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How ‘intelligent disobedience’ gives Spark Foundry a competitive edge
OneMusic New Zealand: Do you have a sound retail strategy?

YouTube NZ Marketing Awards winners 2026

Wendy Rayner’s Marketing Hall of Fame acceptance speech

2026 YouTube NZ Marketing Awards celebrate every angle

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YouTube NZ Marketing Awards winners list 2026

Marketing Hall of Fame winner 2026: Wendy Rayner

Marketer of the Year winner 2026: Sean Wiggans

Marketer of the Future winner 2026: Emi Cross

Marketing Team of the Year winner 2026: Animates

Brand of the Year winner 2026: Trade Me Property

Supreme Marketing Excellence Award winner 2026: Samsung New Zealand

Best Overall Marketing Campaign Award winner 2026: Westpac New Zealand

Excellence in AI Innovation in Marketing winner 2026: 2degrees

Excellence in B2B Marketing Strategy winner 2026: ASB

Excellence in Brand Transformation Strategy winner 2026: AMI Insurance

Excellence in Consumer Products & Services Strategy winner 2026: Stihl

Excellence in Customer & Data-Led Growth winner 2026: Trade Me

Excellence in Fast Moving Consumer Goods Strategy winner 2026: Lactalis-Mainland Dairy

Excellence in Healthcare/Beauty Marketing Strategy winner 2026: Zuru Group

Excellence in Marketing Communication Strategy winner 2026: Lion NZ

Excellence in MarTech Strategy winner 2026: Trade Me

Excellence in New Brand Development winner 2026: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Excellence in Not-for-Profit Marketing Strategy winner 2026: Greyhounds as Pets

Excellence in Sponsorship Strategy winner 2026: ANZ New Zealand

Excellence in Travel/Leisure & Entertainment Marketing Strategy winner 2026: Sixt New Zealand

Excellence in Utilities/Communications Marketing Strategy winner 2026: 2degrees

Best B2B Marketing Campaign winner 2026: OfficeMax

Best Data-Driven Marketing Campaign winner 2026: NZ Post

Best In-House Marketing Campaign winner 2026: Ecostore

Best Marketing on a Shoestring Budget Campaign winner 2026: Auckland Transport

Best Public Sector/Government Marketing Campaign winner 2026: Tourism New Zealand

Best Retail & eCommerce Marketing Campaign winner 2026: KFC New Zealand

Best Use of Video Marketing Campaign winner 2026: Auckland Transport

Industry insights

Month in Media October 2025, brought to you by Together

October’s month in media

October 29, 2025November 28, 2025

Each month, Together highlights five standout media stories from New Zealand and beyond. October was a month of acceleration.

Effie Awards Aotearoa: Why this year’s results matter

October 20, 2025December 15, 2025

People want brands to put them first – TRA report

October 16, 2025September 25, 2026

Marketing

Grassroots connections

October 3, 2024October 16, 2025

One in seven Kiwis live rurally, so how can brands tap into this market and make it worth it? Niko Kloeten investigates.

‘Hears’ the thing about audio

September 27, 2024October 16, 2025

Pitch Perfect Broadcast

September 24, 2024October 16, 2025

Meet the founders

Meet the founder: Saypient Limited

Meet the founder: Remade

Meet the founder: Matter Intelligence

Meet the founder: 4am Partners Limited

Meet the founder: Blutui

Meet the founder: Utility

Meet the founder: King St

Meet the founder: Elevate Consultancy

Meet the founder: Stitch

Meet the founder: Verve

Meet the founder: Momentum

Meet the founder: Chemistry

Meet the founder: Little Village Creative

Meet the founder: Studio Moda

Meet the founder: Convergence

Meet the founder: Anthem

Meet the founder: Rise & Shine PR

Meet the founder: Let’s Communicate

Founders on what comes next

Meet the founder: Previously Unavailable

Meet the founder: Pead

Meet the founder: One Plus One Communications

Founders who defied the odds

When agency founders trade equity for real partnerships

Media

In the mix

October 16, 2024January 28, 2026

As New Zealand becomes more and more diverse, marketing strategies need to change to accommodate this new Aotearoa.

Theatre company flips the script

October 14, 2024October 15, 2025

The rise of retail media

October 9, 2024October 16, 2025

Advertising

Ad spend up despite Govt decline

October 18, 2023September 18, 2023

NZ’s ad market has shrugged off a retraction in Government category ad spend to delive record ad spend in the past financial year.

Minding the gap with Sandra Scott of Vistar Media

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

Ad sector responds to climate emergency with launch of sustainability initiative

August 4, 2023July 2, 2026

From our partners

How ‘intelligent disobedience’ gives Spark Foundry a competitive edge

September 2026 month in media

Insight Creative CEO on leading the agency through uncertainty

The Jump September 2026: Creators, Cannes and CRM

Let’s talk about feelings, and why marketers should care

The next chapter for Quantum Jump

A new equilibrium for the media landscape

Has your AI traffic gone up? Here’s how to optimise it further

New research shows magazine readers pay close attention to ads

Deep dive

Dialling up the creativity: The story behind Skinny’s ‘Phone It In’ campaign

October 3, 2023October 1, 2026

From appearing on billboards to takeaway cups, and outside an exotic dance club, we go behind the scenes of Skinny’s ‘Phone It In’ campaign.

The taste of success: Bluebird’s seven-decade brand evolution

October 2, 2023September 18, 2023

Walking the ‘wear-out’ line: A look at New Zealand’s most beloved ads

September 29, 2023September 18, 2023

Spark Foundry brings the ‘silver platter’ to New Zealand

September 8, 2023July 30, 2026

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