by MarkLives. This week we highlight the “Father’s Share” campaign for Allan Gray by King James II.
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The kings, James & Al, on trebling agency in last decade
by Herman Manson. Over the course of 20 years, King James Group has established itself as one of the creative drivers in the South African agency market.
EXCLUSIVE: Allan Gray launches heartwarming campaign
by MarkLives. Allan Gray launches its newest campaign on Sunday, 13 May 2018, the first one produced with its new agency, King James the Second.
EXCLUSIVE: Allan Gray appoints King James the Second
by Herman Manson. After recently ending its relationship with Ogilvy Cape Town, Allan Gray has announced its new agency partner.
EXCLUSIVE: Allan Gray leaves Ogilvy Cape Town
by Herman Manson. Allan Gray has ended its relationship with agency Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town.
Allan Gray goes to Ogilvy Cape Town
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Allan Gray has awarded its advertising business to Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town. The business went out to pitch after King James resigned as its agency after 11 years, following its appointment to handle the Sanlam Group advertising and communications account.
EXCLUSIVE: King James appointed to Sanlam, resigns Allan Gray
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The King James Group has been appointed to handle the Sanlam Group advertising and communications account. This comes hot on the heels of Sanlam’s announcement yesterday, Thursday, 13 February 2014, that it was effectively ending the lead agency status of MetropolitanRepublic, which it had appointed just over a year ago.
Ad of the Week: The wealth of Allan Gray’s “Oh Sinner Man”
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Concentration is a challenge for most people. The latest ad from Allan Gray, “Distraction is the Enemy”, is a refreshing departure in style from previous ads from the financial services company and was produced by ad agency KingJames.
Design Annotator: a Photography Trio, Young Illustrators and a new Allan Gray TVC
Design Annotator with Uno de Waal is a new column featuring the top design work from South Africa’s biggest online creative showcase, Between 10 and 5, curated by Publisher Uno de Waal.
At 10and5 we are still continuing with our Young South Africa series – our feature on young people in South Africa doing some really interesting and creative projects. We’ve featured the guys from I See A Different You a few times in the past, but we couldn’t pass them up for a feature this month. Alexander’s Band is a new illustration representation studio that aims to promote the best of the best – they would definitely be a useful resource for agencies looking for brilliant illustration work. The new moving billboards by King James for Allan Gray has evoked some controversial discussion on the site – have a look and weigh in your opinion.
Quick case: Allan Gray – growing its market share from 3.9% to 16% in eight years
Allan Gray, a successful but niched Cape based asset management firm, decided to extend the business into the retail sector with the launch a unit trust company, in a market dominated by a handful of big brand asset managers (such as Old Mutual and Sanlam) and specialist investment organisations (like Coronation, Investec etc.).