AUCKLAND, Today: Group M NZ ceo Chris Riley is “leaving the business”, according to the NZ Herald’s new editor-at-large Shayne Currie, writing in the Saturday edition of the paper.
NZ digital ad revenue grew share in 2022
AUCKLAND, Today: Total NZ digital advertising revenue grew by 9.6% in 2022 over the previous year, according to IAB’s revenue report – released by the IAB this morning.
James Hurman reviews Cadbury ads in debut UK column
LONDON, Today: “They started with an uncommon-common-sense bit of thinking which was to go back to the core of Cadbury – the Dairy Milk product – and it’s five-star distinctive asset, the ‘glass & a half’ of milk in every bar,” writes Auckland agency chief James Hurman in the first of a series of columns he’s writing for UK ad/media site WARC.
SXSW 2023 – Content is still King
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Today: OMG NZ’s Gina McKinnon writes: There was a lot of anticipation to see what SXSW (South by Southwest) would deliver post the Covid years and I can assure you it did not disappoint.
NZ advertising turnover rose in 2022
AUCKLAND, Thursday: The Advertising Standards Authority today reported that advertising revenue across main media was $3.389 billion dollars for the 12 months ended 31 December 2022, compared to $3199 in 2021.
Sky establishes new chief media & data officer role
AUCKLAND, Today: Sky has appointed award-winning entrepreneur Lauren Quaintance as chief media & data officer, a new role on Sky’s leadership team.
DDB and Callaghan Innovation launch creative development internship programme
AUCKLAND, Thursday: DDB Group Aotearoa has announced seven new hires to join a creative development squad, selected via the agency’s new internship programme, Ride the Lightning.
The Front Page celebrates 1 million downloads in its first year
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The NZ Herald’s daily news podcast The Front Page is today celebrating its first birthday today with a milestone 1 million podcasts.
Event horizon
AUCKLAND, Today: Phantom now owns the corner of K Road and Ponsonby Road – as these impressive images clearly show.
BCG2 adds 52 years’ experience to the agency
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Grey Lynn creative indie BCG2 has welcomed three new hires – Dean Taylor as senior account director, Gabi Knipe as digital media designer, and Renate Stillwell as Mac op and graphic designer.