SYDNEY, Thursday: In a guest post on B&T magazine, Ogilvy Australia chief strategy officer Ryan O’Connell argues what we probably all knew anyway – adland’s not always as trustworthy as it might pretend to be …
PHD taps 4
AUCKLAND, Today: PHD New Zealand has today announced it has appointed four senior team members into new agency roles.
Contagion celebrates senior hires
AUCKLAND, Today: Contagion founder/ceo Dean Taylor has announced the appointment of Oliver Maisey as ECD, and Rebecca Lloyd in the newly created position of GM of Contagion Media.
Waka Kotahi introduces Mixed Driving to Aotearoa
WELLINGTON, Wednesday: Three-quarters of New Zealand drivers who die in drug-related crashes don’t have just one substance in their system, according to a Waikato University study. They have a combination. Often prescription medication is one of them.
Who really benefits from the proposed TVNZ-RNZ merger?
AUCKLAND, Today: GroupM NZ chief investment officer Steve Tindall sees fish-hooks in the proposed TVNZ-RNZ merger. In an opinion piece, written for M+AD Daily, he elaborates …
NZ digital agencies form ‘powerful’ partnership
TAURANGA, Wednesday: An award-winning New Zealand digital agency has joined forces with a leader of the Search Engine Optimisation and Google Ads sectors in what they’re calling “a game changer” for Kiwi businesses looking to get an edge on rivals.
Discovery celebrates new fta channels
AUCKLAND, Today: Discovery is directly targeting ad agencies and their clients with tailored competitions – attached to upmarket prizes – to celebrate the launch of its two new free-to-air channels, Eden and Rush.
Sixth Sense
AUCKLAND, Today: Proximity NZ has continued to strengthen its multidisciplinary offering with six new hires across the agency.
Something to Shout about
AUCKLAND, Today Ponsonby-based outdoor company Shout has secured exclusive sales and marketing arrangements with digital billboard companies Vast Media and Globox.
True leans into brand experience with new CD
AUCKLAND, Today: Independent creative agency True has stepped up its brand experience and design offering with the return of Matt Heays as True Creative Director and agency partner.









