New Nando's Ad
Is it just me, or is the new Nando's Sweet and Sour ad toe-curlingly awful? 2 Nov 2004
Doom - Dead funny
It is really refreshing to see an ad that dead funny... 2 Nov 2004
Hair-raising shampoo ads
Why is it that every day we are constantly bombarded with shampoo ads for White women but not a single one for Black women? Who is doing all this media planning? 2 Nov 2004
Too much
There is too much focus on a specific township (Soweto) by some of the big brands (e.g Castle) in their ads and this I think alienates other people who do not see themselves targeted by such ads. 2 Nov 2004
Daily Sun billboards
Am I the only one who feels bludgeoned every time I drive past a Daily Sun billboard? 2 Nov 2004
Halloween: the revenge of the evil marketer
Why has Halloween suddenly become such a prominent feature of the South African calendar? 31 Oct 2004
Toyota's new slogan
Toyota changed its corporate slogan to 'Lead the Way', dropping 'Everything keeps going right'. 30 Oct 2004
Problems with streetpole ads
Too many streetpole campaigns fall flat because of inappropriate creative. 30 Oct 2004
Is the BMW 1 Series ad up to scratch?
I'm a little disappointed with the new BMW 1 Series ad - is it just me? 28 Oct 2004
Ambushing Integrity?
Can ambush marketing be considered part of the marketing mix in a corporation that claims integrity/honesty as a brand value? 27 Oct 2004
Soon we will have a white christmas
Merry Christmas signs in my local Pick 'n Pay 26 Oct 2004
Ford Ranger lobola ad
SA advertising continues its proud history of using lobola as an effective creative concept. 21 Oct 2004
MTN / Vodacom summer campaigns
What's going on with MTN and Vodacom? They're both flighting such similar campaigns (Gimme Summer/Yello Summer), but the most fustrating thing is that they're really bad. 21 Oct 2004
Tiscali Billboard
Spotting the cat in bandages and its paw in a sling...my initial (as I was driving by) thought was, it's a animal rescue ad! 20 Oct 2004
Great South African concept
The Great South African series concept was inherently flawed at the outset. But the worst of it is the radio ad (which ran on Sat 16th after the series was cancelled in the media last week). 20 Oct 2004
Internship
I would like to hear from MD's, CEO's of PR companies who have interns doing training in their companies, what is the main reason for hiring interns in the first place? 18 Oct 2004
Irresponsible journalism
I was horrified at the YOU magazine's flagrant disregard for the sub judice law in the Leigh Matthew's case. 17 Oct 2004
''They say that black people don't read...''
The most offensive radio ad I've heard in a very long time is currently being aired on Cape Talk, and probably other stations too. 14 Oct 2004
Are South Africans congenitally boring?
Having suffered for the cause and submitted myself to several episodes of The Block, I can only conclude that South Africans are the most boring people on the planet. 12 Oct 2004
Loeries fails to break into the news
Didn't see anything mentioned about the Loeries on any news stations that I saw. 5 Oct 2004
October Car Magazine BMW issue
Isn't this ad going to alienate BMW drivers? 3 Oct 2004
Aaaarghhh! Enough with these Outsurance ads!
It's getting as bad as those Bioslim ads. Real life testimonials are the oldest, most boring trick in the book. 30 Sep 2004
Energade apple ad - bad timing?
Have you heard the radio ad for the apple flavoured Energade that proudly sponsors our SA team? What you put in is what you get out, or so it goes. Pity the Cricket team is doing so badly. 29 Sep 2004
Investigative journalism at its best!
Well done, Jessica Pitchford and the Special Assignment team, for sterling work in last night's exposé of corrupt cops in Johannesburg taking bribes from sex workers. 28 Sep 2004
The ''Top 100 Great South Africans''
What do you think of the list? Why were there so few women? 27 Sep 2004
''Where do we come from?'' on Carte Blanche
If any of you missed it - on Sunday night Carte Blanche aired a very interesting show, tracing DNA and lineage back across the world. 22 Sep 2004
So what happens to the Loeries next year?
The company that runs the Loeries is purportedly bankrupt despite the endless entry fees submitted by our agencies. Does this spell the end for Loeries? 22 Sep 2004
The new Debonairs ad
I find it in such poor taste. Does anyone else share this point of view, or am I being overly sensitive? 21 Sep 2004
Cardies says it BEST!!!!!
Wow....is this latest TV campaign of Cardies funny, to the point and creatively fantastic, or what??? 19 Sep 2004