#AgencyFocus: Avatar breaks through in Cape Town
by Carey Finn. “The market needs to be aware that Avatar is in Cape Town, and we’re open for business,” says Mthunzi Plaatjie.
by Carey Finn. “The market needs to be aware that Avatar is in Cape Town, and we’re open for business,” says Mthunzi Plaatjie.
Mthunzi Plaatjie has been appointed as AVATAR’s managing director in Cape Town. The agency opened its office in the Mother City earlier this year, after being awarded the Chevron South Africa digital account following a three-way pitch. Plaatjie comes to AVATAR having just successfully launched BET Network (Black Entertainment Television) across a number of territories […]
Following a three-way pitch late last year, AVATAR has been awarded the Caltex digital account by Chevron South Africa. As a result, AVATAR will be opening a new Cape Town office. “We were invited to pitch for the Caltex digital account and went through the process late last year, alongside leading Cape Town-based agencies. We […]
by MarkLives. M&N Brands has acquired a 51% stake in Espresso DBN, an independent Durban-based ad agency.
by MarkLives. Avatar Agency Group (formerly Avatar South Africa) has announced that it is opening a new office in Morningside, Durban.
by MarkLives. Avatar South Africa has announced the appointment of Dr Ewoudt Cloete as chief digital officer.
Ad agency, Avatar, is looking for 43 contractors for a six-month project beginning in December 2018 until May 2019, and an additional 12 permanent staff in its Johannesburg and Cape Town offices. The agency is looking for the following contractors/freelancers: Business unit director Account directors (4) — TTL, digital & social, PR, events & activations […]
by MarkLives. This is the second major account win announced by the agency this year.
by Herman Manson. Avatar Cape Town, part of the M&N Brands group, will offer a number of services, including ATL, digital, social, BTL and PR.
AVATAR has appointed Brett Wild as its executive creative director in its Johannesburg office. “We are honoured to have Brett join the AVATAR family,” says AVATAR CCO, Veli Ngubane. “This appointment is in line with our vision to be respected internationally and preferred locally by clients in the markets in which we operate. We needed […]