We’ve updated our revenue rankings to give an overview of the relative scale of agencies in the South African communications landscape.
Category archives: Columns
#Directory: Marketing & advertising associations
We take a closer look at industry bodies for the marketing and advertising sectors.
Salary Survey 2021: Who earns what in adland & marketing in South Africa
By MarkLives. Recruitment agency, Ad Talent Africa, has released its 2021 salary survey for the communications industry in South Africa.
MarkLives Agency Revenue Rankings 2020
We’ve updated our revenue rankings to give an overview of the relative scale of ad agencies in the SA comms landscape.
Q5: In a remote world, comms is king — Browning-de Villiers [interview]
Carey Finn talks to Sarah Browning-de Villiers about the challenges lockdown and WFH have posed to communications for companies, and possible solutions.
Herding Words: Adam should’ve had an original thought
Wendy Shepherd explores why copywriters should let their brains do their thing. Greatness is on the other side.
Op-ed: Brands & the politics of representation
As someone who dislikes the practice of admiring or describing problems ad infinitum, Sizakele Marutlulle suggests interventions on representation worth exploring.
Hermaneutics: From print to payments, SA media keeps innovating
Herman Manson reports on what it takes for the media industry to innovate.
Q5: Thomas Kolster on how to avoid the hero trap [interview]
Carey Finn talks to Thomas Kolster, marketing activist, author and ex-adman, about falling into the “hero trap” when working for the good of people and society.
Clicks ’n Tricks: The Social Dilemma reviewed — a curse on your house
Charlie Stewart reviews The Social Dilemma, the latest social media takedown documentary on Netflix.