by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) [2nd 5 of 10] And the winner is… Here is the second half of my entirely subjective countdown of the best of the Best Ads of 2013. It was a good year, so everyone’s a winner (as they say).
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Ad of the Week: Airbrushed into nothingness
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) The Mail & Guardian weekly newspaper is well known for its oppositional stance in South African politics, and once again has made its position clear with its latest print campaign, “Freedom is Knowing”, prepared by TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg.
Ad of the Week: How to Wrangle a Kreepy
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) In an online campaign, Pentair, the US company that now owns Kreepy Krauly, has embraced the South African ethos and allowed agency Ebony and Ivory to have fun with a very “local is lekker” campaign.
Ad of the Week: Stop, start. Cry, sleep.
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) VW’s a brand with considerable experience and wisdom, which is possibly why the vehicle manufacturer manages to be both self-effacing and to create a charming commercial, “Volkswagen — Think Blue: Baby” from Adam&EveDDB, that beautifully positions its new, green innovation.
Ad of the Week: The wealth of Allan Gray’s “Oh Sinner Man”
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Concentration is a challenge for most people. The latest ad from Allan Gray, “Distraction is the Enemy”, is a refreshing departure in style from previous ads from the financial services company and was produced by ad agency KingJames.
Ad of the Week: Keep calm and carry on socialising
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Previous Cell C campaigns have focused on call charges, but the latest ad from Ogilvy Johannesburg is an upbeat, fun, funky and very watchable promotion of Cell C data services.
Ad of the Week with Oresti Patricios — Absa: “Prosper”
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Branding is another aspect where banks can successfully try to set themselves apart, in this tough retail-banking sector. Absa is certainly trying to do this with a broader effort that speaks to the self and the human spirit.
Ad of the Week with Oresti Patricios — Sandton: A brief history in time
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) The Liberty Group’s history is closely tied to that of Sandton’s, which is why the latest brand-building campaign from the financial brand makes such sense. Liberty is the owner of Sandton City which first opened its doors about a decade and a half after the financial brand was founded by Donald Gordon.
Ad of the Week with Oresti Patricios — KFC imaginary friend
by Oresti Patricios. KFC is a global brand with a family-focused, everyday food brand promise. Like most fast-food brands, the emphasis is on fun, so most ad messaging uses humour to create a light-hearted feel. The latest ad also manages to sneak in another message: that KFC is also for special occasions.
Ad of the Week with Oresti Patricios – #lovecapetown
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) For many South Africans, and not only those who live there, Cape Town has a special place in their hearts. For many, it’s the ideal holiday destination, and has the proud distinction of being the South African city most foreign tourists want to visit. In fact, Cape Town it is recognised as one of most desired destinations worldwide.
Promoting the Mother City may seem like a dream job, but there is a lot that has to be considered when marketing a city. And when it comes to tourism, most people are more inclined to base their purchasing decision on what they read on a blog or a review site than in conventional channels. What makes this complex is that these days there is a lot of “noise” competing for people’s attention when it comes to making choices of where to go on holiday.
The challenge for marketers is how to cut through the clutter. Cape Town Tourism and its agency has done this quite smartly with the current ‘Love Cape Town’ campaign, an extension of the ongoing campaign that lives under the slogan of “You don’t need a holiday, you need Cape Town.” It includes Facebook competitions, a Twitter angle, blogging promotions and an Instagram competition. The idea is to get a conversation going about the tourist venue in social media, and this strategy has intelligently built the city’s brand over recent years. For this month, being tourism month, the hashtag #lovecapetown has been adopted to bring all the elements of the campaign together.