New ZealandTwelve Questions with Damon StapletonDamon Stapleton is one of the world's most awarded advertising creatives. The South African migrant now helms DDB New Zealand.07 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessThe times advertisements fooled us allAd executives have solved many "problems" people didn't know they had.30 Oct 05:40 PM
KahuNew controls proposed for junk-food adsA proposed voluntary code on advertising to children features explicit restrictions on advertising of "occasional" foods and beverages.19 Oct 11:28 PM
OpinionCarmel FisherDon't invest in an advertCOMMENT: There's a reason great ads with exaggerated promises never feature in the financial services industry.13 Oct 07:28 PM
TelecommunicationsNote 7 to 'nipplegate' - 10 PR disastersSamsung's exploding Galaxy Note 7 ranks among some of the biggest PR headaches ever.11 Oct 09:28 PM
BusinessASB sponsors Rugby AwardsSteinlager has stepped down as the sponsor of the New Zealand Rugby Awards, with ASB Bank taking the reigns.11 Oct 12:00 AM
BusinessRevealed: NZ's cheapest supermarketConsumer's annual supermarket price survey has named this supermarket as the cheapest store in the country's six centres where prices were tracked.06 Oct 07:14 AM
RetailTrends behind the brands you rememberThe explosion of the lower-case "i" prefix in the wake of the Apple revolution is over. So what trend will be next?29 Sep 08:00 PM
BusinessT-Rex struggles with tiny arms in car adWATCH: Audi's new ad could be one the strangest ads around.28 Sep 08:45 PM
BusinessHansen brand ambassador for Ray WhiteHansen compares team's reputation with that of major NZ real estate agency28 Sep 08:11 PM
BusinessAdvertisers turn debate into Super BowlBeer commercials, bad jokes and multimillion-dollar deals: TV ads turned the presidential debate into a new Super Bowl.28 Sep 02:10 AM
BusinessReal Housewives' advertising pulledLast night's episode of the Real Housewives of Auckland took a commercial blow following Julia Sloane's controversial comment.20 Sep 11:35 PM
BusinessBurgen ad 'sexualises bread'An ad campaign for Burgen bread has been accused of sexualising women to sell a staple food.15 Sep 03:35 AM
New ZealandHealthier criteria urged for kid's food adsNew Zealand's less restrictive food classification system called into question by researchers.08 Sep 12:05 PM
Banking and financeBank says sorry for anti-arts adWells Fargo has been forced to apologise after infuriating the arts community by suggesting they should take up more serious careers.06 Sep 09:58 PM
BusinessWhy Lego wanted to stop sales of its toysBusiness has been so brisk at the world's most profitable toymaker that Lego last year did something unusual.06 Sep 09:28 PM
EntertainmentToni Street: 'The whole thing is a fake'The Seven Sharp presenter is distancing herself from an internet diet scam using her image to peddle pills.06 Sep 07:45 AM
BDBDAirlinesAirAsia X changes online bookings after warningAirAsia X will change how it discloses processing fees when selling tickets online getting a Commerce Commission warning.04 Sep 11:15 PM
BusinessWhatsApp to share your number with FacebookBrace yourself for the adpocalypse.26 Aug 11:30 PM
Freight and logisticsAre personalised plates just for show offs?Can personalised number plates become a mainstream product? Or will they remain the preserve of show-off extroverts?22 Aug 10:10 PM
EnergyFair trading charges laid against TrustpowerThe Commerce Commission has accused Trustpower of making misleading offers of bundled electricity and broadband plans.18 Aug 09:23 PM
Media and marketing'I want my pre-baby body back'Bonds has launched a bizarre new ad in Australia in which men agonise over the impact of having children on their physiques.17 Aug 06:40 PM
BusinessOlympic landscape too clutteredHeineken has some sponsorship advice for the International Olympic Committee: Less is more.14 Aug 08:30 PM
Media and marketingRio Olympics: The best adsThis is why advertisers are happy to spend the big bucks on their Olympics advertising.10 Aug 06:50 PM
OpinionFacebook, I want my clickbait headlines backCOMMENT: It's another dangerous step toward shrinking the view of the world people receive through the social network.07 Aug 08:20 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanDrinnan: 'KR' out of step with the timesCOMMENT: It has not been adman Kevin Roberts' finest hour, but I wonder whether he might be secretly pleased.04 Aug 05:00 PM
EmploymentThe rise and fall of Kevin RobertsHis controversial comments sparked a gender row and brought a close to a once sparkling career in the ad world.04 Aug 12:00 AM
EmploymentSaatchi's Kevin Roberts: 'I failed fast'Saatchi and Saatchi boss Kevin Roberts has resigned following a controversial interview in which he said he spent no time on gender issues.03 Aug 10:56 AM
BDBDEmployment'Still much work to do' in gender rowThe head of one of New Zealand's top advertising agencies says there is more to be done to improve gender diversity.01 Aug 06:50 PM
EmploymentMy Food Bag appears to stand by RobertsMy Food Bag is well known for its female leadership, but chairman Kevin Roberts is in hot water over his statements on diversity.01 Aug 12:20 AM
New ZealandOspri stands by disputed possum facts in adA company which gets millions in public funds to eradicate tuberculosis says it stands by a nationwide advertisement found to have breached the advertising industry's code of ethics.29 Jul 05:30 PM
BusinessErectile dysfunction: 'Immoral' adverts bannedThree million tapped phone calls, two shell companies and a Court appeal: those dodgy erectile dysfunction ads just wouldn't go away.24 Jul 11:27 PM
BusinessEvidence against KickassTorrents' mastermindThe mastermind behind the most popular illegal file-sharing site in the world, KickassTorrents, has distributed billion of dollars of pirated movies and music.22 Jul 01:50 AM
BusinessCustomer complaints force company to replace adThe re-worked version comes after complaints from customers suggested the advertising team be "retrenched".16 Jul 10:00 PM
