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Saf Sindhi, creative partner at Ogilvy Johannesburg |
I felt like Randall Abrahams.
I think this may be my fourth or fifth year in a row judging now and I still feel honoured every time that email from Pale pops up in my inbox. It just a little sign that lets me know that I’m still doing something right in amongst all the fried chicken slingin’.
With a 6-hour long pre-prod.
It just a little sign that lets me know that I’m still doing something right in amongst all the fried chicken slingin’.
Live, PR and OOH.
I’ve never judged PR before and I was really excited to do so, especially this year because I thought the work would be standout given the context of the world right now and all the problems that need solving. I wasn’t wrong, there were some really interesting and purposeful pieces of work in there.
Eduardo, our jury president was great this year. He embodied everything a seasoned creative with an eye for good work does, and I believe that it will reflect in the results. Juries were tough on the work this year and that’s important. Originality and cultural relevance are two very, very important factors behind any of the pieces that were awarded.
Okay, so Covid came and it enforced behavioural changes all across the world and in multiple facets of our everyday lives. The way we worked, socialized, dressed, spent and consumed all changed and very quickly. And then it stayed that way for what’s been around 18 months now but what that’s done is, it’s given us a flurry of brand new, original insights to work with. And it’s evident in the work we’re starting to see.
Creatives are capitalizing on an opportunity to connect with their audiences in fresher and more innovative ways than ever.
Ah, the Loeries is such a good time, there are so many to choose from. I’ll never forget when Xolisa Dyeshana broke into song, “duuumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die” and the entire audience joined in with him or when we sang Happy Birthday to ex Loeries Chair, Tseliso Rangaka! And then of course there are the wins; the golds, the Grand Prix and winning the Loerie’s Young Creative award is just one of a few memories I’ll never forget.
Purpose over persuasion seems to be the order of the day. And the world needs it. But I’m still a sucker for a funny insight that simply sells a benefit, so I’m hoping to see some work that doesn’t take itself too seriously get awarded.
There’s a piece of art hanging on the wall in my office which reads, “unfuck the world”. And that – is The ultimate good fight, right? To make the world better.
So, no matter what it is you do, whether you’re a lawyer or an accountant, a designer or an analtherapist, if you’re using your talent, your skills, your passions to help make the world a better place, you’re fighting the good fight.
Source: bizcommunity.com