The X Factor

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AUCKLAND, Today: NZ-owned indie integrated agency Federation, continuing a recent surge of hires, has welcomed three new recruits to its Client Service and Design teams.

Print Comeback (Updated)

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AUCKLAND, Today: The latest Nielsen National Readership Survey (for Q2/2020) is full of good news for the print editions of NZ’s daily newspapers, with all our dailies recording impressive quarterly increases (from Q3/2019).

Modus Operandi

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AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Creative tech studio Method has bolstered its team with four recent hires – Dom Henshall, Nick Piper, Hannah Rogers, and Sophie Douglas.

Postponed

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AUCKLAND, Today: Following a year of Covid uncertainty and a strategic review of the NZDM Awards that identified the need for restructure and reinvention, the Marketing Association has decided to postpone the call for entries until 2021.

Partners in Action

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AUCKLAND, Today: Avondale-based independent production specialists Production Partners is bringing on a new partner. Olivia Duthie has worked with the team for three years and is now joining Lee Shaw as partner to continue to evolve the business and deliver on their promise of “innovation made easy”.

Warm Reception

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AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Two big winners at The Radio Bureau’s 2020 Orcas, announced yesterday – the Grand Orca went to Stanley St creatives Tim Thach & Brooke Wiley, and the People’s Choice winners – for the second time running – were David Shirley & Melina Fiolitakis from FCB.

Love Talk

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AUCKLAND, Today: Tomorrow (Thursday 10th) NZME’s Radio Hauraki is dedicating the day to Kiwi men’s mental health by bringing back No Talk Day. And they’ve created a droll tvc that sends a potent message (scroll down for the credits).

Unicef taps The Feds, Socialites, IDIA

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AUCKLAND, Today: Unicef Aotearoa has appointed three NZ agencies – social media specialist Socialites, design shop IDIA and creative agency Federation – to work collaboratively with Unicef to implement their bicultural branding, digital community and marketing strategy.

Missing in Action

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BUSAN, Tuesday (Updated): Clemenger BBDO Wellington won the Grand Prix, six Golds and six Silvers at Ad Stars in Korea – yesterday’s report missed three Golds won by the agency for Waka Kotahi’s Belted Survivors (NZ Transport Agency).