Chris Rawlinson

The ‘ruthless application of common sense’ or ‘how to run a PR firm’ View more presentations from edelman Huge thanks to Steve Clayton for this find. Its a great short presentation by the CEO of Edelman Asia Pacific, David Brain on how to run a PR firm, however much of it applies to adverting companies [...]

Great work by BBDO Toronto for Skittles. By getting viewers to put their finger on the screen they have created several short YouTube clips that interact with you, try the above one to get a cat to lick your finger! To try them all go to http://www.youtube.com/user/skittlespage Related PostsSkittles: Hidden Easter Video Clips Skittles: Touch [...]

Great tongue in cheek ad for Nando’s by Black River FC. Am sure Graeme Smith will enjoy it after South Africa’s #Fail in the Cricket World Cup. Related PostsNando’s: Bob Mugabe (Last dictator standing) Nando’s: Biggest Loser Nando’s: Free Coke for Uruguayans Nando’s: Mexicans Free Lunch

Great campaign for the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY featuring Kristen Schaal. If you like the above spot you can find 4 more on their YouTube page by clicking here. The Xperia Play is the first PlayStation Certified device, and the first specialised Android gaming phone to hit the market. It features all the expected [...]

Wonderful interactive campaign by GranataPet pet foods ad agency Agenta, Germany. The campaign worked by setting up billboards that asked passers by with dogs to “Check In” on Foursquare, once checked in a controlled amount of the dog food was automatically dispensed into a bowl at the bottom of the billboard. Simple yet effective, they [...]

Wonderful infographic from Jean-Jacques Parys who created the above facebook clip for a 4 week university infographic project. The video explores facebook in modern society and its our impact on our social lives. Related PostsInfographic: Facebook Fan + Edge Rank Facebook Video: The world obsessed with Facebook Facebook: Infographic A Life On Facebook: Alex Droner [...]

The above is a wonderful video produced by Corning showing where they see the future of screen innovation. The clip follows a family through their day, and sees how future technology will make lives richer and more efficient.

A couple of weeks ago the legend that is Vanessa Raphaely (AKA @hurricanevaness) very kindly agreed to pop by to Ogilvy Cape Town and speak to some of her fans on her journey to becoming one of South Africa’s most influential magazine editors (for Cosmopolitan ), the magazine industry in general, and a little about [...]