Meerkat Manor

You've got to admire the marketing people behind the Compare the Market - Compare the MeerKat campaign. They've tapped into a vein of the British love of wildlife, first made popular by the BBC's 'Meerkat Manor' programme, and made it their own. I am still amazed how the TV adverts turn the heads of all kids present every time the 'cuddly' little creatures appear on our screens. However even with the long term success of the TV campaign and both the Compare the Market and Compare the Meerkat websites sitting in the top 50 of Google for car insurance, even the people at BISL, ... Read Full Story

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Meerkat Manor is a television series made by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet . It presents the daily activities of a family, or mob, of wild meerkats as part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project. Although the show has elements of a documentary, and is based on actual events, the narrative is presented in a style similar to a soap opera. The show is narrated by Bill Nighy in the UK and Canada, Mike Goldman in Australia, and Sean Astin in the USA. The series was originally shown in the UK, and is its primary home, but was picked up in Australia, Canada, and ... Read Full Story

Here in UK we have a car insurance site comparethemarket and some slick advertising crew came up with the idea of comparethemeerkat. Watch the video-at the end the meerkat says "simples". It has become a cult series in UK with half the population saying"simples". Now why didn't I think of that? The full series below………..   Read Full Story

Meerkat Manor's favorite first family, the Whiskers, was dealt a harsh blow last season with the death of their fearless matriarch, Flower. With the family in shambles, Rocket Dog fought her way to the spot as top "kat" and new leader for the Whiskers clan. Read Full Story