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Marketing Meetup | March
Feelings vs Funnels: Does Brand Love or Algorithms Win in 2026? Join us for networking + nibbles!
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Waikato Marketers Event March
A Masterclass in Future-Ready Marketing: Influencing Behaviour Through Human Insight? Join us for networking event on 24th March 2026
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Dunedin Marketers Event
Reconnect with Dunedin’s marketing community over drinks at Vault 21. Small group. Real conversations.
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Annual General Meeting 2026
The New Zealand Marketing Association's 52nd Annual General Meeting 2026
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Waikato Coffee Catch Up Event April 2026
Join us on April 2 for coffee and a good dose of local marketing chat.
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Meet Our Presenters
Dean Taylor
Managing Partner
Contagion
Presenter
Dean Taylor is the founder & head of brand strategy at Contagion, a full service marketing, media & design agency . Dean has a Masters in behavioural science from the London School of Economics & believes the real power of marketing lies in emotional persuasion. He had been involved with the thinking behind Tourism New Zealand, The Heart Foundation, Fletcher building and most recently Finance Now. Dean’s view is that businesses are most effective when they are customer focussed and purpose led
Jake Calder
Creative Director
Contagion
Presenter
With over 12 years at the bleeding edge of advertising and marketing technology, Jake has helped navigate companies through the rapidly evolving media landscape. He has been able to help shape the way companies harness data-driven technology through biddable media, like programmatic. Jake's passion is on identifying and analysing emerging technology trends and understanding their potential business and societal impacts.
Nicki Shirley
Founder
Mvmt Marketing
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Nicki is passionate about achieving business growth through innovative and effective marketing. While focused on building brand equity and developing clear marketing communications, Nicki's emphasis is on building empowered marketing teams that deliver the best marketing activity through agile marketing practices.
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