True straps on the elastic

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Grey Lynn-based indie True has won the AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand advertising business. Managing director and co-owner of True, Matt Dickinson, says it is a real privilege to be working on another Kiwi icon.

Petrol giant reviews creative partnership with Assignment

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Z Energy is reviewing its creative account and a pitch involving several agencies is under way. Website Stoppress quotes a Z Energy spokesperson, who confirmed the pitch. “I don’t think it’s any secret that after five years as a stand-alone local company we’re having a look at how we partner in the creative space,” the spokesperson told the site.

DDB shoots NEON

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DDB has shot a 45sec TVC to announce the release of SKY’s subscription video on-demand service, Neon. The ad is a spectacular night show, with the Auckland metro lights blinking out at night as the city goes to sleep.

oOh!media exceeds prospectus forecasts

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Australasian out-of-home media company oOh!media Limited (ASX: OML) has reported that it had grown strongly and exceeded forecasts across all key financial metrics in its first full year results since re-listing on the ASX. New Zealand: The report says the New Zealand side business delivered stable revenues when compared to 2013, despite the Auckland Airport contract expiring in the third quarter.

Brands turn to new technologies

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Brands will increasingly embrace new technologies to help them create powerful, personalised experiences for consumers, according to a key prediction from ZenithOptimedia in its latest consumer insights report, 2015 Emerging Top Ten Trends. 

Gill Stewart to leave TRB

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Gill Stewart has resigned as general manager of The Radio Bureau (TRB). She has not yet revealed her plans for the future, and both networks said she’d be replaced “in the near future”.