Herman Manson | Hermaneutics

#Loeries2018: The chillest and the K-word

by Herman Manson. Ah, Durbs, the chillest place in South Africa. And, once again, the destination for (mostly) SA advertising creatives looking for some awards-bling and a good time.

EXCLUSIVE: Rob McLennan exits King James II, Jenner takes the helm

by Herman Manson. Rob McLennan, who won’t be leaving advertising, plans on pursuing a number of passion projects of his own.

#Loeries2018: Women in marketing, adland organise for change in Africa

by Herman Manson. Andrea Opoku discusses the launch of WiM Africa, the impact of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements on adland, and what companies may do to an equitable work environment for women.

EDITORIAL: A decade of MarkLives

by Herman Manson. Ten years ago today, MarkLives debuted on the South African web — the continuation of more than a decade’s worth of work in the marketing and advertising trade news world.

The kings, James & Al, on trebling agency in last decade

by Herman Manson. Over the course of 20 years, King James Group has established itself as one of the creative drivers in the South African agency market.

BREAKING: The Odd Number buys into Hoorah

The Odd Number founders and Hoorah exec team

by Herman Manson. The Odd Number has acquired a minority equity stake in Hoorah, the digital agency recently launched by Shaune Jordaan, Jay Thomson, Tasmin Kingma and Neil Pursey.