I was contacted on Linked In by a guy named Sean. Sean is a professional gift wrapper. I found this amazing for two reasons. The first is that someone has actually made a career out of something I really dislike doing. On top of that I assumed everyone else felt largely the same.
We’re all for supporting the movement to raise awareness about prostate cancer and funds to fight this disease, which is why we suggest checking out Duel Shaving, one of our newest clients. They recognise that hair is something that must be tamed, as well as embraced. We’re launching their introduction to social media with a campaign promoting Movember. If you’re a guy who needs an excuse to grow a mo, this is the mo’ment you’ve been waiting for.
We don’t know about you, but we had fun asking Helen Zille questions about the universe. If you’re not sure what we’re talking about, a trend on Twitter was started by comedian, Deep Fried Man, urging people to ask Helen whatever they like. #AskHelenZille was then born. And trended. Worldwide. After the jump, we have the exclusive interview with the man who started it all and some of the winning responses from the lady herself.
Yesterday started off with a bang. We received word from Unilever that their TV commercial for Axe Excite had been deemed inappropriate by the ASA. The storyline has angels falling to Earth and giving up their divinity because of the seductive powers of the new fragrance. The ASA received a complaint that the depiction of Angels was potentially offensive to Christians. This needed some sort of immediate response.
Here’s the full length ad that caused the furore (does one man constitute a furore?)
With nearly 5 million views, Team Jeep rider Evan van der Spuy is now world-renown for being the guy who got hit by a buck!
The seventeen-year-old was competing in a mountain bike race at Albert Falls Dam when a Red Hartebeest collided with him. Fellow racer Travis Walker was behind him and filmed it as it happened. Although you don’t see Travis in the footage, you do hear him. He will now forever be known as the ‘Holy Cow guy’! Continue reading
