AUCKLAND, Today: 20 years ago, Dove launched its Campaign for Real Beauty, revealing only 2% of women considered themselves beautiful. Since then, the campaign has challenged societal and media beauty standards.
AUCKLAND, Today: Young entrepreneur Georgia Patten has won the first-ever Next Podcast Network Star competition by ZM, earning the chance to launch her own podcast.
AUCKLAND, Today: The 2024 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List has had a surprising 42% change, revealed today. Joan Mackenzie, Whitcoulls Book Manager, credits this to online communities and book influencers. Social media is boosting interest in new genres and local authors.
AUCKLAND, Friday: DDB Aotearoa and The Warehouse have teamed up to bring us Allie the Alien! Allie is here to promote The Warehouse’s annual Mega Toy Sale.
AUCKLAND, Today: June 2024 was TVNZ+’s biggest month ever, with nearly 44 million streams across 1.27 million accounts. Sport content, along with Love Island UK, Shortland Street, and 1News at Six, drove this massive growth.
AUCKLAND, Today: Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Tauranga Moana-based indie agency Hemisphere has boosted their team by bringing on social media stars Anna Aldridge and Ophelia Muller.
AUCKLAND, Today: Ben Partington, CEO of HYPER New Zealand, has taken full ownership of the business from the Waitapu Group in a major family management buyout (MBO).