into the Chairman’s seat, leaving the agency’s operations in the hands of Managing Director, Will Peart; and Creative Director, Adam Lurman.
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Huge night for Special at Campaign awards
Special has racked up five “Agency of the Year” titles at the Campaign Asia Agency of the Year awards dinner in Singapore.