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Advertising
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“Worse Than A Fevered Dream” – This Is What You Get When You Ask AI To Create A Video Ad [Watch]
09 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Overall, it is clear that the evolving technology is striking all kinds of fear into the hearts of the people.
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Tropika ‘Smooth Rider’ Advert Pokes Fun At Our Crazy Country [Video]
22 May 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Potholes, lowriders, load shedding, and giving a spiedkop a ‘cooldrink’ all get squeezed into this funny advert.
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Aubrey Plaza Is Mocking You And Your Milk Alternatives [Weird Ad Video]
08 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“Have you ever looked at a tree and thought, ‘Can I drink this?’” Plaza says at the start of the verging-on-viral video. “I did,” she says as she introduces herself as the co-founder of “Wood Milk”.
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A Round-Up Of All The Best And Cringiest Pranks From This Year’s April Fools’ Day (AKA The Day Of Lies)
03 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
You might have spotted a big-name brand in the throes of making its own mark on the foolish holiday on Saturday.
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Nando’s Called Out By Rival, Can’t Handle The Heat [Videos]
15 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
In the advertising space, we can all agree that Nando’s gets the biggest bite, but Pedros has been hot on their heels and Nando’s is absolutely rejecting the heat.
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Nando’s Pokes Fun At Elon Musk And ‘Cheesecakegate’ [Video]
09 Nov 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nando’s never misses a beat when it comes to poking fun at the latest drama and now Elon and the Booth family drama are in the crosshairs.
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People Are Wondering If Snoop Dogg Has Something To Do With Martha Stewart’s New Naked Ad [Video]
17 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The 81-year-old rocked nothing but a simple white apron in a promotional video for Green Mountain Coffee, making waves on social media with her thirst trap.
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Netflix With Ads Has Officially Launched – Here’s What You Should Know
14 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Netflix said in 2019 that it would remain advertising-free but a number of factors have led to a walking-back of that promise.
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Leo Prinsloo Gets A Second Bite At The Advertising Cherry [Video]
12 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Prinsloo and his colleague, Lloyd Mtombeni, became overnight heroes last May when they prevented a potential cash-in-transit heist.
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Derek Watts Just Wanted A Sarmie, Guys [Video]
20 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Derek Watts is one of those instantly recognisable South Africans, although that isn’t always a good thing.
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They’re Starting To Ban Meat Advertising
12 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The Dutch city of Haarlem is set to become the first in the world to ban advertisements for most meat because of its environment impact.
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You’re Not The Only One Who Noticed The Hippo / OUTsurance Ad Battle [Video]
02 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The similarities between OUTsurance’s adverts featuring Katlego Maboe and Hippo’s new campaign headed to court.
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Remember Leo Prinsloo? He’s Back For A Very South African Advert [Video]
30 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last May, Leo Prinsloo and his colleague, Lloyd Mtombeni, experienced their 15 minutes of fame after foiling a cash-in-transit heist.
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Grown-Up Rick Astley Has Done A Remake Of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ [Video]
19 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
35 years after releasing his mega-hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, Rick Astley is still not, well, giving it up.
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Checkers Sixty60 Nails New Ad With Dig At Rivals [Video]
12 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We have to doff our caps to the latest effort, featuring Glen Biderman-Pam as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber.
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What’s Up With Coca-Cola’s Weird New Flavour?
11 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
There’s no rest for the wicked, and now Coca-Cola is desperately battling to stay relevant in a world that says the only way forward is to come up with new things.
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How Are We Only Seeing This Outrageous Video Featuring Siya, Faf, Lukhanyo, And The Boks Now?
05 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
WhatsApp groups have been popping off ahead of the opening clash of The Rugby Championship between the Springboks and the All Blacks. Has anybody sent this gem your way?
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These Times Square 3D Billboards Are Getting Out Of Control [Videos]
18 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Movie and series advertising has gone up a notch in Times Square, with 3D billboards getting increasingly convincing and threatening.
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Stop Cleaning Your Ears With Cotton Buds, People
12 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
You’re not supposed to use cotton buds in your ears, as wild as that might seem considering the prevailing sentiment.
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Too Many Sponsored Posts Have Users Fuming Over Instagram
09 Jun 2022 by Paula / No Comments
In the mire of professional influencers and targeted digital advertising that’s now prevalent, is the popularity of the photo-sharing app doomed for a decline?
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The New Times Square Darth Vader Billboard Is Pretty Insane [Video]
08 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A brand new Darth Vader billboard is terrorising tourists in Times Square, in honour of the release of the final season of the Disney+ series ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.
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That Mavericks Billboard In The Cape Town CBD Is Fine
29 Mar 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Mavericks billboard, on the corner of Buitenkant and Barrack Streets in the Cape Town CBD, was at the centre of a complaint made to the Advertising Regulatory Board.
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OK Furniture’s Latest Ad Is A Total Stinker [Video]
25 Mar 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Put together a well-constructed advert and you can become a part of the national lexicon. OK Furniture’s latest effort certainly won’t achieve that sort of success.
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Our Pick Of The Best And Worst Super Bowl Ads [Videos]
15 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With all the breaks in play, we have a wide selection pool when it comes to the best and the worst ads from Super Bowl LVI.
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We Really Dig The Full Dr. Evil General Motors Super Bowl Ad [Video]
11 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Pinkies up, everyone, the full General Motors Super Bowl advert is here with Dr. Evil in full force.
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Dr. Evil, Snoop, Seth Rogen, And Other Big Names In Latest Super Bowl Ads [Videos]
09 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
This year’s Super Bowl ads are packing some serious star quality and plenty of zany moments.
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Facebook Just Set An Unwanted And Worrying Record
03 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant has seen its daily active users drop for the first time in its 18-year history.
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We’re Not So Sure About This Dairy Ad Turning Women Into Cows [Video]
13 Dec 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Seoul Milk’s unfortunate ad is wrong on multiple levels, as it depicts a man spying on women who suddenly morph into dairy-producing cattle.
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No Love At All For Toyota SA’s 60th Anniversary Advert [Video]
02 Dec 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Congrats on turning 60, Toyota South Africa. Here’s a scathing assessment of your birthday advert to celebrate.
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There’s A Decent Chance This McDonald’s Ad Will Make You Emotional [Video]
16 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
McDonald’s is a giant multinational corporation that has regularly been accused of exploiting workers. That doesn’t mean we can’t get a little emotional at the new Christmas commercial.
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