Don't chicken out of the Loeries

Nando's is planning a stir at this year's Loeries by singling out some of the movers and shakers in the ad world to get the old rivalry and gees going. A selection of messages, which name and shame some of the industry's players, will be strategically placed in and around the venues earmarked for this year's celebrations. [gallery]

30 Sep 2010

Its agency Black River FC opened up the brief to the industry and included nominations and suggestions from a variety of creative teams from leading agencies.

Suggested targets

Angel Jones, partner and executive creative director at MorrisJones, who is known for wearing angel wings at industry functions
Barry Munchick, co-owner Velocity Films, one of the country's leading producers
Alistair King, group chief creative at King James
Festus Masekwameng, partner and executive CD at MotherRussia Communications, a big fish in the SA talent pool
Francois de Villiers, executive CD Draftfcb CT, known for bigging up Klipdrift
Gareth Lessing, executive CD DDB South Africa, well known to be a fan of the other bird (racing pigeons)
Pepe Marais, executive CD and senior partner at Joe Public, particularly famous for donning winkle pickers. He is now a Pescatarian teetotaller and no longer the party animal of a bygone era
Qingqile "WingWing" Mdlulwa, CD at Network BBDO, regarded as one of the most influential people in advertising
Paul Warner, founder and chief creative officer at Metropolitan Republic, infamous in the South African ad industry (and not just for his size)
Fran Luckin, executive CD at Ogilvy Johannesburg, works on KFC!
Andrew Human, MD Loeries Company, managed to achieve the impossible and successfully run the Loerie awards
Ahmed Tilly, executive CD BlackRiver FC, can be frequently spotted in his natural habitat (at a Nando's outlet in Jozi)