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PHD Aotearoa’s Amanda Palenski recognised on Campaign 50 over Fifty list
PHD Aotearoa’s Amanda Palenski has been named on Campaign’s 50 Over Fifty 2026 list, recognising her outstanding leadership.
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Browsing: Colenso BBDO
Campaigns
Pedigree and Colenso BBDO take on dog oral care and make it unmissable
Pedigree has launched a new Dentastix campaign with Colenso BBDO, making dog oral health impossible for pet parents to miss.
Campaigns
Skinny turns phone calls into ad spots
Skinny is putting ads in its customers’ phone calls in exchange for the chance to win prizes – like a year’s supply of rotisserie chickens.
Campaigns
Testicular Cancer NZ and Colenso BBDO launch Lump Lottery
Testicular Cancer NZ, Colenso BBDO and Jac have joined forces to launch Lump Lottery this Testicular Cancer Awareness Month.
Awards
Two Kiwis named in the One Show global jury 2026
The One Club for Creativity has announced nine creative leaders in Aotearoa and Australia who will serve on the global jury for the 2026 show.
News
Industry farewells Colenso co-founder Hylton Mackley
Former Clemenger Group chairman Robert Morgan pays tribute to Colenso co-founder Hylton Mackley AM, who died on January 7, 2026.
Campaigns
Campaign starring ¼ of a car shows why it’s better with Spark
Spark, in partnership with Colenso, have launched a new brand campaign to mark its new positioning: ‘It’s better with Spark.’
Campaigns
BNZ, Colenso BBDO take it slow to tackle scammers
To help keep its customers safe from scammers, BNZ is taking a different approach in a new campaign created with Colenso BBDO.
Campaigns
BNZ and Colenso BBDO reveal the secret to hacking your home loan
BNZ and Colenso BBDO have launched the TotalMoney campaign to help Kiwis pay less interest, get ahead faster and become debt-free sooner.
Movings & Shakings
Colenso welcomes managing partner Jack Cumming
Colenso is excited to welcome Jack Cumming to lead its local and global clients and support new business growth.
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Colenso BBDO appointed as strategic and creative partner for Tika
Colenso BBDO appointed as strategic and creative partner for Tika: a revolutionary new way to report sexual harm.
Awards
Eight NZ finalists vie for 2025 APAC Effie honours
Effie APAC has unveiled 123 finalists competing for top honours, with eight New Zealand agencies earning recognition on the global stage.
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Strategy head swaps agency land for finance
Former strategy head Andy McLeish has switched codes from agency land to financial services, co-founding Wedge Money alongside his brother.
Movings & Shakings
Colenso BBDO announces senior promotion
Colenso are celebrating the promotion of Charlotte Glennon to Director of Operations & Production, effective immediately.
News
Colenso BBDO Auckland takes out Best of Show at One Asia Creative Awards
Colenso BBDO Auckland was a top winner in the 2024 One Asia Creative Awards, taking home Best of Show, three Best of Disciplines, and four Gold awards.
Campaigns
This Christmas, give a gift that unleashes theirs, says Spark
This Christmas, Spark is encouraging New Zealanders to ‘give a gift that unleashes theirs’, aiming to show the power of a tech gift and the creative potential it can unleash in the right hands.
News
Two Kiwis recognised in Campaign’s Asia-Pacific 40 Under 40
The women were the only people from Aotearoa on the 40 Under 40 list, which honours influential young leaders in Asia-Pacific marketing and comms.
Awards
Colenso BBDO’s creative vision behind Effie Award-winning work
Colenso’s work with Skinny resulted in three Gold awards at the 2023 Effie Awards. We chat to Head of Strategy Rob Campbell about the mission.
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Cannes 2018: highlights from day three
While we slept, Colenso BBDO added to its gong collection, with four Lions awarded to Pedigree’s ‘SelfiStix’. Saatchi & Saatchi also made the scoreboard with a Bronze Lion and New Zealand’s success looks to continue with more finalists announced.
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Cannes 2018: highlights from day two—UPDATED
Colenso BBDO is the first New Zealand agency to make it onto the winner’s board with a Bronze Lion picked up in the Health and Wellness category. It’s since received six mentions in shortlists overnight alongside FCB, DDB and Saatchi & Saatchi.
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Y&R adds Burger King’s creative to its roster
Y&R has added Burger King’s creative to its roster, in a move that sees the fast food brand consolidate its media and creative agencies under one roof.
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Colenso BBDO and Special Group have strong outings at the 2018 APAC Effies
Over the weekend Colenso BBDO and Special Group took home respective awards at the APAC Effies in Singapore. Colenso was named runner-up Agency of the Year and both agencies contributed to a haul of five gold, one silver, and four bronze gongs.
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Dine promises more face-to-face time with your cat
Ever feel rejected by your snobby cat? Dine and Colenso BBDO have come up with a solution – launching a new product, Creamy Treats, to bring cat and owners together, alongside a web app designed to help cat owners know if their pet is really rejecting them.
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Samsung hands consolidated account to FCB
StopPress understands FCB has won the Samsung account in a six-way pitch, ousting the incumbent Colenso BBDO.
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Webby Awards 2018: Colenso BBDO, Y&R NZ and DDB NZ among nominees
New Zealand agencies are showing off their excellence on the internet with a number of nominations in the 22nd Annual Webby Awards. Colenso BBDO, Y&R NZ and DDB NZ lead the way with three nominations each.
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Colenso evolves agency model, announces new initiatives
Colenso BBDO has announced a new agency model, with a focus on creative collaboration, clients’ customers and new ways of working.
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Ads of the Week: 20 March
2degrees, Samsung, Holden and Scapegrace by Rogue Society Distilling Co show us how it’s done.
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Samsung goes bold, and slow, to promote new smartphone-UPDATED
Samsung has launched its new Galaxy S9 and S9+ by testing out the camera in a live video stunt via Colenso BBDO and Flying Fish.
News
Respect: Nick Worthington’s Lifetime Achievement award video
The executive creative director at Colenso BBDO took home the accolade at the event at Shed 10.
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Women empowering women: Spark celebrates International Women’s Day
Spark and Colenso BBDO connect women with empowered women, launching a campaign that encourages women to pursue leadership roles on international Women’s Day.