by Herman Manson. The Odd Number has been appointed as lead agency for Wimpy following a five-way pitch that included the incumbent agency FCB Africa.
Smollan buys into Elevator
by Herman Manson. The experiential and activation agency has sold a majority (50.1%) stake to the retail solutions company.
Avatar CT wins H&M
by Herman Manson. Avatar's Cape Town agency has won the integrated agency business for global fashion retailer, H&M, in South Africa.
ABC Analysis Q1 2018: The biggest-circulating consumer mags in SA
ABC Analysis Q1 2018: The biggest-circulating newspapers in SA
by Herman Manson. The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa has released consumer-magazine and newspaper circulation statistics for the period January–March 2018 (ABC Q1 2018).
#AgencyFocus: Digital is not a commodity — Platinum Seed
by Carey Finn. The Cape Town-based UX provider is focused on the role of digital in business growth.
Q&A: Odette van der Haar on leaving the ACA for JWT
by Herman Manson. We caught up with Odette van der Haar to find out more about her career move.
Regular Reads:
Cover Stories:
- Anxy, Luxe Noir, The Great Discontent, Vogue PT & Wet
- The Carnation, MAD, Bon Appétit, Newsweek & Raygun
Shelf Life:
- Talking ecommerce with Teljoy • Twitter indexes Kiswahili
- Hendrick’s Gin ad by Tulips and Chimneys • Freshstop food lines
SA TV Ratings:
- SA TV Ratings: DStv — primetime top 30 for Apr 2018
- SA TV Ratings: SABC 3 — primetime top 20 for Apr, Mar 2018
On the Radar:
- Wunderman SA names new MD
- Wunderman SA appoints chief strategic officer
- Riverbed appoints ECD
- Ninety9cents wins new business
- BMW, MINI appoint exp agency
- We're a new kind of digital agency — Hoorah
- #Campaigns: Allan Gray launches heartwarming ad campaign
- Seven SA judges for Cannes Lions
- Cinemark announces SA's Young Lions to compete at Cannes
- One Show: All the South African winners
- The One Club’s 2018 ADC winners announced
- Loeries deadline extended
- New deputy editor for Bona
- Sowetan launches new sports section
- Little trust in agencies, finds CMS survey
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