Stories Collection

  1. Glenn Wood's reputation as the most accident-prone man in advertising lives on. ...
  2. Dear Ed: Hot only in summer but freezing winter. It's never a dull moment. Her...
  3. "Would we like to be a global hotshop again?" asks Saatchi & Saatchi W...
  4. If Vodafone's smart Nothing campaign had one flaw it was this--it was, effectively, ...
  5. Dear Ed: When is publishing not publishing? We've been publishing magazines fo...
  6. Heading down Miramar's Park Rd, a one-time warehouse district, there's not much to i...
  7. A visit from the cops at 3am first alerted Grey Lynn resident (and Y&R Auckland ...
  8. Dear Ed: I have read the last few editions of your magazine covering the debat...
  9. Talk to any ad company in Wellington, and it's not long before the conversation turn...
  10. Heineken is about to shift from BKP to Saatchis--but that hasn't stopped BKP from co...
  11. Shock! Horror! Four oversized Eds is surely too much in one day. They came (unexpect...
  12. I didn't plan to buy Seth Godin's Free Prize Inside when I wandered into Borders the...
  13. The festive season means lots of silly photos--and where better to take them than at...
  14. This year's derby was absolute carnage. There was no lack of thrills and spills duri...
  15. Expensive--but worth it, says CPO gm Sally McKinnon, of the Auckland post shop's nov...
  16. Three new ads made an impact this month--DDB/AMI's Big Day (Advisory: No Jags were h...
  17. After more than 20 years as an advertising writer, the most important thing I have l...
  18. Steve took a fresh look at Fresh Up and decided to stick it in a clothes dryer with ...
  19. Top 40 television ad spenders--October 2004 PRODUCT OCTOBER ...
  20. Kevin Denholm is not going to say it was easy. The Silver-screen director shot the l...
  21. Dear Ed: I agree that Steinlager's Boxer ad presents a welcome consideration o...
  22. In January 1999, TiVo Inc introduced a digital home entertainment device that has sp...
  23. The humble VCR is surely heading for the scrap heap with the onset of digital video ...
  24. Dear Ed: I received my October edition of AdMedia today (26th Oct) and found t...
  25. Soundtrax celebrated its 20th anniversary with sundry like-minded agency and musical...
  26. "He's bloody incredible," wrote AXIS Adschool CD David Bell to AdMedia's e...
