by MarkLives (@marklives) Avatar South Africa has appointed Sanche van Rensburg as executive creative director*, replacing Brett Wild, who recently moved on to be regional creative director at Ogilvy Africa. Van Rensburg joins the…
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Avatar has appointed Mzamo Xala as its head of strategy. “Xala has built a solid reputation and a formidable track record in the marketing and advertising industry, his expertise and…
Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, Group CEO of M&N Brands shares his entrepreneurship journey Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, Group CEO of M&N Brands, a holding company with diversified investments in leading advertising, media and communication…
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today we reveal, as part of our annual Agency Leaders poll, which South African agency fellow ad execs feel is the “one to watch” in 2019 —…
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Today we reveal, as part of our annual Agency Leaders poll, which agency bosses were most admired by their peers in South Africa during the course of…
by Zibusiso Mkhwanazi (@ZibusisoSays) Every single day of our lives, marketers entrust us with their brands: to protect them and build them. But how many of us stop and think about…
by Herman Manson (@marklives) M&C Saatchi Group and Avatar South Africa have officially “parted ways”, a joint statement by the two groups has confirmed. “Zibusiso Mkhwanazi (Founder M&N Brands, the holding…
It’s been a year since Grant Sithole joining Avatar as ECD, and now he’s taken on the full creative direction of Avatar Johannesburg and Cape Town as chief creative officer….
by Carey Finn (@carey_finn) The Mother City may traditionally have not been seen as welcoming to black-owned and operated agencies, but Avatar Cape Town hasn’t let that hold it back. Though…
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Avatar’s Cape Town agency has won the integrated agency business for global fashion retailer, H&M, in South Africa. Avatar, which is part of the M&N Brands group, will offer a number…