ZM Podcast Network’s award-winning Sex.Life podcast has reached a milestone today as the fastest NZME original podcast to achieve 1 million downloads. Over the course of two seasons, Somatic Sexologist Morgan Penn and ZM radio host Hayley Sproull take listeners on an entertaining journey, with Penn sharing her experiences from a rural New Zealand sex school and then venturing into the country’s vibrant kink scene. Their engaging and hilarious conversations on relationships, intimacy, and sexuality aim to normalise conversations about sex. The grand finale of season two drops on Wednesday 24 Ap ..read more

OMD New Zealand has swept the podium at 2024 Young Lions Media, with the top three awards all going to teams from the agency. The finalists were announced last week as they were treated to an inspiring morning at Axis Speaks 24. Following this OMD found out that they had placed 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the competition. In total there were 40 teams of two in the Young Lions media competition, with nine teams from OMD. After rigorous juding, five of them made it as finalists. The judges then awarded bronze, silver, and gold to OMD. OMD is pleased to be able to participate in the competition and s ..read more

McDonald’s New Zealand most spicy offering, the new Mighty Hot McSpicy, has officially landed. The burger is burning things up at Macca’s – but is it really as spicy as it claims? In this new campaign, DDB Aotearoa and McDonald’s are answering the burning question on everybody’s lips: is it hot or not?  “Spice is subjective,” McDonald’s Senior Brand Manager – Menu, Stefanie Phillips, says.   “Even though it’s our spiciest burger ever, everybody has a different spice tolerance. Instead of telling the country how spicy this new burger is, McDonald’s wants peopl ..read more

In oOh!media’s 2023 NZ Benchmark Survey, a significant shift was noticed in the priorities of advertising agencies regarding Out of Home (OOH) advertising. For the first time, ‘Impact’ surpassed ‘Reach’ as the most important indicator of a successful campaign. oOh! knows from years of market education that agencies and clients understand that Reach and Frequency are fundamental to every OOH plan. However, with Impact taking centre stage, both agencies and clients are now seeking innovative strategies to enhance the effectiveness of their campaigns. Volume, format, location, creative and data h ..read more

Italian Aperitivo, Campari, has unveiled a newly designed bottle in New Zealand inspired by the drink’s birthplace, Milano. It is the bottle’s first redesign in more than ten years.  Campari worked with award-winning, multidisciplinary creative studio, Creature Post, to deliver a light art installation at a trade and media event hosted over aperitivo hour at Auckland’s highest rooftop bar, The Churchill. “We wanted to fully immerse our guests in the atmosphere and ambience of Milan at its most sophisticated, magical time of night.” says Brad Madigan, Managing Director of Campari. The ligh ..read more

PrettyGood, a brand and media solutions business has launched into the Australaisan market, offering marketing solutions to the small and medium business (SME) community. Founded by marketing industry expert Hamish Smith, PrettyGood aims to reset the media and branding landscape by providing honest results, with a portion of the proceeds going to good causes in the community. Launched with a stable of foundation clients across technology, media and FMCG, PrettyGood’s first donation of $5,000 has been made to the Kindness Collective. Smith says: “We believe there’s a better way of doing busines ..read more

Pepsi marks a new era by partnering with emerging designer Jackson Cowden to both celebrate its new identity, and also the reinvention of classic fashion items and conventions, via Special PR. The bespoke 10-piece strong collection is designed distinctly AI first, taking inspiration from Pepsi’s new brand look and refreshing old familiar staples such as the little black dress and the classic white shirt; with modernity injected through innovative AI methods. Special PR Managing Director Alex Bryant said; “Finding an interesting way to celebrate such an iconic brand’s refresh was an amazing cha ..read more

As the final deadline for the 2024 Gerety Awards approaches on May 10th, the Gerety jury prepares to select the AUNZ Agency and Production Company of the Year. You can see last year’s Agency and Production company of the year winners here. To be awarded entrants simply need to submit a single reel that includes three different pieces of work from the past 12 months. The film must not exceed five minutes. As the Creative Director at Bullfrog, Australia, Katarina Matic brings a keen eye for authenticity to her role. In joining the Gerety AUNZ jury, she emphasized the importance of genuine repres ..read more

Finalists for the 2024 Voyager Media Awards were announced on Tuesday (16 April) with New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) receiving 22 nominations. NZ Herald is in the running for the Digital News Provider of the Year. This category combines the previous News App of the Year and News Website of the Year, which NZ Herald has won for the past four consecutive years. Furthermore, NZ Herald is vying for Metropolitan Newspaper of the Year award, the Weekend Herald is in the running for Best Weekend Newspaper and Hawke’s Bay Today is a finalist in Regional Newspaper of the Year. Popular NZ He ..read more

Publicis Groupe Asia Pacific has announced four key promotions from within the group including Pauly Grant to chief talent officer, Martin Davie to head of performance, Jonathan Mackenzie to head of data solutions, Publicis Groupe APAC and Joanna Ong to managing director, communications and PR. Jane Lin-Baden, CEO, Asia Pacific, Publicis Groupe says, “We are delighted to be able to appoint our top talents from within our ranks who have demonstrated their capabilities into these key roles. This both underscores the breadth and depth of talent we have within the group and the fact that we are an ..read more