BusinessOnline voucher scheme Groupon hits UK with a bangIt was the kind of flash mob that only the internet can generate.16 Feb 01:00 AM
Opinion<i>Mark Irving:</i> Keeping advertising simpleOne of the things I enjoy about advertising is that much of the work involves simplification. It kind of goes against the grain in this fast paced and often complicated world.15 Feb 08:30 PM
New ZealandAgents face probe after 'misleading' house adsSome real estate agents face investigation for allegedly falsely claiming that houses were designed by architects.15 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandDB ordered to pull 'Black Budget' beer adsDB Breweries has been ordered to withdraw TV and online ads from its current campaign featuring Arnold Nordmeyer's infamous late-1950s "Black Budget" and the company's DB Export Beer.11 Feb 06:11 AM
New ZealandUkrainians offended by 'win a wife' competitionA radio promotion offering the chance to win a 'hot' wife from Ukraine has offended New Zealand immigrants from the eastern European country.11 Feb 03:49 AM
New ZealandCompanies asked to pull ads over 'Win a wife' competitionA Facebook group aiming stop a controversial "win a wife" radio competition is asking companies to pull advertising from the station.11 Feb 02:58 AM
RetailTip Top gifts trumpet birthdayRachel Hunter's modelling career kicked off in one of Tip Top's ads when she was just 15. It was the mid-1980s and a Trumpet cost 95c.10 Feb 04:30 PM
BusinessSites battle to be China's FacebookThe top social-networking service in the world's biggest internet market was created by graduates of a prestigious university to help students communicate with one another. And it's not Facebook.09 Feb 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Win a wife' competition sparks outrageA radio competition offering listeners the chance to "win a wife" has appalled a former MP who is calling for it to be pulled.08 Feb 10:50 PM
New ZealandChef billboard cooks up a stormMediaWorks is under fire for a series of "sexualised" adverts - one of which features the words "backstabbing sl**".08 Feb 04:30 PM
Small Business<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Hottest ideas take time to warm upEver walked into a cold room on a chilly night?06 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Drinnan<i>Media</i>: Broadcasters eye last chance to stop SkyThe Government and Sky Television are both dismissing the need for regulation of video content. 03 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrinks giant threatened to pull TVNZ accountPernod Ricard threatened to pull its advertising from TVNZ after a vodka ad was placed alongside a story about a schoolboy who drank himself to death.03 Feb 05:28 AM
Opinion<i>Mark Irving:</i> Get a copywriter when making your websiteHow many times do you look on a homepage and because of the mass of cluttered information you have no idea where to start?01 Feb 08:30 PM
AirlinesBudget airlines turn to social mediaAsian budget carriers are increasingly using social networks without resorting to print advertising, industry chiefs say.28 Jan 04:30 PM
TechnologySmartphone users 'will download 17 bn apps in 2011'Gartner estimates that smartphone users will download a shopping 17.7 billion apps - worth US$15bn - this year.26 Jan 10:57 PM
Small BusinessSuccess: The science behind the brandingFirm fills the gaps between advertising, design and project management.23 Jan 04:30 PM
Business<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: What clients want to see: ThemselvesYou look at the testimonials on your website or brochure and see testimonials. The client looks at the testimonials and sees a mirror. Mirror, mirror on the wall, is this the right product or service for me?23 Jan 04:30 PM
