{"id":103663,"date":"2015-11-11T12:12:53","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T10:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=103663"},"modified":"2015-11-11T12:12:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T10:12:53","slug":"watch-top-5-most-awesome-cell-c-adverts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/103663\/watch-top-5-most-awesome-cell-c-adverts\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Top 5 most awesome Cell C adverts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cell C recently launched an advertisement which features a dog \u2018humping\u2019 a man\u2019s leg every time he\u00a0is taken advantage of &#8211; but that&#8217;s only one of many great ad concepts from the mobile operator.<\/p>\n<p>The advert&#8217;s creators did their job in getting the nation talking about whether it overstepped the mark for being too crass.<\/p>\n<p>The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) said that it received numerous complaints saying that a dog performing a sexual act is unsuitable for children to be exposed to, while others raised concerns about possible animal cruelty.<\/p>\n<p>The ASA said that although some people might find the commercial crass, it is satisfied that the obvious metaphor would not be lost on the average consumer.<\/p>\n<p>It found that the ad was not in contravention of the offence clause in the advertising code.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CZQkDd2QROI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>BusinessTech looks at <strong>5 memorable adverts<\/strong> from South Africa&#8217;s third largest mobile operator:<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, Cell C launched a new version of its Woza Weekend offering, enabling free calls between Cell C subscribers over weekends.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ck6edriSUOQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This advert goes back even further, under the payoff- Cell C, four yourself&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HpHmc9s0qSM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meet Cell C&#8217;s new CEO: Trevor Noah, in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QRHoeU9uBjg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This advert highlighted Cell C Direct&#8217;s capabilities, in 2008.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpZvdoCqrcg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cell C &#8220;lucky guy&#8221; advert<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eYKxMSEq8IA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Cell C<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/92670\/cheeky-cell-c-advert-crass-but-not-offensive\/\">Cheeky Cell C advert crass, but not offensive: ASA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/91066\/south-africans-get-the-hump-with-cell-c-advert\/\"><strong>South Africans get the hump with Cell C advert<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/55610\/cell-c-nailed-over-accidental-anti-mtn-advert\/\"><strong>Cell C nailed over \u2018accidental\u2019 anti-MTN advert<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cell C recently launched an advertisement which features a dog \u2018humping\u2019 a man\u2019s leg every time he is taken advantage of &#8211; 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