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by MarkLives (@marklives) Ten years ago today, MarkLives debuted on the South African web. Our readers wish us a happy birthday.

  • Add your message to our birthday page by emailing your message to simone at marklives.com.

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Alistair KingAlistair King

Congratulations, MarkLives, on reaching your 10th birthday. I vividly remember the day you told me you were thinking of launching it, Herman. I remember thinking, “Odd name. It’ll work.”

Thank you for keeping us informed. Thank you for having such strong principles. And thank you for celebrating South African creativity at a time when media journalists always seemed so cynical. You’ve done our industry a great service.

To many more years and decades.

 

Zibusiso MkhwanaziZibusiso Mkhwanazi

When your businesses age has made it to double-digit numbers, it is evidence that we, the consumers of advertising and marketing content, would struggle to live in a world without Marklives.com.

Happy birthday from Zibusiso Mkhwanazi and all the AvaStars!

 

 

 

Brett Morris October 2016 by by Jeremy Glyn.Brett Morris

To Herman and the MarkLives team

Huge congrats on this fantastic milestone! Thanks for your tireless efforts and focus over the last 10 years in giving the marketing industry a credible platform in the news.

Wishing you a happy birthday and another 10 years of continued success.

All the best
Brett Morris, FCB Africa group CEO

 

Jarred Cinman. Credit: Chris Saunders (www.chrissaunders.co)Jarred Cinman

Dear Herman and team

Congrats on this big milestone. The publishing business is tricky and publishing for the advertising industry exponentially more so. I commend you staying at it, always sticking to your principles and providing a valuable platform for our industry in this country.

Jarred and the VML team

 

Lani CarstensLani Carstens

Congratulations on achieving this milestone and celebrating your 10th birthday! Your journalistic and in-depth approach to reporting on the media industry is refreshing and sets you apart. Here’s to many more birthdays, MarkLives!

Lani Carstens
John Brown Media group MD

 

 

John DixonJohn Dixon

Hey MarkLives, congratulations on a decade of breaking “the news that matters” to our industry! Looking forward to seeing you continue to blossom as you head towards your teens!

John Dixon
Publicis Groupe Africa CEO

 

 

Cathy van Zyl at Morgenster Launch 2018Cathy van Zyl

Hiya Herman and Marklives

Congratulations on a decade of publishing good stuff on the SA marketing and advertising scene. And for helping us remember not to take ourselves too seriously, all of the time.

Looking forward to another 10 years.

Cheers, Cathy van Zyl

 

Mxolisi Goodman Buthelezi by Jeremy Glyn.Mxolisi G Buthelezi

Live Long and Prosper, MarkLives

Mxolisi G Buthelezi
June15 Advertising

 

 

 

M&C Saatchi Abel logoBill Stephens & Sharika Jaga

Hi Herman, huge congratulations!

You have given the communications industry a media platform that has become integral to our daily lives! Most importantly, a platform built on integrity and true independence. You have successfully evolved with and even lead the ever-changing landscape of the advertising and marketing industry in South Africa.

Long live MarkLives! With thanks and best wishes from all your friends in the M&C Saatchi Group.

https://twitter.com/abelmike/status/1028947461421899776

 

Charlie StewartCharlie Stewart

From one ten-year-old to another, congratulations! You’ve been a source of inspiration from the get go and have shown a level of integrity and balance that puts the rest of the media industry to shame. Pop those corks, Herman, Simone and team, and, when the hangovers subside, let’s figure how to become teenagers!

Best wishes from the Rogerwilco team.

Charlie Stewart, Rogerwilco CEO

 

Katherine Leach-LewisKatherine Leach-Lewis

Happy 10th birthday — here’s to the next ten years.

Katherine and the Casta Diva Pictures team

 

 

 

 

Alex LeontsinisAlex Leontsinis

Dear Herman and team

Happy birthday!

Love your brand!

Alex Leontsinis
Best Talent

 

Mark Eardley

Mark EardleyHello Simone and Herman

Just read the birthday editorial — hats off and congrats for all the effort it has taken to hit a decade. Respect.

ATB
Mark Eardley
B2B Consultant

 

 

Jonty FisherJonty Fisher

Hi Herman & team

A short note to say a heartfelt congrats on your decade of service to the industry! You started at a time when print publications for our industry were disappearing, and there was a chance that there wouldn’t have been an industry voice / water-cooler. MarkLives has been that and much more. We thank you for that, and wish you the best for the next decade!

Jonty Fisher, OFYT CEO

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DUKE's birthday message to MarkLives

 

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Happy birthday! Thanks for giving us a reason to open the bar.

 

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