Cannes Lions 2015 has announced winners in the Glass, Outdoor and Media categories. South Africa had no winners in Glass but Gloo@Ogilvy took a Bronze Lion in Media for FNB. In the Outdoor category Joe Public won a Bronze Lion, as did Ogilvy Cape Town and Publicis Machine. Y&R South Africa Cape Town won three Bronze Campaign Lions in the same category.
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Motive: Dieting vs advertising
by Glenn Jeffery (@GlennJeffery2) Why you should eat for enjoyment rather than diet, and trust your gut instead of the data.
#CannesLions: South African shortlisted work
Cannes Lions 2015 has released the following shortlists: Radio, Cyber, Glass, Design and Product Design.
#CannesLions: First South African work awarded
Cannes Lions 2015 has announced winners in the Direct, Mobile, Promo & Activation and Press categories.
Green Sky Thinking: Doing well by doing good
by Colwyn Elder (@colwynelder) Of note is that the UK’s IPA Effectiveness Awards has recently announced a new category prize in 2016 to recognise those commercial campaigns that generate not only economic value, but also value to society.
#CannesLions: South African shortlisted work [UPDATED]
Cannes Lions 2015 has released the following shortlists: Outdoor, Media, PR, Creative Effectiveness, Direct, Press, Promo & Activation and Mobile. South Africa has scored eight in Outdoor ; four in Media; one in PR; three in Direct; 20 in Press; three in Promo & Activation but none in Creative Effectiveness and Mobile.
Motive: Why close The Bull-White House? Because I didn’t like Mondays
Matthew Bull (@StixBull) — founder of the soon-to-be-closed New York agency, The Bull-White House — takes a look in the mirror…
More than just agency lore — Mad Advertising gets real
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Adelaide Potgieter is the key figure, alongside Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson, of one of the South African ad industry’s more-enduring trade legends.
#CannesLions Pharma and Health & Wellness winners
Winners of the 2015 Pharma and Health & Wellness Lions have been announced at the Lions Health Awards Ceremony. A total of 86 Pharma and Health & Wellness Lions were presented.
Interview: Chris Gotz on heading for America
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Ogilvy & Mather South Africa has announced that co-chief creative officer, Chris Gotz, is leaving the agency to take up an as-yet-undisclosed senior position with O&M North America in September 2015. We caught up with Gotz to find out what has precipitated his move.