Sasol Rugby Commercial
Not since Costner wandered around in his under-rods in Waterworld has such a continental budget been more wasted. 10 Nov 2004
New Santam SOS campaign
Does the weirdness of Santam's current campaign work for you? 10 Nov 2004
Why are SA companies so eager to sponsor sport?
Why do most SA company sponsor sport with huge amounts of money, but when it comes to helping the community they don't have money? 8 Nov 2004
The new Opel Astra ad
Vehicle brands like Golf and Ford were directly mentioned in this ad - is that legal? 8 Nov 2004
City Lodge ad absolutely great!
Don't you just love it! We need to applaud the guys behind it! 8 Nov 2004
How about a second Afrikaans Sunday paper?
Rapport is become so sensational and is simply not catering for 'forward-thinking' Afrikaners (yes, believe it or not -- we are out here!!)... 8 Nov 2004
The Apprentice: Stone Age Rubbish!
8 Nov 2004
British accents in SA radio ads
Why do so many finance sector brands use British accents in their radio ads? 8 Nov 2004
Ogilvey London hijacked?
The viral advertising agency ASABAILEY has placed a well-aimed left hook on the chin of O&M, by scooping up www.ogilvymather.co.uk for £4.95. The question is, is this underhanded, or a cheap attack from the viral team, or are O&M and other Ad Goliaths, fair game for a stunt such as this? 7 Nov 2004
New Nando's Ad
Is it just me, or is the new Nando's Sweet and Sour ad toe-curlingly awful? 2 Nov 2004
Doom - Dead funny
It is really refreshing to see an ad that dead funny... 2 Nov 2004
Hair-raising shampoo ads
Why is it that every day we are constantly bombarded with shampoo ads for White women but not a single one for Black women? Who is doing all this media planning? 2 Nov 2004
Too much
There is too much focus on a specific township (Soweto) by some of the big brands (e.g Castle) in their ads and this I think alienates other people who do not see themselves targeted by such ads. 2 Nov 2004
Daily Sun billboards
Am I the only one who feels bludgeoned every time I drive past a Daily Sun billboard? 2 Nov 2004
Halloween: the revenge of the evil marketer
Why has Halloween suddenly become such a prominent feature of the South African calendar? 31 Oct 2004
Toyota's new slogan
Toyota changed its corporate slogan to 'Lead the Way', dropping 'Everything keeps going right'. 30 Oct 2004
Problems with streetpole ads
Too many streetpole campaigns fall flat because of inappropriate creative. 30 Oct 2004
Is the BMW 1 Series ad up to scratch?
I'm a little disappointed with the new BMW 1 Series ad - is it just me? 28 Oct 2004
Ambushing Integrity?
Can ambush marketing be considered part of the marketing mix in a corporation that claims integrity/honesty as a brand value? 27 Oct 2004
Soon we will have a white christmas
Merry Christmas signs in my local Pick 'n Pay 26 Oct 2004
Ford Ranger lobola ad
SA advertising continues its proud history of using lobola as an effective creative concept. 21 Oct 2004
MTN / Vodacom summer campaigns
What's going on with MTN and Vodacom? They're both flighting such similar campaigns (Gimme Summer/Yello Summer), but the most fustrating thing is that they're really bad. 21 Oct 2004
Tiscali Billboard
Spotting the cat in bandages and its paw in a sling...my initial (as I was driving by) thought was, it's a animal rescue ad! 20 Oct 2004
Great South African concept
The Great South African series concept was inherently flawed at the outset. But the worst of it is the radio ad (which ran on Sat 16th after the series was cancelled in the media last week). 20 Oct 2004
Internship
I would like to hear from MD's, CEO's of PR companies who have interns doing training in their companies, what is the main reason for hiring interns in the first place? 18 Oct 2004
Irresponsible journalism
I was horrified at the YOU magazine's flagrant disregard for the sub judice law in the Leigh Matthew's case. 17 Oct 2004
