Within these covers, we reveal how powerful advertising is - it helps determine who we elect to lead our countries. We explain why advertising and marketing in the rest of Africa is not the same as in SA.

We offer a "how-to" guide on bringing a product to market. And we explain, simply, how new media are transforming the way companies must market and advertise their products.
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD - Original thought
ADVERTISING AND POLITICS - Twisted message
ADVERTISING STANDARDS - When tarts aren't tasty
ADVERTISING IN AFRICA - Playing by different rules
BRAND-BUILDING IN AFRICA - One size does not fit all
LAUNCHING A PRODUCT - Who, what, when, where, why?
REJUVENATING A BRAND - Out with the old, in with the old
YOUTH MARKETING - Becoming young at heart
REPUTATION DAMAGE - Repairing the cracks
VALUE FOR MONEY - It ain't half effective
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS - An unstoppable tide
BRAND VALUES - All for one, one for all
THE WINNERS
AWARDS - Advertising Agency of the Year FOXP2
AWARDS - Branding and Design Agency of the Year Grid
AWARDS - Media Agency of the Year Mediaedge:cia
AWARDS - Agency Leader of the Year Alistair King, KingJames
AWARDS - New broom: up-and-coming star Festus Marolo Masekwameng
AWARDS - Lifetime Achievement Keith Rose
AWARDS - Effective advertising Ogilvy, Johannesburg
TABLES
TOP AGENCIES - When the going gets tough . . .
THE BUSIEST AGENCIES - Hungry for success
ADSPEND BY MEDIA - Agents for change
TOP ADVERTISERS - Deep pockets
CREATIVE CIRCLE 2008 RANKINGS - Pointed criticism
THE LOERIES - Rewarding excellence
BEST-LIKED ADVERTISEMENTS - City Lodge's bare market
PROFILES
CORPORATE PROFILE - Mediology
CORPORATE PROFILE - AdMakers
CORPORATE PROFILE - The Agency
CORPORATE PROFILE - Continental Shift
CORPORATE PROFILE - No Zain, no gain

CORPORATE PROFILES
Profiles
  • 8T Image & Brand
  • Added Value
  • AdMakers International
  • ARM
  • BBDO Cape Town
  • Black
  • Black River FC
  • Blue Moon Corporate Communications
  • Boomtown
  • Brand Activation 141
  • Cross Colours Consultancy
  • DDB SA
  • DraftFCB Cape Town
  • DraftFCB Durban
  • DraftFCB Johannesburg
  • EXP SA
  • Fine Health Strategic Marketing Services
  • FoxP2
  • Gloo Digital Design
  • Grey SA
  • Grid Worldwide
  • HKLM Group
  • Hot Dogz Marketing
  • Instant Grass
  • Interbrand Sampson
  • Ireland Davenport
  • Joe Public
  • JWT Cape Town
  • JWT Johannesburg
  • KingJames Cape Town
  • KingJames Johannesburg
  • Longtail
  • Lowe Bull Cape Town
  • Lowe Bull Gauteng
  • Magna Carta
  • Manning Selvage and Lee
  • McCann-Erickson
  • McCann Worldgroup
  • McEwan Advertising
  • MediaEdge:cia
  • Mediology
  • Mercury Media
  • Metropolitan Republic
  • Mick & Nick
  • Momentum McCann
  • Mortimer Harvey
  • Net#Work BBDO
  • Nota Bene
  • Ogilvy Cape Town
  • Ogilvy Durban
  • Ogilvy Johannesburg
  • OIL
  • OMD
  • Proximity#TTP
  • Publicis
  • RMS Media
  • Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town
  • Saatchi & Saatchi Johannesburg
  • Singh & Sons
  • Starcom Worldwide
  • Switch
  • TWBA\Hunt\Lascaris Cape Town
  • TWBA\Hunt\Lascaris Durban
  • TWBA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg
  • The Brand Union
  • The Firehouse
  • The Hardy boys
  • The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town
  • The Jupiter Drawing Room Johannesburg
  • The Media Shop
  • ThirtyFour
  • Trigger
  • Troika Imagineering Works
  • Universal McCann
  • Wunderman
  • Young & Rubicam Cape Town
  • Young & Rubicam SA
  • Zanusi Brand solutions
  • AdFocus editor: David Furlonger
    Design, layout, cover: Jignasa Diar
    Photographers: Jeremy Glyn and Hetty Zantman
    WebEditor: Jacqueline Bullard
    Web Assistant: Julie Gough

    Copyright 2007 Financial Mail

     


    Advertising Agency of the Year - some of the FoxP2 team


    Branding and Design Agency of the Year - Grid


    Media Agency of the Year - Mediaedge:cia


    Agency Leader of the Year - Alistair King, KingJames


    Young Ad Operative of the Year - Festus Marolo Masekwameng


    Lifetime Achievement - Keith Rose


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