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FROM COULD TO SHOULD: THE STRATEGY FILTER YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS
From Could to Should: The Strategy Filter Your Business Needs

These Guys I Know
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Z MANU WORLD CHAMPS: A MASTERCLASS IN SPONSOR ACTIVATION
This article was originally published on StopPress - https://stoppress.co.nz/news/z-manu-world-champs-a-masterclass-in-sponsor-activation...

These Guys I Know
Mar 193 min read
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TAKING TIME OUT FROM A NOISY BUSY WORLD AND AN ‘ALWAYS ON’ MENTALITY
As a business leader in today’s “always on” world it can be difficult to stop - boundaries between worklife and homelife are increasingly...

Amanda Wilson
Mar 62 min read
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HEAVYWEIGHT WITH DAVE LETELE – THE JOURNEY TO ENSURE IMPORTANT STORIES ARE SEEN.
It was a long road to get there but a great sense of satisfaction to see all three episodes of Heavyweight with Dave Letele are now...

These Guys I Know
Feb 253 min read
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NEW ZEALAND TOURISM MARKETING: ARE WE THINKING AND PLAYING BIG ENOUGH?
I’m a little bit confused about the spend figures mentioned around these tourism initiatives of late (I won’t comment on the creative as...

These Guys I Know
Feb 182 min read
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THE MATRIX: 25 YEARS LATER, STILL PLUGGED INTO THE FUTURE OF AI AND CREATIVITY
I suppose in the world of Linked In, I’m a bit like Neo is to the Matrix. Aware that something is going on but not fully plugged in, so...

These Guys I Know
Feb 113 min read
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$8 MILLION MOMENTS: AT THE BIG GAME, BRANDS DON’T COME TO PLAY
It’s been a couple of years since we wrote about the Super Bowl. By the end of today, the world will be over it - ala Jaguar commentary,...

These Guys I Know
Feb 114 min read
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WHAT’S THE POINT OF MAKING VIDEOS? (SPOILER – IT’S NOT TO MAKE VIDEOS!)
Not sure who needs to hear this, but, in business - the point of making videos - is not to make videos. I’ve been thinking about this a...

These Guys I Know
Jan 295 min read
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THESE GUYS I KNOW PROUDLY JOINS THE ALL OF GOVERNMENT (AOG) PANEL FOR CREATIVE & MEDIA SERVICES. FIND OUT WHY.
We’re proud to have been selected to join the All-of-Government (AoG) panel for Creative & Media Services. This panel allows government...

These Guys I Know
Nov 26, 20242 min read
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DESIGN SAVED THE NEW YORK SUBWAY SYSTEM - IT WAS MEANT TO DO THE SAME FOR NEWSHUB.
It was while traveling the New York subway and appreciating how the most populated city in the US explained its complex navigation...

These Guys I Know
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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THE HOME AND AWAY CONUNDRUM.
Many, many thousands of cuts have contributed to the death of 3News / Newshub which sadly plays out this week. And many, many over the...

These Guys I Know
Jul 3, 20244 min read
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ALL HAIL TINA FROM TURNERS! A TRIUMPH FOR BRAND.
Today we found ourselves thinking about Tina from Turners. This isn’t unusual. She is often on our minds. Because, Tina from Turners...

These Guys I Know
Nov 18, 20232 min read
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CREATING A NATION OF BLOCK-A-HOLICS. BLOCK NZ LAUNCH
In 2012, MediaWorks TV embarked on a transformative journey, strategically placing local content at the forefront of its programming....

These Guys I Know
Nov 18, 20233 min read
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MAKING ROOM FOR QUALITY JOURNALISM. NEWSROOM BRAND.
Problem : Increasing distrust of media as a result of a number of issues including increased sources and digital landscape - focus on...

These Guys I Know
Nov 18, 20232 min read
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DUCKROCKERS - BACK TO THE 80'S! OPENING TITLES & GFX
We're 80's kids and were big fans of the movie Sione's Wedding back in the day - so we were pleased to contribute to Duckrockers - the...

These Guys I Know
Nov 2, 20221 min read
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DRIVING YOUR STORY THROUGH PR. RISKY BUSINESS OR BENEFITS GALORE?
These Guys I Know is not a PR Agency in the traditional sense (to be fair - we’re not particularly traditional in any sense!), but we...

These Guys I Know
Jul 26, 20225 min read
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WE WATCHED THE SUPER BOWL. WELL, THE ADS AT LEAST.
In 1984 Apple launched their new Macintosh computers through a 60 second advertisement in the Super Bowl. Their ad “1984” cost 1 million...

These Guys I Know
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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ALL HAIL THE "PROCESS OF DESIGN SQUIGGLE".
This pretty basic looking scribble brings us comfort and is a constant source of reference when up to our eyeballs in a project. We are...

These Guys I Know
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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TO EXPLORE OR EXPLOIT? IN SEARCH OF THAT ELUSIVE HOT STREAK.
Jackson Pollocks famous drip paintings were created within a 3 year period of intense focus during his career, considered now as his "hot...

These Guys I Know
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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PERSONAL BRANDING - SELF-AWARENESS AND REFLECTION IS THE KEY.
Working on personal brand projects for clients recently, I realised that the greatest tool you can have in personal branding is...

These Guys I Know
Dec 31, 20212 min read
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