fred hatman

This chirpy little World Cup ad for the London Guardian and Observer newspapers put an extra spring in my Diski Dance this morning… Aren’t you glad I shared that with you?

All of you, unless you’ve been living under a rock, would have heard about Earth Hour. Come to think of it, if you do live under a rock you probably haven’t been wasting the earth’s electricity supply and resources anyway – so you’re excused. Well done. And be careful when you light candles next to [...]

Here at the Bush Palace, our “Control Tower” for the Heart & Sole Tour to raise awareness of landmines, we hold a great fondness for brilliant advertising. So when an ad campaign comes along which is both ingeniously executed and highlights the man-made and totally unnecessary scourge of despicable landmines, we are doubly chuffed. Witness [...]

I shall have to summon an emergency meeting of The Hatman Mansions Social/Sexual Interaction Committee to urgently review my longstanding policy of never kissing a woman while she has chewing gum in her gob. That’s all I have to say on this… This ad of stunning epicness is by Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, [...]

It’s not easy being the City Manager of Durban. You have to make lots of tough decisions in the best interests of your ratepayers and you’re almost constantly vilified by public and press alike. You stump up big dosh to have Durban’s Waterfront built, which necessitates the removal of ancient institutions with aquatic interests. Bang! [...]