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New Vodacom ad celebrates nation-building through digital education

31st May 2019

In a significant move to showcase the social purpose of its business, Vodacom has launched a heartwarming television commercial emphasising the organisation’s commitment to building South Africa through digital education. The commercial features a grandmother telling her new granddaughter of the wonders life can deliver – and how new digital tools make them even better. The […]

Ogilvy South Africa In Triple D&AD Win

27th May 2019

Ogilvy South Africa wins again on the world stage, capturing three Pencils at the prestigious D&AD 2019 Awards. A global platform recognising creative excellence in advertising. The agency scored 2 Pencils for its collaboration between the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Philips South Africa, with the Shave To Remember Campaign. Winning a Graphite pencil for Direct […]

A Golden Night For Ogilvy At The 2019 IAB Bookmark Awards

4th April 2019

Once again Ogilvy and its clients managed to lead the Bookmarks in the increasingly important categories of Mobile, CRM, Loyalty programmes, Gamification, Content Strategy, Online video and Social Media. The awards are an initiative by the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau of South Africa) to “celebrate excellence in digital” and acknowledge the impact digital campaigns can […]

Ogilvy launches Social.Lab South Africa E-commerce offering

22nd February 2019

Ogilvy today launched Social.Lab, its Social media performance division with a two-hour conference at the Ogilvy campus in Bryanston, titled “How social media is fueling the e-commerce economy”. Internationally, Social.Lab is the fastest-growing company in the Ogilvy network, combining creative content ideas with smart paid-media targeting to drive business results. Social.Lab operates in New York, […]

Ogilvy opens Nigeria office in the run up to its 70th anniversary

16th October 2018

Ogilvy Africa a wholly owned subsidiary of WPP Scangroup Pls, has announced the opening of its new office in Lagos, Nigeria. Ogilvy Nigeria becomes the integrated communications’ firm 24th office in sub-Saharan Africa. It represents the strategic expansion of the Ogilvy brand across Africa. Speaking at the newly opened office, Mathieu Plassard, chief executive officer […]