Africa’s biggest animation studio – soon also its biggest gaming developer

by Herman Manson. Back in 1996 Triggerfish was a traditional stop frame studio. It did commercials for ad agencies and landed a contract to produce the SA version of Sesame Street, Takalani Sesame, and did such a good job of it that it soon landed the US domestic version, too.

Behind the 76 MotherRussia and Morrisjones merger

by Herman Manson. In the short term the agency is focusing on bedding down the merger, says Nina Morris, to decide on focus areas, and then to look at the continent for further opportunities.

Vodacom loss will affect 10% of Draftfcb revenue, staff

by Herman Manson. John Dixon, the CEO of Draftfcb, says the Vodacom account represented around 10% of group revenue. The agency has just learned that after nearly twenty years it had lost the Vodacom business – its biggest single client.

Hermaneutics: A tale of three award ceremonies

by Herman Manson. It’s like inviting Bucks Fizz to MC a champagne & sparkling wine event. I’m of course talking about flying in MC Hammer to MC the Loerie Awards on Sunday evening, or not, as the case might be.

Martin Sorrell shoots down independent agencies

by Herman Manson. WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrell caused something of an outcry in Australia recently when he told a trade publication there that it will become “increasingly hard for independent agencies to survive or thrive.”

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