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Advertising
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Please Enjoy This Quality Gumtree Ad From Woodstock [PHOTO]
25 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
One could spend hours scrolling through the listings of Gumtree. Logging in to one of South Africa’s most popular classifieds has become a little bit like window shopping, with a few key differences. For one, you don’t have to actually get up and go anywhere – so no need for pants.
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You Need To Watch This Ad Featuring Kate Upton And Snoop Dogg [VIDEO]
10 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hot Pockets’ latest ad, titled “You Got What I Eat,” is a four-minute parody of Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend,” starring Kate Upton, Snoop Dogg and Bow Wow.And it’s pretty much one of the weirdest things on the internet right now. The video features a blinged out Larry King, a mini spacecraft and a cute video game death match. Weird, man.
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Is ‘Prankvertising’ The Future Of Advertising? Watch This [VIDEO]
09 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
What if telekinesis was real? How would you react? A hidden camera promotion engineered and executed by Sony could be one of the best viral film trailers of all time. The stunt captured the reactions of unsuspecting customers at a New York City coffee shop as they witnessed a “telekinetic event.” “Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise” […]
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WATCH: The First Two Ads For Samsung’s New Smart Watch [VIDEO]
07 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Samsung have dropped two very clever ads for their recently-released Galaxy Gear smartwatch. While the watch itself has disappointed pundits with its limited battery life, and the fact that it can only work in conjunction with the Galaxy Note, Samsung may have regained some ground in the field of public perception with these two great TV spots for the product.
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Radvertising: Watch Amstel’s Excellent ‘The Chef’ Ad With Augmented Reality [VIDEO]
27 Sep 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
To celebrate the success of their new TV ad, “The Chef”, Amstel Lager is giving consumers a chance to enjoy it like never before. Turning the logo on the Amstel bottle into an augmented reality reader, consumers can now enjoy the ad and their favourite beer at the same time – creating a whole new viewing experience.
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Radvertising: Here’s A Mobile Network Ad That Will Make You Cry [VIDEO]
18 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
True is a mobile phone network in Thailand. Their three minute (yep, the ad is that long) is melting people’s faces across the globe for its powerful narrative, following a man who is ultimately rewarded for a lifetime of good deeds.
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Check Out This Hilarious Commercial Starring Rafa Nadal [VIDEO]
11 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Spanish tennis player, Rafael Nadal won his second US Open title on Monday night, and secured his 13th Grand Slam title. On Tuesday morning this piece of advertising gold hit the airwaves.
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Here It Comes: Instagram’s Plan To Sell Advertising
10 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The new Chief Operating Officer of Instagram is Emily White and surprise, surprise, she worked for Google – before moving on to Facebook, before moving on to Facebook’s new acquisition, Instagram. Here’s her plan to sell advertising within the next year.
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This Parody Of Every Tech Ad Ever Made Is Genius [VIDEO]
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember how bad the acting was in the last Samsung ad? College Humor has taken the liberty of summing up all the reasons why every tech ad you’ve ever seen is the same. There are a lot of bright lights, like a lot, and repetition, did we mention the bright lights? And check out all of these young people, they have really interesting and creative jobs.
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Did Facebook Use Your Image In An Ad? They’re Paying Out R200 Million – Join The Queue
28 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook is paying out $20 million (R208,899,974) in damages to users who had their personal details used in ads on the site. Even though the details of 150 million Facebook users were used in sponsored stories, only the 614,000 who responded to an email earlier this year will be getting compensation. In a settlement reached […]
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These Companies Are So Awesome They Don’t Need To Advertise
27 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Advertising is everywhere these days. You don’t even realise how many ads you see in a day, but it can be around 4,000 if you get out enough, or spend enough time on the web. Some companies, however, have built such a name for themselves and developed such a following that they don’t need to advertise.
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This Ad Featuring Bruce Willis Has Been Banned In Britain [VIDEO]
15 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This Sky Broadband ad, featuring Bruce Willis has been banned in the UK. Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority said: We concluded that the ad did not make sufficiently clear the extent of the commitment consumers had to make in order to obtain the broadband service at the advertised price
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HTC Recruits Robert Downey Junior [VIDEO]
15 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Smartphone and tablet manufacturer HTC has a new $1 billion (R9,9 billion) advertising campaign which is aimed at positioning the company alongside Samsung and Apple. Haha.
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Radvertising: Local Man Puts His Half Of The Bed On Gumtree After Wife Cheats On Him [PIC]
14 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This guy isn’t selling a bed, only his side of a bed. The other side still belongs to his “brand new ex-wife”. The ad states that the owner of the other side (the ex-wife) doesn’t mind sharing the bed with complete strangers, but there are other people out there who may be able to claim squatter’s rights on his side, as they spent more time there than he did.
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Radvertising: MINI Develops Car That Plays Videos On Its Body [VIDEOS]
12 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Introducing ‘MINI Art Beat’ as part of MINI’s ‘Not Normal’ campaign. With over 40,000 LED lights attached to the body of the car, the Countryman has become the car that plays videos.
