Ad agency FCB is celebrating its 90th anniversary in South Africa, and Brendan Seery has a Bouquet of Orchids for them.
Cute animals are always scene-stealers in movies or advertising but kids steal the limelight from even the cutest puppy.
Sometimes animals in ads are cute, but sometimes they cause ructions, as when the Cell C dog annoyed a few Mother Grundys.
As a body of work, FCB's years of ads for Toyota would have to receive the Grand Orchid.
FCB's client list reads like a Who's Who of top SA companies: Toyota, FNB, Absa, Cell C, Sasol, Engen, Tiger Brands, Eskom and Vodacom. Here are three of their standout ...
The sweet innocence of FCB's "Glug-glug" and "Baby in the pram" ads for Sasol make them some of SA's favourites.
One of the cleverest lines in SA advertising has to be "Met Eish", which surfaced in FCB's "Friendly Frikkie" ads for Distell's Klipdrift Brandy.
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Independent Traveller editor Brendan Seery.
Concrete and glass should not be what an true African bush experience is about, and that's why Brendan Seery falls in love with a little bush camp in Zimbabwe.
Why go to the extra effort to go to Hwange when we have Kruger? The answer is simple, writes Brendan Seery.
It's not just the heat (it's hot), the gambling (addictive), or the dining (delicious), it's a place where good times roll, writes Brendan Seery.
Brendan Seery figures out how to float in the Dead Sea, enjoys Bedouin hospitality and finds out why people would fight over a barren desert.
Brendan Seery ticks off another on life's bucket list on a recent stay at the Paradise Sun Hotel on Praslin Island.
Have the Victoria Falls - one of the most amazing natural wonders in the world - dried up? Brendan Seery thinks we shouldn't panic just yet.
Brendan Seery indulges in a journey of discovery on an unexpected Country Road in a land of contrast and curiosity.
Brendan Seery travels to Washington and finds a country not afraid to celebrate and honour its varied past.
As a product range, Volkswagen’s Golf 7 is arguably the best hatchback on the market. I know Audi fans will say their brand’s Sportback models, based on the same ...
Another year, another nightmare that is the Beitbridge border post. . .
Ticino is a heavenly slice of Italy to suit varied tastes, writes Brendan Seery.
Before visiting Namibia, read Henno Martin's book The Sheltering Deser, writes Brendan Seery.
Beauty and efficiency rule here, writes Brendan Seery.
The county of Fermanagh is an affordable place, and close to top tourist attractions, writes Brendan Seery.
A new marketing campaign for the post-Mugabe era is necessary to boost tourism, says Brendan Seery.
Food is the seasoning which makes travel that much more tasty, that much more memorable, writes Brendan Seery.
It's beautiful, reasonably priced and hospitable, writes Brendan Seery.