2016-02-11 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which agency in South Africa fellow ad execs feel is the “one to watch” in 2016 — the agency from which they expect grea… Read More
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2016-02-11 03:28
by Sean McCoy (@TheRealMcCoyTRM) Our return to 2016 has been greeted by a plethora of political, economic, social and, ultimately, public service issues. In the lead-up to municipal election… Read More
2016-02-10 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which were the agencies most-admired by their peers in South Africa during 2015.
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling South A… Read More
2016-02-10 03:50
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) They say there’s an app for everything… well, not quite. Cape Town-based agency TWO.AM has produced an innovative print campaign for something th… Read More
2016-02-09 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which agency creatives were most-admired by their peers in South Africa during 2015.
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling Sou… Read More
2016-02-09 03:35
Cheryl Hunter (shelflife at marklives.com)’s weekly pick of all things new — product, packaging, design, insight, food, décor and more!
Cathay Pacific Group rebrands Drago… Read More
2016-02-09 03:06
by Johanna McDowell (@jomcdowell) One of the most important discussions in our first Masterclass for 2016 next week will be regarding the practicalities of the contract between a marketer an… Read More
2016-02-08 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which agency leaders were most-admired by their peers in South Africa during 2015.
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling South… Read More
2016-02-08 03:37
by Artwell Nwaila (@artwelln) We are all back at work and ready to show 2016 who’s boss. We are fresh and excited to make creative awesomeness. But do we want to continue with the same… Read More
2016-02-08 03:23
by Inge Hansen (@mecnotabene) The dust is now settling, following the recent announcement from Netflix that its streaming content service has become available on South African shores. Launch… Read More
2016-02-05 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which ad agency Johannesburg’s ad execs consider the most digitally integrated in the city.
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been pol… Read More
2016-02-05 03:25
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) As the last in our 2015 #MagLoveTop10 roundups, we’re introducing another new category: Best Magazine Business Covers! As a collection, they give us a snapsho… Read More
2016-02-04 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which Joburg agency fellow ad execs feel is the “one to watch” in 2016 — the agency from which they expect great things… Read More
2016-02-04 03:43
by Tom Fels (@thomasfels) Much is being written about the economic outlook for 2016, its effect on consumers, investor confidence, the political landscape and a shaky rand. For the most part… Read More
2016-02-04 03:36
by Emma King (@EmmainSA) Oh, it’s election season. Wonderful. A period in time when surely the most-ugly sides of man-(and woman) kind are exposed. In a desperate attempt to get Jo Pub… Read More
2016-02-03 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which ad agencies were most admired by their peers in Johannesburg during 2015!
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling South Af… Read More
2016-02-03 03:00
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) M&C Saatchi Abel and and director Bevan Cullinan of Picture Tree pay homage to a classic video game in a seriously funny ad that does a great job of selli… Read More
2016-02-02 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which agency creatives were most admired by their peers in Johannesburg during 2015!
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling Sou… Read More
2016-02-02 03:42
Cheryl Hunter (shelflife at marklives.com)’s weekly pick of all things new — product, packaging, design, insight, food, décor and more!
Blackberry’s PRIV launched in… Read More
2016-02-01 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which agency leaders were most admired by their peers in Johannesburg during 2015!
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling South… Read More
2016-02-01 03:27
by Alistair Mokoena (@AlistairMokoena) While it’s customary for clients and suppliers to wish each other a great festive season or a happy New Year, it’s very rare to see clients… Read More
2016-02-01 03:25
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Grey Africa has appointed Fran Luckin as its chief creative officer, effective Monday, 1 February 2016. She joins the agency from Quirk, where she served as exe… Read More
2016-01-29 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which agency Cape Town’s ad execs consider the most digitally integrated in the city!
