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Sasol ‘Ama-Glug-Glug’ retains pole position as South Africa’s Most Loved Ad
Sasol ‘Ama-Glug-Glug’ created in 1999 by Lindsay Smithers FCB, now FCB Joburg, has retained its pole position as South Africa’s Best Liked Ad ‘of all time’ This is according to Adtrack™, Kantar’s proprietary advertising testing system which has evaluated the impact and liking of all brand advertising in South Africa since 1984. Kantar released this... Continue reading→
HelloFCB+ and the City of Cape Town tell South African men to lead by example in a provocative campaign against gender-based violence.
The campaign, titled “Boys Do What Men Teach Them”, takes a hard look at the realities around the normalisation of gender-based violence through men’s perceived “innocent” and “victimless” actions (such as locker room talk, rape jokes, and the objectification of women) and by not speaking out against it when they see these things happen. Three... Continue reading→
Pepsi offers clubbers opportunity to win R1-million
Pepsi is offering clubbers and other South African consumers the opportunity to win a R1-million in a promotion implemented by Cape Town-based agency, HaveYouHeard. All they need to do to stand a chance of winning the big pay day is upload a video of themselves taking a sip of Pepsi along with the hashtag #pepsimillionbucksip.... Continue reading→
On branded weddings and the point of saturation
Andile Qokweni, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop On Friday the 8th of November a common man like you and me was spotted proposing to a woman at a KFC. I’m sure when he played this scenario in his head, he had very little idea how this proposal would actually change his life in the short... Continue reading→
The real value of Paid Search and tracking the consumer journey
In the digital world, it’s a given that Paid Search advertising is important, but only a few industries, except the finance and eRetail sectors, are capturing the true value this channel has to offer. Most brands are missing a trick by not tracking the full customer journey says Michael King, Managing Director of Reprise Digital,... Continue reading→
Cell C fans set to WIN this summer with campaign from McCann1886
Cell C has launched its new Summer campaign for 2019. A massive consumer promotion whereby millions of cash prizes are up for grabs as well as smartphones, laptops, data, shopping vouchers and much more, WIN24 Summer is currently the only telco competition that will literally make everyone a winner when they buy a bundle from... Continue reading→
Dedela abanye: New Jameson ad ‘makes room’ for real South African experiences
Forget the aspirational scenes of men in sharp suits playing poker or hanging out at exclusive roof-top bars. That’s not what whiskey should be about. There’s nothing stuffy about a drink at the heart of social experiences as diverse as the South Africans who enjoy them. That’s the message behind a new ad from Jameson... Continue reading→
The MediaShop wins big at AdFocus Awards!
The MediaShop Johannesburg has been named Network Media Agency of the Year at the 2019 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards. This is the second time in the last three years that the agency has been awarded this accolade. Kgaugelo Maphai, Managing Director of The MediaShop Johannesburg says that this is an excellent way to end the... Continue reading→
Caster Semenya inspires a new generation of athletes
Nike has launched ‘The birthplace of dreams’, a film that celebrates the life of decorated South African athlete, Caster Semenya. ‘The birthplace of dreams’ charts Caster’s journey from her hometown in Limpopo to professional athlete to running coach. For over a decade, Caster has broken records, set records and in doing so inspired the next... Continue reading→
Influencer Marketing Best Practice
When Ryan McFadyen and Jason Stewart co-founded HaveYouHeard 10 years ago, influencer marketing in South Africa had yet to raise its hand as a new marketing tool. When it did, about five years after, their learning trajectory was steep, but fast, and today their expertise in the influencer marketing arena is acknowledged by global brands... Continue reading→