by Herman Manson. One of the first stories on Marikana, by Greg Marinovich and filed for the Daily Maverick, was quick to recognise the broader scope of the conflict, not just at Marikana but also the impact on the mining industry.
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Why “it’s only advertising” doesn’t cut it
Herman Manson rebuts “it’s only advertising” – the view presented by Boniswa Pezisa, chairperson of The Loerie Awards.
Brands require domain strategy for new gTLD names
Mike Silber, a Director at ICANN, says brands who have not participated in the current round of applications have been pressing to get clarity on further opportunities to apply for new gTLDs.
New generic top level domains hold dangers for brands, democratisation of Internet
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body responsible for the Internet’s naming system, is working its way through nearly two thousand applications for New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) names.
EXCLUSIVE: Hellocomputer – “we’ll continue to fight the fight from the inside”
Draftfcb acquired independent digital agency Hellocomputer earlier today. MarkLives talks to David Moffat, Managing Director at Hellocomputer, about the future of his agency within the Draftfcb South Africa Group (also see our interview with Draftfcb CEO John Dixon).
MarkLives: Why did you choose Draftfcb as a new corporate parent?
Moffat: Hellocomputer has been approached by most of the leading advertising networks. This possibility resonated with for a number of reasons: it’s an esteemed group with an impressive track record creatively and in terms of business performance, a culture and value structure we subscribe to, enviable clients and a management team we admire. Draftfcb has also demonstrated its belief in digital by investing in its own digital agency Mesh Interactive. We look forward to being part of a group that has built many of South Africa’s most loved brands.
EXCLUSIVE: Draftfcb acquires Hellocomputer
by Herman Manson. Draftfcb has acquired independent digital agency Hellocomputer. The move follows widespread industry speculation that the two parties were about to announce a deal.
Yuppiechef and the secret recipe to ecommerce success
by Herman Manson. In the entrance hall to the offices of Yuppiechef, the online retailer of high-end kitchen goods, are emblazoned the names of its first two hundred customers.
Press freedom, the commission and you
How wonderful that, in South Africa’s high-volume politics, the chance to step back from the abyss still presents itself.
Rocket Internet enters SA market with Zando, numerous ecommerce plays
Zando, a new online fashion ecommerce play funded by Germany-based Rocket Internet, launched three months ago and is literally aiming to rocket through the online retail market to be in the same league like services such as Kalahari.net and Takelot.com.
Reputation boost for Ogilvy as ODMA shows success
The Ogilvy Digital Marketing Academy (ODMA), an educational initiative between Ogilvy and lecturer and digital strategist Dave Duarte, has celebrated its first year of contributing to the “geekification of the ad industry,” as Duarte had joked it would do when the academy in its current form was first launched in early 2011.