by Mukandi Siame. When you type Zambian memes into a search engine, you soon realise that Zambia has become a gated community with many houses you could walk in.
Author archives: Simone Puterman
#AgencyFocus: Red Cherry Interactive goes full service
by Sabrina Forbes. Red Cherry Interactive has worked with some of the biggest brands in the industry.
Back2Basics: B2B connection marketing — getting engaged
by Mark Eardley. “The age of the customer.” What a daft expression. In all B2B marketing’s history, when was it ever not, huh?
#BigQDiversity: Another diversity article
by MarkLives. Khanyi Mpumlwana of FCB Joburg is first up to tackle our Big Q: How are South African creative agencies faring in ensuring gender equity in the workplace?
SA TV Ratings: DStv — primetime top 30 for Jul 2019
by MarkLives. The hottest primetime shows on DStv in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for July 2019.
BREAKING: Publicis Africa appoints new MD
by MarkLives. Odette van der Haar will be joining the agency as MD, effective 1 September 2019.
The myth of originality
by Yatish Narsi. Awards-judging this year has left me with new questions and debates to chew on.
Clicks ’n Tricks: Time to dump the data management platform?
by Charlie Stewart. The marketing industry’s got itself into a tech-induced fankle of late.
Q5: Keeping brands fresh, with Michelle van Schalkwyk-Haley
by Carey Finn. The head of brand for Pick n Pay shares insights into moving beyond functional advertising.
Data enables, rather than defeats, creative freedom
by Matthys Esterhuysen. Many, including myself, believe that the next frontier will not be data-driven creativity but data-informed creativity.