by Herman Manson (@marklives) Draftfcb Group chief executive officer, John Dixon, is leaving the agency, a business he joined 11 years ago. Brett Morris, currently chief creative officer at Draftfcb, will become CEO of Draftfcb South Africa as of 1 March 2014.
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Cell C statement: Cell C appoints Draftfcb Group to partner its brand
Statement from Cell C: Cell C is pleased to announce it has appointed the Draftfcb Group, through one of its subsidiaries, as the agency to partner the company on the next leg of its brand journey.
Breaking now: Cell C drops Ogilvy, moves to Draftfcb Group
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Cell C has moved its advertising account from Ogilvy Johannesburg to Draftfcb Group. News of the move broke Friday afternoon (17 January 2014) on social media.
EXCLUSIVE: Morley moves to chair Draftfcb Cape Town
by Herman Manson. Godfrey Morley, MD at Draftfcb Cape Town, is taking up the position of chairman of the Cape Town agency starting July 1.
New ECD joins Draftfcb Johannesburg
Jonathan Deeb, currently Executive Creative Director at Havas Worldwide Johannesburg & Havas Worldwide Digital Johannesburg (the recently rebranded Euro RSCG Group), is to join Draftfcb Johannesburg as ECD from July 15 this year.
Vodacom loss will affect 10% of Draftfcb revenue, staff
by Herman Manson. John Dixon, the CEO of Draftfcb, says the Vodacom account represented around 10% of group revenue. The agency has just learned that after nearly twenty years it had lost the Vodacom business – its biggest single client.
Breaking news: Vodacom and Draftfcb to part ways
It has been confirmed that Vodacom is moving its advertising account from Draftfcb. The agency has held the business for close to 20 years. The news broke last night and by this morning had found its way onto Twitter.
New Draftfcb Joburg boss says the buck will stop with him
Recently it was announced that Draftfcb Johannesburg has appointed Alistair Mokoena as Managing Director of the agency. MarkLives caught up with Mokoena to chat to him about his management style, client/agency relationships and his business priorities at Draftfcb.
Draftfcb Johannesburg announces new Managing Director
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Draftfcb Johannesburg has announced the appointment of Alistair Mokoena as Managing Director of the agency. Mokoena comes from ABSA where he had served as head of Marketing at ABSA Retail & Business Bank.
EXCLUSIVE: Former Draftfcb MD to head Jupiter Drawing Room Joburg
MarkLives has confirmed that the former Managing Director of Draftfcb Johannesburg, Jerry Mpufane, has joined The Jupiter.