by Jason Harrison. Complexity is the hiding place for mediocrity, so be brave and strip away anything extraneous in your thinking.
Category archives: Adland
Q5: A matter of Pride, with Mark Runacus [interview]
by Carey Finn. Meet the chairperson of PrideAM, the world’s first LGBTQ network for advertising.
An Accountant in Adland: Life hacks are strategies [S1 E5]
by Siwe Thusi. If you think about it, the life hacks that we use all the time are strategies.
#Campaigns: #JustStart — the art of starting your business
by MarkLives. This time we feature insight into the “#JustStart” campaign for Yoco by the in-house Yoco team and Bioscope Films.
African Echo: The land is GREENer in Nigeria
by Femi Otta. As internet access improves for more Nigerians, more channels to connect with consumers are rising.
#SPOTLIGHT: Adland, we need to talk
by Tarryn Pickup. Students spent nearly an entire lecture teaching me that gender bias is still alive and kicking in certain agencies recently.
Clicks ’n Tricks: D&AD implores us to consider what it is to be human
by Charlie Stewart. I’m not convinced the D&AD Insight Report 2019 either hits the mark or provides many takeouts for South African creatives.
EXCLUSIVE: M&C Saatchi Abel JHB appoints managing partner
by MarkLives. Faheem Chaudhry has rejoined the M&C Saatchi Abel Group.
Q5: A new workplace-equality chapter with SheSays Joburg [interview]
by Carey Finn. Here’s how Kirigo Kamore, Lilian van der Merwe, Nicole Adolph and Kgomotso Taje plan to uplift women and address workplace inequality, particularly in the media and ad industries.
The Suit: Are you all in?
by Jason Harrison. When it comes to building client relationships, only one thing counts: behaviour is truth.