South Africa cleaned up the awards at the Cannes advertising festival last month, but it failed miserably in the digital category. There are lessons to be learned, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
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D&AD 2011 SA winners: Points list
The Creative Circle has released the points list of the South African D&AD Winners.
Cannes 2011 Results Tables
The Creative Circle has just released the Cannes 2011 Results table.
Ogilvy & Mather expands investment in local office
Ogilvy & Mather has upped its stake in local subsidiary Ogilvy South Africa from 49.9% to 59%. According to Moss Mashishi, chairman of Ogilvy Africa and Ogilvy SA, the deal signifies the maturing relationship between the global and the local office, which he says has always been a flagship in the larger Ogilvy & Mather network.
Local graffiti artists and illustrators remake Percy Bartley House in Woodstock
Ogilvy Cape Town has collaborated with Ricky Lee Gordon of Write-on-Africa to restore life and colour to the Percy Bartley House in Woodstock by providing the home with new coats of colourful paint and wall murals done by local well-known graffiti artists and illustrators. The home looks after troubled teen boys with a history of living on the streets.
Ogilvy Go really loves Mike Abel
The folks at Ogilvy Go must really love Mike Abel. They still list him on their contact page (from the link click on Ogilvy Go), even after he left for his stint as CEO of M&C Saatchi Australia, and in spite of his subsequent return to launch his new agency M&C Saatchi Abel. We suspect the page will be updated shortly – this screenshot was taken at around 14:00 on Monday, February 15, 2010.
‘Ice Ice Baby’ round two
Following the success of the Castle Lite TV commercial starring Vanilla Ice the has held onto the 90’s hit ‘Ice Ice Baby’ in the follow up TVC created by Ogilvy Cape Town.
Copenhagen to Hopenhagen – Climate Change Conference
On December 7 leaders from 192 countries will gather at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Since the conference in Kyoto global carbon dioxide emissions have increased to a record 31.5 billion metric tons. That’s 40% above levels in 1990, the basis year for the treaty.
So did you hear about the one about Vanilla Ice drinking a beer?
Former rap star Vanilla Ice brings some tongue in cheek flavour to beer brand Castle Lite.
Old Mutual, Draftfcb still negotiating over appointment as new agency
Old Mutual is still negotiating with its preferred bidder, Draftfcb, over its appointment of Draftfcb as its new ad agency. It will replace Ogilvy that held the account for some 22 years.