  27. I marvelled at the ad for Steinlager (no, not the one on tv, that's shyte), but the ...
  28. Tower Insurance's "Worries", a feature on our screens for the past 20 mont...
  29. Away Laughing's light-hearted approach to funeral services is unique in our experien...
  30. Barely a week goes by these days without someone, somewhere, talking up the imminent...
  31. PRODUCT SEPTEMBER TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 Fanta ...
  32. Dear Ed: There are truths on both sides of Jane Caro's and Ruth Mackenzie-Whit...
  33. PRODUCT SEPTEMBER TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 New World ...
  34. Hi Jane: How like a couple of women ... not only have we expressed our feeling...
  35. PRODUCT SEPTEMBER TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 McDonald'...
  36. Dear Ruth: I just read your beautifully written, cleverly argued and enlighten...
  37. PRODUCT SEPTEMBER 2004 1 Personalised Plates ...
  38. Sitting in an Auckland office, it's easy to get a skewed version of where the newspa...
  39. Into the maelstrom that makes life so interesting around NZ's intensely competitive ...
  40. One singular debut in this latest poll--the Tower New Worries tvc out of Generator &...
  41. World TV offers seven of the most popular channels and programming from all over Asi...
  42. A 'Mood Ring' from FCB with an invitation to attend a preso at the agency about unde...
  43. The key idea was that these commercials presented Tower as a friendly accessible fac...
  44. CanWest's C4 music television channel recently celebrated its first birthday, an ach...
  45. Hello: We recently received the October 2004 issue of AdMedia. Moldy bread was...
  46. Prime TV has tried something a little different this year, and we're not talking abo...
  47. Imagine if you could fast-forward pass the commercials while watching a live TV prog...
  48. Dear Ed: I'm sure the Northland District Health Board will empathise with me w...
  49. Trends in direct marketing have evolved alongside the newer technology-based channel...
  50. Sandy Moore: "TARPS -- Tits and Arse are Really Powerful Symbols." K...
  51. Jane Caro wants to see a bit of passion--not another presentation to stony-faced mar...
  52. The word 'Sex' is a mental health hazard and is not to be used on Auckland City ad s...
  53. Eye Corp, one of Australasia's largest out-of-home advertising companies, has secure...
  54. MAGAZINE ADVERTISING COSTS: Annual magazine inflation rate to June 2004: 6.01%. ...
  55. PRODUCT AUGUST TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 Vodafone M...
  56. To many people the term 'sampling' represents pinching a few drum loops from an old ...
  57. Determined to avoid another boring cheque-handover picture, PhotoNewZealand.com's Ro...
  58. Big/Republic's Bull in a China Shop for Vero returns to the Top 10 for the first tim...
  59. A moving blank space in a supermarket is a perfect advertising opportunity, accordin...
  60. Doing our bit to promote democracy in Auckland City, we take great pleasure in prese...
  61. PRODUCT AUGUST TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 New World S...
  62. According to a recent technology report in The Economist, there's been a rise in the...
  63. Dear Ed: Now that the 'passion' has gone out of the complaint regarding a rece...
  64. Dream brief, fantastic script, knockout soundtrack. We have all heard these cliches....
  65. Here's a chance to use your loaf ... The Dominion Post Long Lunch Competition is bac...
  66. Dear Ed: Flipping through the Special K Triathlon training supplement that cam...
  67. The NZ beer business, god bless it, has been a standard-bearer for homegrown creativ...
  68. An elaborately detailed set of wedding stationery has won the overall premier award ...
  69. Dear Ed: Proof that Andy Lish & Jay Furby were behaving badly @ Perth Awar...
  70. The ability to measure the penetration of a DM campaign is essential; it's one of th...
  71. The Designers Institute of NZ pulled off an awards coup this year that has eluded mo...
  72. Dear Ed: As you can appreciate there is some degree of rivalry between us and ...
  73. All this talk of SMS texting and email marketing was making me thirsty, so I grabbed...
  74. Tough job picking from some great ads, including Blue Hat's atmospheric Iranian arti...
  75. Do we discern, recently, a toning down of pro-regulation rhetoric in the fight again...
  76. TOP RADIO SPENDERS PRODUCT JULY 2004 1 Personali...
  77. TNS, the research shop behind one of AdMedia's most-read corners--the TVC Top 10--ha...
  78. IDN IDN 12 Month Subscription (6 Issues) RRP: $120.00 AdMedia...
  79. Dear Ed: A belated thank you for publishing Colin's flyer the other month [p4 ...
  80. On the left is the clear-cut creative from Clemenger's Panasonic campaign that began...
  81. Research companies constantly have to address the evolving nature of consumers. And ...
  82. IDN SPECIAL 04: The Art of Experimental Interaction Design. IDN RRP $59.9...
  83. Dear Ed: Last night, I purchased a copy of the July AdMedia after seeing the a...
  84. Those dreaded 'Are They Related' pieces are always a popular highlight in any AdMedi...
  85. The era of AXIS in draughty barns in the 'burbs looks, at last, to be over. Ne...
  86. Iconography 2: Life. IDN RRP $149.95 AdMedia / Magazzino Special Pr...
  87. Dear Ed: As marketers/advertisers we should all embrace creativity. We should ...
  88. Welcome to the new, improved Top 10, the result of a revamped questionnaire designed...
  89. In 2001 the Retirement Commission launched sorted.org.nz, a website designed to prov...
  90. A series of little ads with a big impact took out the TV Guide Design the Best Littl...
  91. Judith Stewart of St Mary's Diocesan School in Stratford, Taranaki, is the winner of...
  92. PRODUCT JULY TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 Family He...
  93. "New Zealand seems to be more active than Australia in post at the moment,"...
  94. Calling Aaron Elsmore of Promotus Advertising: Please contact AdMedia for your chequ...
  95. PRODUCT JULY TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 Farmers...
  96. A car races through a futuristic city chased by three jet fighters. Is this a new co...
  97. Two this month--Away Laughing's twist on rural products (a decent idea & smart c...
  98. NZ magazines continue to flourish, with new titles appearing every month. Niche maga...
  99. The term "post" is often perceived as something mysterious that happens at...
  100. On the left we have Mojo's new work for Auckland City Mission. And below, a Taubmans...
  101. "It's only a month since we did the first one," says MyMobile ed David McN...
