Snow, Tulips and Chimneys’ new animation, is the first television commercial in over 20 years for Cerebos, South Africa’s favourite salt brand. They jumped at the opportunity to add another iconic South African brand to their reel, which includes work for the likes of All Gold, Bakers Biscuits, Clover and M-Net. “We’re just waiting on […]
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Why creative success requires bravery and intuition!
By Adam Weber, executive creative partner – M&C Saatchi Abel Johannesburg In a pivotal episode of the classic series Band of Brothers, it’s mid-winter in the Ardennes forest region. The frozen and exhausted soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division, Easy Company, advance towards the Belgian town of Foy. During the attack, their commander, Lieutenant Norman Dike falls apart […]
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Contemporary workplace environments would probably be unrecognisable to yester-year’s employees, because – aside from gigantic indoor slides and ‘nap rooms’ – job titles and roles are constantly changing to keep up with ever-evolving marketplace demands. From game development to fashion technology and trend analysis, there are more career avenues to pursue and keep up […]
Continue readingMore TagThe Critical Role of Out-of-Home (OOH) in the Marketing Mix.
With almost two-thirds of all consumer purchases made within half an hour of being exposed to Out-of-Home advertising, its time to revisit the critical role the medium plays in the broader marketing mix. Roadside Outdoor Audience Data (ROAD) now provides rich data on the consumption and impact of billboards, and integrated with other media stats […]
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Air travel is booming. The number of trips taken by plane somewhere in the world could increase to around 13 billion by 2030 and demand for air travel has doubled every 15 years this century, according to Global Construction Review magazine. The global industry is expected to grow by an average of 4.7% a year, […]
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Golf Ads™ is proud to announce the launch of a brand new promotional segment on Golf TV™ – the Golf Equipment Segment. The segment is specifically designed to showcase golfing equipment, which is extremely relevant to the golfing audience. The Equipment Segment is a new feature on the digital television network,which flights in golf club […]
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By Alexandre Thomas, Director, Kantar Added Value UK. Game of Thrones’ 7th season premiered on July 16 and made history, once again, by dominating the ratings and the headlines. But is the success of Game of Thrones owed solely to the thrilling twist-and-turn filled story? At Kantar Added Value, we think not. Rather, we think the […]
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Artifact Print, a print and production company in the Artifact Advertising stable, has achieved Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Level 2 status with a 51% black shareholding. This achievement is part of Artifact’s commitment to transformation in South Africa. Thanks to Artifact’s new status, it has already been able to conclude an agreement with Nissan South […]
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by Hellocomputer’s Cape Town Managing Director, Robyn Campbell. Just this week Google made headlines when an internal memo distributed by one of its engineers went public. His opinion on gender equality included this landmine: “Distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and that these differences may […]
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Women in Marketing (WIM) are pleased to announce the 7th annual Women In Marketing Awards celebrating the successes and advances made by women in the marketing, advertising and communications fields, and their male supporters. This year’s award takes place on the 16th November at the Ham Yard Hotel, London. In 2004, Ade Onilude, a then […]
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