by MarkLives. Pete Case, Ogilvy SA chief creative officer, has resigned and will be leaving the agency at the end of 2019.
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#AdForumSummit Amsterdam: Era of vertical video is now
by Johanna McDowell. On our final day, we had three agencies to meet: Ogilvy, Made.For.Digital and Lemon Scented Tea.
New MDs for Ogilvy Group, Ogilvy Cape Town
by MarkLives. Luca Gallarelli is now MD of the Ogilvy Group (South Africa); Vicki Buys is now Ogilvy CT MD; and Tassin Albertyn is now head of delivery.
Ogilvy announces new brand identity, structure
by MarkLives. Ogilvy (now minus the Mather) sees a new logo and organisational design that transforms it from a “matrix-managed holding company of sub-brands” to “one brand represented by twelve crafts”.
Pete Case on the Ogloovy deal
by Herman Manson (@marklives) It was a deal that industry insiders had been speculating about for months. Then, in November 2014, Gloo Digital Design and WPP-owned Ogilvy & Mather South Africa finally announced the merger.
Motive: Feed a Child and the cost of getting cultural language wrong
by DK Badenhorst. There is no way to tell the story of starving children in a lovely way. There is just no nice way of saying ‘millions of children eat less than a domestic dog’. But a cultural understanding of your market will make you aware of any minefield you’re heading into. And don’t assume that, because you are from the place, you’ll know.
Cell C statement: Cell C appoints Draftfcb Group to partner its brand
Statement from Cell C: Cell C is pleased to announce it has appointed the Draftfcb Group, through one of its subsidiaries, as the agency to partner the company on the next leg of its brand journey.
Design Annotator: Music for creative ears and alternative careers
by Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) This week’s roundup: the multi-talented Louis Minnaar, Lize-Marie Dreyer’s Cool Capital Catalogue, Shaun Oakley’s Killing the Streets, Jordan Metcalf’s #NowPlaying, Eagle Awards 2013 campaign by King James, Mia Ziervogel of Dossier magazine, photographer Pieter Vosloo’s Barefoot, Lost & Hungry blog, and the adidas Originals Run Thru Time campaign.
AdForum Worldwide Summit: IPG agencies in Africa doing great — Michael Roth
by Johanna McDowell (@jomcdowell) NEW YORK CITY: Well, by now, the consultants are all becoming slightly weary — after three days of non-stop agency visits and 15 hours of working including late-evening presentations. But we were all up and ready once again early on Thursday morning, 10 October 2013, for another full day of AdForum Worldwide Summit.
Design Annotator: Caps, wooden letters and art fair wrap-up
By Uno de Waal (@Unodewaal) This week in Design Annotator: FNB Joburg Art Fair, Swede&CROWE, Chapel (made in Woodstock), Steve Marais, Tigermouse Artist Series 2013, Cell C ‘Believe’ TVC, KIN by Pieter Hugo (Stevenson Gallery), Adidas Run Thru Time, and Hello Ambassador 2013.