NZ commercial radio continues to gain strength, reflected in the latest 2018 GfK independent survey, which recorded an impressive 3.66 million listeners (80% of all New Zealanders 10+) tuning in weekly – an increase of 15,900 on the first survey this year.
McDonald’s sweet organic reach
Kiwibank + OMD NZ headline Mumbrella Finance Marketing Summit
Vesna Nixon, head of marketing campaigns at Kiwibank and Nick Ascough, OMD Wellington strategy director, will fly in from New Zealand to present the keynote for the Mumbrella Finance Marketing Summit.
Torture never looked so good
The Phantom Lab has rolled out another special build using their outdoor inventory to help launch Frucor’s new V product – Tortured Orchard.
Advertising Week heads Downunder
Google NZ country director Caroline Rainsford, DDB NZ CCO Damon Stapleton, and Cheil Worldwide global CCO Malcolm Poynton are among the distinguished global comms leaders who will speak at the APAC Advertising Week in Sydney later this month.
Augusto steers tourism campaign towards faces
Auckland creative & production agency Augusto has launched a new Tourism New Zealand global campaign, changing tack from 100% Pure, following TNZ’s recent announcement that it intends to incorporate people and culture into the NZ destination brand.
BC&F Dentsu reintroduces Chicken Tonight to the kids of today
“Everyone agrees that Chicken Tonight is a family favourite – It’s been that way since the 90s,” we are reminded by the PR people at BC&F Dentsu in a release this morning.
Battle of the Renegades
M+AD swooped too early on a few scraps of comment we found on the Comms Council website yesterday, heralding the first news of Botab 2018. Mostly we got it right – but there were still some errors – and organisers Fish have now issued the real-deal release, including an up-to-date list of sponsors, the correct band-entry prices, and the date. Here’s that Fish release, in full: Flying Fish and the Comms Council present the 11th annual Battle of the Ad Bands – Battle of the Renegades.
Scientist-marketing team proves testosterone link with status products
PARIS: New research from a team of French marketing academics and neuroscientists has found that male sex hormone testosterone increases men’s preference for status goods – compared to goods of similar perceived quality but seen as lower in status.
Good moon rising
Auckland’s Moonlight Creative Showcase – organised by Clemenger Group’s Auckland-based shopper comms agency Raydar and The Designers Institute to highlight the unusual way the NZ creative community works – is under way at Allpress Studio in Freemans Bay.