Cannes Lions 2014: SA gets three Promo & Activation Lions bronzes

The International Festival of Creativity, Cannes Lions, has held the first of its four awards nights, announcing this year’s winners in the Creative Effectiveness, Direct, Promo & Activation and PR categories. Two bronzes went to FCB South Africa (Johannesburg) for Coca-Cola and the third bronze to TBWA Hunt Lascaris for Tiger Brands.

Heroes & Zeros: MTN & Nedbank — best & worst ads of the week

Andy Rice (@ricecommaandy) talks about his best ad of the week — MTN’s “Duck Egg” TVC — and Jenny Crwys-Williams (@jcwLIFE) discusses her worst ad of the week — Nedbank’s cover-wrap advertorial for Business Day — during The Ad Feature on Talk Radio 702.

Ad of the Week: The mother-trucking big burger

by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Fast food is an incredibly competitive segment of the market, and the competition hots up even more when it comes to the chicken wars. Chicken Licken delivers a power punch with its new television commercial from Net#work BBDO, “Big John”, which is a whole barrel full of chuckles.

Design Annotator: Creative duos, pattern lab and perfume mastery

by Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) This edition of Design Annotator includes: This edition of Design Annotator includes: Renée Rossouw Studio; Frazer Parfum; 14 local creative duos; Lucie de Moyencourt; Wild Spaghetti; Kate Davies’s infrared photos; ‘This Is Africa’ window design; Sasol New Signatures Competition; and South African highlights at Encounters.

Ad of the Week: You have a right to know

by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Right2Know is an organisation that was formed in 2010 to oppose the Secrecy Bill, and it has continued to do so in the form of parliamentary lobbying, street demonstrations and various campaigns. The latest took the form of an email campaign by Ireland/Davenport.

Design Annotator: Young South Africa, motion photography and Show & Tell #2

by Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) For Design Annotator today, we’ve chosen: Young South Africa featuring Sibs Shongwe-La Mer; Bizarre AfrikaBurn motion photos by Lukas Renlund; Show & Tell creative talks; 10 creatives inspired by the city; Jo Anke Gallery’s Hlengiwe Vilakati; illustrator and standup comedian Donovan Goliath; artist blankets for Mr Price Home; and a call to enter the Nokia Asha A-List Competition.

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