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Marketing & Media

VML and Nando's: Reflections on a decade long agency-client relationship

Jarred Cinman 18 Jun 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 report says creative confidence is in crisis

2 May 2025

Jannine Purkiss challenges the age-old myth that process kills creativity. She says process should not crush creativity; it should make space for it (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Creative Chaos? Not on my watch. Why process is the secret ingredient to innovation

Jannine Purkiss 30 Apr 2025

M&C Saatchi Abel and Nando’s South Africa are to part ways. M&C Saatchi Abel founder Mike Abel reflects reflects on their incredible shared success (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: After a decade of magic and success, M&C Saatchi Abel and Nando’s South Africa part ways

4 Mar 2025

Ogilvy’s the most awarded and most effective agency at Effies 2024

Advertising

Ogilvy’s the most awarded and most effective agency at Effies 2024

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 6 Nov 2024

Steve Babaeko, Tsiletso Rangaka and Andrea Quaye on the stage. Source: Karabo Ledwaba.

Advertising

How 2 African creatives won at Cannes Lions through trust and collaboration

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Sep 2024

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced

Advertising

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced

Issued by DMASA 16 Aug 2024

Preventing the lead agency to bleed agency scenario

PR & Communications

Preventing the lead agency to bleed agency scenario

Sarah Dexter, Issued by Mullen Lowe South Africa 13 Aug 2024

Advertising

The building blocks of great brands

Mongezi Mtati 24 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf Ann Nurock, partner: Relationship audits and management, Radar, examines what a strong client-agency relationship entails

Advertising

Cultivating creativity through strong client-agency trust

Ann Nurock 31 May 2024

Effie Worldwide Report shows humanity lies at the heart of effectiveness

Advertising

Effie Worldwide Report shows humanity lies at the heart of effectiveness

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 28 May 2024

EssenceMediacom impresses with 2023/2024 Scopen results

Media

EssenceMediacom impresses with 2023/2024 Scopen results

Issued by EssenceMediacom 6 May 2024

Marketing

Transforming marketing strategies through actionable KPIs

Juan Venter 29 Feb 2024

Source: © Shopright Holdings The perception some clients have of agency environments is often ‘creativity coupled with chaos, overseen by someone called traffic’, writes Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner

Marketing

Unlocking agency methodologies: Why understanding operations is crucial for clients

Johanna McDowell 14 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf Marketers and agencies want to avoid a relationship that does not work following a pitch process

Marketing

Post pitch relationships: Keep the glow when the real work hits hard

Johanna McDowell 13 Nov 2023

Africa's Premier Marketing Event: Nedbank IMC 2023 highlights and insights

Digital

Africa's Premier Marketing Event: Nedbank IMC 2023 highlights and insights

Issued by V5 Digital 22 Sep 2023

Source: Campaign Creators Even as we get used to remote and hybrid boardrooms and studios, nothing substitutes for in-person pitches writes Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner

Marketing

Exclusive: The jury's in: Reality wins in visual versus virtual pitches

Johanna McDowell 26 Jun 2023

Up close and personal or miles apart? Find out at the Nedbank IMC 2023

Marketing

Up close and personal or miles apart? Find out at the Nedbank IMC 2023

Issued by IMC Conference 4 May 2023

Marketing

MullenLowe partners with Sasko to launch new campaign celebrating the people behind the brand

Issued by Mullen Lowe South Africa 22 Mar 2023

Image suppplied. Amy Rodgers, head of Warc Creative. “Does the strength of the relationship between client and agency correlate with effective work? We can answer with an emphatic ‘yes’"

Marketing

Research finds strong client-agency relationships lead to more effective work

2 Mar 2023

Marketing

Scopen: Digital marketing in Brazil gets the chunk of the budget

17 Feb 2023

Activate the power of partnerships: How to maximise value with your promotions agency

Marketing

Activate the power of partnerships: How to maximise value with your promotions agency

