Old Spice: Odor Blocker

Another month and another hilarious Old Spice ad, this time singing the praises of their new Oder Blocker body wash. The ads feature a rather large gentleman called Terry Crews who is an ex-American footballer and now actor, flexing his… Continue Reading →

HP: Let’s Do Amazing (Annie Leibovitz & Dr Dre)

HP recently launched a great ad campaign featuring Rhys Darby from Flight Of The Conchords fame. The commercials are all based on the humorous exploits of Rhys finding out more about some of HP’s exclusive partnerships and technology innovations. The… Continue Reading →

Magners Cider: Catch (Method in the Magners)

Above is a great ad for Magners Irish cider called “Catch”. The ad was made by London based Creative Agency The Red Brick Road. They created two TV campaigns, the first one above shows the unbeaten  local Clonmel cricket team… Continue Reading →

Mooncup: LoveYourVagina.com

LoveYourVagina.com is a crazy site created by a new British "tampon alternative" brand called Mooncup. I won’t go into the messy details but check out http://www.mooncup.co.uk/ to see what this new product is, all I can say is I’m damn… Continue Reading →

Nandos: Wives

Nandos are one SA brand constantly known for their great tongue in cheek adverting campaigns, and the above new TV spot is no different. After the recent negative worldwide press created by the SA president Jabob Zuma having 3 wives,… Continue Reading →

Bisquit Cognac Launches in South Africa

Last week I was kindly invited to the launch of the internationally renowned Cognac brand; Bisquit (no it’s not pronounced like biscuit). The event was held at a stunning house in Bishops Court. Bisquit was started by a 20 year… Continue Reading →

2010 Loerie advertising awards: Print campaign

    The main advertising awards in Africa are the Loeries, each year a different agency is picked to do the creative work for the awards and this year it’s Ogilvy Cape Town’s turn. The ads above and below all… Continue Reading →

Diet Coke: Puppets ad + Stay ad

Over the weekend I saw two great commercials for Diet Coke. The first one above is the new Diet Coke “Puppet” spot by Mother, London. If puppets and musical dance routines are your thing then you wont be disappointed. The… Continue Reading →

Google: The Beast file (Google’s Interests / Values)

Great little expose on Google’s values and commercial interests, made by ABC Australia’s “Hungry Beast”, a topical news program giving views from a different perspective. The clip starts with the commentary:  “Meet Google. The noun that became a verb. The… Continue Reading →

Heineken: Football prank case study (AC Milan vs Real Madrid)

Heineken Italy and JWT have just releases a great case study showing how they managed to convince 1136 Italian soccer fans to miss the largest football match day in Italy (AC Milan vs Real Madrid), and instead show up to… Continue Reading →