"Are tobacco companies entitled to the same protection offered by New Zealand law as any other business?" asks Sebastien Aymeric.

A preen-off between a drag queen and a young woman has fallen foul of viewers and advertising watchdogs alike, causing greater offence than any other advert last year.

If the X Factor website were a contestant on a TV talent show, it would face a humiliating exit in the first round, writes Toby Manhire.

A complaint about an anti-gay marriage brochure, criticised as being "extraordinarily offensive", has been dismissed by the country's advertising watchdog.

American-style attack ads that liken cigarettes to children's food treats spiked with shards of sharp glass are being promoted as an effective way to further reduce smoking in New Zealand.

Air New Zealand's exposure in China will be boosted in a leading Chinese reality show You Are The One.

What common problems does my product or service solve for my customer?

New Zealand's top advertising agencies have joined business groups and the Unite union in a campaign against the Government's proposal to tax employee carparks.

Watching television while simultaneously browsing the net on a smartphone, tablet or laptop is becoming the new norm in New Zealand living rooms, according to Google.

TS Eliot once said, "Humankind cannot bear very much reality". But I'm not sure that he read a real estate advertising section, says Deborah Hill Cone.

Pedants are among the least loved minorities in any society; it's not their belief that they know better than the rest of us - it's the delight with which they tell us so.

Alcohol advertising is so seamlessly blended into social media and smartphone technology that government will struggle to regulate it, a researcher says.

A new craft beer by Lion has been banned by a retailer because its advertising material is "an insult to a great industry".

Would small business professionalism benefit from adoption of a corporate culture?

Carl's Jr operator Andy Puzder says he is proud to bring good quality food and service to poorer areas - and at 63 he still eats plenty of his firm's burgers.

New Zealand consumers are outpacing those in the rest of the world in terms of the uptake of American burger brand Carl's Jr, according to the global boss of the business.

Paul Casserly surveys the most depressing and bad ads on TV and hails the lone mouse taking them on.

Staff at women's clothing retailer Suzanne Grae are blaming the fashion brand's failure to gain traction in New Zealand on insufficient marketing and poorly performing stores in the big cities.

The boy who has featured in the shave-your-head-for-cancer campaign since 2011 is in remission from his serious blood disease.

Telecom is promoting generalised technology tips in an advertising campaign that could be as useful to Vodafone or 2degrees customers as its own customers.