The City of Cape Town encouraged citizens to report domestic violence during the COVID-19 lockdown with a campaign from HelloFCB+. Acknowledging that many families were under additional strain during the quarantine period because of domestic violence, the City briefed HelloFCB+ to encourage audiences to take action to help those who possibly couldn’t call for help […]
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FCB Joburg’s #ThisIsGlugGlug ad for Sasol takes poll position on best liked ads list
FCB Joburg’s “This isn’t just any fuel. #ThisIsGlugGlug television commercial for Sasol Energy has taken poll position on the list of South Africa’s Top 10 Best Liked Ads of 2019. The list is compiled annually by Kantar using its proprietary advertising testing system, Adtrack™, after it has evaluated the impact and liking of all brand advertising […]
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HelloFCB+ and the City of Cape Town gain global attention for Covid-19 business toolkit
The City of Cape Town’s COVID-19 Toolkit for SMMEs, a HelloFCB+ brainchild, is being used as a best practice model for post-lockdown workplace readiness in other parts of the world following its entry into ‘Cities Against COVID-19 Online Global Summit’. The Toolkit, distributed in South Africa in May, was submitted by the City as an entry […]
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HaveYouHeard brings together Old Mutual AMPD Studios, MTV Base & BET Africa to educate Africa’s youth
Cape Town-based agency, HaveYouHeard, has created a ground-breaking edutainment series that brings together its client, Old Mutual AMPD Studios, and ViacomCBS Networks Africa channels, MTV Base and BET Africa, to educate Africa’s youth on the skills they’ll need to hone if they want to become successful performance and recording artists. The innovative show, called AMPD […]
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The City of Cape Town and HelloFCB+ launch My COVID-19 Diaries to end stigmatisation of those infected
The City of Cape Town has launched a campaign devised by human connections agency, HelloFCB+, to build empathy for those who have contracted COVID-19 and encourage the communities in which they live and work to stop stigmatising them. The campaign, My COVID-19 Dairy, showcases Vuyokazi Nqayi, a 35-year-old mother of two from Langa, Cape Town. […]
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Stop Hate for Profit?
By: Moti Grauman, Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop Moti Grauman from The MediaShop says advertisers that have halted their spend on Facebook to ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ is ambiguous. While the intent is clear, i.e. corporates need to stop supporting an organisation that is alleged to allow hateful content on their site for the […]
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Old Mutual Creates Impact In Ghana With Huge Building Wrap In Accra
Financial services giant Old Mutual is driving awareness of its brand in Ghana with a massive building wrap on a strategic Global Out of Home Media site in the heart of the capital city of Accra. In this way it has opted for size, scale, impact and a location that sees large numbers of commuter […]
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Denny adds goodness this winter #addgoodness #wintercomforts
Proudly South African mushroom brand Denny is bringing the ultimate comfort and warmth for winter. Aligned with the brand’s efforts to #addgoodness across a variety of environments, the #wintercomforts campaign is adding goodness through a range of activities. Since the beginning of lockdown, Denny has donated many tonnes of mushrooms to shelters and old age […]
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The MediaShop and Nedbank deliver next level media thinking
In a recent campaign, The MediaShop and client Nedbank displayed just how great minds think differently, while delivering some next level media planning for a South African TV first. DSTV viewers were quite surprised when they experienced a completely new form of advertising while pausing their favourite series on DStv’s Catch Up service. In a […]
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FCB Joburg’s first shoot coming out of lockdown helps Toyota welcome customers back on the road
After more than two months of hard lockdown, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) is welcoming its customers and other road users back on the byways and highways with a campaign from FCB Joburg. Featuring the agency’s first TVC shoot coming out of lockdown, #ToyotaUnlocked went live on several Toyota social media platforms, local TV channels […]
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