Marketing & Media Galleries South Africa

TBWA\Helsinki's latest ad campaign for Nissan Nordic Europe pokes fun at Finnish commuters' extended need for personal space at bus stops. The campaign images are inspired by the internet meme in which Finnish commuters are seen standing at regular intervals avoiding all interaction.

Nissan's Nordic Europe division uses the bus stop scenes to highlight their automatic distance control that regulates safety distance on the road.

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The latest instalment of the IAB Insight Series - centred on digital influencer marketing - was held at the Kantar offices in Cape Town.

The event included a presentation by Puma Group's Hayden Manuel, who looked at the essence of influence; a talk by R Squared founder and CEO Stephane Rogovsky who touched on the demystifying of influencer marketing; and a panel discussion - which had insights from Manuel, Rogovsky, Publicis Machine's Amanda Sevasti Alves, fashion blogger Aqeelah Harron-Ally, SikouronLife's Siya Metane and Mango-OMC's Nicole Kapper - on the subject itself....

The 2019 Joburg Film Festival Awards Gala took place at the The Inanda Club on the 23 November 2019.

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 saw the Rand Show hosting its media launch which took place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre.

The 2019 Joburg Film Festival opened at Sandton's Nelson Mandela Square last night 19 November 2019. The festival opened with the South African premiere of local horror film, 8, starring Tshamano Sebe, Inge Beckmann, Garth Breytenbach & Chris April.

#Africacom: The iconic shape of Africa turned out to be the unsung hero of the recent Africacom and AfricaTech trade events, which took place from 12-14 November, 2019. The twin events saw stakeholders in telecoms, data, technology, connectivity infrastructure, AI, Fintech and IoT converge on Cape Town's CTICC to learn, network and do business.

Blackstone Media launched a brand new Digital Out of Home Media Platform at a recent event, branded "The Blackstone Experience". Guests were treated to a South African style cocktail bar, networking, enjoying the remarkable view of the Johannesburg skyline and tapping to the tunes of DJ Abby Nurock.

Advertising billboards across Johannesburg have been hit by an unknown graffiti vandal. Billboards in Fourways, Bryanston, Midrand, Rosebank, Hyde Park and at the Sandton Police Station have all been vandalised with the words 'ha ha ha' in red capital letters.

It's unclear who the vandal is, but it'll be interesting to see who this Joker is. *Update*: Well, it turns out the graffiti vandal was in fact Ster-Kinekor. It forms part of the cinema chain's campaign for the Joker film....

TBWA\ recently hosted its annual Africa Conference which attracts industry leaders from its agencies across the continent. The TBWA\ African collective comprises of 47 offices in 28 markets, who gathered under the theme of #DISRUPT to share insights on techniques and trends, including strategic collaboration, to explore creativity as a growth engine and to analyse innovative approaches in disciplines such as 4IR and technology in Africa. "We plan to maintain momentum into 2020. Affiliates are building volumes by providing more services in each market while exploring cross-border opportunities," says Graham Cruikshanks, Director of Africa Operations....

The 24th Pendoring Indigenous Advertising Awards was held at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Arts Centre on 31 October 2019. The annual awards celebrate creativity in the indigenous languages of South Africa.

TBWA/Hunt Lascaris received the Umpetha Award for 'The Real Cost of Being Zulu' radio campaign for City Lodge Hotels. North-West University was the overall student winner for 'Mengelmoes'.

The lineup for the evening included TV host and radio presenter, Hulisani Ravele, who mesmerised the audience with her multilingual capabilities and charm, together with the hilarious knitted-jersey lover, Schalk Bezuidenhout....

Catalyst Africa is on at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town from 30 to 31 October 2019. The two-day event is hosting talks, workshops and hands-on sessions led by leading faculty from world-class educational institutions, experienced business specialists and technical experts who will share their respective expertise in technology, creativity and mindset.

To mark World Osteoporosis Day on 20 October, South African calcium supplement MenaCal.7 released its 'Woman to the bone' campaign. The campaign - which features leading South African women Leanne Manas, Amy Kleinhans-Curd and Refiloe Seseane - aims to raise awareness of osteoporosis as well as the role South African women play in building a strong nation.

While it takes a stance on the contribution of South African women in society, it also tackles the irony that women's bones are more susceptible to calcium deficiency due to factors such as pregnancy and menopause - which lead to bone weakness....