Two of New Zealand’s best young digital experts have been recognised in the Australasian Yahoo 2016 Digital Stars programme, now in its fifth year.
Dynamic Ads adds Instagram
Facebook has overnight announced a variety of product updates to Facebook and Instagram to help advertisers drive demand and sales of their products and services.
Shuttlerock in the Spotlight
Parnell & Christchurch-based software content marketing platform Shuttlerock has become the first New Zealand company to pick up a top honour as part of the annual Facebook Innovation Spotlight, taking out this year’s Creativity category.
Mad Max fan?
What do you do when you’ve no further use for a MAD 1 numberplate? Why, you contact M+AD, of course!
Ray White consults Create Me, Augusto, Saatchi over Hansen selection
Ray White Group is holding talks with three NZ agencies as it looks to leverage its appointment of All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen as its global brand ambassador.
Arrivals & Departures: Dunedin PR exponent heads north
Auckland-based Niki Schuck PR has brought another contractor, Kate Barron, on board to meet the demands of the expanding business.
Lorde’s director shoots Menulog for Goodoil
Goodoil Films Sydney – home to a number of Kiwi filmmakers –has shot a new TVC for NZ restaurant home-delivery service Menulog.
Arrivals & Departures: TVNZ taps Yahoo man
TVNZ has appointed ex-NZ Yahoo sales boss Louis Niven as GM Online Sales to drive the overall growth of its digital media business.
Hubbards gets social
Downtown Auckland indie Sugar&Partners has shot two new videos for the Hubbards Toppers breakfast cereal – to be screened on social media.
Merger decision today?
APN News & Media and Fairfax Media are still in “early exploratory talks” considering a $200 million merger of their New Zealand businesses. Officially, both media giants are still saying nothing. And Fairfax-APN outlets are continuing to attach “it is understood” caveats to news stories they run.
