It’s a trend that’s showing no sign of slowing—Netflix cheating, or more specifically, watching a show ahead of the person or people you’re supposed to be watching with. To help Netflix cheaters make things right, Spark and Colenso BBDO have created a website giving the self-indulgent and guilty characters a space to confess and apologise for their behaviour.
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Spark and TVNZ’s bid to secure the rights to bring New Zealanders the Rugby World Cup 2019 has been successful.
Spark, Facebook and Colenso have joined forces to create the Tall Shorts Film Festival, flipping the traditional landscape film format on its side with a vertical-format film festival for the mobile age.
Spark and Colenso BBDO connect women with empowered women, launching a campaign that encourages women to pursue leadership roles on international Women’s Day.
Out-of-home revenue grew 18 percent for 2017 and static remains strong, according to the latest report from the Outdoor Media Association of New Zealand (OMANZ).
Spark and Colenso BBDO launch new campaign #thankstoyou where Kiwis can share their stories of positive impact to those in the LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex) community.
The next chapter in Spark’s ‘Little can be Huge’ campaign looks at qualities that Kiwi business are equipped with, as companies search for a little edge that’ll take their business further.
Spark’s general manager of customer and marketing, Clive Ormerod, is set to depart the company and take on the CMO role at Les Mills International.
There’s no denying 2017 was a big year for Spark. The telco’s momentum has seen it cement its commitment to delivering great customer experiences, both from a personal and business perspective, with a series of campaigns that made us sit up and pay attention.
Every year, StopPress asks players in the local industry for their reflections on the marketing year that was. Here’s what Sarah Williams, head of brand, communications and experience at Spark, has to say.
Before we shut down our computers and leave the StopPress comment section unattended (to a degree) over the Christmas/New Year break, we take a look at the highs and lows from the last 365 days with the top 10 StopPress stories.
To help Santa take requests for Kiwi kids’ wish lists, Spark, with Colenso BBDO and PHD, has brought in a group of retirees to man the Santaline.
Unlike most awards, during the judging the team decided we need to make up a few more specific categories to reward some other moments, people and businesses we felt were deserving of a special nod. Although they didn’t walk away with a special doorstop trophy, we hope they basked in a warm of glow of victory as they were announced.
A rundown of those who walked home with a treasured doorstop last night.
Who are New Zealand’s biggest spending brands? Nielsen has shared the top 30 spenders on advertising for the last three years and each list appears to be a shuffled version of the one that came before.
With the latest Census revealing Auckland as one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, with two in five residents born overseas and 30 percent speaking more than one language, Spark’s launched a new campaign to tap into the Chinese New Zealander market.
Persuading half a million Kiwis to go online and opt-in sounds like Mission Impossible, especially when the track record’s not that good and the benefits are marginal. But that’s what Spark managed to do.
In the 2013 census, 21.3 percent of the population identified themselves as being able to converse in Māori, continuing a downward trend for the language. Now, in an effort to keep the language alive for generations to come, local brands are marking Māori Language Week with some lessons.
Spark is giving Kiwi heartstrings a significant tug with its unconventional Father’s Day spot via Colenso BBDO.
Spark, Vodafone, Kiwibank, Banqer and Arnott’s show us how it’s done.
Spark has launched a bold new brand platform via Colenso BBDO that demonstrates size doesn’t matter when it comes to victories.
It was 2014 that Spark announced its partnership with Kiwi NBA player Steven Adams and the Auckland Council to open five basketball courts around Auckland in a campaign called ‘The Boroughs’, and last week, it finally met that promise with the opening of the East Auckland court.
Following the announcement that Spark’s acquired Ubiquity to merge it with Qrious, we chat with Ubiquity co-founder Nathalie Morris about taking up the offer, letting the business grow to the next level and what it means for herself and client.
Spark is broadening its data and marketing capabilities by acquiring Ubiquity and merging it with Qrious, Spark Venture’s data and analytics company.
They say it takes 21 days to break a habit so will that be the case with people saying Spark Arena instead of Vector Arena? After taking over the naming rights to the arena a few weeks ago, we speak to Spark general manager of marketing Clive Ormerod about putting Spark Arena on the map.
The commercial spirit was strong this Mother’s Day, with New World, Countdown, Air New Zealand and a few others giving a nod to the matriarchs of the nation.
Spark Lab is on a mission to show that it offers more than just events, so it’s pulled in Sir Ray Avery, Dame Rosanne Meo, Dr Michelle Dickinson (aka Nano Girl) and Eat my Lunch co-founder Lisa King for a new campaign to demonstrate the leadership and mentoring that’s on offer to businesses that get involved.