This Valentine's Day Hoity Toity by Lenthéric and their ad agency, Bester Burke, ran a radio campaign inspired 100% by true emotions from the hearts of ladies who wear Hoity Toity. Consumers sent in their Valentine's Day messages and these were recorded by Lola, the brand's trademark sexy, sassy French man-eater, and flighted on 5FM on Valentine's Day. 17 Feb 2012 Read more >>

Yardley Gold is a favourite aftershave for men that will be making a comeback for a limited launch in March 2012. 29 Sep 2011 Read more >>

The African Fish Eagle is Africa's boldest and most predatory eagle. It is "naturally supreme" and dominates the sky with a certain majestic aura, making any other animal look inferior. It is also the inspiration behind the new Fish Eagle Brandy television commercial. 19 Jul 2011 Read more >>

Bester Burke Slingers has won a Silver Lion in the press category at the Cannes Lions 2011. The award was for the Yardley Oatmeal Spot Clear 'Can' entry, "The smallest blemish can ruin everything". 24 Jun 2011 Read more >>

Bester Burke devised an innovative way to connect their client, Yardley, with consumers via the introduction of a stylish and personal new makeover show, Cinderella Sessions. The show brought to life Yardley's positioning as a brand that gives all women the tools to reveal their true beauty. 17 Jun 2011 Read more >>

Leading international provider of financial and risk services, Alexander Forbes, recently unveiled a new corporate identity designed by the Creative Director, Dewald van Zyl, of advertising agency, tbsp///beyond the line, the through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slingers Group. The logo is a clear shift towards a determined, modern and meaningful expression of what the company stands for and aspires to. 16 May 2011 Read more >>

Bester Burke has made two new appointments to their creative team: Ruan Coetzee joins as Copywriter and Tim Jones as Art Director. 1 Mar 2011 Read more >>

Shirley Bester and Wallace Seggie have both been appointed to the Board of Directors of Bester Burke. 11 Feb 2011 Read more >>

Bester Burke has appointed Nadia Railoun as an Account Director. 15 Dec 2010 Read more >>

Playing into consumer interest generated around their 'Fantasy' television commercial, Bester Burke and Liqui-Fruit have developed a refreshing new summer flavour concept called Desert Fantasy. The new flavour is supposedly extracted from the recently discovered hybridiuslikwisfruiti - a rare succulent fruit flower that blooms for 15 minutes every 76 years "somewhere in a barren desert quite far away". 2 Dec 2010 Read more >>

The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slinger's Group, tbsp /// beyond the line, ran a recent radio competition for Alexander Forbes Motor and Household Insurance asking women to write in and name their most distressing phobia. It has elicited some truly strange responses. 24 Nov 2010 Read more >>

The follow up to Bester Burke's much-loved Hoity Toity TV commercial has recently been launched and once again tells the story of a Hoity Toity girl's glamorous Parisian exploits. Developed by executive creative director, Stephen Burke, as well as the agency team of Riaan van Wyk and Jed Dawson, the ad takes a slight shift in perspective from its predecessor, featuring three voices instead of one - those of our feisty lead character's envious backup singers. 17 Nov 2010 Read more >>

Bester Burke's television advert for Wild Island Kick started flighting on Wednesday, 20 October 2010. 26 Oct 2010 Read more >>

The Bester Burke Slingers offices in the Boulevard Building in Woodstock overlook the Holy Cross Primary School on the other side of the N2 highway. 20 Oct 2010 Read more >>

The new television commercial for the House of J.C. Le Roux recently burst onto the scene and has already gained much attention and acclaim since its launch. Recent research conducted by Distell has shown that it has been a sparkling success with consumers and rated in the top 1% of Distell brands ever tested. 23 Sep 2010 Read more >>

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. However, if you speak to him in his language, that goes to his heart". Nelson Mandela 23 Sep 2010 Read more >>

Bester Burke saw the demolition of the Athlone Towers on 22 August 2010 as an opportunity to promote Yardley Oatmeal's Spot Clear Spot Buster through an integrated multi-media campaign. Playing on the brand's integral promise to remove one's unsightly blemishes, eTV was approached and the opening and closing advertising spots around the flighting of the moment of implosion were secured. 13 Sep 2010 Read more >>

The Sunday Times Top Brand survey results were published yesterday, 29 August 2010. 31 Aug 2010 Read more >>

The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slinger's Group, tbsp /// beyond the line, placed a tactical advertisement in Saturday's Weekend Argus ahead of the demolition of the Athlone Cooling Towers on Sunday. 25 Aug 2010 Read more >>

Bester Burke announced today that the agency has been appointed by Distell to handle the legendary Nederburg wine brand portfolio. 19 Aug 2010 Read more >>

To complement the group's existing expertise in advertising (via Bester Burke) shopper marketing (via Underground), and corporate communication (via tbsp///beyond the line), the Bester Burke Slingers Group has launched a new division, Two Dry Sticks. As man once engaged the power of two dry sticks to create fire, heat and energy, so too does the division engage the increasingly complex world of digital strategy to integrate a brand's digital behaviour into its strategic and communications objectives. 6 Aug 2010 Read more >>

The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slingers group, tbsp/// beyond the line, identified an opportunity for their client, Dole South Africa, to be proudly associated with the Nelson Mandela Day in 2010. 26 Jul 2010 Read more >>

As part of their ongoing commitment to the environment, Woolworths briefed Bester Burke Slinger's through-the-line agency, tbsp///beyond the line, to develop a fun and interactive internal campaign to educate staff on how to save energy in stores and at home. 22 Jul 2010 Read more >>

Take a look at the Liqui-Fruit 'Sip' commercial's behind-the-scenes footage, as seen on Jeremy Maggs' show. 8 Jul 2010 Read more >>

The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slinger's Group, tbsp///beyond the line, was tasked to come up with an internal 'World Cup Gees' campaign for fruit-export company, Dole South Africa. The 2010 Dole Fruitball Cup was born! Dole employees took part in a series of fruity soccer challenges over a six-week period. 23 Jun 2010 Read more >>

The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slinger's Group, tbsp///beyond the line, has used the expanse of the Alexander Forbes building in Sandton to bring to life the company's reassuring proposition that you'll have no more sleepless nights with Alexander Forbes Financial Services, knowing that your long-term financial security is being well managed in experienced hands. 22 Jun 2010 Read more >>

Indigo and Bester Burke have tapped into the latest social media craze, ChatRoulette, to launch Solo Ignite - the new fragrance in the Lenthéric Solo range. 24 May 2010 Read more >>

The through-the-line agency in the Bester Burke Slinger's Group, tbsp///beyond the line, has erected a startling outdoor billboard at the Sandton offices of Alexander Forbes. The agency used the building's unique shape to create a home for a large, rather unsettling eyeball staring down on the traffic which is certain to unnerve those suffering from Ophthalmophobia - the fear of being stared at. 20 May 2010 Read more >>

Indigo Cosmetics and their advertising agency, Bester Burke, recently launched Beyoncé Heat in South Africa, the superstar's first fragrance. 19 May 2010 Read more >>