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Advintage has been named as a finalist in the NEXUS awards – one of New Zealand’s leading marketing competitions. “The Nexus Awards recognise excellence in creating the foundations on which measurable campaigns are based: strategic vision, innovation, customer and market insight, response-driven marketing tools and techniques, products or services that make the use of interactive ...Read more
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Look what can happen if you just ask…
By Leisa Epplett, December 19th, 2011
Back in July this year I was fortunate enough to attend a few of the Hastings District Council Leadership week events. For me the highlight was definitely listening to Rob Fyfe, CEO of Air NZ. Rob is a truly inspirational leader and wasn’t a bad speaker either! During his talk, Rob weighed into the amalgamation debate, and talked about the value of us locally marketing ourselves and ...Read more
Bright future for horticulture in the Bay
By Kite Communications, December 7th, 2011
Conrad Kirk, described as a “talent” on Hawke’s Bay’s wine scene, is the inaugural recipient of Skeltons Excellence Award for viticulture. The pipfruit cadet Excellence Award winners are Epere (Eps) Epere and Shane Flynn. Eps is a student who has shown a quiet determination to succeed. Winner of the Award in 2010 also, he has since been promoted from supervisor to an assistant ...Read more
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Largest student management system given green light
By andrew smith, December 5th, 2011
recent media release FYI... Local project management company BPX has successfully project managed the merger of the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) and Tairāwhiti Polytechnic's 150,000 student records. When the two tertiary institutes EIT Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti Polytechnic in Gisborne merged at the beginning of 2011, one of the largest undertakings was the integration of the ...Read more
100% Subsidised Redundancy Support in Hawke’s Bay
By steve evans, November 22nd, 2011
In our experience, almost every employer we talk to would like to offer redundant staff support to get them back into employment as swiftly as possible. The barrier has always been finding funds for the service when businesses are already financially squeezed enough to be letting people go. People Central Ltd’s 80% success rate at getting redundant staff back into work within 2 months has ...Read more
Vote for Gemco
By Fruitbowl, November 21st, 2011
C'mon the Bay!! Vote for Gemco and show your support for this great Hawke's Bay business. Gemco are finalists in a national competition to win a business software makeover - so they can offer a better service to their valued customers. And with your support, they could win! All you have to do is vote for them – the more votes the better chance they have of winning! Go to ...Read more
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Hawke’s Bay wine HEADLINES around the world
By Fruitbowl, November 11th, 2011Hawke’s Bay wines just keep making the headlines and recognition of the region as a leading wine producer is growing worldwide. “In 10 years time, Hawke’s Bay will be known internationally as one of the great wine producing areas of the world,” says Nicholas Buck, Chairman of HB Winegrowers Inc. This week Craggy Range Winery, Crossroads Winery and Villa Maria all released press ...Read more
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Furnware takes out top award
By Fruitbowl, November 4th, 2011Innovative school furniture company Furnware has taken out the supreme award at the 2011 Westpac Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Furnware, based in Hastings, won the Pan Pac Large Business category and then the much sought after Hawke’s Bay Today Business of the Year Award last night at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House. Over 500 people attended the ‘must attend’ ...Read more
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What a game!
By Ben Deller, October 17th, 2011
If your household was anything like ours last night, you'd be forgiven for feeling a little jaded but bloody proud this morning! Thanks Australia, you were a formidable opponent and provided worthy competition but unfortunately I think you were let down by Cooper (Or did he live up to expectections?) See the flying magpie? Onto the final...... GO THE ALL BLACKS! ...Read more
Hawke’s Bay goes for gold with Hockey NZ
By Damon, September 28th, 2011
Attn! marketing pr is one of 23 local businesses that will support the New Zealand Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams as they strive for gold at next years London Olympics. Attn! marketing pr director Anna Lorck said being part of a world first – where a community comes together to sponsor a national sports team in its quest for Olympic glory was an exciting initiative. “We like many other ...Read more
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