Erna George looks at how social distancing is forcing marketers to rediscover language.
Category archives: Columns
EXCLUSIVE: Vodacom agency account out on closed tender
The Vodacom Group has confirmed that its integrated TTL marketing services business is out to pitch. Herman Manson reports.
SA agencies look at long-term hybrid office models
Herman Manson looks at the extensive changes to the work environment that will definitively impact how many of SA’s agency staff work.
Q5: Keeping the lights on with Anne Dearnaley [interview]
Carey Finn talks to Anne Dearnaley, PHD Media SA CEO, on the impact of covid on adland, keeping the lights on and how the pandemic has changed consumer behavior.
Watched: Top 10 TV shows deciphered — Aug 2020
Top 10 TV shows for August 2020 deciphered by Richard Lord.
Curiosity: Salt and syndemic
Think and plan beyond today. Ritual and routine will get us through uncertainty but it’s not sustainable. Marguerite Coetzee explores the curious link between salt and syndemic.
#TransformersTransform2020: Download the playbook now
by Charlie Mathews. As SA’s transformation project accelerates, here’s a free playbook for change from MarkLives, HumanInsight and the ACA.
#SPOTLIGHT: Speak out! Tackling workplace harassment
by Carey Finn. Five leaders weigh in on the cultural and organisational changes required to stop sexual and other forms of harassment in adland.
EDITORIAL: Policy clauses won’t end workplace sexual harassment
EDITORIAL: It’s time to prove what you believe in. Don’t wait for South African adland’s Harvey Weinstein moment to act. We’ll all have your measure well before then.
We’re reinventing MarkLives. Here’s what to expect.
by Herman Manson. Today, we’re announcing a fundamental shift in our business and publishing format that we believe will put us on a sustainable and viable footing while adding value to you.