AUCKLAND, Today: Sling & Stone, a communications agency “purpose-built for brands shaping the future” has added two new disruptors to its fintech portfolio — mobile payments app Dolla and infrastructure company Akahu. There was no pitch.

AUCKLAND, Today: MediaWorks’ More FM and TVNZ’s Seven Sharp have joined forces to help spread Christmas cheer through the 12 Days of Wishmas campaign. 

AUCKLAND, Today: Leading shopping comparison website Pricespy has partnered with publisher representation business Scroll Media to handle the ad sales exclusively.

AUCKLAND, Today: Parnell-based ad agency The Business (TBMG) has produced a new campaign for Westgold’s Infused Butter Collection, and is “excited to see the new addition to the supermarket butter category in decades”.

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Since Parnell-based creative agency Calibre + Candor launched its Tiger Trade Investor Cats campaign in August, the apps weekly downloads have increased by nearly 140% and the number of registered users has quadrupled.

AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council last night issued the call for entries for this years’ Axis Awards. “If this isn’t your first rodeo, you’ll be aware that this is where the theme for the year is introduced,” says Axis 2023 convenor Leisa Wall.

AUCKLAND, Today: Opera has always been an immersive multisensory experience that pushes the boundaries of the audience, taking them on an emotional journey like no other artform. The challenge for Federation was to create a new brand campaign for NZ Opera that communicated this in a compelling way. 

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: Gulf Guardians and Okuma New Zealand have teamed up to release a new campaign to help “turn the tide” and regenerate the Hauraki Gulf.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: To help strengthen its fundraising efforts, Philips Search & Rescue Trust has signed a new media partnership with NZME which will see the trust supported by NZME’s network of audio, print and digital platforms.

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The 2022 Westpac NZ Franchise Business Awards have recognised the Rodney Wayne Change The Story campaign by Lachlan McPherson & Friends as Marketing Campaign of The Year.