IT'S NO-NO, SAYS NUNU
By Jeremy Maggs
Former Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA) chair Nunu Ntshingila, who recently quit the association's board after official censure at a meeting from which she was absent, has rejected an offer to return. Ntshingila, head of Ogilv...

HOME-GROWN HEROES

Agency Lobedu Leo Burnett has been tasked with building the Johnnie Walker whisky brand in the African market. So it has created a campaign called "Everyday Heroes". The campaign identifies successful African entrepreneurs who are an inspira...

PHONE AND GAMES
By Jeremy Maggs
Almost 70% of SA's youth receive pocket money and just under 60% spend it mainly on entertainment and cellphone airtime. This has emerged from the latest SA Youth Trend Survey conducted by Bateleur Research Solutions. The results are based on ...

FOLLOW THE SUN
By Jeremy Maggs
Last year's winner of the AdFocus award for media owner of the year, the Daily Sun, was described by one judge as a "media revelation". It's a hard act to follow. Nevertheless, judges of this year's award believe they have a ...

HYUNDAI COMES UP
By Jeremy Maggs
Advertising's Holy Grail is to create the ad or find the opportunity that rises above the media clutter, is noticed by the target market and gets everyone talking. What's the point of making a great ad if it appears in a poor publication or ...