Category Archive

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NZ Herald owner NZME has dropped the dot at the end of its new corporate name – a decision cheered on by journos all over the country.

NZME. Radio has snubbed MediaWorks and announced it will now fully fund an independent survey of radio audiences in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch “to ensure that clients have access to up-to-date data”. It will commence shortly.

GSL Promotus has leveraged the Health Promotion Agency’s nasty Stop Before You Start man-cigarette to produce an interactive Phantom street poster that’s diverting passers-by in Auckland on Shortland St, Symonds St, and Dominion Rd; and in Wellington on Dixon St, Cambridge Tce, and Cuba St.

The caravan-loving cricket tragics that comprise the Alternative Commentary Collective are back in bad suits for their third series of international cricket, and will be on the boundary ropes for the Black Caps’ home games at the 2015 edition of Cricket World Cup.

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K Road indie agency Goodfolk has started the year on the good foot, with a pair of significant wins. Prior to Christmas, Goodfolk won the pitch for a global internal engagement campaign for Fletcher Building, who have upwards of 19,000 employees worldwide. In late January, they were also confirmed as Auckland Council’s digital communications and engagement agency, in partnership with digital developers Phosphor.

Entries for the CAANZ Beacon Awards (formerly the Media Awards) close at 4pm next Wednesday (February 18). There’s also a 48-hour extension available – for $515+gst ($265 entry + $250 late fee).