Ogilvy Events – Blogilvy

May 28, 2014May 28, 2014

Castle Lite & Timbaland Unlock the Future of Music in SA

Castle Lite and multiple award winning producer, Timbaland, have broken collaboration boundaries by bringing the world’s first Extra Cold Music portal and stage music experience to SA.

In case you haven’t seen the TV ad yet, Castle Lite and Timbaland have created a unique platform where new local and international music can be downloaded weekly by their fans. Check out how it works:

Next up for our favourite refreshing beer is the Extra Cold Music Concert on 7 June at SuperSport Park Centurion. A mix of international artists such as Timbaland, Wiz Khalifa and Nas will take to the stage, joined by top local acts Mi Casa, Zakes Bantwini, Spoek Mathambo and DJ Clock with Beatenberg.

What’s got us chomping at the bit is hearing the #IceCool collab between Nas and the JHB philharmonic orchestra as well as between Mi Casa and Ladysmith Black Mambazo which will be available for exclusive download on the night. Boom Boom, Timbaland’s track from our Castle Lite TV ad will also be available for exclusive download on the night.

Get Tickets

Tickets are on sale now from Computicket outlets or online at www.computicket.co.za. Tickets are priced at R1500.00 for VIP, R750 for Golden Circle and R440 for General Access. Get them now or miss out on the event of the year.

Or you can SMS two unique codes from two promotional packs to unlock tickets to the concert on 7 June and download the latest local or international track directly to your mobile phones every week.

March 25, 2014March 25, 2014

That Was Different

Ogilvy CT and That Was Different (TWD) teamed up to do something out of the ordinary to raise money for Common Good’s education and employment programmes. Common Good is serious about change, and so are we, which is why every single cent we raised will go straight to those who need it most.

Ogilvy CT goes yellow for a day.

March 14, 2014March 14, 2014

Ogilvy Suits Up

In celebration of High Heel Hump Day and Tie-Day Friday two very stylish Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town employees were awarded the titles of Ogilvy Outfitter’s Best Dressed Lady and Gentleman (of March 2014). Bongi Matsolo and Ntlalontle Xhala, both Account Executives in Geometry Global, turned out in some serious threads and 9 inch heels, setting themselves a cut above the rest.

February 8, 2013February 8, 2013

Chappies Edible Street Art across South African

Chappies Edible Street Art

In January we helped local iconic bubble gum brand, Chappies, pay tribute to its fans by creating and sharing six edible street art pieces, each inspired by “Did You Know?” facts submitted by South Africans. The largest of the six murals took 177 681 pieces of Chappies to create, about 15 hours to complete – and not surprising less than 15 minutes to be eaten by the ever eager fans. The above clip shows an quick and easy overview of the work. Enjoy.

The edible art went up on walls in Cape Town, in Woodstock, Khayelitsha, and at Cape Town Station. The Johannesburg edible art went up on 4th Ave, Parkhurst, at Arts on Main, in the Maboneng Precinct, and in Greenside. The campaign was put together by us, and the edible art was built by SJ Artists.

DID YOU KNOW? FACTS ABOUT CHAPPIES

DID YOU KNOW Chappies was introduced in the late 1940’s by Arthur Ginsburg who worked for Chapelat, a Johannesburg confectionery manufacturer? The name ‘Chappies’ is derived from the then company name Chapelat, which was apparently named after Miss Chapelat. The “Did You Know?” concept has been part of the Chappies history since nearly the beginning. And where did all those questions come from? The ‘Three Wise Men’ was a popular quiz programme on Springbok Radio which inspired the DID YOU KNOW facts. The “Did You Knows?” have taught South Africans countless weird and wonderful facts for over 60 years. They’ve also helped settle a few arguments in the process! Did You Know that up to 7 million Chappies are bought every day.

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012

adidas: Refresh Your Gear

For one more week South African’s can turn their old running shoes into something valuable with the adidas ‘Refresh Your Gear’ campaign.

adidas is offering a R400 discount on new running shoes for every pair of old ones (of any brand) donated here at Ogilvy Cape Town, or at participating stores. adidas will distribute the second-hand gear to disadvantaged runners through SCORE, a non-profit organisation specializing in community development in sport and recreation, and The Two Oceans Marathon Initiative (TOMI).

The promotion closes on 16 November 2012 and the stores participating in Refresh Your Gear are listed below.