South Africa wins 10 One Show Pencils

NEW YORK: The One Club has announced the winners for the 42nd annual One Show Awards. Seven South African agencies have taken home four Silver and six Bronze Pencils: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, Joe Public, M&C Saatchi Abel, Ogilvy & Mather Joburg, FCB South Africa, Grid and Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town.

Ad of the Week: Making dreams come true

by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) The latest campaign by Nedbank is an extension of last year’s “Ke Yona” campaign, which we also named Ad of the Week. This year, the concept has evolved, featuring the aspirational slogan, “Make things that really matter happen”, and communicating this is the Joe Public ad “Making Things Really Happen: Bathtime”.

Interview: Pepe Marais & Xolisa Dyeshana #designindaba

by Herman Manson. We talk to Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana of Joe Public on how they started their ad careers, their tools of the trade and what skill sets they think a modern creative director needs to create consistently effective work (even we were surprised).

Agency Leaders: 2014’s most-admired ad agency in SA

by Herman Manson (@marklives) Our annual poll of South Africa’s top agency executives has already revealed which agencies, agency leaders and creatives are most admired by regional peers. Today, we reveal the results of our national poll, which dispensed with regional boundaries and asked execs to nominate their choice of their most-admired peers, irrespective of where in the country they are based.

Agency Leaders: 2014’s most-admired ad agency in Joburg

by Herman Manson (@marklives) Every year, MarkLives polls South Africa’s top agency leaders to find out what they think of their competitors, whom they see as effective managers and great creatives, and where they believe their future competition is likely to come from. Today, we publish the results of our regional Johannesburg poll.

Ad of the Week: A notebook that tugs at the heartstrings

by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Time wasted at work could be time spent with your loved ones. Time lost in the hurly-burly of life is less time for creating a better quality of life. And the latest ad from Dialdirect insurance and Joe Public brings that simple message home, in a mini-movie that tugs at the heartstrings.

Shelf Life: Peppadew’s pickled-pepper pasta products

Louise Marsland (@Louise_Marsland)’s weekly pick of recent product, packaging and design launches: Peppadew’s saucy new products; Stimorol’s Berry mystery music affair; Red Pixel’s 3D windows for malls; and Joe Public’s coolest campaign activation to date!

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