Dan Ariely: How perception can alter our reality

Today I thought I would share a brilliant talk from behavioural economist, Dan Ariely. Understanding this topic will be a great help in understanding why people think and behave in the way they do. In this short TEDx talk he… Continue Reading →

Dove: Real Beauty Sketches

Incredible work from Ogilvy Brazil for Dove. They found that only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful, and that women are their own worst beauty critics. To help show women that they are more beautiful than they… Continue Reading →

Goodby Silverstein & Partners 30 for 30

Goodby Silverstein & Partners celebrates its 30th anniversary on April 15, 2013. To mark this milestone they reached out to a group of distinguished GSP alumni—creatives, strategists, media planners, producers, account leaders and others—and asked them to vote for their… Continue Reading →

Facebook Home Overview and Ads

Last week Facebook’s commander in chief, Mark Zuckerberg, launched Facebook Home. Basically Home is going to be a app with a difference. The Facebook Home app will act as the main Screen on your phone, displaying newsfeed items with large… Continue Reading →

The Most Powerful Arm Ever Invented

Great work, and for a noble cause. Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy suffer from progressive deterioration of their muscles. This is why The Most Powerful Arm, a bionic arm was created. With this robotic arm you can help them by… Continue Reading →

WWF: Things to do in the dark

We (Ogilvy Cape Town) recently launched a new campaign for WWF’s Earth Hour (from 8.30-9.30pm on Saturday 23 March) called ‘Things To Do In The Dark’. The campaign is centred around celebrating Earth Hour in a fun and exciting way;… Continue Reading →

Facebook: News Feed Redesign

Take a look at Facebook’s upcoming new news feed design. The new design aims to take away a lot of the clutter, give more info on links/pictures, and replicate the functionality across mobile and tablet devices. If you have ever… Continue Reading →

The Guardian: #VoiceYourView

BBH New York, and the US Guardian News have created the below wonderful print / outdoor campaign using the images of illustrator Noma Bar. The illustrations show opposing viewpoints for different debates. Each picture represents one side of an issue,… Continue Reading →

Innovative Use Of Google Maps In Digital Advertising

Last week we (Ogilvy  & Mather Cape Town) were invited by Google and innovation / marketing website PSFK to discuss our Volkswagen Street quest campaign. We were joined by Hyundai‘s New York agency Bossa Digital and Innocean, who were talking… Continue Reading →

TED: The 3 A’s of Awesome

I was going to write about another ad today (there is a fun new VW beetle ad here if you want one), but then I watched this clip and thought it a much better choice. If you want a bit… Continue Reading →