Through-the-line creative communications agency, Riverbed, has been selected as the corporate communications agency for South African integrated energy and chemical company, Sasol, following a recent pitch. “As the shift in focus and budgets towards public relations has grown in recent times, we’ve seen a spike in the number of integrated agencies pitching for and winning […]
Sasol has appointed Levergy as its new retained sponsorship agency after a competitive pitch process held in December 2017. The win will see Levergy taking on the strategic leveraging of Sasol’s sport-sponsorship properties. “Levergy’s strategic thinking and fully integrated approach to sponsorship identified them as the leading candidates to take our properties to the next […]
After a four-way pitch, FCB Africa has been appointed to handle the above-the-line marketing communication for Sasol, the international integrated chemicals and energy company which employes 30 300 people in 33 countries. According to Eric d’Oliveira, FCB Cape Town managing director, the Cape Town/Joburg team’s category experience and knowledge was one of the crucial factors […]
Does Sasol want to position itself as a patron of the arts as long as it is art it likes or does nothing that challenges or comments on society? One wonders, are we culturally richer for this type of patronage, or poorer?
We’ve updated our revenue rankings to give an overview of the relative scale of agencies in the South African communications landscape.
by Herman Manson. The former group CEO of Wunderman Thompson South Africa who was slated for relocation to a global client role, has decided to stay in South Africa.
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has appointed Nozicelo Ngcobo as its new public affairs, communication and sustainability director, effective March 2020. Ngcobo joined CCBSA from Tiger Brands, where she was director: group external relations. She’s worked in various roles at Sasol, BMI-Techknowledge (BMI-T), Telkom SA, SAB and Philip Morris International (which she joined after establishing […]
by Struan Campbell. I’ve had a lot of questions from clients in our space which have been looking for advice under the circumstances.
by Struan Campbell. First and foremost, our industry has a responsibility to help the cause. We can do two things to make a difference.
by Struan Campbell. Here are my expectations for the sport sponsorship industry in South Africa this year.