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Committee Approves Booze Ad Ban: Here’s The Info You Need To Know
08 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that a proposal for a ban on alcohol advertising has been approved by an inter-ministerial committee on substance abuse. The bill is set to include
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This Awesome Marmite Ad Is About To Be Banned In The UK [VIDEO]
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The latest Marmite advert depicts “Marmite welfare officers” doing the rounds and collecting jars of Marmite that have been abandoned or neglected – and animal welfare advocates are throwing a collective tantrum over it.
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Well Done, Ultra-Conservative South Africa: DSTV Has Been Fined R10,000 For This Ad
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
According to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA), MultiChoice has been handed a R10,000 fine for an advert that promoted the ‘Hannibal’ television series. The BCCSA said that on 24 April 2013, the commission received three complaints when the advert was broadcast during Masterchef Australia on M-Net.
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Sadvertising: Hilarious Ad Suggests People Wearing Crocs Actually Have Sex [VIDEO]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A UK as agency has pulled off a complex and expensive practical joke by producing a television ad showing two people wearing Crocs leading up to sex. The ad agency called Compulsory would have you believe (but they’re totally joking) that Crocs are designed for people who have trouble removing shoes in a moment of passion.
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Badvertising: New Axe Ad Reckons “Women Are Getting Hotter” [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The new Axe Black Chill deodorant advert has provided some interesting comment. The video was uploaded on YouTube on 2 July 2013 and seems to have ruffled the feathers of female’s who find the advert to be offensive.
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Radvertising: Enjoy This Round Up Of Korea’s Wonderfully Weird TV Ads [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ah Korea. This is a compilation of Korean TV commercials from the late 1990s and early 2000s. They may be dated, but they are gold. The ads range from wildly inappropriate exercise equipment demonstrations to energetic dance moves from curly haired mothers, and you need to watch them this Friday afternoon.
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WATCH: World’s First TV Ad, Ever [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ads are everywhere nowadays. You can’t get away from them. But they had to start somewhere. This ad for Bulova, a watch and jewellery company, aired in the US on 1 July, 1941. Only 10 seconds in length with only five words spoken, this is the world’s first television commercial. The spot cost Bulova a whopping $9 […]
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Facebook Will Be Selling TV-Style Commercials For R25 Million A Day
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook wants to take on television advertising, hard. The social networking platform wants to sell advertising space on the site in the form of a “TV-style commercial”. Advertising in this format could set you back as much as R25 million a day for a 15 second spot.
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Merger Of World’s Biggest Ad Agencies Brings Pepsi And Coca-Cola Together
30 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
News broke this morning of the largest corporate advertising merger in the history of the industry, bringing giants Omnicom and Publicis under the same roof. But Omnicom counts Pepsi as one of its biggest clients, while Publicis does work for Coca-Cola. That’s the greatest brand war of modern times, right there, in the same house. So, how do they overcome this problem?
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Tuesday Morning Spice
30 Jul 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Behold: The biggest ad agency in the world. Vavi accuser withdraws rape allegations. Wendi Murdoch hires hard-core lawyer. Zille for Gauteng Premier. Kate went natural, with no pain killers. How Facebook can avoid a slow, painful death.
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Obviously Women In Tokyo Are Selling Advertising Space On Their Thighs [VIDEO]
22 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is how to get your brand noticed in “advert-saturated” Tokyo. This Tokyo PR agency is using women’s thighs to place adverts.
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Radvertising: SodaStream Rises From The Ashes Of Your Childhood To Take On Big Soda
10 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re excited about this one purely because we’d forgotten that SodaStream exists, having drifted so very far from our childhoods. You remember SodaStream. It was what your mate’s mom gave you to drink with your hotdogs after a 45 minute stretch of bombing into the swimming pool off of the trampoline which had been dragged […]
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Radvertising: Ad Vibrates Through Listener’s Skull As They Rest Their Head On Train Window [VIDEO]
05 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Technology that is currently only used by the military and deaf people was recently used by advertising agency BBDO in Germany on behalf of broadcasting company Sky Deutschland. It advertised the company’s new mobile app through bone conduction.
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Radvertising: This Goldberg Machine Involving Carts Of Puppies Is The Cutest Thing You’ll Watch Today [VIDEO]
04 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cuuuuute! For those of you who don’t know what a Goldberg Machine is, you have obviously never had the luxury of playing the classic board game, Mouse Trap. A Goldberg Machine is in fact a kind of contraption that deliberately performs a simple task, in a complex and over-the-top manner. Purina’s Beneful, a dog food and snacks […]
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Radvertising: Coke Makes Bottles Out Of Ice [VIDEO]
04 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There is nothing better than an ice-cold Coke and the Coca-Cola Co in Cartagena Columbia, along with Ogilvy & Mather Columbia, decided to use some fun to get this icy point across. Click through to check out the awesome video.
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