About Us
Village PR & Marketing has a reputation for changing perceptions. Influencer marketing – and in particular the use of micro-influencer campaigns with the creative use of bloggers and a range of social media has become increasingly powerful.
Advertising blindness has crept in and brands are seeking new ways to shine. We work with powerful influencers who talk to their extended networks about products and services that touch, move and inspire them. They then start genuine conversations about clients’ products and services. There have been a lot of people watching from the sidelines to see proof points of this new form of marketing – the good news is we have evidence of its effectiveness in impacting sales.
We are aggressively open-minded and this non-judgmental way of thinking fuels our creativity.
Testimonials
In one year 90,000
more New Zealand
households started
buying avocados than
the previous year

NEW ZEALAND AVOCADO
“Village PR have been a strong partner of NZ Avocado over the past 6 years. They have anticipated our needs, pushing the boundaries with us about what we might and can achieve. Not only that, they are fun, they are innovative, we laugh with and at ourselves as we brainstorm new and sometimes crazy ideas about how we raise the visibility of our industry and the amazing avocado. They deliver, they work with us not for us and they deserve recognition as a terrific PR agency.”
Jen Scoular – CEO, NZ Avocado
We are the agency
behind helping Rotorua
get its mojo back.
Tourism is now worth over
$700,000,000 to the city

DESTINATION ROTORUA
“Village have helped us on the journey to achieving over 170,000 Facebook fans and more recently came up with an idea that garnered over 33,000,000 views around the world when we hosted Jordan Webster aka “How to DAD” and it’s resulting video.
Village PR have been an extremely valuable asset and very much a partner in every sense of the word on this journey. They listen to their clients’ needs and deliver over and above what is required. It is great to work with such a proactive and passionate team of people.”
Tom Worsp – Consumer Marketing Manager, Destination Rotorua
Case Studies
TATUA TRIFLE TAKEOVER
We created the concept a ‘Very Dairy Christmas’ along with a recipe book and sent this to 23 key influencers, bloggers and media with all of the ingredients and tools required to make the trifle. Check out the results here.
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NZ AVOCADO & THE ALL BLACKS
We wanted to position avocados as an important and nutritious food for athletes to include in their diet for peak performance so we targeted the All Blacks and sent them an avocado influencer kit to inspire them to post on their social channels. Check out the results here.
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MOTION ENTERTAINMENT
We wanted to create awareness and excitement around the opening of Motion Entertainment. A campaign combining a year-long Facebook strategy, PR, marketing and advertising was used as well as utilising Julian Dennison as the celebrity attraction. Check out the results here.
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BLOG
Best Summer Berries
Nothing says summer more than berry picking. It’s not just the creation of beautiful childhood memories but also knowing that you’re taking home
read moreGolden Homes
Golden Homes has turned thirty and it’s celebrating by helping more kiwis build their dream home. At Village PR, we’re thrilled to be working with the iconic
read moreSmall Fruit Packs Big Punch
We love blueberries – and it turns out the rest of New Zealand does too! Village PR has been working with Blueberries
read moreDIVERT
“The gangster move in a recession is not just to maintain the budget but actually increase ad spend.”That’s according to Mark Ritson, an internationally
read moreFREE THINGS TO DO
Sometimes the best things in life ARE free – or, at least that’s what we think when we think about the lakes, forests, parks and mountains that are right
read moreGENERATION
As a Millennial working in the media ‘sphere’, it’s hard not to notice all the media chatter about my spoiled generation and our apparently
read moreVero’s Blog
I consider myself a citizen of the world – born in Argentina, lived in America for over 10 years and finally ending up in New Zealand and making it my home.
read moreTo social or not…..
Over the last five or six years we have had dozens of businesses and brands come to us with questions about social media: should we be using it?
read moreNiki’s Blog
Greetings from the Garden City! “Working from home is like working in an office, but you get to sleep in and you can wear pyjamas all day long.
read moreBridgette’s Blog
For the last two years I have been trying to finish a book that has a peculiar premise with an equally unusual name – Hangi Pants. If you are Maori
read moreBree’s Blog
I’m definitely no health and fitness expert but having been a competitive swimmer for 10 years when I was younger I have a life-long passion for keeping
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Contact Us

Village PR & Marketing
333A Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui 3116
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Phone: +64 7 572-1608
Email: b@villagenz.com

Postal address:
PO Box 4634, Mount Maunganui South 3149

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