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"How Nando's fixed 70k names for spellcheck" - MarkLives

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#Campaigns: How Nando's fixed 70k names for spellcheck
by MarkLives. #Campaigns is our new weekly column featuring insight into the brief, creative idea, production challenges and results of South African communication campaigns, both ongoing and recent. We kick off by highlighting Nando's #rightmyname.

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Media Design (formerly Cover Stories): Ambrosia, Der Sturm, Finweek, Taalgenoot, Bomb Blast, Nuclear Tests, Rolling Stone
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SA TV Ratings: SABC 1 — primetime top 20 for Jun 2018

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