The Matrix Communications Group (MCG) is excited to announce the acquisition of the growing creative agency SoulProviders Collective (SPC), which celebrated its 10th birthday on 7 May, 2021. SPC is a 100% locally-owned, owner-managed pan-African creative agency with vast experience in the ever-evolving digital and communications space. Founded by Sarah-Jane Boden in 2011, the SPC […]
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Khangelani Dziba to run RAPT Creative’s new PR & Influencer Partnerships division
Just weeks after opening satellite offices in the United Kingdom and Ukraine to work with the clients it signed in Europe at the beginning of the year, South Africa’s trailblazing through-the-line marketing and experiential agency, RAPT Creative, has appointed Khangelani Dziba to establish and lead its new Public Relations & Influencer Partnerships division. With qualifications […]
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FoxP2 brings experienced strategy, management brain into the fold
FoxP2 has brought Sello Leshope, an industry veteran with many years of strategy development and business management experience as well as Loerie and Apex Awards wins to his name for both copywriting and strategy, into its fold as Strategic Planning Director effective April 1. Leshope joins FoxP2 from Ogilvy Africa where he was previously the […]
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McCann1886 enters 2021 with new accounts
McCann1886 was awarded several accounts in the last few weeks of 2020 and begins the new year on a high. The new clients include telecommunications operator and internet service provider, South African Digital Villages; tyre and battery supplier for cars and trucks, Tiger Wheel & Tyre; green technology company, REBA; and a number of new […]
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HelloFCB+ awarded Western Cape Government business
After a stringent three-phase tender process, HelloFCB+ has been awarded the Western Cape Government (WCG) marketing communication account. This is the second time the agency has pitched for and won the business. “This is a very emotional win for the agency,” said HelloFCB+’s Executive Business Director, Nadja Srdic. “It’s a very meaningful account for us. […]
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Campari, HaveYouHeard successfully engage Nigerian audiences during lockdown
At the close of 2019, marketing agency HaveYouHeard won the integrated account for the Campari Africa business in a four-way creative pitch. Having spent the first quarter of 2020 developing the approved multi-channel campaign, the team were ready to launch in early April. Then COVID-19 struck. With audiences in key markets locked down and prevented […]
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Are you the next The MediaShop Johannesburg MD?
The MediaShop Johannesburg is an agency steeped in local and international recognition. Now the company is ready to expand its team again with the appointment of a Managing Director to head its flagship office. “Our agency is known for being innovative and pioneering, and our next Johannesburg based leader will need to match those qualities […]
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FCB Joburg appoints Struan Bourquin to lead Toyota SA account
FCB Joburg has appointed Struan Bourquin to lead its business on the Toyota South Africa account, one it has held since 1961 when the agency (then Lindsay Smithers) was asked to launch the first Toyota model to be sold in South Africa, the Toyopet. Making the announcement, FCB & Hellocomputer Johannesburg Group Managing Director, Thabang […]
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Boomtown enhances its digital service offering
Following the promotion of Cayleigh Zambonini to Digital Integration Manager, Lisa Snyman to Digital Project Manager and Liesl Silverman to Digital Copywriter, as well as the appointment of Brenda Ulay as Community Manager & Content Creator, Boomtown has enhanced its digital service offering to ensure a ‘digital first’ mindset across the business and for its […]
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Kamogelo Sesing appointed to MetropolitanRepublic Board
MetropolitanRepublic has appointed its Executive Creative Director, Kamogelo Sesing, to its Board of Directors. At the same time, Sesing has been mandated to lead and drive the agency’s creative vision, and manage the agency’s multi-disciplinary teams with a keen focus on integrating technology and business development into the MetropolitanRepublic ecosystem. Both the Board appointment and […]
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