IBM: Flashing Zebra Crossing

Ogilvy & Mather, Amsterdam, recently organised for school kids to meet up with IBM in order to try and come up with a better idea of how to make Zebra Crossings more effective. Students were asked to submit ideas, and… Continue Reading

Allen Solly: Twitter Powered Billboard Sampling

Simple but oh so clever idea by Ogilvy India for Allen Solly, a local menswear designer label. The way the it worked was that 52 shirts were placed on the he billboard. Behind each shirt panels were rigged with a… Continue Reading

Ogilvy: Pirate Recruitment

Ogilvy Brussels was looking for a new web designer with fresh ideas. They knew that unemployed web designers can’t afford the crazily expensive editing suites they need to work, and they may be tempted to download it illegally. They uploaded… Continue Reading

Clorets Pure: Biker

Was walking through our studio today at Ogilvy Cape Town and saw this rather funny clip for Clorets Pure chewing gum, the tagline is "Clorets Pure. Purifies any mouth". The above is my favourite, but if you like this there… Continue Reading

Halls: Wire Car

This was one of the first new ads I saw from our Ogilvy Cape Town office when I got back and am glad to say it’s another cracker. This time it’s a fun one for Halls Menthol Eucalyptus mints. Enjoy.

Volkswagen: Genuine Parts

Below are two recent print ads we did at Ogilvy Cape Town for Volkswagen Genuine Parts. They also just so happened to gain a win at last months Creative Circle’s Ad of the Month awards. Enjoy Copy: “Just because it… Continue Reading

Parkinson’s: Shake Up Sydney

To raise awareness of Parkinson’s Disease for Shake it Up Australia Foundation, Ogilvy, Sydney, placed over 1000 wedges underneath coffee tables in Sydney so that the tables wobbled, re-enacting a common symptom of the disease – the shakes. Great work… Continue Reading

Louis Vuitton: The Greatest Words

Great work from the Ogilvy Paris team for iconic fashion brand Louis Vuitton. The ads pay tribute to The Greatest – Muhammad Ali. The below two greatest words spots are spoken  by word Artist Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), and calligrapher… Continue Reading

Volkswagen: Street Quest

Our digital@Ogilvy team have just launched the Volkswagen Street Quest. Street Quest is a Facebook challenge to find and ‘Pin’ as many Volkswagens on South African roads as possible, using Google’s Street View application. The game is played over four… Continue Reading

UNICEF Child Protection: Costume

Wonderful ad from Ogilvy & Mather Chile, for Unicef Child Abuse Prevention.