Nandos

Nobody does tactical advertising better than Nando’s. Over the years, the fast food chicken franchise established a reputation for putting out sharp, witty and timely online ads in response to current events. Before the days of Facebook and Twitter, it relied on print; now its ads are distributed via social ...

If you're the kind of person whose remarks are so cutting they leave people bleeding, we have a feeling you might like the new Nando's campaign.The campaign features a video spot starring South African socialite Nonhle Thema (think Paris Hilton but with a slightly smaller fortune), renowned for her ...

Fast food chicken franchise Nando's is an international player these days. The South African-headquartered business now has operation across the globe, including Europe.It's hardly surprising then that one of the adverts in its latest campaign, giving people 25 reasons to love South Africa, should include the proximity to Europe. ...

Nando's has a knack for integrating online and offline advertising. Its "Last Dictator" campaign is probably the most well-known example, although its latest one looks like it has some serious potential.The campaign, in celebration of the chicken outlet's 25th birthday, asks the people of South Africa to give 25 ...

Nando's is known for stirring trouble when it comes to its adverts. The fast food chicken franchise has taken the mickey out of politicians, singers, and even insurance companies.For Nelson Mandela's birthday, celebrated today, however the company abandoned its usual acerbic wit. Instead it compared itself to the meaning the ...

Nando's has hit back at the decision by all of South Africa's national broadcasters to ban its pro-diversity ad in the only way it knows how: big and with tongue placed firmly in cheek.The SABC, DStv, and eTV all refused to flight the ad last week citing fears that ...

A Nando's ad which seeks to remind South Africans that they're all foreigners has been pulled by South Africa's national broadcaster.The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) claims that it pulled the ad because it contravenes broadcasting regulations, adding that it had "xenophobic undertones".In the advert, ...

The advertising battle between Nando's and Santam has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent history. And just when you thought it was over the fast food chain decided to deliver one final salvo.After Nando's ripped off an ad from the insurance company which illustrated how easy ...

About a week ago Nando's, in its usual cheeky way, ripped off a Santam ad, the one that features famed thespian Ben Kingsley. The fast-food outlet's ad satirised the tone and setting of Santam's original ad. But Santam is not upset. Quite the contrary -- the group is flattered.So in ...

Nando’s is renowned for tilting its sword at everyone from dictators, to politicians, and young pretenders. This time it’s taken a stab at an entire industry.The latest ad from the fast-food outlet, satirises the tone and setting of a certain kind of financial service. You know, the kind that ...