Black (owned) agencies left behind by MAC Charter
by Mxolisi G Buthelezi. In her book, “Who’s Afraid of Affirmative Action”, Christine Qunta laments that black people still find themselves in need of affirmative action. Adland is no exception.
Did the MAC Charter lie to us?
by Jarred Cinman. Did the MAC Charter lie to us? Have we, as an industry, been sent off on a wild-goose chase? Even those of us who’ve actually caught the geese find ourselves empty-handed.
Joe Public achieves Level One MAC charter score
Joe Public has achieved a Level One score on the recently gazetted and approved Marketing, Advertising and Communications (MAC) Charter, written into law on 6 May 2016. The charter propagates true reformation, integration, opportunity and transformation across the industry. “This level of certification would not have been possible without the commitment, dedication and support of […]
Unlock the MAC Sector BBBEE Code with skills dev
by Andrew Allison. Agencies would be well-advised to make use of the 10 new skills development bonus points in the MAC Sector BBBEE Code updates.
The Freedom Charter – street art set to video by Rowan Pybus & Faith47
The Freedom Charter – street art set to video by Rowan Pybus & Faith47
An introduction to BEE in the advertising industry
by Jarred Cinman. Before talking about what the MAC Charter says and approaches to meeting this, let’s talk about why it’s important to do so.
MarkLives Agency Revenue Rankings 2021
We’ve updated our revenue rankings to give an overview of the relative scale of agencies in the South African communications landscape.
#Directory: Marketing & advertising associations
We take a closer look at industry bodies for the marketing and advertising sectors.
MarkLives Agency Revenue Rankings 2020
We’ve updated our revenue rankings to give an overview of the relative scale of ad agencies in the SA comms landscape.
IAB SA appoints transformation council head
The Interactive Advertising Bureau of South Africa (IAB SA) has appointed of Veli Ngubane as its new transformation council head. Ngubane is the founding partner and group MD of Avatar Agency Group. Ngubane has served on the transformation council for the last year and takes over leadership from Avani Singh, Alt Advisory director and co-founder, […]