by Siwe Lawrence. We strategists don’t think about it this way but trend reports are horoscopes but for industries. Humour aside, what does the future of my two disciplines look like?
Category archives: Adland
EXCLUSIVE: Matthee rejoins Mortimer Harvey as ECD
by MarkLives. Mortimer Harvey (MH) has appointed Jacque Matthee as executive creative director.
Extract: How to Tango with a Tiger — Sarah Ritchie on procurement
by Sarah Ritchie. Have you ever wondered why more and more excellent agencies are choosing to say no to pitching?
#AgencyLeaders2019: Newsmaker of the year
by MarkLives. Wunderman Thompson South Africa has been voted newsmaker of the year in South Africa for 2019 by the editors of MarkLives.
#AgencyLeaders2019: Most‑admired brand
by MarkLives. For 2019, Chicken Licken has been voted the most-admired brand in SA by SA ad agency execs.
#DesignIndaba25: Stretching our thinking & connecting dots
by Kyley Potgieter. For me, the impact that Design Indaba has had is best described as a rubber band being stretched as wide as it can go.
EXCLUSIVE: McPherson exits Machine_ for Virgin Active
by Herman Manson. Gareth McPherson has been appointed Virgin Active South Africa CMO, effective 1 March 2020.
BREAKING: Rangaka leaving Ogilvy to replace Tilly at FCB
by Herman Manson. Ogilvy Cape Town CCO, Tseliso Rangaka, is leaving the agency to be FCB Joburg and Hellocomputer Johannesburg GCCO, replacing Ahmed Tilly.
#AgencyLeaders2019: The one to watch in 2020
by MarkLives. The Odd Number has been voted the ad agency to watch in 2020, with the Duke Group as runner-up, in SA by SA agency execs in 2019.
Q5: Appreciating isintu in adland, with Melusi Tshabalala [interview]
by Carey Finn. SA’s favourite isiZulu teacher recently added more African languages to his Everyday Speak virtual classroom, with no plans to slow down. He weighs in on learning, and leaving our comfort zones.