  102. Ben Steer runs Continuous Music, a copyright-clearing business working for agencies ...
  103. Christchurch-based Harvey Cameron Advertising has achieved transtasman success devel...
  104. ABC: NZ net circulation for the six months to 30/06/04, compared to the same six mon...
  105. Auckland composer James Hall is working on the music for a trilogy of kids' films ca...
  106. The idea to combine classical Greek sculpture in famous poses (discus etc) with 21st...
  107. Nielsen Media Research magazine readership figures to June 2004, released in August,...
  108. It must be a buyers' market. That's the only explanation I can find for the routine ...
  109. A pocket-sized Maaori-English phrase book by ex-adman Nick Theobald aims to get Aote...
  110. SILVER--SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--TERRITORIAL FORCES RECRUITMENT CD-ROM ...
  111. BRONZE--CLEMENGER BBDO--HEART Creative Director: Philip Andrew Art Direct...
  112. SILVER--COLENSO BBDO--WINDOW FLYER Creative Directors: Mike O'Sullivan and Toby...
  113. GOLD--OKTOBOR--CHOOSE ONE Second Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Wellington ...
  114. Judging this show was a challenge and a real pleasure. I really love the work t...
  115. Karl Fleet (now at Mojo) and Steve Cochrane of Colenso took out last month's Grande ...
  116. Finny business: Generator released chilled salmon to announce its win of the NZ King...
  117. BRONZE--COLENSO BBDO--THE SIMPSONS ARE MOVING Art Director: Quentin Ptiszter ...
  118. BRONZE--GREY WORLDWIDE NEW ZEALAND--GOLDIE Creative Director: Todd McCracken ...
  119. SILVER--COLENSO BBDO--ZEBRA Creative Director: Mike O'Sullivan Art Direct...
  120. GOLD--DDB NEW ZEALAND--SUPERMAN Creative Director: Paul Catmur Art Direct...
  121. BRONZE--ALBEDO--DB DRAUGHT VALLEY OF THE DESERVING Second Agency: M&C Saatc...
  122. This book presents, what the industry has judged to be, the best New Zealand creativ...
  123. So here I am in Saudi Arabia where I always thought Lawrence of Arabia had been film...
  124. An eclectic line-up of advertising stories and images this month. Our coverage of re...
  125. SILVER--COLENSO BBDO-CHOC FIX Creative Directors: Rich Maddocks and Toby Talbot...
  126. GOLD--SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--PASS THE PARCEL Creative Directors: Ga...
  127. BRONZE--COLENSO BBDO--MINI FLAG Creative Directors: Rich Maddocks and Toby Talb...
  128. GOLD/BEST IN SHOW--COLENSO BBDO--CORNERS Creative Directors: Toby Talbot and Ri...
  129. SILVER--SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--TE WERO (A CHALLENGE) Creative Direc...
  130. MAIN PANEL Tim Hanrahan (Chairman) Paul Catmur (Convenor) Garry Hor...
  131. Most recruiters in Wellington and Auckland agree--there are more permanent placement...
  132. BRONZE--COLENSO BBDO--DRIVE THROUGH Creative Directors: Toby Talbot and Rich Ma...
  133. SILVER--CLEMENGER BBDO--WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBITION Creative Director: Philip ...
  134. SILVER--COLENSO BBDO--REINCARNATION Creative Director: Mike O'Sullivan Co...
  135. SILVER--COLENSO BBDO--BLOWER Creative Director: Mike O'Sullivan Art Direc...
  136. GOLD--SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--CHOOSE ONE Creative Director: John Pli...
  137. People just love Saatchi's new on-air promo for TV ONE--so much that they've voted i...
  138. Team Colenso BBDO outlasted the field at the New Zealand edition of the annual Test ...
  139. GOLD/GRANDE AXIS ELECTRONIC/ADVERTISER OF THE YEAR--DDB NEW ZEALAND--THE LAST SUPPER...
  140. BRONZE--M&C SAATCHI AUCKLAND--TABLE Art Directors: Connan James, Craig Earn...
  141. GOLD/GRANDE AXIS PRINT --SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND --KELLY'S STOR...
  142. GOLD--COLLENSO BBDO--7/10 Creative Directors: Rich Maddocks and Toby Talbot ...
  143. Paul Catmur--Creative Director, DDB Mike Watson--Director of Marketing, SKY Tel...
  144. Top 40 television ad spenders--June 2004 PRODUCT JUNE T...
  145. At the time of writing, we're about half way through the fifth year of AXIS Adschool...
  146. BRONZE--COLENSO BBDO--SLEEPING LATE Creative Director: Mike O'Sullivan Ar...
  147. SILVER--CLEMENGER BBDO--BUS Creative Director: Philip Andrew Art Director...
  148. SILVER--CLEMENGER BBDO--FADING FAMILIES Creative Director: Philip Andrew ...
  149. SILVER--SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--KELLY'S STORY Creative Director: Joh...
  150. Chairman & CEO Colenso BBDO Director Clemenger Communications Directo...
