2020-03-03 03:30
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2020-03-02 04:00
MarkLives (@marklives) is running four extracts from New Zealand client and agency specialist Sarah Ritchie‘s second book, “How to Tango with a Tiger: a marketer’s guide to… Read More
2020-03-02 03:30
by Mikayla Erasmus & Joe Mwase, Vega School. Femvertising is defined as advertising that employs pro-female talent, messages, and imagery to empower women and girls. The concept was coin… Read More
2020-03-02 03:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) The hottest primetime shows on SABC 3 in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for December, November and October 2019.
SABC 3, December 2019
Top 20 Programmes All Adul… Read More
2020-02-28 04:00
by Megan Power (@Power_Report) I’ve always hated made-up names for children, and for good reason. It’s similar to how I feel about brands, especially those in the beauty and food… Read More
2020-02-28 03:30
by Paulo Dias (@therealptp) Here’s a scan of the news, stories and innovation that caught my eye from radio stations and groups around the world recently.
Australian bushfires
Dur… Read More
2020-02-27 04:00
by Veli Ngubane (@TheNduna) An award-winning director and entrepreneur born and raised in Tembisa, Gauteng, Thabang Moleya (@Teabagg; IG:@teabaging) is the co-founder of Seriti Films [here&r&hell…Read More
2020-02-27 03:30
by Vikash Gajjar (@VikashGajjar) Understanding what’s happening matters more than ever, but it’s no longer enough for brands to just “join the conversation” to up the… Read More
2020-02-26 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) This year, Design Indaba celebrates its 25th edition. A panel of agency and media execs who’ve been regular attendees tackle: What impact has Design Indaba ha… Read More
2020-02-26 03:30
by David Alves (@TheDavidAlves) In an age where partnering through empathy is becoming more relevant than ever before, how does one strike a balance between being a paid-for-resource and a t… Read More
2020-02-25 04:00
by Tom Fels (@thomasfels) Oh my, it seems we’ve hit a collective stumbling block, where the future we’ve all been building for ourselves has proven fundamentally unsustainable, g… Read More
2020-02-25 03:30
by Candice Luis (@candicedl) A new age of crisis is upon us — it’s social, it’s political, it’s ethical — driven by changing ways of doing business. Is South Af… Read More
2020-02-24 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The Odd Number Group and King James Group have big ambitions for Groundswell, their new joint-venture agency announced last week. This is according to Jame… Read More
2020-02-24 03:30
by Wendy Shepherd (@thewordshepherd) I’ve spent the last five years fighting for copywriters — as a lecturer, as a member of the industry and as a copywriter in my own right. At… Read More
2020-02-24 03:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) The hottest primetime shows on SABC 2 in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for December, November and October 2019.
SABC 2, December 2019
Top 20 Programmes All Adul… Read More
2020-02-21 04:00
by Tiffany Markman (@tiffanymarkman) Google’s getting increasingly clever. But the internet’s getting increasingly crowded, with a million websites, brands and urgent calls to ac… Read More
![Q5: The New Kids On The Kasi Block, With Sabz Ngcongwane [interview]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/1242/124247-362673793.w320.jpg "Q5: The New Kids On The Kasi Block, With Sabz Ngcongwane [interview]")
2020-02-21 03:30
by Carey Finn (@carey_finn) Creative director Sabelo “Sabz” Ngcongwane introduces us to his new agency, Brand Spaza: how it began, the niche it fills in the local market, and whe… Read More
2020-02-20 04:00
by Warren Moss (@warrenmoss) There’s a real culture of fear among specialist agencies that, if they raise an unpopular point with a client that contradicts the lead agency, they’… Read More
2020-02-20 03:30
by Refilwe Maluleke (@rmaluleke2011) The creative destruction of the access economy is disrupting traditional industries and creating new opportunities. The rent or buy conundrum is one usua… Read More
2020-02-19 04:00
by Jason Stewart (@HaveYouHeard_SA) Capitalism has always gone hand-in-hand with democracy — free markets for the free world. However, it’s been corrupted to advantage some and d… Read More
2020-02-19 03:30
by Taazima Kala-Essack (@taazimakala) Don’t you just love a good con? I don’t mean a money heist, or a situation in which larceny or personal harm occur. I mean small little whit… Read More
2020-02-18 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) This year, Design Indaba celebrates its 25th edition. A panel of agency and media execs who’ve been regular attendees tackle: What impact has Design Indaba ha… Read More
2020-02-18 03:30
by Craig Hannabus (@crayg) I recently had a look at The Verge’s top 100 gadgets of the previous decade. No. 2 on the list is the Amazon Echo, a very Star Trekkie ‘smart’, i… Read More
2020-02-17 04:00
by Leigh Tayler (@LeighAnneTayler) Advertising is a crazy industry to work in because as it combines two things which would appear to be diametrically opposed: the idealism and optimism of c… Read More
![An Accountant In Adland: Back To The Future [S2 E4]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/1242/124247-424494872.w320.jpg "An Accountant In Adland: Back To The Future [S2 E4]")
2020-02-17 03:30
by Siwe Thusi (@Siwe_Thusi) As we immerse ourselves more into our careers and industries, we strategists want to at least know what the trend analysts say. We await the annual trend reports… Read More
2020-02-17 03:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) The hottest primetime shows on SABC 1 in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for December and November 2019.
