New York, New York!

IMG_1967-e1306400472944Dedicated to the job, creative director Tania Barker and group account director, Carol Jeffrey, recently travelled to New York to contribute to the production of a global advert. Originally intended for American audiences, the South African version will be flighted here next year.

Along with a very successful result, we also suspect some shopping may have occurred along the way…

Work We Wish We Had Done

As an agency we continue to be inspired by the work of our colleagues and competitors. Here are three pieces we wish we’d done from Columbia, the USA and Germany.

Pictionary Photobooth Activation: Ogilvy & Mather – Columbia

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Mentos “Cobra” advert: The Martin Agency – Richmond (Virginia)

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WWF “Save as WWF”: Jung von Matt – Hamburg, Germany

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Ogilvy Takes On The "Geekification Of The Ad Industry"

From left: Rob Hill – Group Managing Partner, Dave Duarte – Programme Director for ODMA, Gavin Levinsohn – Managing DirectorODMA-2-e1305099512458

Herman Manson from @marklives (follow him on Twitter here) introduces Dave Duarte in his more permanent role with Ogilvy Cape Town’s Digital Marketing Academy (ODMA).

Have a look at the article on Bizcommunity here.