What did it take to shoot a TV ad during South Africa’s lockdown? Over 75 hours of Zoom meetings, 48 Skype casting calls and four remote callbacks, six hours of online cast rehearsals, five virtual location reccies, over 1500 WhatsApp messages, 200 emails, hundreds of phone calls, and a very unusual kind of shoot day. […]
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Sportscene early adopter of branded digital radio
Bricks-&-mortar and online sportswear specialist in The Foschini Group, Sportscene, has launched its own custom digital radio station in collaboration with digital media innovators, inBroadcasting. In line with its brand ethos and prime target market’s preference, Sportscene Radio’s playlist will feature the most current and newest tracks from the Trap and Hip-Hop genres. It is […]
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CEO and founding partner of MetropolitanRepublic Group company, 8909 Digital, Ciarán McKivergan, has just two questions for small and medium-sized retailers: “With many businesses closing down and bricks & mortar stores shutting their doors, are you online and – if you aren’t – why the hell not?” Acknowledging that the COVID-19 lockdown was an unexpected […]
Continue readingMore TagNelson Mandela Children’s Fund needs your 67 kilometres
This Mandela Day will be the first ever marked amongst a global pandemic. As both the sports and eventing industries are massively impacted by being unable to celebrate Mandela Day through physical activations, this year the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) is bringing a massive virtual race – 67 Kilometres for Mandela Day – to […]
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Unfazed by the national lockdown, Transit Ads™ has put its time behind closed doors to good use and developed a progressive and ground-breaking new product that is able to provide brands with regular insights directly from their targeted consumers. TransitGo is an insights community developed by Transit Ads in partnership with Opinion Solutions, a mobile […]
Continue readingMore TagEskort donates over R1 million worth of food parcels
Eskort is responding to the COVID crisis with a sense of community that is ingrained in its DNA. In line with its corporate social responsibility initiatives, the processed pork products brand is donating over R1 million worth of food parcels through its #EskortCares Covid Food Feeding Scheme, to the communities surrounding its factories and butchery […]
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With measures being taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, the restaurant industry has been hit hard. Many family-run local eateries are facing closure or are already in the process of shutting down. Proudly local brand Denny Mushrooms wanted to show their solidarity with the restaurant industry and at the same time raise […]
Continue readingMore TagMetropolitanRepublic lives up to its reputation, produces industry acclaimed campaign for SA Tourism under lockdown
Refusing to compromise the speed, agility and commitment to quality on which it has built its reputation, MetropolitanRepublic has delivered five inspiring and empathetic television commercials for South African Tourism (SA Tourism) in as many weeks, all of them under lockdown. The campaign has been lauded by many industry commentators as well as the domestic […]
Continue readingMore TagToyota SA dips toe in esports arena with new activation from Brand Inc
Toyota South Africa is dipping its toe in the esports arena with the launch of the Toyota Esports Challenge, an activation conceptualised and implemented by the vehicle manufacturer’s newly appointed activation and sponsorship agency, Brand Inc. Part of the HaveYouHeard group, Brand Inc is a collaboration with GGWP (Good Game Well Played) to create a […]
Continue readingMore TagSecond HelloFCB+ campaign for CANSA excels
‘Don’t Fear The Finger’, a campaign created for CANSA by HelloFCB+ to encourage men to test for prostrate cancer, has excelled at this year’s IAB Bookmarks Awards. Setting the benchmark for tech, digital and leading-edge innovation in the marketing mix, the IAB Bookmarks Awards celebrated its 12th edition this year, but announced the winners via […]
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