In a survey of over 200 SMEs by UK call tracking provider, Mediahawk, 62% said that social media brings in the highest quality leads and sales. Offline media such as print, including magazines, flyers and newspaper ads, bring in the second highest quality leads to their business (51%), revealing that small businesses must manage their […]
A new campaign from FCB Cape Town for the Amarula Trust aims to decrease demand for elephant ivory through education. Called, ‘Don’t Let Them Disappear’, the campaign aims to spread the message that every ivory product bought and sold on the black market means another elephant lost to poaching. The campaign is led by a […]
International design consultancy DECIDE has created the branding and packaging design for the launch of a new sub brand frozen pizza range for Dr Oetker under the Chicago Town brand. ‘The Pizza Kitchen’ has been created to complement the existing Chicago Town Takeaway and Deep Dish ranges and increase brand reach to target the weekday, […]
One of the UK’s favourite innuendo-fuelled cookery programme, The Great British Bake Off (aka GBBO) returns to the TV screens on August 29 – nearly a year after it was confirmed the programme would be passed into the hands of Channel 4. While many are dubious about the change of networks, fans haven’t lost interest, […]
Johannesburg-based Demographica becomes the first agency from the African continent to join Stein IAS’ global B2B marketing network, which has operations in Europe, Asia and North America. Under the agreement, Demographica will work in tandem with Stein IAS’ global account handling teams to deploy campaigns from local offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. […]
Walmart is going toe-to-toe with Amazon on voice ordering after partnering with Google to enable the US retailer’s customers to buy goods through Assistant on their Google Home devices. Walmart joins the likes of Costco and Target on Google Express, which enables shoppers to shop at popular stores through its app, website, or by voice […]
Business Standard has appointed Scarecrow Communications as its AOR, and undertaken a brand repositioning campaign. The new positioning, created by Scarecrow, is ‘Insight Out’ that replaces ‘Know More. No Less’. The creative route that encapsulates this, features a character – Jay, who gives his take on various issues related to the business-scape and other current […]
The world of work is being disrupted. New models for careers and workplaces are emerging thick and fast. Modern Nomads is a new start up which provides practical support for those who want to be ‘remote workers’ – professionals who use technology to work from anywhere in the world and demand the freedom to combine […]
In this digital age, a retired carpenter has designed a unique creation: a 2CV Citroen vehicle made of wood. The Citroën 2CV is a front-wheel-drive economy car that was manufactured by Citroën from 1948–1990, that went to sell over 3.8 million units. A 1953 technical review in Autocar mentioned “the extraordinary ingenuity of this design, […]
As warmer weather returns across the country, Diageo continues its summer campaign for Smirnoff Cider with the launch of new dynamic digital OOH that activates when the outside temperature reaches 19 degrees. Devised by out-of-home (OOH) and location marketing specialist Posterscope and media agency Carat, the campaign seeks to capture the attention of people at […]