by MarkLives. Avatar Agency Group (formerly Avatar South Africa) has announced that it is opening a new office in Morningside, Durban.
Author archives: Herman Manson
Standard Bank changes media, digital agencies
by MarkLives. Wunderman Thompson South Africa and Mindshare South Africa are the two new agencies.
#CircData: Men’s Health sees 40% decline YOY
by Herman Manson. The ABC of SA has released consumer-magazine circulation statistics for July–September 2019 (ABC Q3 2019).
#CircData: Weekend papers down 14%, dailies down 11.7%
by Herman Manson. The ABC of SA has released newspaper-circulation statistics for July–September 2019 (ABC Q3 2019).
Grey Africa appoints new MD
by MarkLives. Grey Advertising Africa has appointed Louise Johnston as MD of its South African operations.
BREAKING: FCB Africa rebrands as Nahana Communications
by MarkLives. FCB Africa is rebranding to Nahana Communications Group. “Nahana” means to “think” or “imagine” in Sesotho.
MarkLives Agency Revenue Rankings 2019
by MarkLives. We’ve updated our revenue rankings to give marketers an overview of the relative scale of ad agencies in the SA comms landscape.
BREAKING: King James buys custom publisher Cedar SA
by MarkLives. King James Group SA has concluded a deal with Cedar Communications in the UK to take over the licensing agreement in southern Africa.
#Loeries2019 Saturday winners: 3 Grands Prix awarded
by MarkLives. Alistair King, King James Group SA CCO, has been inducted into the Loeries Hall of Fame.
#Loeries2019 Friday winners: 161 Loeries awarded
by MarkLives. Loeries 2019 has announced its first set of winning entries on Friday evening, 23 August 2019, at the ICC Durban.