In the third episode of Bizcommunity and the Association for Communications and Advertising's video interview series, industry leaders Gareth Leck, group chief executive officer and co-founding partner of Joe Public United, Mpume Ngobese, managing director at Joe Public Connect, and Khensani Nobanda, group executive for marketing and corporate affairs for Nedbank discuss the creative value chain, procurement and marketing working towards common goals.
Grid Worldwide’s Picks of the Week is a platform we developed during lockdown to showcase best in local music, food, literature, art, and culture along with SMEs for exposure.
Bizcommunity and the ACA (Association for Communications and Advertising) have officially launched their 12-part video interview series aimed at unpacking the economics and contribution of advertising to business in a post-Covid economy.
Bizcommunity and the ACA (Association for Communications and Advertising) have officially launched their 12-part video interview series aimed at unpacking the economics and contribution of advertising to business in a post-Covid economy.
Grid Worldwide’s Picks of the Week is a platform we developed during lockdown to showcase best in local music, food, literature, art and culture along with SMEs for exposure.
For Youth Month, Grid will profile the best in (youth) class curating culture in South Africa every week for the month of June.
Industry leaders Thabang Skwambane MD FCB Joburg/Hello Computer in conversation with Robbie Brozin, co--founder of global chicken empire Nando's Chickenland.
The World Independent Advertising Awards (WINA), has released a video clip explaining how advertising can play an integral role in reviving economies post Covid-19.
The video features 26 creative leaders from five continents who share the values of advertising to the economy. The judges and participants in the video are from various countries, including Germany, Colombia, Thailand, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, and the WINA team.
Watch the video below:.
Insurance company King Price has released a new TV commercial that has left South Africans in stitches once more, reports The South African.
The advertisement is the latest in King Price’s “when others don’t make sense” series of advertisements and shows how checking someone’s temperature or the word ‘permit’’ can be misunderstood. In the advert, a woman approaches a roadblock, where a police office check her temperature and asks her for a permit, which has become a reality of SA’s lockdown situation.
Watch the advertisement below:...
Google, in collaboration with Net#work BBDO, has released a video commemorating Africa Day. The message on the video centres around unity, reinforcing the brand’s “helpful” role.
The video celebrates everything African using YouTube videos from content creators from across the continent. This is part of Google’s Africa Day roll-out this year, with the YouTube x Viacom Africa Day concert ieaturing talent from across the continent and the African diaspora.
Watch the video below:...
Reputation management consultancy, Magna Carta, is using animation to educate people on the symptoms of the novel coronavirus and encourage them to practice physical distancing to curb the spread of the virus. The animated short video will be translated into 20 commonly spoken African languages and will also be available for anyone outside of Africa to translate it to a language of their choice for distribution to the communities outside of the continent.
The video includes education around washing hands, cutting non-essential travel, avoiding or cancelling large-scale public gatherings, physical distancing and remote working and is ideal for social media sharing.
Watch the video below:...
Global network for women in advertising and creative industries, SheSays, held its first Cape Town event of 2020 on 10 March.
SheSays Cape Town co-director Anelde Greeff moderated the panel, which included head of marketing and communications at Zeitz Mocaa Annicia Manyaapelo, CEO of RushTush Rushda Moosajee and media consultant and author Vanessa Raphaely.
The panellists shared ideas and stories on reinvention, handling failure, and staying motivated, creative and innovative.
The New York Festivals International Advertising Awards released two new episodes of “Creativity From The Other Side” with David Sable this week, with two more episodes set to be launch next week. The 30 to 40-minute episodes are hosted by WPP senior advisor David Sable and feature interviews with creatives from various areas of art and business.
In this episode, Sable chats to VMLY&R NY executive creative director NY and 2020 NYF executive jury member, Nathalie Brown:...