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been poll… Read More
2016-01-29 03:50
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) Being able to travel is such an inspirational privilege, and one way of getting to see the world and dream of these destinations — and, once there, helping yo… Read More
2016-01-28 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which Cape Town agency fellow ad execs feel is the “one to watch” in 2016 — the agency from which they expect great… Read More
2016-01-28 03:47
by DK Badenhorst (@BrandCultureSA) It’s easy to hate selfies; after all, we’ve laugh when we catch people looking at their reflection in a mirror since the day we realised what m… Read More
2016-01-28 02:00
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) An innovative war game set in Vietnam. A puzzle game that composes original music as one connects the dots. A creepy cabin with clues to be solved. A fant… Read More
2016-01-27 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which ad agencies in Cape Town were most admired by their peers in 2015!
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling South Africa&rs&hell…Read More
2016-01-27 03:00
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) King James II and director Chloe Coetsee of Darling get all steamy in an ad stuffed with great comedy and innuendo for Status’s new Big Ball roll-on.
A… Read More
2016-01-27 02:00
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) A green hue illuminates the faces of men, women, boys and girls as they are transfixed on the machines in front of them. They could have stepped right out… Read More
2016-01-26 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today, we reveal which agency creatives were most admired by their peers in Cape Town in 2015!
Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling South Africa&rs&hell…Read More
2016-01-26 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Pick n Pay last week announced that it was ending its 48-year association with ad agency, Young & Rubicam South Africa. It’s been a defining relations… Read More
2016-01-26 03:32
Cheryl Hunter (shelflife at marklives.com)’s weekly pick of all things new — product, packaging, design, insight, food, décor and more!
Marketing 100 years with LOUIS XIII… Read More
2016-01-25 09:22
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Lowe + Partners South Africa has rebranded itself as MullenLowe South Africa as part of a worldwide rebranding effort by the agency network. Interpublic Group l… Read More
2016-01-25 04:00
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Every year since 2012, MarkLives has been polling South Africa’s top agency leaders to find out what they think of their competitors, whom they see as eff… Read More
2016-01-25 02:54
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town has been appointed the global creative agency for Mondelēz Gum brand, Clorets. We asked Luca Gallarelli, managing director of… Read More
2016-01-22 03:43
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Sometimes, gadgetry doesn’t have to be cool or sexy — or expensive — to be must-haves. We choose the most-practical new gadgets we trie… Read More
2016-01-22 03:00
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) Today, we’re looking at South African and international magazines which have made our #MagLoveTop10 Best Foodie Covers of 2015, whether off-beat, arty, or jus… Read More
2016-01-21 13:10
Pick n Pay is moving its advertising account to King James Group
This brings an end to its roughly 48-year-long relationship with Young & Rubicam South Africa
News announced via Twitter… Read More
2016-01-21 03:40
by Martin MacGregor (@MartMacG) There is only one question that every client should ask its media agency: “Is the advice you are giving me 100% right for my particular business problem… Read More
2016-01-21 03:00
by Carl Cardinelli (@CarlCardinelli) Am I the only one who feels as if our industry is being held at ransom? Clients — the very reason we exist — are holding all the cards, creat… Read More
2016-01-20 09:03
by Herman Manson (@marklives) House of Brave (HOB) has acquired a majority stake in Johannesburg-based Rogue Brand Agency. HOB is a full-service creative agency, while Rogue’s cor… Read More
2016-01-20 03:49
by Lynne Gordon (@lynne_gordon) Gratitude is making a comeback. More and more, we see a consumer quest for open sharing and generous collaboration as the solution to the challenges faced in… Read More
2016-01-20 03:24
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) This week’s Ad of the Week proves the adage that there’s power in simplicity. With a zen-like series of visual puns based on the concept of a pie… Read More
2016-01-19 03:40
by Inge Hansen (@mecnotabene) Lekker. An Afrikaans word that is so entrenched in our local vocabulary that it is used in commercials about South Africa to describe just about anything great… Read More
2016-01-19 03:31
by Johanna McDowell (@jomcdowell) Apart from the slight — though significant — differences between the definitions of collaboration, cooperation and coordination, what is really… Read More
2016-01-19 03:00
Cheryl Hunter (shelflife at marklives.com)’s weekly pick of all things new — product, packaging, design, insight, food, décor and more!
