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ASB farewells Goldstein as 11-year ad campaign ends
ASB Bank has confirmed that the face of its long running advertising campaign, New York banker Ira Goldstein, will be no more.
NZ Post tops new corporate reputation scale
NZ Post has come out top of a new Corporate Reputation Index, while Telecom has come bottom of the list.
Property: Common sales tactic backfires - research
A common tactic used to lure buyers is causing longer sales cycles and more misery for owners, new research suggests.
Air NZ's 'whoop whoop' questioned
A woman whose father died in the Air NZ Mt Erebus disaster has questioned the airline's use 'whoop whoop' - the last signal crew heard before the DC-10 went down - in its advertising.
<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Calls that bring prospects in from the cold
The biggest problem with cold-calling is the almost 100 per cent rejection rate just waiting for you. But cold-calling works, has always worked and will always work, if you
<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Social media success needs hard graft
For months now I've been using the term "freasy" for social media marketing. Meaning it's free and easy to do.
<i>Mark Irving:</i> National stereotypes looking tired
Are cultural stereotypes tired and irrelevant?
<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.
<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Connections key to beating the email turn-off
It's more difficult than ever to get marketing emails through.
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>Sean D'Souza</i>: When the going gets tough, customers buy
Making the customer work for a change.
<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.
Dairy and red meat sectors get $300m boost
The Govt is putting up $144.1m into two initiatives worth $321m over seven years to boost productivity and new products for the dairy and red meat sectors.
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.