Mbhazima Sam Shilowa has embraced the Net and YouTube to invite South Africans to join his National Convention.
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JSE building To Let
Amid the deluge of bad financial news and unstable world markets a large ‘To let’ banner now hangs outside the home of the SA stock exchange. But fear not – the banner is in fact an advert for Sanlam Investment Management.
Green Innovation Awards call for entries
Now in its second year, the Real Simple Green Innovation Awards, in association with Fleur du Cap wines, applauds home-grown green products, services and solutions, as well as entrepreneurs who are turning the eco-problems of today into green solutions of the future.
Palin dragging down McCain – poll
The woman that propelled John McCain back into the US presidential race is now dragging him down in the critical week before election day according to a new poll by the New York Times and CBS News. The poll showed that 59% of voters felt Sarah Palin was not prepared for the job of Vice …
Media practitioners hold breath, pass out for Top 100 listing
South African media practitioners are awaiting the announcement of Future Publishing’s list of the 100 most influential people in South African media. The company has announced the list will be published in The Annual – Advertising, Media & Marketing 2008.
Musica relaunches brand
Fourteen years ago, The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town created the ‘Listen with your soul’ positioning for Musica. In the meantime Musica expanded beyond their traditional core music offering to become an entertainment destination for consumers, which includes DVDs, gaming, cellular, lifestyle accessories and online entertainment.
Christian Science Monitor drops print for the Web
The 100 year old Christian Science Monitor will abandon its daily print edition next year in favour of its website and a weekly print title.
KFC gets punked by Steers
This innovative ad was created for Steers by King James. Mocked up to look like a Heat magazine paparazzi shot the agency signed up the model who has been the star of KFC’s long running local ad campaign (her contract expired opening the gap for King James). The KFC model was ‘busted’ walking out of a Steers joint with a Steers burger in hand.
Shofar, the naked students, and the spin machine
The story has been doing the rounds in Stellenbosch all week but finally made the mainstream press today. A group of male students stripped and stormed the Shofar church in Stellenbosch last Sunday during a service. Some of the students were stopped by the churches bouncers (you heard right) at the door.
Domestos takes a new angle in fighting germs
“Consumers saw Domestos as a strong, multi-surface, multi-purpose germ killer, yet the TV commercials always made the toilet the main battleground when it came to fighting germs,” says Rui Alves, executive creative director of Domestos agency Lowe Bull. “Research showed however, that consumers used Domestos everywhere, not just in the toilet, which formed the basis of the new creative concept.”