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'We got Sonny on the cheap'
Rebel Sport says it got a bargain by being first out of the blocks to sign an ad campaign deal with Sonny Bill Williams.
Retailers seek gaps in RWC promo rules
Public relations and advertising agencies are plotting RWC tactics.
<i>Mark Irving:</i> National stereotypes looking tired
Are cultural stereotypes tired and irrelevant?
'Colossal ripoff' - readers react to U2 surcharge
NZ Herald readers respond to Ticketek's $19 transaction surcharge to buy U2 tickets.
<i>Media</i>: Sex creeps into early prime time TV
A respected children's media expert is lamenting that kids have been sacrificed to sleaze under NZ's TV standards system.
<i>Mark Irving: </i> What branding can really do
Often the advertising for products such as beer, bottled water and milk is the only point of difference because the products are so similar.
What's in a name? Too much to throw away
If a new identity is the only way to escape your online past, maybe Facebook just isn't worth it.
Controversial posters cause outrage
Advertising posters depicting the Pope as a paedophile and Prophet Muhammad as a suicide bomber have been ripped down.
Burger ad complaint not upheld
A complaint that a Burger King TV ad was offensive to vegetarians by suggesting a burger could convert them to eating meat has not been upheld.
Tobacco firm denies YouTube marketing
British American Tobacco (BAT) has denied claims it uses video-sharing website YouTube to market its products, as research released today from Otago University claimed.
<i>Mark Irving</i> - Where are all the good billboards?
Mark Irving, advertising company director on what makes a good billboard and why there are so few good examples out there.
Shell in court over misleading ad claims
Oil giant Shell misled consumers by claiming its fuel was able to take drivers further, the Commerce Commission says.
<i>Media</i>: Sharing shop one option to save costs
Mediaworks wants to put TV and radio news operations under one roof.
<i>Mark Irving:</i> When advertising goes wrong, it goes very wrong.
Mark Irving, advertising company director on the times advertising goes wrong.
'Gratuitious sex' bank ad complaint rejected
The Advertising Standards Authority has rejected a complaint that a Rabobank TV ad was a "gratuitous" use of sex appeal to try and sell an unrelated product.
Physios warned over alleged price-fixing bid
The Society of Physiotherapists has been warned by the Commerce Commission over a letter it says may have been a bid to fix prices.
Feminist: Sex culture setting women back
"Raunch culture" has set back women in Western societies more than 50 years, says a visiting Australian feminist.