When Michael Cook and Martin Sing forged Workbench in 2013, the objective was clear: to offer large agency capability with boutique agency speed and service. Seven years on, the through-the-line agency shines with talent, and engages in solid client partnerships within which strong brands are established, developed and grown. Where effective campaigns are crafted and […]
To raise funds for two children’s homes in Heidelberg, Eskort collaborated with Saronsberg Cellar and artist Sam Nhlengethwa in an initiative aptly named Liberi. The Latin word for children, Liberi was launched in July 2020. A unique collector’s Liberi 2018 Bordeaux blend was created by Saronsberg Cellar and the labels showcased six of Nhlengethwa’s art […]
Provantage Media Group has taken its digital offering to the next level with the launch of ‘Sonar’, an audience powered mobile geo-location offering that will allow for the extension of campaigns from Out-of-Home (OOH) into the digital realm. PMG, through its various divisions, will be offering this geo-location service to all its campaigns to create […]
Isla Prentis, Head of Tirisano Consulting at The MediaShop If you are anything like me, then you start your year off by reading all the different trends and predictions for the upcoming year – 2020 was no different except that there were trends for the entire decade! In amongst these trends was one that received […]
Egg Films’ Lebogang Rasethaba joined forces with M&C Saatchi Abel on the latest campaign for South Africa’s leading online fashion destination, Superbalist. The result is a fresh reimagining of fashion advertising underpinned with the powerful message that style is an attitude that starts within. The creative team at M&C Saatchi Abel tasked Rasethaba to direct […]
Coinciding with the unveiling of the 8th generation of its market-leading range of super tough bakkies, Toyota South Africa has evolved the Toyota Hilux’s ‘Tough, Tougher, Tougher-er’ strategic positioning to claim ‘Legendary Toughness’. The Toyota Hilux debuted in South Africa in 1969 and, with its 2nd generation launching in 1973, quickly became the country’s favourite […]
FCB Joburg has appointed Struan Bourquin to lead its business on the Toyota South Africa account, one it has held since 1961 when the agency (then Lindsay Smithers) was asked to launch the first Toyota model to be sold in South Africa, the Toyopet. Making the announcement, FCB & Hellocomputer Johannesburg Group Managing Director, Thabang […]
The Cape Town Stadium has been selected as one of the in-game playgrounds in a new racing game from leading UK video game developer and publisher, Codemasters. DIRT 5 (https://dirtgame.com/dirt5), the 14th game in the Colin McRae Rally series and the 8th to carry the DIRT title, launches in November. Focused on off-road racing, it […]
Along with the team from VMLY&R Johannesburg, Egg Films director, Kyle Lewis, has created a new fashion film that puts fashion and art in a new sphere. Deeply rooted in creativity and self-expression, the 90” film celebrates what every South African feels for the country, and how the country in turn inspires them and makes […]
For the first time ever, the Outdoor Measurement Council (OMC) launched its latest iteration of ROAD data virtually, covering the 2016/17/18 fused data results after interviewing a total of 45 466 respondents over the three-year period. Trish Guilford, General Manager of the OMC, said that the OMC and partners, Ask Afrika, Kuper Research, Cuende Infometrics […]