With the school year disrupted as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the Western Cape Government Department of Education is urging the 2020 matric class not to give up with its #CommitToFinish campaign. Created by HelloFCB+, the campaign strives to inspire learners to make a commitment to themselves to finish their 2020 matric year by […]
After a stringent three-phase tender process, HelloFCB+ has been awarded the Western Cape Government (WCG) marketing communication account. This is the second time the agency has pitched for and won the business. “This is a very emotional win for the agency,” said HelloFCB+’s Executive Business Director, Nadja Srdic. “It’s a very meaningful account for us. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A new campaign for the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) by advertising agency HelloFCB+ is urging South Africa’s men to t guys to visit CANSA Care Centres for a prostate blood test. ‘Don’t Fear The Finger’, an integrated advertising campaign inspired by the classic horror movie genre launched during men’s health month in November […]
What do South African men think about every 6 seconds? That’s right. Football. English Premier League Football, to be precise. Some would say they love it more than their, well, loved ones. NetFlorist, South Africa’s biggest online florist, decided to take advantage of this by creating a selection of commiseration flower arrangements called ‘Bouquets for […]
The City of Cape Town has handed HelloFCB+ the reins to its account after a hotly contested pitch that pit a number of Cape Town-based agencies against each other. “We’re absolutely thrilled to have been awarded the creative and strategic responsibilities for the City of Cape Town, and we’re looking forward to finding new and innovative […]
Just 10 weeks after awarding its account to the newly-formed HelloFCB+, Capfin South Africa is reaping the rewards of its decision. Not only did its first collaboration with the agency go from pitch to market in an extraordinarily swift five weeks, judging by the incredible uptake in applications, it really hit its mark proving that […]