by MarkLives. WPP is launching AKQA in South Africa through the rebranding of Platform 5.
Tag archives: mergers and acquisitions
2020 & beyond is the era of the black-owned agency
by Zibusiso Mkhwanazi. I would like to expand on Jarred Cinman’s views — which I fully agree with — in his MarkLives, #BigQ2020 trends piece.
EXCLUSIVE: Make Beautiful acquired by M&N Brands
by Herman Manson. Zwelakhe Tshabangu’s The Make Beautiful Agency has been acquired by M&N Brands, the network which owns Avatar Agency Group.
Masterclass Notes: Trends from #AdForumSummit London
by Johanna McDowell. Here are seven possible trends that stood out at the recent AdForum Worldwide Summit in London, 22–25 September 2019.
Grid Worldwide swallows Openco
by Herman Manson. TBWA\South Africa has merged agencies Grid Worldwide and Openco.
EXCLUSIVE: CT agencies of Hellocomputer, FCB form HelloFCB+
by Herman Manson. Hellocomputer Cape Town and FCB Cape Town have merged to create a new agency: HelloFCB+.
EXCLUSIVE: Smollan buys into Elevator
by Herman Manson. The experiential and activation agency has sold a majority (50.1%) stake to the retail solutions company.
AdForum Worldwide Summit NYC: Search, competition for best talent continue
by Johanna McDowell (@jomcdowell) NEW YORK: Day 2 of 2014 AdForum Worldwide Summit in New York City was a big day for us, as we saw three industry leaders during its course: Maurice Levy, CEO of Publicis Groupe, Arthur Sadoun, CEO of Publicis Worldwide and Gustavo Martinez, global CEO of J Walter Thompson.