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Zwelethu Radebe directs choose-your-own-ending Twitter series for Ford Fiesta
Egg Films’ Zwelethu Radebe directed The Independent State of Nandi, a choose-your-own-ending series of short films brought to Twitter from inside the all-new Ford Fiesta. Released every Monday and Thursday over four weeks across June and July 2018, the eight shorts captured Twitter’s imagination, with the first episode getting over 14 000 votes, 350 retweets, and nearly 2000 Likes, and... Continue reading→
Mall Ads launches Mall TV
In line with global out of home trends and to provide advertisers with leading solutions, Mall Ads™ has launched Mall TV™. The digital place based television network flights on strategically placed screens at key high footfall sites across the country. The new platform offers both retailers within malls as well as national and international brands... Continue reading→
FCB Joburg Distills Essence Of ‘Africanacity’ As It Assists Absa Relaunch In Africa
FCB Joburg has created a new word, as well as a 360° campaign embracing traditional and new media, to assist Absa Group, formerly Barclays Africa Group, in its relaunch in Africa.The group’s new brand strategy and identity were co-created by OgilvyRED (New York), Grid Worldwide and Yellowwood, in a year-long process that started in 2017.... Continue reading→
King James The Pick of the Litter for Bob Martin’s Global Business
Since winning the Bob Martin SA business in a three-way pitch earlier this year, King James the Second (II) has been hard at work rebranding and repositioning the iconic global pet wellness brand. And last week, launched the first series of television commercials with a fresh creative approach and new tagline. Marketing manager at Bob... Continue reading→
Hellocomputer and FCB Cape Town Helps WCG Address Bullying in 5 Questions.
The Western Cape Government is striving to put an end to bullying at schools across the province by launching a mobile toolkit and campaign called 5 Questions to End Bullying. Developed by Hellocomputer and FCB Cape Town, in conjunction with child psychologists, it features a video of a fake bullying incident in a school yard... Continue reading→
Farmer’s Weekly hosts 12th Agribusiness Africa Conference
Despite some cyclical challenges that could impact commodity prices, the investment case for agriculture in Africa remains strong. This was one of the main messages to emerge from the 12th Agribusiness Africa Conference hosted by Caxton Magazine’s Farmer’s Weekly at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg recently. In her opening address Farmer’s Weekly editor, Denene Erasmus said... Continue reading→
Soccer Laduma and Kick Off: Fan favourites for wide audience reach
Clint Roper, Head of Content Marketing for Soccer Laduma, talks about how Soccer Laduma and Kick Off are providing a field of opportunity for advertisers. For 21 years Kick Off and Soccer Laduma were fierce sporting rivals, so when Kick Off was brought into the Ads24’s stable, and it was decided that the titles would... Continue reading→
20 South African fashion designers collaborate on new Castle Lite campaign
Egg Films’ Lebogang Rasethaba directed Money Calling, a new multi-format video which includes several TVCs and a music video featuring South African hip hop stars Nadia Nakai, Frank Casino and music producer Dellz. Money Calling is set in a mysterious, moody, cold world of high fashion, rituals, and a council of elders. The house is icy and futuristic... Continue reading→
Are you ready to reach your future customer?
Is there any value in comforting your customers today with nostalgia from yesterday when their choices are naturally evolving at the rapid pace of a vastly shifting world around them? Gareth Grant, Business Unit Head at The MediaShop, questions how best to future-proof a brand’s message to a post 2020 customer base. In the current... Continue reading→
Project Runway from Ola! Films
Project Runway sees SA’s aspiring fashion designers given a chance to compete for a big break into the industry. The fashion design contestants compete with one another in a five-week reality show on DSTV to create garments restricted by time, materials and theme. One by one they are eliminated until the few left standing prepare... Continue reading→