by Herman Manson. TBWA\South Africa has merged agencies Grid Worldwide and Openco.
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Openco — the agency that won over BMW South Africa
by Herman Manson. Openco caused a significant upset this year when it won BMW SA from long-time agency, Ireland/Davenport.
BMW leaves Ireland/Davenport for OpenCo
by MarkLives (@marklives) BMW will be parting ways with its South Africa agency, Ireland/Davenport (a WPP agency), after a decade of working together. BMW was Ireland /Davenport’s founding client. The BMW business will be taken over by Openco (majority owned by TBWA\South Africa).
#BigReads2019: The big account moves of 2019
by Herman Manson. We list the most-read-about account pitches and new business wins on MarkLives during the course of 2019.
EXCLUSIVE: O’ Hanlon leaving DDB SA after 16 years
by Herman Manson. Emmet O’ Hanlon, CEO of DDB South Africa and MD for the sub-Saharan Africa region at DDB, is leaving at the end of 2019.
#BigReads2019: The agencies that made waves in 2019
by Herman Manson. We list the ad agencies you made time to read about here on MarkLives during 2019.
#AgencyFocus: Abnormal — making brands purposely different
by Sabrina Forbes. “We make brands purposely different through advertising and design.” This is the slogan Abnormal Advertising promises to live by.
EXCLUSIVE: Gallarelli off to TBWA\SA
by MarkLives. Luca Gallarelli will be replacing Sean Donovan as TBWA\South Africa group CEO, effective 1 December 2019.
EXCLUSIVE: Wunderman Thompson SA on BMW Group win
by Herman Manson. BMW Group South Africa has moved both its BMW and MINI brands to Wunderman Thompson South Africa.
EXCLUSIVE: Hyundai South Africa moves to Grid
by Herman Manson. Until recently, the business was held by FoxP2, which was appointed mid-March 2017.