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#AdoftheYear2017: South Africa’s best ads [ads 3-1]

2017 MarkLives Ad of the Year 2017 part 2

by Oresti Patricios. The year is almost done but, before you get there, a standing ovation, please, for the three best advertising campaigns of the year!

#AdoftheYear2017: South Africa’s best ads [ads 10-4]

2017 MarkLives Ad of the Year 2017 part 1

by Oresti Patricios. It was a great year for TV ads but there were also mould-breaking experiential campaigns that illustrated once again how innovative South African agencies can be.

Ad of the Week: Sanlam, Cape Town encourage us to sing for our shower

Sanlam and King James 2-Minute Shower Songs

by Oresti Patricios. Do you sing in the shower? Sanlam, City of Cape Town, Cape Town Tourism and King James Group think you should — and here’s a song or two to keep that shower short and save water.

Ad of the Week: Don’t live for money, says Nedbank

by Oresti Patricios. This week, Nedbank — and Joe Public United and PHI of The Star Film Company — must take a bow again for a clever set of ads that work on two levels.

Ad of the Week: Kulula’s #travelhaters you gonna love

McCann Johannesburg and Hammerhead TV for Kulula Don't be a #travelhater

by Oresti Patricios. kulula’s standout commercial comedy always raises chuckles, and its new TVC campaign — from McCann Johannesburg and Hammerhead TV — is alive with the laughs.

Ad of the Week: Viva the selfie generation — Cell C

1886 and Egg Films for Cell C #ConnectYourWay

by Oresti Patricios. 1886 (a FCB Africa company) teams up with director Slim of Egg Films to create a message for the summer campaign of mobile operator Cell C, #ConnectYourWay.