Lowe + Partners gets behind farmers… Read More
2016-01-18 03:51
by Mark Tungate (@MarkTungate) Every month we profile a creative star making headlines in their home market. This month, meet Levan Lepsveridze, co-founder and creative director of Leavingst… Read More
2016-01-18 03:36
by Alistair Mokoena (@AlistairMokoena) I recently did an exercise to see what traits and functional skills are needed to succeed in advertising today. My ingoing assumption was that, because… Read More
2016-01-15 08:12
by MarkLives (@marklives) The hottest television shows in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for the last week of 2015 — week 52, 21–27 December!
Using data supplied by the Broadc… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by MediaSlut. Sexy, like beauty, is subjective but here's my #MagLoveTop10 list of the sexiest magazine covers of 2015! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Arthur Goldstuck. Gadgetry is synonymous with bells and whistles, but sometimes it’s the personal approach that stands out Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Herman Manson. Pick n Pay is moving its advertising account to King James Group, the latter announced on Twitter on Thursday Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by MarkLives. Find out which were the 10 most-read stories talking about creative work on MarkLives in 2015! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Arthur Goldstuck. There's no confusion about my high-end phone of the year Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by MarkLives. Find out which were 10 most-read, media-related stories on MarkLives during 2015! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Arthur Goldstuck. Netflix finally announced its arrival in South Africa last week, but it looked like a false start Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Craig Page-Lee. Informal m-commerce will eventually present a challenge to the bricks-and-mortar retail sector throughout Africa Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Oresti Patricios. Nostalgic, Japanese-styled animation meets African culture in a TVC by Black River Football Club for the Mazda CX-3 Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Herman Manson. Ad agencies as we know them will no longer be competitive in their current form and shape. So says Mortimer Harvey's Andrew Fradd Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
702's Ad Feature team selects the best and worst ads for 2015. Think you know what they are? Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Andy Rice (@ricecommaandy) talks about his best (Snickers) and worst (Snickers, too) adverts of the week with Jenny Crwys-Williams during The Ad Feature on Talk Radio 702. Find out why these… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Louise Marsland (@Louise_Marsland)’s weekly pick of recent product, packaging and design launches: new functional foods category set to grow; additional Findus veggie variants launched… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) The week of 24 March — 30 March 2014 saw Family Bonds on SABC 1 entering our into one of our Top 10 positions on the SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratin… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Oresti Patricios (@orestaki) Tracker, the stolen-vehicle tracking company, has decided to get involved in cycling, and there appears to be sound thinking behind this “Ride Free&rdqu&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Nuno Lopes. If you're like me, you dream of superpowers to save the world — from piss-poor marketing campaigns and loads of budget spent on fluffy strategies Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Food@The Zone launches, Virgin gets active in Africa and Smirnoff takes gold — Cheryl Hunter's weekly pick! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by MarkLive. Find out which were 10 most-read, marketing-related stories on MarkLives during 2015! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by MarkLive. Find out which were 10 most-read, adland-related stories on MarkLives during 2015! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Cheryl Hunter (shelflife at marklives.com) As everyone heads off with holiday fever, here are three of the best ideas we discovered on Shelf Life this year. We’ll be looking for mor… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Three Heroes and one Zero — Edeka, Coca-Cola, Heineken and National Lottery — via two in-studio nominations and two in-video! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by MarkLives. The hottest television shows in South Africa revealed: TV ratings for week 51, 14–20 December 2015! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by MarkLives. We pull insights based upon our best read-stories regarding the SA creative industry's new wave of startup agencies Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by MediaSlut. A 'bad' cover isn’t just always about bad layout or Photoshop. And there are more than a few WTF-moments this year…! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Erna George. As we start the New Year with resolutions and new plans, innovation and change are top of mind Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
by Emma King. A side effect of being in PR for many years is that we become jaded and bored with all the spin-doctoring nonsense seen on a daily basis Read More
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