by MarkLives. Grey Advertising Africa has appointed Louise Johnston as MD of its South African operations.
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Shelf Life: Grey creates Uber’s first local campaign
Uber SA ads launch with laughter, Ella instant cappuccino on shelf, and Firestone’s summer karaoke in a kombi — Cheryl Hunter’s weekly pick!
Tanzanian agency Aggrey & Clifford gets East Africa
by Herman Manson. This independent Tanzanian agency offers a range of communications and advertising solutions to clients.
Media Redefined: Grey’s the answer when looking for B&W solutions
by Martin MacGregor. I’ve sat in meetings where creative, marketing and procurement have all passionately argued their corner with no compromise.
Shelf Life: Nothing Grey about new Consol ad
Consol & Grey preserve memories; real-life DebtBusters with Duke & Carbon Films; Shazam launches Azzaro Wanted in SA — Cheryl Hunter’s weekly pick!
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fran Luckin joins Grey Africa
by Herman Manson. Grey Africa has appointed Fran Luckin as its chief creative officer, effective Monday, 1 February 2016.
Grey is back, and heading north
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Volcano, an agency that this year entered its 21st year in operation the South African ad industry, has been resisting offers from the multinational networks for years. But, a year ago, WPP suddenly closed down its SA agency for Grey. Negotiations with Volcano started soon afterwards.
WPP strikes again, brings GREY back to SA
by Herman Manson (@marklives) GREY has re-entered the South African market. WPP has announced that its wholly-owned operating company Grey has acquired a majority stake in The Volcano Group. GREY exited the local market abruptly in July 2013, when it closed its Johannesburg agency.
AdForum Worldwide Summit: Grey back in SA soon, Maxus could follow
by Johanna McDowell (@jomcdowell) NEW YORK CITY: Day 1 of the AdForum Worldwide Summit is always a big day, for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is often the only time the consultants have seen each other in a 12-month period and there is always a lot to catch up on. Secondly, on Day 1, we have a lot of energy and spirits are high.
Grey closes Joburg agency, looks to buy another
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Grey Group, a WPP agency network, has closed its Johannesburg agency. No reason was given for the decision and the network has so far failed to clarify what happened with staff or clients. It also would not respond to an allegation in Business Day that the CEO of the agency, Derek Shorkey, had already left the country by the time news of the closure became public. Shorkey is listed as being in London on his Linkedin profile, which still lists him as CEO of the South African operation.
Owen Dougherty, Chief Communications Officer at Grey Group, says the network will regroup in South Africa and either acquire or build a new integrated agency, describing it as a key market.
“Grey is committed to Africa and has been increasing its footprint on the continent in recent years to meet rising demand from multinational and local clients,” reads a statement released by Grey Group. “Grey today is working across West and East Africa with a presence in 11 markets including Nigeria and Kenya.”