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Halloween 2017: who’s getting spooky and strange this year
A round-up of the scariest and funniest ads from New Zealand and around the world for Halloween.
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Ghostly treats: M&M’s Halloween haunting with a local twist
With a live feed coming from a historic house known for spooky sightings, M&M’s is stuffing your candy full of ghosts for Halloween in a campaign via Colenso BBDO.
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Kiwi brands dabble in scare tactics for Halloween
It might not be the biggest event on the local calendar, but that hasn’t stopped Kiwi brands from having a bit of fun for Halloween.
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A side of brain: Hell Pizza gets deliciously creepy for Halloween
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.
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The Compendium: 30 October
Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.
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The haunted poster
A theme park in Sweden has created the most terrifying outdoor poster of all time, just in time for Halloween.
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A case for not losing your kid at Ikea, by Ikea
Ikea Singapore is not afraid to scare the crap out of its customers with a tongue-in-cheek ad out just in time for Halloween. PLUS: a few other branded tricks and treats.
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Six of the year’s best Halloween ads
Our American counterparts have turned Halloween into a huge commercial resource that can be tapped into annually. This year, the ad agencies across the Pacific have once again illustrated how far the simple premises of horror, costumes and bucket loads of treats can be stretched.
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Kiwi marketers still not convinced by Halloween – UPDATED
According to Yahoo Finance, Americans spend about US$8 billion on Halloween every year, with the biggest chunk spent on costumes. And while Kiwis are yet to fully embrace the trick or treating culture, there’s definitely a buck to be made. PLUS: MOTAT’s Halloween event lures the ghoul lovers.
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Kids on candy
Kiwi ads have used many visual metaphors to illustrate the power of fast telco networks. Telecom had coloured flares and exploding balloons in their 4G ad, Vodafone took us back to the future in a speedy Delorean. US provider AT&T’s new spot sympathises with parents everywhere whose kids have been on a candy-induced sugar high.