Blogs Posts on "S'hot Creative"

Nando’s poke fun at shameless ministerial gravy train by MarkLives on Nov 16, 2009Nando’s latest television commercial is a send-up of South Africa’s parliament ministers. Their high-flying spending is used to contrast the latest, good-value offer from Nandos – three peri-peri wings and chips for only R19.95.

Goodbye Citi by MarkLives on Nov 5, 2009The VW Citi is being retired after 25 years in production. The last Citi will be doing a victory lap around the country to offer everyone the opportunity to come and bid farewell to Citi by signing the vehicle. The entire victory lap can be followed...

Cat food cashes in on District 9 by MarkLives on Oct 27, 2009The recent launch of sci-fi blockbuster District 9 presented an ideal opportunity for The Jupiter Drawing Room, Cape Town to align the Lucky Pet brand with the movie storyline through placement of the brand within cinemas. In the movie the aliens hav...

Steri Ts by MarkLives on Oct 21, 2009Steri Stumpie is launching a t-shirt range in collaboration with Levi Strauss and nine of South Africa’s hottest young graphic designers. A limited edition run of 900 t-shirts will be available and will be given away to fans of the brand via the St...

Forever Proteas by MarkLives on Oct 20, 2009Masters & Savant Worldwide and TBWA Hunt Lascaris have created a TV and Cinema commercial which combines the corporate identity of Standard Bank with the fun, sun and excitement associated with watching the national cricket team play.

So did you hear about the one about Vanilla Ice drinking a beer? by MarkLives on Oct 16, 2009Former rap star Vanilla Ice brings some tongue in cheek flavour to beer brand Castle Lite. The commercial, created for South African Breweries (SAB), emphasises the beer's new extra cold attribute by aligning it with Vanilla Ice, otherwise known as R...

Steri Stumpie Pride by MarkLives on Oct 15, 2009Ensure Steri Stumpie is entrenched as the preferred flavoured milk in the hearts of young South Africans by tapping into their own personal associations and moments with the brand.

James Dean – Legend by MarkLives on Oct 8, 2009This commercial for Alan Gray, titled 'Legend', asks us to consider the possibilities of a legend like James Dean had he been given more time. What would he have achieved? How might he have benefited society? The ad illustrates the importance of tim...

The little Ho(a)rse by MarkLives on Oct 7, 2009The Brief (to Am I Collective): Each character is portrayed as a classic sideshow act of and features some kind of oddity commonly associated with a sore throat. The audience is then prompted to escape this fate (The Mouth of Horrors) by using Mebuca...

The Adolf Hitler, James Dean Mash up by MarkLives on Oct 5, 2009‘Whether its software and microchips or music to swing your hips, we've got it.’ That’s the line from one of the ‘mash up’ images in a CNA campaign by Jupiter JHB. The campaign morphs together images of famous people, with some interestin...