Tiido is a 22-year-old copywriter from Hero, a full-service advertising agency based in Cape Town. He has always enjoyed writing, which started off as rap and later grew into poetry. “In matric, a family friend told me about ‘this thing called copywriting’, without thinking too hard about it, I signed up for a course at […]
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Ads24 welcomes the appointment of a new content head
Ads24 welcomes the appointment of Gayle Edmunds as the Strategic Projects Editor of its new Content Hub. Edmunds brings her enthusiasm and broad experience in the journalism industry to this exciting position, having worked most recently at City Press, a publication she served for more than 14 years. Edmund’s started out on the subs desk […]
Continue readingMore TagSibongile Sibanda appointed as new Managing Partner for Zenith
Zenith, the ROI media agency, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sibongile Sibanda as Managing Partner for South Africa. Sibongile, an integrated marketer joins Zenith from Samsung Electronics SA, where she held the position locally as the Head: Integrated Marketing and Corporate Communications. Sibongile has extensive marketing experience across multiple categories and prior to […]
Continue readingMore TagHelloFCB+ establishes creative technologist position, appoints Brendan Arries
To further augment its creative product and reduce the inherent divide between creativity and technology, HelloFCB+ has established a creative technologist position and appointed Brendan Arries to the role. As Creative Technologist at the Cape Town-based agency, Arries’ key task will be partnering with the creative and strategic teams to deliver digitally-led solutions and consumer […]
Continue readingMore TagReveel. welcomes Simon Allenberg to the team
Nfinity Media’s Out-Of-Home specialists Reveel. has announced the addition of Simon Allenberg to its team. Simon will be working closely with directors Tyron Martin and Tanner Rock across the sales and site development aspects of the business. Allenberg has been involved in the advertising and media industry for the past five years with an extensive […]
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Lebo Madiba to head up Ogilvy PR
Ogilvy Johannesburg has announced Lebo Madiba as the new Managing Partner: Public Relations & Influence at the agency. Madiba is taking over from Joanna Oosthuizen, who was promoted to Chief Operating Officer for Ogilvy South Africa in 2018. Madiba joins Ogilvy from Etion Limited, a JSE Altx-listed, digital technology provider, where she was Group Chief […]
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Ika van Wyk joins Granadilla as Head of Marketing
With experience predominantly in the telecommunications, banking and financial services industries, van Wyk brings a focussed knowledge of digital marketing and communications to her new role as head of Marketing for insurtech company Granadilla. For van Wyk, it’s an opportunity to combine her proficiency in digital business with some of her other professional interests, most […]
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Ogilvy’s Pete Case Appointed To Worldwide Creative Council
Chief Creative & Innovation Officer at Ogilvy South Africa, Pete Case, has been promoted to Ogilvy’s 12-member Worldwide Creative Council. The Council was originally initiated by agency founder David Ogilvy to spearhead the company’s quest for great ideas and brilliant creative thinking, for the benefit of clients. As a member of the Council, Case will […]
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CNN International Commercial appoints Phil Nelson as Chief Operating Officer
CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) has appointed Phil Nelson as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead CNN’s operational and international growth initiatives outside of advertising sales. As COO, Nelson will oversee CNNIC’s Business Development and Strategy, Finance, Strategic Planning and International Sales Operations as well as its Content Sales and Licensing. This includes managing and growing […]
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Pernod Ricard South Africa Appoints Head of Communications
Pernod Ricard South Africa recently appointed John Beale, as head of communications. John, holds a BCom Marketing degree from the University of Stellenbosch. He began his journey at Pernod Ricard in 2017 as media manager responsible for media relations across all the South Africa brands. In his current role John oversees paid media, digital marketing, […]
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