by Alistair King. Conspiracy theorists piss me off. No agency I know of would intentionally plagiarise another agency’s ideas.
Tag archives: Net#work BBDO
Originality and integrity in a new advertising reality
by Herman Manson. Net#work BBDO says it didn’t plagiarise an ad by Canada’s John St. for Tangerine Bank. And Mike Schalit has the timelines to prove it.
Ad of the Week: The kung fu fabulosity returns
by Oresti Patricios. The quest for enlightenment continues with Chicken Licken’s new laugh-out-loud ‘kung fooey’ satire from Net#work BBDO and Plank.
Ad of the Week: Dream a little dream
by Oresti Patricios. Net#work BBDO and Darling’s campaign for the new national lottery operator — Ithuba Holdings — is an absolute delight.
Mike Schalit on the making of Net#work BBDO
by Herman Manson. Mike Schalit, CCO and co-founder of Net#work BBDO SA, would much rather appoint a strategist than a creative to his agency today.
Ad Feature: Is Dlamini only great because of his big hair?
by MarkLives (@marklives) In the latest Ad Feature, Andy Rice, Sizakele Marutlulle and Sheldon Morais hand out a Superhero, Hero and Zero to “Guitar solo in the key of 86″, #FeelWimbledon”, and “The Great Dlamini”. We also hear from Eoin Walsh about Havas WorldWide Joburg’s campaign to raise awareness and funds for Saving the Survivors.
An ‘orsom’ press release from Net#work ‘and other peeple’
We received this ‘orsom’ press release from Mike Schalit, chief creative officer at BBDO SA, on a new ad his agency just made for Chicken Licken.
Ad of the Week: Call me chicken but it’s a tie
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Two of South Africa’s favourite fast-food chicken outlets, Chicken Licken and Nando’s, have seen new television commercials flying forth from their creative coops. And — happy day — both use humour to market the respective (but competing) brands.
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.
Ad of the Week: Trust me, I’m a doctor
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) The last time I was affected deeply by a Coronation ad was in 2012, with the true story of Lawrence Anthony, “the elephant whisperer”. The new ad, from Net#work BBDO, sticks with the powerful message of “Trust is Earned”, as well as with using a remarkable but true narrative to demonstrate the power of trust — the story of Dr Albert-André Nast, a doctor in the French village of Chelles.