Mogani Naidoo was recently appointed by full-service agency, Riverbed, as client service director, having previously served as business unit director at FCB Africa (now Nahana Communications Group). She also joins Bridget Johnson, agency ECD, Kabelo Lehlongwane, director of strategy, and Monalisa Sibongile Zwambila, agency founder and CEO, on the executive leadership team. Naidoo has worked […]
Frozen-vegetable and -potato brand, Harvestime, has launched a new TV campaign with full-service agency, Riverbed, and director Mpho Twala of The Rudeboy Collective. Partnering with commercial director, Mpho Twala, from The Rudeboy Collective, Riverbed has produced a brand commercial that speaks to the convenience of Harvestime within a familiar South African context: a newlywed trying […]
Kabelo Lehlongwane has joined full-service creative agency, Riverbed, as director of strategy and a member of its executive leadership team. Previously, he’s worked on brands such as Absa, Coca-Cola, Vodacom, South African Tourism, Sasol, Toyota, Uber South Africa, Jameson and Netflorist. Riverbed has grown rapidly, with revenues now in excess of R100m following new business […]
Black-female-owned ad agency, Riverbed, has appointed Bridget Johnson as executive creative director, replacing Adrian Miller, who left South Africa last year. Comments Monalisa Sibongile Zwambila, Riverbed CEO, “Against the back of recent agency successes, Riverbed is ideally positioned for a sharp growth trajectory. And having Bridget steer the creative course in line with our aspirations […]
by Carey Finn. Black-female-owned agency, Riverbed, is looking to cement its creativity — and position in the market — over the coming months.
Riverbed has appointed Adrian Miller as executive creative director. He will be responsibility for the overall creative strategy and direction for the agency, which was named MarkLives’ Jozi agency to watch in 2018. Riverbed remains one of the few black-woman-owned and -lead ad agencies of scale in the country. “This year creative excellence will be […]
The Riverbed Agency has appointed Raphala Mogase as PR director, and Tonie Jere as PR account director, effective beginning October 2017. The appointments are meant to further enhance the agency’s overall capacity to deliver integrated communications offering to support brands in its fold and help them tell authentic and engaging stories to connect with their […]
R\VERBED is a 100% black female owned and managed full service agency that is inspired to build great brands. Our core purpose is to do GREAT things for GOOD. We do this for the good of ourselves, our clients and the communities in which we serve. This ethos is enabled by our Greater Good philosophy […]
Riverbed has announced the appointment of Siya van Rooyen to the role of art director, effective 1 February 2017. He joins the Johannesburg-based office’s team from digital agency, Amorphous New Media, where he honed his craft in a series of design-based roles, overseeing projects for a number of clients including Edgars, Ericcson, African Rainbow Capital […]
The finalists of the 2020 New Generation Social & Digital Media Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, 23 September 2020. “With a record number of entries received this year, I would like to thank each one of you for entering the awards and for going that extra mile in showcasing some […]