Gareth Cohen was recently appointed as creative director at ad agency, Duke. “Gareth is renowned for his expertise as a conceptual thinker and creative problem solver,” says Wayne Naidoo, Duke CEO. “We are thrilled to be able to benefit from his excellent integrative approach to the business, across all our client brands, budgets and media.” […]
Duke has appointed Pieter Janse van Rensburg as its new design director. Until recently, he was design director at Brand Union and, prior to that, he was creative group head at Saatchi & Saatchi. “Pieter brings with him a wealth of experience, as well as a refreshing and unique design philosophy,” says Wayne Naidoo, Duke […]
by Herman Manson. Duke founders figured that, if they could save their business, they could save other businesses. And so was born the agency’s secret weapon: its Brains Trust.
DUKE does a lot of things agencies are too constrained by, or too focused on their Converse sneakers to look at. Everything is about persuasion. Everything is digital. Everything is design. It does brands, ads, content, Africa, it creates from scratch, it clears the arteries of stuffy old brands, it creates business opportunities where there […]
by Herman Manson.Wayne Naidoo’s taken his time to figure out what makes his new startup different, and he believes he’s found his answer.
The Assegai Awards celebrated all that is creative, smart and ultimately hits the mark of perfection last night Thursday, 8 November 2018, at The POLO ROOM/Inanda Club in Sandton. Individual and Company Awards winners are: Young Direct Marketer of the Year — Rogerwilco’s Clarissa Fleischer; Brand of the Year — Black, the future of entertainment […]
The DMASA Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards has announced its 2018 finalists and winners will be announced at a gala evening on Thursday, 8 November 2018, at the POLO Room in Inanda, Sandton. This year, judging took place over three days. Finalists are for those campaigns that made it into the top half of all campaigns […]
by MarkLives. This week we feature insight into Garagista’s “For Sale Ale” campaign by Duke.
by MarkLives. On Friday night, Grands Prix were awarded in Communication Design (Turkey), Digital & Interactive Communication (South Africa) and Print Communication (SA).
by MarkLives. Loeries 2018 finalists are being announced all week long during Creative Week Durban, taking place 16–19 August 2018. This is the fourth batch.