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Shelf Life: Net#work BBDO transforms Tusker campaign
Net#work BBDO’s new story for Tusker, TFG and WumDrop geolocate delivery, and new national beer day for SA — Cheryl Hunter’s weekly pick!
BREAKING: Chicken Licken leaves Net#work BBDO after 13 years
by Herman Manson. Net#work BBDO has lost the Chicken Licken account after holding it for 13 years.
Mike Schalit on the making of Net#work BBDO
by Herman Manson. Mike Schalit, CCO and co-founder of Net#work BBDO SA, would much rather appoint a strategist than a creative to his agency today.
Breaking news: New creative leadership announced for Net#work BBDO
Net#work BBDO has announced its new creative leadership team following the departures of Executive Creative Director Rob McLennan and Deputy Executive Creative Director Graeme Jenner.
McLennan and Jenner were amongst those who left following the loss of the Nedbank account late last year to Joe Public.
Net#work BBDO promoted internally – Schalit had already indicated that the move of McLennan and Jenner would allow the next layer of creative talent to move up within the agency.
Jenny Glover and Brent Singer have been appointed as Joint Executive Creative Directors of Net#work BBDO. Bruce Anderson was appointed to a new leadership support role, which will see him form part of a new Executive Creative#Council with Glover and Singer, and which will report directly to the Chief Creative Officer Mike Schalit.
EXCLUSIVE: Rob McLennan and Graeme Jenner leaving Net#work BBDO
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Net#work BBDO is losing both its Executive Creative Director Rob McLennan and Deputy Executive Creative Director Graeme Jenner.
Mike Schalit, Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Net#work BBDO South Africa, confirmed that their resignations have been received by the agency. According to Schalit the creative partners are leaving to set up a new hot shop. They will remain with the agency for several months to ensure a smooth transition.
Schalit says Net#work BBDO has always spawned creative break-aways, some of which have become highly successful agencies in their own right, like Ireland-Davenport and Joe Public. According the Schalit the agency has always attracted creative entrepreneurs and eventually they do leave but not before contributing to the legacy of Net#work BBDO
Nedbank out to pitch soon following Net#work BBDO divorce
The Nedbank account will be put out to pitch in the next few weeks. Thulani Sibeko, Nedbank Group Executive: Marketing, Communications and Corporate Affairs, says the pitch process will start once the bank has decided on a third party agency to assist with the search. The third party agency selected process is still ongoing, Sibeko confirmed.
“Net#work BBDO will serve the notice period of 6 months stipulated in our contract ending at the end of February 2013,” says Sibeko.
CONFIRMED: Mercedes-Benz moves SA account from BBDO to Publicis
by Herman Manson. The local market is one of about 40 markets affected by a global decision following a one-year review and selection process.
EXCLUSIVE: BBDO folds CT agency into main op
by Herman Manson. Net#work BBDO will now operate on the one-agency-two-offices model, with Cape Town taking on an operations and services role, and creative and strategy sitting in Jozi.
An ‘orsom’ press release from Net#work ‘and other peeple’
We received this ‘orsom’ press release from Mike Schalit, chief creative officer at BBDO SA, on a new ad his agency just made for Chicken Licken.