hi everyone. am a university student in Kenya with some very cool advert ideas. the problem is, i just don't know how i can be able get into the advert industry. any clues please 3 Mar 2009
I need a 3 - 5 days training course in media planinng and buying in SA. Do anyone have an idea of available ones? 19 Feb 2009
Anyone seen the Coke parody of the Cell C cinema ad? I laughed myself silly last night at the movies. 14 Mar 2007
What do you look for in a corporate gift company? 8 Mar 2007
Perhaps someone could be of assistance. I am trying to locate an independent company that's sole function is to sell ads for publications such as magazines. 23 Feb 2007
The new Marmite commercial must surely be doing more harm than good. 21 Feb 2007
i am this random guy, with a random problem, me being the random guy can make ads about anything at anytime the random problem is that i dont know where to go, so that one of my ads can apear on set or on a poster or any form of media. 20 Feb 2007
The judging of the Creative Circle Awards clearly needs to be relooked. 23 Jan 2007
Do you have to have a no nonsense attitude to do traffic in advertising? Is it a rewarding career? 23 Jan 2007
I have noticed that SOME ads are really entertaining but fail to communicate about the product they are advertising. 17 Jan 2007
A talented member of the Bizcommunity.com support team, Shan Radcliffe, has penned an ode of farewell to 2006. 15 Dec 2006
hie Rostakes .... i need your advice on something, please email me on nhlafrica@yahoo.com 13 Dec 2006
How much does it cost to use copyrighted music on an ad, plus how much does a regular model in an ad cost? I have seen ads with over 30 people in them. 13 Dec 2006
How do you know what to pay your staff, what is a good starting salary, when do you give a raise etc etc? 6 Dec 2006
There is a billboard on the corner of Rivonia and Katherine streets for a strip club touting it as a great business lunch venue. Isn't it time we acknowledged that strip clubs aren't places to conduct business - but are rather entertainment venues? 6 Dec 2006
The new Iburst TV ad does not (unless I am missing something) show that going wireless is such a good idea. 28 Nov 2006
The new survey by the University of Cape Town's Unilever Institute finds black people think that agencies ads directed at them sucks!!! 27 Nov 2006
Can I really be the only one moved to homicidal dislike by Vodacom's creepy meerkat? 27 Nov 2006
A Cape-based medium sized FMCG company recently asked a few agencies to pitch. Problem is, they insisted on seeing creative work/ideas during the pitch. One agency would get the account but would have all these ideas to work with.
FNB asked us if we believe in the value of values, but time and time again it seems that the people that don't believe in them are the one's that thrive. 24 Nov 2006
Should one idiot (let's call him the client) be able to stop a great idea? 26 Oct 2006
Once upon a time a great ad that won awards influenced sales and changed marketing. Today ads that 'creatives' switch off influence sales, and win marketing/branding awards. Are we as aspiring creatives missing the boat that Mo the Meerkat sailed in on? 15 Aug 2006
Our population is 80% football crazy and only 20% rugby fanatics and yet Ford's latest TV ad targets the 20%? 10 Jul 2006
Since the demise of the 1 and 2 cent coins, why do retailers still advertise goods with 99c tagged on the end? 3 Jul 2006
The new Isca tap ad campaign currently on TV shows taps "so good you won't want to do certain things in front of them" - or some other lame line. Am I alone in thinking that they are damaging the image of the brand? 16 May 2006
I've been in the industry for many years and feel as though it has changed me for the worse! 14 May 2006
I sometimes find that in such ads, one ends up paying attention to the character and not what is being advertised. 28 Feb 2006