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To help everyone over their post-election hangovers and/or blues, our thoughts this week feature being Tova'd, Stickybeak, time travel through words, a rare white tūi and why you should hug a cow.
We have a new Government. Congratulations to the New Zealand Labour Party, Prime Minister Ardern and the returning Government who ran a successful campaign.
The week before the election gave us Burger King, fish & chips, Kim Jong Un, and Berlin flipping the bird at people who won’t wear masks. Enjoy, and if you haven’t already: get out and vote (but only once).
Is Election Day becoming a little passé? Ever seen ads in your games? Do Facebook pose an existential threat? These were some of the questions we were posing to the team this week.
This week we're talking about future innovators, Absolut Vodka and their campaign for unity, Snoop Dogg, fintech developments, 4th division English football, and more.
In the week that saw the run into the 2020 General Election start to heat up, we look at pre-loved furniture, the unintended consequences of a fast-food rapper collab, donations, and more.
Another week down. Another week closer to the end of 2020. Climate activists changing the political landscape, 25 COVID-inspired trends, anime COVID spokespeople, filming a kiss in the time of COVID, and more.
In a matter of weeks, the event landscape changed forever. Since the onset of the pandemic, hundreds of events have been cancelled, and, as the world starts to reopen, revised and re-engineered.
As Alert Level Two restrictions persist and 1pm continues to grip the nation, we're reflecting on thoughts from a week where we can't quite believe it's September already. Read on.
Spring's here (now that the Southerly Blast has passed), and with it a new collection of thoughts from the Acumen team. Read on for more of things we've been thinking about this week.
As we draw ever closer to spring, here the latest thoughts and interesting updates from the Acumen team. We look at Onesie Day, KFC, the NZX, a Tesla competitor, crisis management, and more.
There’s no denying a crisis is an uncomfortable situation for any business. While it can be more art than science there are eight core tenets that we’ve found valuable when called in to advise on a crisis.
