by Herman Manson. In which revenue band does which ad agency lie? It’s an important question — and one that isn’t always entirely clear.
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The Big Q: Will the ME increasingly compete against SA ad agencies?
by MarkLives. A new monthly column in which we ask key industry execs for their thoughts on relevant issues facing the ad industry.
Lowe + Partners now MullenLowe South Africa
by Herman Manson. Lowe + Partners SA has rebranded as MullenLowe SA as part of a worldwide rebranding effort by the agency network.
#CannesLions: First South African work awarded
Cannes Lions 2015 has announced winners in the Direct, Mobile, Promo & Activation and Press categories.
Agency Leaders: 2013’s most-admired ad agency in South Africa
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The annual poll by the MarkLives team amongst South Africa’s leading agency executives has already revealed which agencies, agency leaders and creatives are most admired by regional peers. This set today’s results rather nicely. Which city will play host to the most admired agency an ad execs in the country? Will it be Johannesburg with Joe Public or Cape Town with Ogilvy Cape Town?
Bookmarks 2013 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2013 Bookmarks Awards have been announced. The final winners will be announced 14 November at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town.
Launching an ad agency with 2000 bucks
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Zibusiso Mkhwanazi and Veli Ngubane decided to launch an integrated ad agency. With R2000 as start-up money. True story, says Ngubane (29), who was a Non Executive Director at Ireland-Davenport before he joined forces with Mkhwanazi (30), a serial entrepreneur best known in the agency world for being Executive Chairman at KRAZYBOYZ digital and later as Chairman of The Redquarter Brand Design.
Launched in January 2012, Avatar is positioned as a full-service marketing agency “with digital at the core,” and today counts 20th Century Fox, National Geographic, Fox International Channels and Dinners Club International amongst its clients. The agency also employs 28 people in Johannesburg and 4 in Durban.