Andreas Smit, Issued by Tradeway 31 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Great people, culture and partnerships offer the perfect recipe to shine in 2023

Marketing

#BizTrends2023: Great people, culture and partnerships offer the perfect recipe to shine in 2023

Niamh NicLiam 25 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: More heart - a micro trend that will make a mega difference

Advertising

#BizTrends2023: More heart - a micro trend that will make a mega difference

Gillian Rightford 9 Jan 2023

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced

Direct Marketing

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced

Issued by DMASA 12 Sep 2022

Agency credentials: So much more than swagger

Direct Marketing

Agency credentials: So much more than swagger

Issued by DMASA 30 Aug 2022

Source: © rawpixel Is the age-old billable hours system starting to give way to the rise of ‘output-based costing? It might be the case

Advertising

Output-based costing: An alternative to billable hours for agencies?

Johanna McDowell 28 Jul 2022

Source: © Robert Nyman Building the Great Wall of China was highly complex, just like the agency market in that country

Research

Agency Scope China 2021/22: Client satisfaction with creative & media agencies still to improve

7 Jul 2022

The real cost of pitching - and is it always necessary?

Advertising

The real cost of pitching - and is it always necessary?

Issued by TBWA 1 Jul 2022

Word Soup: The starter that waters down relationship management

Marketing & Media

Word Soup: The starter that waters down relationship management

Johanna McDowell 24 Nov 2021

'Inside intelligence' is the future of advertising

Advertising

'Inside intelligence' is the future of advertising

17 Nov 2021

Mutuality: the key to intermediary efficacy

Marketing & Media

Mutuality: the key to intermediary efficacy

Johanna McDowell 4 Nov 2021

Get the most out of your agency relationship. Plan now for a better 2022

Marketing & Media

Get the most out of your agency relationship. Plan now for a better 2022

Niamh NicLiam 30 Aug 2021

IAS Agency Credentials: So much more than swagger

Direct Marketing

IAS Agency Credentials: So much more than swagger

Issued by DMASA 20 Aug 2021

IAS Agency Credentials award once again part of the prestigious Assegai Awards for 2021

Direct Marketing

IAS Agency Credentials award once again part of the prestigious Assegai Awards for 2021

Issued by DMASA 11 Aug 2021

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2021: How to get lucky more often

Emily Stander 5 Aug 2021

Marketer-agency relationships are lasting longer than before

Marketing & Media

Marketer-agency relationships are lasting longer than before

3 Aug 2021

Media

A bumper-year of votes received for the 2021 Most Awards

15 Jul 2021

Evolution of our industry: Shortlist for short projects

Marketing

Evolution of our industry: Shortlist for short projects

Johanna McDowell 1 Mar 2021

A marriage made in mediation - world class client: agency management

Advertising

A marriage made in mediation - world class client: agency management

Johanna McDowell 15 Feb 2021

The value of chemistry between agency and client

Advertising

The value of chemistry between agency and client

Johanna McDowell 8 Feb 2021

Finding the balance when managing a pitch process effectively

PR & Communications

Finding the balance when managing a pitch process effectively

Johanna McDowell 2 Feb 2021

Agency Scope Insights: Agencies in Brazil contribute 60% to marketer's business growth

Marketing

Agency Scope Insights: Agencies in Brazil contribute 60% to marketer's business growth

Johanna McDowell 31 Dec 2020

Winner of the IAS Agency Credentials Award for 2020 is FoxP2, Boomtown and Conversation LAB follow with Leader Awards

Direct Marketing

Winner of the IAS Agency Credentials Award for 2020 is FoxP2, Boomtown and Conversation LAB follow with Leader Awards

Issued by DMASA 27 Nov 2020

Branding

Glo named most popular Nigerian brand for 2020

Issued by HKLM 20 Nov 2020

Are communications agencies ready for the new reality?

Advertising

Are communications agencies ready for the new reality?

11 Nov 2020

Advertising

Warning signs for when it's time to fire your client

Angelika Kempe 29 Oct 2020