Publicis Groupe announced today the acquisition of the South Africa-based company Epic Communications, the country’s leading independent integrated strategic communications agency
Publicis Groupe announced today the acquisition of the South Africa-based company Epic Communications, the country’s leading independent integrated strategic communications agency
Publicis Groupe announces the acquisition of BBrandsRock, industry leader in brand engagement, Liquorice, one of the country’s leading digital marketing agencies, and MACHINE, award-winning integrated agency
Publicis Groupe has acquired independent agency MACHINE and is merging it with Publicis Worldwide South Africa to establish Publicis Machine
Omnicom’s TBWA is looking at as many as six more acquisitions spread out over the next four quarters. This is according to Derek Bouwer, CEO at TBWA\South Africa. The Omnicom-owned group, says Bouwer, is taking a different approach from rivals WPP and Publicis in its acquisition strategy. At the end of 2013, TBWA acquired 80% […]
WPP announces that its majority-owned company, Aqua, South Africa’s largest digital agency and part of Wunderman, has acquired Applogix, a marketing and ecommerce technology company in South Africa
Digitas LBi, part of Publicis Groupe, has acquired South African digital agency Liquorice. Liquorice will form part of Digitas LBi’s Middle East & Africa region but will retain its own brand identity
Dentsu Aegis Network has bought a majority stake in Crimson Room Communications, a South African experiential marketing and promotions agency
Scangroup Limited, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in EXP, a pan-African experiential marketing group based in South Africa, subject to regulatory approvals. With a presence in 12 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, EXP employs over 1700 people
Scangroup Limited, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in EXP, a pan-African experiential marketing group based in South Africa, subject to regulatory approvals. With a presence in 12 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, EXP employs over 1700 people
In South Africa, Publicis Groupe has acquired Prima Integrated Marketing (Prima) and in LatAm, Publicis Groupe has acquired Lead2Action
WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company JWT, the global marketing communications agency, has acquired a majority stake in The Hardy Boys, a leading creative agency in South Africa. Founded in 1994 in Durban, The Hardy Boys is a multi-disciplinary, brand building agency, with fully integrated activation capabilities. Clients include Unilever, Diageo, SA Home Loans, […]
Grey, the global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in The Volcano Group, a leading South African advertising and communications company
Grey, the global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in The Volcano Group, a leading South African advertising and communications company
WPP announces that it has agreed to acquire Quirk, Africa’s largest independently owned digital marketing agency
South African creative agency, OwenKessel, has been acquired by Publicis Groupe which is further expanding its presence in the country. The agency will be merged with the multi-door Publicis Groupe Africa network
Publicis Groupe today announces the acquisition of Lighthouse Digital, a preeminent digital media agency to be aligned with Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) in South Africa. Lighthouse is an established leader in the use of advanced social analytics tools and was the first agency in Africa to provide clients with a proprietary real-time reporting dashboard. The […]
tenthavenue has acquired a majority stake in The Mobile Airtime and Rewards Company, a leading mobile activation and rewards company in South Africa
tenthavenue has acquired a majority stake in The Mobile Airtime and Rewards Company, a leading mobile activation and rewards company in South Africa
A new technology event led by a UK organiser is coming to South Africa in the autumn focusing on technology and gadgets. YourTechLive will run on 21-23 November 2014 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Organiser YourTech Media is a UK registered company founded by Paul Dunne, Corrie Thompson and Jo Tyler. […]
Publicis Groupe announced today the acquisition of South African media agency Applied Media Logic, which will be aligned with the global media network ZenithOptimedia