Unilever has appointed Avatar to work on its Aromat and Knorrox food brands in South Africa. These two are the second Durban-based client wins for the full service agency, following its Chicken Express win in…

by MarkLives (@marklives) Is adland embracing an African narrative? Are South African advertising agencies and brands embracing an authentically African narrative and aesthetic or do they continue to imitate American and…

By: Juniour Khumalo An informal, hands-on training is just as invaluable – if not more pertinent – as a formal education. Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, the group chief executive officer of M&N…

By: Jessica Tennant (Bizcommuity) Dr Ewoudt Cloete, Avatar’s newly appointed chief digital officer, joined the agency last month. “Avatar is an amazing agency and I feel truly honoured to be…

by MarkLives (@marklives) Avatar South Africa has announced the appointment of Dr Ewoudt Cloete as chief digital officer across the Avatar agency group. Cloete joins from Wunderman, where he was head of…

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…

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…