SABC 1, December 2019
Top 20 Programmes All Adults 15+
De… Read More
2020-02-14 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) Mortimer Harvey (MH) has appointed Jacque Matthee as executive creative director. Matthee replaces Ntsikelelo “Ntisiki” Nukwa, who left in September 20… Read More
2020-02-14 03:30
by Struan Campbell (@struan18) Here are my expectations for the sport sponsorship industry in South Africa this year.
A normalisation of fees and rights holders coming under scrutiny
Rights… Read More
2020-02-13 07:01
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa has released consumer-magazine circulation statistics for the period October–December 2019 (ABC Q4 2019);… Read More
2020-02-13 07:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa has released newspaper-circulation statistics for the period October–December 2019 (ABC Q4 2019); see our… Read More
2020-02-13 03:30
MarkLives (@marklives) is running four extracts from New Zealand client and agency specialist Sarah Ritchie‘s second book, “How to Tango with a Tiger: a marketer’s guide to… Read More
2020-02-12 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) Wunderman Thompson South Africa (@wunthompson_za) has been voted newsmaker of the year in South Africa for 2019 by the editors of MarkLives; this brand-new and fina… Read More
2020-02-12 03:30
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Hoorah Digital has won the account to build Nestlé’s global content studio for Africa, which will bring the food and beverage company’s digit… Read More
2020-02-12 03:00
by Richard Lord (@rlord182) January has come and gone, and I’m sure we’ve all hit the ground running with our December holidays a long and distant memory! The question is, now th… Read More
2020-02-11 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, Chicken Licken (@ChickenLickenSA) has been voted the most-admired brand in South Africa by South African ad agency executives.
Every year since 2012, Mark… Read More
2020-02-11 03:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) This year, Design Indaba celebrates its 25th edition. A panel of agency and media execs who’ve been regular attendees tackle: What impact has Design Indaba ha… Read More
2020-02-10 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Gareth McPherson has been appointed chief marketing officer of Virgin Active South Africa, effective 1 March 2020.
McPherson joins from Publicis Groupe ad age… Read More
2020-02-10 03:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) The hottest primetime shows on DStv in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for December and November 2019.
DStv, December 2019
Top 30 Programmes All Adults 15+ &… Read More
2020-02-07 13:39
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Ogilvy Cape Town chief creative officer, Tseliso Rangaka, is leaving the agency to be FCB Joburg and Hellocomputer Johannesburg group CCO, replacing Ahmed Till… Read More
2020-02-07 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) The Odd Number (@OddNumber_) has been voted the ad agency to watch in 2020 in South Africa, with the Duke Group (@dukeadvertising, @mark1 and @PDCcoza) as runner-up… Read More
2020-02-07 03:30
by Carey Finn (@carey_finn) South Africa’s favourite isiZulu teacher recently added more African languages to his Everyday Speak virtual classroom, with no plans to slow down. He weigh… Read More
2020-02-06 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, The Riverbed Agency (@riverbedagency) has been voted most-admired for agency diversity in South Africa, with The Odd Number (@OddNumber_) as runner-up, by… Read More
2020-02-06 03:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) The hottest primetime shows on e.tv in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for December and November 2019.
