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Advertising
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Publicis And WPP Reeling Following Facebook Video Metric Error
23 Sep 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Facebook made a booboo, and some of the biggest names in advertising are very unimpressed. Not surprising when some have spent well into the billions.
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Publicis Puts Saatchi & Saatchi Chairperson On Leave For These Controversial Remarks
01 Aug 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Kevin Roberts will have himself a fair amount of free time in the coming weeks, advertising giants Saatchi & Saatchi forcing him to take a little ‘me time’.
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These Are SA’s Top Five TV Adverts From 2015 [Videos]
21 Jul 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
2015 was another bumper year for South African TV adverts, and now a global research has ranked our best and brightest. Plenty of heart-string tugging.
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Here Are Some Of The Ads That The Brexit ‘Remain’ Campaign Rejected For Being Too Hectic
04 Jul 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
When the going gets tough sometimes you have to play hardball, and it looks like the ‘Remain’ campaign may have failed to punt their campaign properly.
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The UK Is Going To Extreme Measures To Stop Smokers – Are We Next?
17 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Cigarette packs around the world are getting nastier by the day, but now intense research has been conducted in order to find what repulses us the most.
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Cell C’s New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Parody Adverts Are Actually Quite Funny [Videos]
02 Jun 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It takes a decent effort to stand out from the crowd these days, especially when parodying Game of Thrones, but these have turned out rather well.
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The New Snickers Ad Campaign Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen Before
24 May 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever since Snickers aired their now famous Super Bowl commercials they’ve been on fire, and this latest campaign is more brilliant out the box thinking.
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Guess What Type Of Company Caused A Scene With Billboards Urging Motorists To Text And Drive?
23 May 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Sometimes the adverts we remember are those that shock us the most, which is why this latest campaign in Canada is pretty genius.
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The Man Who Made The Most Famous Ad In History Is Dead [Video]
18 May 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Bill Backer might not be a name you’re immediately familiar with, but if you’ve ever watched Mad Men he will be of interest to you.
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ABSA Reveals Disturbing Garden Gnome Fetish In New Ad Campaign
24 Feb 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The gnomes are coming, and this time they have the backing of ABSA. So just who has a soft spot for these evil little garden dwellers then?
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The Best Super Bowl Ads – According To Social Media [Videos]
09 Feb 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Social media loves Super Bowl day, the adverts garnering almost as much attention as the football itself. So who came out tops then?
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Here’s How The World’s Oldest Brands Stay Relevant And Successful [Infographic]
26 Jan 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You must be doing something right if your business has lasted 400 years. Let’s see what keeps these guys at the top of their game.
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The Reason Mobile Ad Revenue Has Been Cut By A Third In South Africa
09 Dec 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Whilst online advertising revenue has seen a sharp increase these past 12 months the mobile arena has seen a marked decrease.
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Do You Work In Advertising? This Compilation Of Patrick Fallon’s Greatest Hits Is Essential Viewing [Videos]
24 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
One of advertising’s most boundary-pushing creatives has passed away and with that, we give you a selection of his finest works throughout the near-three decades he worked.
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The Most Shocking Print Advertising Of The 20th Century [Images]
20 Nov 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
The 20th century was a different time, although when you look back at some of the print advertising that went on you can’t help but shake your head.
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2015 Loeries Awards Winners List
17 Aug 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
YAY, I’m sure there were celebrations all weekend for those hip and happening creatives out there in the world of advertising – here’s who probably got most drunk.
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This UK Ad Campaign Just Punished BIC SA
14 Aug 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After BIC’s #fail, they have provided a stage for every other stationary company to release a campaign in support of women being women, and Stabilo UK jumped right on it.
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Good Or Bad Move? Budweiser Beer Goes Quite Hard At Craft Beer
21 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Ever since the turn of the year Budweiser has focused much of its advertising on ridiculing craft beer and those who love it. Is this prolonged attack misguided?
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Cannes 2015 – Major Changes Underway For Ad Agencies
24 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It looks like there might be some interesting developments for the world’s foremost advertising agencies coming out of France this week. The tides are changing.
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How Not To Handle A PR Crisis: Spar Maintain The PJ Powers Ad Was A Coincidence
22 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / 2 Comments
Spar have finally come out with a public response to the PJ Powers controversy and they haven’t exactly hit this one out the park. Really guys, is that the best you can do?
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Oh Dear, Spar Didn’t Ask Recovering Alcoholic PJ Powers To Use Her Name In These Booze Ads
22 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
This could turn into a messy affair for Spar after they angered famed South African singer PJ Powers. She doesn’t look like she is taking it lightly.
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Surely You Shouldn’t Put A Gun Ad On The Same Page As A Massacre Story?
19 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well, this could go down as one of the most awkward and unpleasant moments in this newspaper’s existence. Also, look at how cool an orca-cat is. An orcat? That works.
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Cell C In Hot Water For This Dog-Humping Ad [Video]
19 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
It seems like people are not all that happy with Cell C’s latest TV advert, one that might just make the talk about the birds and the bees happen a little sooner than planned.
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The Apple Music Ad Is The Coolest Video You’ll Watch Today
12 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apple has been around for a while now (thank goodness for that) and every few months they spring something new and wonderful on us. This time, it’s simply their adverts.
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Here’s Appletiser’s Marketing Executive Explaining Their Mistake
09 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
Appletiser have been grabbing headlines for all the wrong reasons these past few days as social media users go to town on their latest ad. Their marketing executive responds.
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Yu! Appletiser Have Done Badly!
08 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shame. In a bid to bring themselves into the 21st century, Appletiser tried to veer away from their usual blonde hair blue eyes advertising by doing this and it went horribly wrong.
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Yoh! Tim Cook Goes HARD At Google And Facebook
03 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ah, remember the days of advert-free Facebook? Now all I see on the side of my newsfeed is little white blocks with mundane advertising. Actually, I don’t even see them anymore.
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Did Nando’s Go Too Far With This Sexually Suggestive Customer Tweet?
29 May 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yoh, but people can get their knickers in a knot quickly these days – and all over a seemingly innocent comment from a multi-national company.
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These Are Youtube’s Top 20 Adverts In The Last 10 Years [Videos]
20 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Some adverts stick in the mind and have become increasingly popular with the rise to prominence of YouTube. So what’s your favourite then?
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Kendall Jenner Is Still Instagramming Herself Half-Naked In Her Calvin Kleins [Image]
04 May 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That Kendall Jenner doesn’t mind showing a little skin now and again, and of course we’re not complaining. Here’s one of her latest Instagram offerings.
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