For a country of roughly the same size and population as New Zealand, Norway sure has us licked on electric vehicles, Meridian Energy marketing head Melanie Lynn says.
FCB wins Samsung NZ pitch
FCB is reported to have won the Samsung NZ business after a six-way pitch, ousting the incumbent agency Colenso BBDO.
Night on the town
Phantom Billstickers has moved indoors in the heart of Auckland’s entertainment precinct for its latest sites and its latest campaigns.
Meet Keep NZ Beautiful’s Mama Nature
FCB and not-for-profit charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful have launched an anti-litter campaign, fronted by a new kind of Mother Nature – a no-nonsense Kiwi character known as ‘Mama Nature’.
The Herald, Sunday Star-Times, The Press, ODT dominate big news show
Finalists for the NZ Voyager Newspaper of the year, just announced, include last year’s winner The Weekend Herald, as well as the Sunday Star Times, The Press, Otago Daily Times and The New Zealand Herald for newspapers with a 30,000+ circulation.
Reporter shines light on Comm Games adbreak swifty
Adbreaks during sports events at the Commonwealth Games are now shorter than usual, and playing only in natural gaps, says TVNZ’s chief corporate comms GM Georgie Hills (not in a release, as you might expect, but in an interview with Sunday News reporter Kirsty Lawrence).
Y&R NZ CEO/CCO Josh Moore steps down
Y&R New Zealand Friday announced that CEO/CCO Josh Moore has resigned and “will leave the agency to pursue a new opportunity”.
Dine & Colenso create face time with furry friends (Updated)
Dine petfood has launched a new product backed by a global through-the-line campaign from Colenso BBDO, and a tvc shot by Robber’s Dog director Adam Stevens.
Why adblockers can’t touch radio
The NZ radio sector is, not unreasonably, reminding ad & media professionals of the bleedin’ obvious – that radio has always enjoyed a very low level of ad avoidance compared to other media.
The ‘Uber of Public Relations’ arrives in NZ
Australian start-up company Commtract, which markets itself as “the Uber of PR”, is launching in New Zealand, connecting organisations on both sides of the Tasman with its PR and communications professionals through an innovative online portal.
