[Glen Meier] We all know the term 'less is more', but in a busy and complex world it is often forgotten. For a brand to say more and have optimal impact it needs to say less, less grey, less of the same, and more difference, more relevance. Simple doesn't mean easy though, and that's where the craft comes in. The craft of simplification.
20 Nov 2012 08:27
Arctic Circle has created a debut TVC for the female aerosol, exclamation. It focuses on the persona and attitude of the exclamation girl.
20 Nov 2012 08:08
The
Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) will hold its 65th AGM at 3pm on 4 December 2012, at which time its board directors will be constituted. Interested parties should nominate board candidates before noon on Friday, 23 November 2012.
20 Nov 2012 07:58
When Sweet Spot Content received the brief from agency Lowe and Partners, it was challenged to create a 'different' world that would emulate the experience of eating and enjoying a
Cornetto Black and White ice cream. (video)
19 Nov 2012 08:08Morrisjones
[Issued by Morrisjones] Described as "inappropriate, awkward and awesome" the new YouTube ad for rubybox is already an internet sensation.
16 Nov 2012 10:15 
[John Laurence] In an episode of season 5 of
The Simpsons cartoon, the townsfolk of Springfield decided to legalise gambling in order to boost the town's flagging coffers. Marge, the mom, develops a gambling addiction after putting a loose coin in a slot machine. She becomes permanently glued to the machines, feeding in coins in a zombie-like fashion and consequently neglecting her family, who proceed to stir up all sorts of unconstrained mayhem.
16 Nov 2012 09:48Billads
[Craig Segal, Issued by Billads] You know it was an awkward night when the highlight of my evening was receiving the bill. No, seriously! Inside my bill folder was a sentence that perfectly summed up my day:
'So you got the waiter who took away your ribs while you were in the bathroom?' My date didn't have a sense of humour but my bill folder did!
15 Nov 2012 12:01 
Southern Comfort's latest TVC takes its positioning of 'Here's to the Unexpected' up several notches, giving it a fast-paced, contemporary and unexpected twist in its first locally produced commercial. It has begun airing on all SABC channels, e.tv and DStv this week.
15 Nov 2012 07:53TBWA\South Africa
[Issued by TBWA\South Africa] Big ideas are rare. So if you are going to go big, go really
big; let's say 22 metres high by nine metres wide. That's the size of the new Doom billboard up in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
14 Nov 2012 10:00 Millward Brown[Issued by Millward Brown] Leading market research firm Millward Brown has officially opened its newest office in Cairo, Egypt to serve the North Africa market. This is the third office opened by the global firm in the Africa and Middle East region this year.
14 Nov 2012 09:08 
Following on its release of the
Loeries official rankings for
brands and agencies at the end of October, the awards have released all the official rankings for 2012. New additions this year include a top ten ranking for the rest of Africa & the Middle East category, for countries from outside of South Africa and a ranking for educational institutions.
14 Nov 2012 07:21
Hunter's has just released its latest TVC as part of its new 'Chase the Heat' campaign, which will unfold over the next couple of months. (video)
14 Nov 2012 06:02The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town
[Issued by The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town] The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town) has announced details of its Constructus Masterclass 2012 and has invited small local creative enterprises to participate. The annual event was started last year in an effort to support local majority black-owned creative entrepreneurs and transform the local industry.
13 Nov 2012 10:43 
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Zimbabwe
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Tonight's Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, streamed live every Thursday from 5pm-6pm via 2oceansVibe Radio, has unfortunately been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. [twitterfall] 15 Nov 2012 11:25