  151. Top 40 print ad spenders--June 2004 PRODUCT JUNE TOTAL ...
  152. Two ads caught our attention this month: DDB's nicely realised work for Tegel. Humou...
  153. SILVER--COLENSO BBDO--PAGING Creative Directors: Toby Talbot and Rich Maddocks ...
  154. BRONZE--SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--CORONATION Creative Director: John P...
  155. BRONZE--COLENSO BBDO--WAR PHOTO Creative Directors: Toby Talbot and Rich Maddoc...
  156. SILVER--LIQUID STUDIOS--THE TYRANTS Second Agency: DDB Creative Director:...
  157. ASB BANK Account Service Team: Kruno Ivancic & Sonya Berrigan Creativ...
  158. "A great evening, with some superb art and very generous bidding from ad-indust...
  159. Most readers by now will have noted the intriguing new look for Lotto coming out of ...
  160. GOLD--DDB NEW ZEALAND--MUSICAL VAN Creative Director: Paul Catmur Art Dir...
  161. GOLD--DDB NEW ZEALAND--42 BELOW Creative Director: Paul Catmur Copywriter...
  162. SILVER--PLAZA FILMS--PIANO Art Director: Josh Robbins Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne...
  163. SILVER--PLAZA FILMS--LAST SUPPER Creative Directors: Peter Thompson and Paul Ca...
  164. DDB NEW ZEALAND--THE LAST SUPPER Creative Director: Paul Catmur Art Direc...
  165. They came from Universal McCann, DDB, Colenso BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi, Lowe, Spa...
  166. AdMedia last month assisted Axis Adschool students in a dodgy operation that involve...
  167. SILVER--SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--WHITE Creative Director: John Plimme...
  168. GOLD--DDB NEW ZEALAND--CHINESE Creative Director: Paul Catmur Copywriter:...
  169. SILVER--DDB NEW ZEALAND--YETI KIT Creative Director: Paul Catmur Art Dire...
  170. SILVER--CURIOUS LTD--TAKE NOTE Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Creative Dir...
  171. SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--KELLY'S STORY Creative Director: John Plimme...
  172. Australian production company Prodigy (www.prodigyfilms.com) has changed direction o...
  173. "That's fucking brilliant!" was the response from the owner of Tongue when...
  174. SILVER--SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW ZEALAND--SAATCHI & SAATCHI WORLDWIDE Cre...
  175. GOLD--COLENSO BBDO--TWIX--THE SNACK THAT COMES IN TWO HALVES Creative Director:...
  176. BRONZE--DDB NEW ZEALAND--SMALL DICK Creative Director: Paul Catmur Art Di...
  177. BRONZE--FILM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED--BNZ ALL BLACKS MASTERCARD Second Agency: Col...
  178. COLENSO BBDO--CORNERS Creative Directors: Rich Maddocks and Toby Talbot A...
  179. although reasonably well served by government agencies and social sector advertising...
  180. The latest print ad for Johnson & Johnson's KY personal lubricant has been hurtl...
  181. Another recent arrival in NZ is Photolibrary.com. Based in Australia, the company ha...
  182. 42 Below's nimble response to a negative ASCB decision is a viral email (headed 'Ret...
  183. While the big two photolibraries--Getty Images and the Bill Gates-owned Corbis--have...
  184. LAST YEAR UK NEWSPAPER, THE INDEPENDENT, PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF A VODKA TASTING. T...
  185. After nine years of relationship-building with NZ ad agencies, Collective Force's Ch...
  186. NZ claimed two Golds and six Bronzes at the Cannes Advertising Festival, and on this...
  187. On air only a month, and a debut at #5. Not a bad effort for DDB's new spot for McDo...
  188. Diederik van Heyningen is head photographer and owner of Lightworkx, the largest com...
  189. Teaching, someone once told us, is like poetry. It is crafted, it is magical, and it...
  190. PRODUCT MAY TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 McDonal...
  191. Becky Nunes AIPA Member Specialty: People, Places, Food Phone: 09 3...
  192. PRODUCT MAY TOTAL 2004 TOTAL 2003 1 Farmers...
  193. Moist eyes everywhere spoke eloquently for the power of Ross Brown's image of an ano...
  194. From the perspective of the web surfer, online clearly has some unique characteristi...
  195. "I envisaged this piece being mailed to either a selected database or, more lik...
  196. TOP RADIO SPENDERS PRODUCT MAY 2004 1 Personalis...
  197. Two strong concepts from M & C Saatchi made the most impact this month--the hand...
  198. This month's mid-year report from the AUT ad creativity course finds creative direct...
  199. Television Advertising Costs: Annual TV inflation rate to 31 March 2004: 7.8%. ...