Dulux has appointed Auckland-based independent agency Pead PR to manage its public relations.
Labour’s first TVC – what’s with the subtitles?
The Labour Party has released its first TVC of the election season – just one day after National released theirs (scroll down to see the National ad).
Paranoid – but good
Advertising photographer Simon Harper won’t tell us the name of the Auckland suburban retail fashion client for whom he did the work, pictured above.
APN profit up – but NZ slips
Revenue from the NZ division of APN News & Media fell 13% to NZ$135m, according to a report issued yesterday by the Australian Stock Exchange, and reported in Australian media. EBITDA for the division was also down to NZ$22.7m.
Bauer ejects baby mag, Tangible picks it up
Bauer Media has resigned the publishing contract for Little Treasures magazine, with Tangible Media taking over as the publisher after the September/October issue.
Arrivals & Departures
MediaWorks TV boosts sales team: has appointed Glen Kyne to its TV sales team. He joins the company from The Radio Network where he was head of integration.
Nats go for the sporty look
As signalled by a flurry of photo ops of John Key cosying up to various All Blacks, the National Party has stayed with the sporting theme in their first TVC for the 2014 election.
TV shopping channel encouraged by first year in NZ
New Zealand consumer demand for TV shopping is on the rise with one shopping channel reporting increases of more than 1000 new customers per month.
Greens top Nats in Facebook poll
Social media analytics company Social Bakers has released a Facebook-driven New Zealand 2014 election dashboard.
Viva moves into online retail
APN has launched ShopViva, a fashion e-commerce collaboration between GrabOne, the third biggest e-commerce platform in New Zealand, and Viva, The New Zealand Herald’s flagship lifestyle magazine.
