The Sunday Punch’s Writers Room has bolstered its talent by signing Jesse Mulligan to its roster of New Zealand comedians and comedy writers.
Mai FM hits Hamilton
Mai FM began broadcasting in Hamilton today on 105.8FM, bringing “Aotearoa’s Hottest Hip Hop and RnB” to the Waikato.
New tools for NZ digital ad sector
The Association of New Zealand Advertisers has partnered with international digital measurement company Effective Measure to offer ANZA members new data and insights into the online sector.
Lots to like about social giant’s ad revenue
Facebook’s global revenue in Q2 reached US$2.9 billion, an increase of 61% compared with $1.8 billion in the second quarter of 2013, according to a report supplied direct to M+AD from Facebook Australasia.
DDB shoots four for Lotto
The latest campaign from Lotto by DDB aims to show that with a quick scratch and a bit of luck you can win instantly with Instant Kiwi.
Huffington Post heads Downunder
Global digital news site The Huffington Post (huffingtonpost.com) has announced plans to launch in Australia in Q1 next year with a “modest editorial team and a true start-up mentality”.
Drone-cam targets Aussie ski tourists
Tourism NZ and an independent South Island drone operator have combined forces to launch a camera-drone aerial photo service for skiers – and made a video to market the service in Australia.
Kiwi comedian gets in behind
Ogilvy & Mather engaged engaging Kiwi comedian Madeleine Sami to front its new campaign for Kleenex Cottonelle flushable moistened wipes. “This is the freshest my bum has ever felt,” she says happily in It Takes Two – Ep 1.
Are you a Rockafella or of Slender Meanz? Nielsen adopts geoTribes framework
Nielsen NZ is to launch RDA Research’s geoTribes segmentation within its Consumer & Media Insights (CMI) service.
MediaWorks station makes tracks
MediaWorks Radio has leveraged The Sound’s music know-how by producing two compilation CDs, retailing them throughout NZ, and promoting them strongly (on MediaWorks TV, naturally).
