https://www.bizcommunity.com/OrchidsandOnions South Africa #OrchidsandOnions | Bizcommunity news 15 #OrchidsandOnions news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/OrchidsandOnions en-us Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:48:37 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nedbank-and-joe-public-show-the-dark-side-of-the-high-life-290457a You cannot help but get caught up in Nedbank’s latest ad, not only because, at the beginning, you don’t know what the product is being advertised… but also because the storytelling is riveting. 1-270890 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-volkswagen-mended-my-broken-heart-and-why-its-new-ad-hits-home-412949a Think about your average car ad today. Shiny SUV whizzing in and out of clean, neat chrome-and-glass CBD, with a clean, neat family on board. A few close shots of the entertainment system, perhaps the climate control and, if you’re lucky, the legroom in the back for the kids. 1-270515 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pick-n-pay-eats-like-a-champ-and-markets-like-one-too-397418a During the row over Donald Trump’s attempt to game the Fifa rules on behalf of the US team at the World Cup, there were more than a few Americans on social media trying to convince the world that their country was “the best” (to use Trump’s frequent assessment) at “sports” (plural). 1-269743 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sixty60-taps-into-fifa-nostalgia-liberty-loses-the-message-178986a The general consensus among sports fans I’ve chatted to over the last few days is: Where’s the excitement about the World Cup? Fifa's four-yearly extravaganza just doesn’t seem to be getting people fired up in the way it has in other years. 1-268958 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/carling-carries-faf-fumbles-in-world-cup-ad-chaos-845113a The Fifa World Cup is approaching and will probably end up being one of the most newsworthy tournaments in history – not from the perspective of the football action, but from the drama of the sky-high ticket and transport prices and Donald Trump’s threats to bar any visitors who hurt his little feelings. 1-268099 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/metropolitan-brings-the-drama-subaru-bores-847143a I was beginning to wonder what had happened to that particular talent we have in our advertising industry for telling entertaining, even humorous, stories… even on subjects which are not normally associated with having a laugh. It seems to have been on a bit of a sabbatical of recent times. 1-267069 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/when-castle-lite-gets-it-right-and-the-government-gets-it-wrong-177686a Over the years, I have become a wine fan rather than a beer drinker… but if I do order an ale when I’m out, or when we have people for a braai, I am more of a Windhoek man than someone who likes Castle Lite. 1-266558 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kfc-serves-up-laughs-webuycars-brings-the-cringe-739862a I remember three things about this past Valentine’s Day. I watched a “chick flick” with my wife – Sleepless in Seattle if you must know. I missed the tremendous Six Nations match between Scotland and England (Go Haggises!)… not because I am a sensitive chap and opted for said chick flick, but because I forgot to check the TV schedule. 1-265772 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sugar-scares-and-da-ai-blunders-284877a Going through some (very) old photographs recently and this was in black-and-white, so that should date it – I was struck by the person staring back at me. Was I ever that skinny? 1-265280 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/when-ryanair-schools-elon-musk-849643a Can anyone here remember the “dot.com” boom, when companies fell over themselves to get “on the Net” by buying into the “next big thing” or spending millions on websites that simply didn’t work? 1-264969 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity #OrchidsandOnions South Africa