e.tv, December 2019
Top 20 Programmes All Adults 15+
Decemb… Read More
2020-02-05 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, Joe Public United (@joepublicunited) has been voted as most-admired ad agency in South Africa, with King James Group SA (@KJGroupSA) as runner-up, by Sout… Read More
2020-02-05 03:30
by Kyle de Waal & Morgan Botha. Welcome to #AdChamps, a column where two everyday humans (you would probably call us millennials in your client briefs), with a little help from the edito… Read More
2020-02-04 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, James Barty (@jbarts101) has been voted as most-admired ad agency boss in South Africa, with Mike Abel (@abelmike) as runner-up, by South African agency e… Read More
2020-02-04 03:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) This year, Design Indaba celebrates its 25th edition. A panel of agency and media execs who’ve been regular attendees tackle: What impact has Design Indaba ha… Read More
2020-02-03 10:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) The marketing and communications account for South African Tourism (SA Tourism) has been awarded to seven different agencies across mutiple disciplines, with each f… Read More
2020-02-03 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, Alistair King (@ALsparkles) has been voted as most-admired creative leader in South Africa, with Ahmed Tilly (@AhmedTilly) and Peter Khoury (@khourster) a… Read More
2020-02-03 03:30
by Louise Burgers (@retailingafrica) When artist Madonna, at peak fame and disruption in the 1980s, sang about being a “Material Girl”, she was merely reflecting the conspicuous… Read More
2020-02-03 03:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) Launching today, Monday, 3 February 2020, is Retailing Africa (@retailingafrica), a new B2B news site focusing on the retailing and consumer goods industry in South… Read More
2020-01-31 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, The Mediashop (@MediaShopZA) has been voted as most-admired media agency in South Africa, with PHD Media South Africa (@phdsouthafrica) and TMI Colle… Read More
2020-01-31 03:30
by Bobby Amm. “Why should I become a member or my industry’s association? What’s really in it for me?” Associations may not be everyone’s cup of tea — as… Read More
2020-01-30 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, Bomb (@BombCommercial, @O_GrandJo) and Darling Films (@heydarling_tv) have been jointly selected for production excellence in South Africa by South Africa… Read More
2020-01-30 03:30
by Zibusiso Mkhwanazi (@ZibusisoSays) Last week, I read Jarred Cinman’s 2020 trends piece here on MarkLives, #BigQ2020: The future is here, and I would like to expand on his views, whi… Read More
2020-01-29 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, Atmosphere Communications (@atmospherecomms) has been voted as most-admired PR agency in South Africa, with Clockwork (formerly Clockwork Media) (@Clockwo… Read More
2020-01-29 03:30
by Veli Ngubane (@TheNduna) Describing himself as a lifestyle curator and brand identity developer, Joe “Human” Nawaya (@joe_human_; IG:@joe_human) is a creative entrepreneur and… Read More
2020-01-28 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) (@agencyselection) has been voted by South African agency executives as their Most-Recommended Pitch… Read More
2020-01-28 03:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) This year, Design Indaba celebrates its 25th edition. A panel of agency and media execs who’ve been regular attendees tackle: What impact has Design Indaba ha… Read More
2020-01-27 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) For 2019, Fran Luckin (@effluck) was voted by South African agency executives as their Woman of the Year in South Africa, with Steph van Niekerk (@twelvestephs) as… Read More
2020-01-27 03:30
by Martin MacGregor (@MartMacG) Everyone is talking data but nobody knows what it means. Last year I found my most-powerful tool was the one-slider data visual that cut to the chase. I also… Read More
![An Accountant In Adland: Becoming Time Unstrapped [S2 E3]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/1242/124247-2537136663.w320.jpg "An Accountant In Adland: Becoming Time Unstrapped [S2 E3]")
2020-01-27 03:00
by Siwe Thusi (@Siwe_Thusi) Wait, didn’t we just have 2010? The year when South Africa was the world’s fave and the year when the 2022 Olympics draws was were a big “I&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-01-24 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-24 03:30
by Leeya Hendricks (@LeeyaHendricks) We love a good acronym, we IT professionals (see what I mean?). And, as it happens, the ‘enterprise experience’ space is abuzz with them. The… Read More
2020-01-23 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-23 03:30
by David Cohen (@gridworldwide) We’re living in a world of exponential change. As ad agencies, we may fight those changes and hope they don’t affect us — or embrace them an… Read More
2020-01-22 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-22 03:30
by Taazima Kala-Essack (@taazimakala) The case for people, brands and businesses becoming more human gets stronger every day. In cracks of darkness, light gets in.
