by Taazima Kala-Essack. Are we killing what could be great quick wins because of… processes, hierarchies and closed minds?
Category archives: Featured
Brands & Branding: Brand, and purpose
by Andy Rice. Not since Rolls met Royce have two words been so intimately joined at the hip.
Zeitgeist of Now: Natural me & implications for brands
by Jason Stewart. Let’s explore what I call Natural Me, the cultural response to working and playing too hard for too long, as well as to extreme health fanaticism.
Louise Johnston on creativity, career paths & people
by Jessica Evans. Two themes come out of Louise Johnston’s career story: creativity and people.
SA TV Ratings: DStv — primetime top 30 for Jan 2020
by MarkLives. The hottest primetime shows on DStv in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for January 2020.
The Suit: How about “less with less”?
by Jason Harrison. Everyone keeps saying “do more with less” but are we in adland prepared for the consequences?
Social media and the customer experience
by Craig Hannabus. Have we gotten the social media marketing thing right? I’ve seen so, so many strategies, approaches, and methods come and go.
Press Pass: Newzroom Afrika, from brand-new to go-to
by Carey Finn. Founders Thokozani Nkosi and Thabile Ngwato reflect on the journey from being a new channel on the block to a go-to source for news analysis.
Who really wins the pitch?
by Mike Beukes. I believe, without a whisper of doubt, doing away with pitches will be good for agencies, clients, brands and even pitch consultants.
Q5: The state of coding in SA, with Stephen van der Heijden [interview]
by Carey Finn. OfferZen’s VP of growth shares insights into the local software development scene — and what it means for adland.