Agency Leaders: 2014's most-admired marketers & brands

by Herman Manson. This year, for the first time, our annual poll of agency leaders also gauges the brand South African agency leaders would most want their agency to work on; the marketer they most admire; the industry body they rate most highly; the pitch consultant they would recommend to a client; and their choice of the most-innovative marketer/advertiser in SA.

Can an agency inspire a nation? #designindaba #makechange

by Herman Manson. Can an ad agency really inspire a nation? The answer, surely, would be no? That was proved wrong by two creative directors dancing to Michael Jackson's Black or White on the stage of Design Indaba 2015.

More Design Indaba coverage:

• Hella Jongerius calls for new industrial design values

• Rethinking nature in a changed world

• Diary: Reclaiming public buildings and beauty in Dakar

• Design Indaba: Making #makechange

• The making of Emily Oberman

• Interview: Pepe Marais & Xolisa Dyeshana

Jason Cumming new MD of M&C Saatchi Africa

by Herman Manson. Jason Cumming is the new MD of M&C Saatchi Africa. Cumming left his previous position as MD of agency Leftfield, in which he was also a shareholder, late last year.

#3D: WT# is omni-channel marketing?

by Prakash Patel. So, WT# is omni-channel marketing? Some sort of marketing religion?

Regular reads:

• Ad of the Week with Oresti Patricios: Looks good on paper #designindaba

• Shelf Life with Louise Marsland: The ABCD model of township outdoor media

• MagLove with MediaSlut: Impactful colour and dazzle

Account moves:

• Account moves: Brutal Fruit goes to Promise Digital

People on the move:

• FCB SA group chairperson stepping down

• Mike Middleton returns to SA as KFC Africa CMO

• MEC creates chief strategic officer role

On the radar:

• An Epic acquisition for Publicis Groupe

• Heat SA the latest magazine casualty

• Creative Circle results for January 2015

• Coca-Cola Bottle Art Tour opens in South Africa first

• Creative Insights division, trend report for Springleap

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