Every day, we are reminded… Read More
2020-01-21 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-21 03:30
by Charlie Stewart (@CStewart_ZA) Google’s finally given in and agreed to kill third-party cookies. But a phased approach means advertisers have a couple of years to find alternative w… Read More
2020-01-20 04:00
Miles Murphy appointed as new CEO
Haydn Townsend moves to global role
Jim Faulds leaves JWT
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Wunderman Thompson South Africa has announced the appointment of Mi… Read More
2020-01-20 03:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) Recruitment agency, Ad Talent, has released its 2020 salary survey for the communications industry. This annual survey is not intended to be prescriptive but is a r… Read More
2020-01-17 08:46
by MarkLives (@marklives) Alistair Mokoena, Ogilvy South Africa CEO, is leaving the communications group to take up the role of Google South Africa country director, effective April 2020, wh… Read More
2020-01-17 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Felix Kessel (@felixak) — former Leo Burnett South Africa CEO/CCO and OwenKessel co-founder — has rejoined the ad agency world as the new creative l… Read More
2020-01-17 03:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-16 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
![Q5: EQ Will Get You Everywhere, Says Khanyi Mpumlwana [interview]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/1242/124247-1677845544.w320.jpg "Q5: EQ Will Get You Everywhere, Says Khanyi Mpumlwana [interview]")
2020-01-16 03:30
by Carey Finn (@carey_finn) Khanyi Mpumlwana (@kahnyee_), FCB Joburg creative director and Find New Words co-founder, has a few words for young women — and everyone else — in adv… Read More
2020-01-16 03:30
MarkLives (@marklives) is running two extracts from a recent Yellowwood paper, “Africa’s Opportunity in the Future World of Work”, over the next couple of weeks. Here&rsquo&hell…Read More
2020-01-15 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-15 03:30
by Richard Lord (@rlord182) It’s a new year, a new decade, and a new opportunity for advertisers and media owners alike to try new things, be creative, break with the conventional and… Read More
2020-01-14 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-14 03:30
by Charlie Stewart (@CStewart_ZA) One of the greatest challenges facing advertisers today is the effective incorporation of technology into campaign execution.
As marketers, we’re allo… Read More
2020-01-13 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-13 03:30
by Erna George (@edgeo23) I was recently trying to quell the frustrations of young marketers on the increasing operational focus required of them. In the discussion, I was asked how I would… Read More
2020-01-10 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-10 03:30
MarkLives (@marklives) is running two extracts from a recent Yellowwood paper, “Africa’s Opportunity in the Future World of Work”, over the next couple of weeks. Here&rsquo&hell…Read More
2020-01-09 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
2020-01-09 03:30
by Warren Moss (@warrenmoss) Now that it’s 2020, it’s time for the South African B2B marketing industry to start looking at what a B2B brand’s marketing team should look li… Read More
2020-01-08 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? A panel of key agency and marketing execs discusses the macro environment, bu… Read More
![Q5: Beyond The Hashtag With Ingrid Lotze & Gavin Moffat [interview]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/1242/124247-4260313313.w320.jpg "Q5: Beyond The Hashtag With Ingrid Lotze & Gavin Moffat [interview]")
2020-01-08 03:30
by Carey Finn (@carey_finn) Ingrid Lotze (@ingridlotze) and Gavin Moffat (@gavinmoffat) — the co-founders of communication training, reputation management and brand development agency… Read More
![Q5: Mathe Okaba On #EffieAwardsSA & Future-fit Leadership [interview]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/1242/124247-999080115.w320.jpg "Q5: Mathe Okaba On #EffieAwardsSA & Future-fit Leadership [interview]")
2020-01-07 04:00
by Carey Finn (@carey_finn) Mathe Okaba, CEO of the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) of South Africa, chats about her role, the inaugural South African Effie Awards, and n… Read More
2020-01-07 03:30
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? Kicking off our “Big Q” column for the year, a panel of key agenc… Read More
2020-01-06 04:00
by MarkLives (@marklives) What are the industry expectations for the marketing and advertising industry in 2020? Kicking off our “Big Q” column for the year, a panel of key agenc… Read More
2020-01-06 03:30
MarkLives is running four extracts from New Zealand client and agency specialist Sarah Ritchie‘s second book, “How to Tango with a Tiger: a marketer’s guide to working with… Read More
2019-12-13 09:18
by MarkLives (@marklives) Machine (formerly Publicis Machine) has been appointed to Heineken South Africa’s full through-the-line portfolio, which had been held by M&C Saatchi Abel… Read More
2019-12-13 03:30
by Herman Manson (@marklives) We list the the creative people most read about on MarkLives during 2019 for our #BigReads2019 series.
#BigReads2018: Adland’s most read about people in 2… Read More
2019-12-12 04:00
by Jason Harrison. My gosh, 2019 has been brutal! I thought 2018 was a stinker, then 2019 came around and started klapping boets around like it was in a Fourways nightclub at 2am.
Important… Read More
2019-12-12 03:30
by Herman Manson (@marklives) We list the most-read-about account pitches and new business wins on MarkLives during the course of 2019 for our #BigReads2019 series.
#BigReads2018: The big ac… Read More
2019-12-11 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Emmet O’ Hanlon, chief executive officer of DDB South Africa and managing director for the sub-Saharan Africa region at DDB, is leaving at the end of 2019… Read More
2019-12-11 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) We list the agencies you made time to read about here on MarkLives during 2019 for our #BigReads2019 series.
#BigReads2018: The agencies that made waves in 2018… Read More
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