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?
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EXCLUSIVE: Management restructure, new CEO at Draftfcb Group
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Draftfcb Group chief executive officer, John Dixon, is leaving the agency, a business he joined 11 years ago. Brett Morris, currently chief creative officer at Draftfcb, will become CEO of Draftfcb South Africa as of 1 March 2014.
Agency Leaders: 2013’s most-admired ad agency in Johannesburg
by Herman Manson (@marklives) It’s always good to know what the boss thinks. Having polled Johannesburg’s agency leaders, we can now tell what those leading the city’s ad agencies think of their competitors, whom they see as effective managers and great creatives, and where they believe their future competition is likely to come from.
Agency Leaders: 2013’s most-admired ad agency in Cape Town
It’s always good to know what the boss thinks. Having polled Cape Town’s agency leaders we can now tell what those leading the city’s ad agencies think of their competitors, who they see as effective managers and great creatives, and where they believe their future competition is likely to come from.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. 1918 — 2013.
“Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.” – Mandela, 1994 (The Authorised Book of Quotations)
Publicis buys digital agency Synergize, integrates it with Saatchi & Saatchi
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Publicis is buying out digital agency Synergize and launching a new unit within Saatchi & Saatchi South Africa, called Saatchi & Saatchi Synergize. AtPlay, the digital division of Saatchi & Saatchi, will be integrated into the new agency.
MojoMotherRussia denies “dubious tender” allegation
by Herman Manson (@marklives) MojoMotherRussia MD Thando Dingaan says his agency followed normal tender processes and did nothing wrong after allegations in Business Day of 17 November 2013 named one of the agencies that merged to form MojoMotherRussia as having received a “dubious advertising tender awarded by Africa’s largest pension fund, the Government Employees Pension Fund”.
Red & Yellow set for revamp, expansion
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Cape Town ad school Red & Yellow has set in place a firm foundation for growth and renewal in the new year, when a brand refresh — the first in a number of changes for the school — will be revealed.
Plans to save Africa Geographic after license holder fails
Africa Geographic Holdings is working to save the print edition of Africa Geographic magazine after its licence holder, Black Eagle Media, unexpectedly closed down.
For marketers, a new way to reach social influencers
by Herman Manson (@marklives) South African start-up Webfluential hopes to standardise business practices and offer transparent and accurate data on online influencers whom brand communicators can access, with a fair degree of certainty.