by Carey Finn. The Tokyo-based founder tells us how he’s using Japanese-style comics to tackle stereotypes regarding Islam, as well as to create relatable content for Muslim readers.
Category archives: Featured
From pivot to pirouette in the events industry #coronavirusSA
by Kelly McGillivray. What’s become clear is that the most-strategic thinking concerning events is actually to do with supporting people.
MarkLives #AdChamps of the Month [Aug 2020]
by Kyle de Waal & Morgan Botha. Our latest choice of SA ad campaigns: Chicken Licken’s back at it, Carling Black Label’s pandemic shopping etiquette, and Acer’s entrepreneurial empowerment.
There is no ‘new normal’ #coronavirusSA
by Marc Horne. Here are some cultural shifts that will represent profound strategic opportunities for brands willing not only to embrace them but to lead them.
BREAKING: Avatar buys Espresso DBN to beef up DBN office
by MarkLives. M&N Brands has acquired a 51% stake in Espresso DBN, an independent Durban-based ad agency.
#Transformers: Makura on disrupting stereotypes of Africa [video]
by Charlie Mathews. #AfricaNoFilter’s Moky Makura speaks about the challenge of transforming how brands, marketers, the media and Africans themselves tell the land of the Sahara’s story.
How to play together to win
by Gillian Rightford. Let’s look at how to build a process and culture that generates great creative output.
Thinking B2B: The future of B2B events
by Warren Moss. When events are permitted in future, will large-scale ones be the best way to reach B2B audiences and generate sales?
An Accountant in Adland: The lockdown hangover [S2 E7]
by Siwe Lawrence. As much as our partying days are the thing of the past (for now), the glory days of certain ‘life’ hangovers have peaked.
BREAKING: Suhana Gordhan leaves FCB for Duke Group
by MarkLives. Suhana Gordhan is the new ECD at Duke Group, effective 1 September 2020.