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G Man The AdMan

It’s in your home everyday, during your morning drive to work, on the bus, even inside your pizza box. We sure do love advertising (sure, sometimes it makes us cringe), so hang out with Grant Sithole alongside some of the guys and girls behind the ads you love and sometimes loathe. We’ll chat, we’ll laugh, we’ll interrogate and because this is CliffCentral, it’ll be like no other ad show out there!
Weekly English South Africa Society & Culture · Business
87 Episodes
44 – 64

TravelBug Stokvel & Neo Mashigo

A huge announcement this week... Neo Mashigo has joined M&C Saatchi Abel as Creative Partner and he joins us from Cape Town. Then we hang out with Jabulile Koapa and Sophie Maarohanye, two former advertising creatives who started Travelbug Stokvel. I mean, come on!
3 May 2017 51 min

The Client Conversation with Shireez Latief

The relationship between agency and client can be the difference between making great work together and making advertising that neither agency nor client can be proud of. Your boi hangs out with Shireez Latief, Senior Marketing Manager at BBC worldwide. I mean, come on!
26 Apr 2017 49 min

Street Science with SugarRayLeonard+SCurlAndCut

Nyiko Ray Ray Mphande, Marlin Van Noie and Saki Piliso are in the stu talking their brand of advertising and breaking down their model of Street Science. We get into the selection of the SA Cannes Jury and some custard ads. I mean, come on!
19 Apr 2017 54 min

The Alchemy & The Loeries

Akio Kawahito and Suhana Gordhan are in the stu. What can advertisers learn from the unique way in which The Kool Out Gang put together a SXSW-esque festival in Jozi? Suhana also tells us about some new developments at the Loeries. I mean, come on!!!
5 Apr 2017 52 min

Tsalena Media: 9 Years Old & 100% Youth Black-Owned

Maloto Thobejane and Thato Mokoena are in the stu talking about their journey with this dope dope agency. We call a previous winner of The Loeries Graduate programme who is in fiery Durban. We also pay tribute to adgame stalwart Mr Joe Mafela. I mean, Come On!!!
29 Mar 2017 57 min

Halo Advertising & The Africa Takeover

How does an independent agency from Summer Place inspire the Kenyan market to change the way they bank? Dean and Akona are in the stu talking about what we should be doing to be better at this adgame on the continent. Grant also calls them by the wrong name at…
22 Mar 2017 56 min

TBWA 2.0

Karabo Denalane and Julian Ribeiro are in the stu. They speak to us about how the famous agency is re-imagining itself and its approach to work in a changing adgame. They also give us their take on the transformation conversation. I mean, come on!
15 Mar 2017 54 min

Agencies have Side Chicks on the Come Up

Every day we hear about a small agency that's just snatched a piece of advertising pie from the big players. Oh it is on. We also hang out with Young Creative winner, all round big mouth, and inspiration - Melusi Mloo Mhlungu. I mean, come on!
8 Mar 2017 50 min

Neo Matsau & Seabe George talk the New AdMinds

When you are the CEO of an agency that hires all types of business solution oriented individuals, you know one or two things about how the kind of person we are employing has had to change. Neo announces an account win and we also get a surprise visit from a…
1 Mar 2017 52 min

Are We Killing Advertising Creatives?

Is it still a sign of commitment to the job when creatives leave the office at 5am? Or are we driving them to committing suicide? Grant also talks to Khethiwe Makhubo of GirlTalk. Boom!
22 Feb 2017 52 min

Do Advertisers Need to Change Their Approach to Music?

Former music performer Monde Mkhizwana and founder on Wonga music is in studio talking music in the adworld. This dude has done work on some of the biggest brands and has some new views up his sleeve. LIT!
8 Feb 2017 48 min

SA Agencies Are Changing, Are You?

Hunts, M&C Saatchi, Metropolitan Republic... agencies are going through some significant changes Grant delves into that stuff big time. Then he talks to Thurlow Hanson-Moore of MbongiWorks about the great work they've been up to and how they are changing the ADgame up with their storytelling model. Boom!!!
1 Feb 2017 50 min

Brands Climbing Mountains

Like the TuckShop Lady and the Mkhulu who drives the Kombi, your boi is back. Grant hangs out with Mercantile Bank and Studio 214, who are making real change. They also get into the challenges of running live social media campaigns. Dazit.
11 Jan 2017 48 min

Ntombifuthi Ukbeka - SANBS

If you have been living without major organs for most of your life, blood donation is a real factor. Grant talks to Joe Mann (SANBS brand ambassador) and Ntombifuthi Ukbeka about the brand and what you can do to help.
28 Dec 2016 46 min

Avatar - Veli Ngubani

AdFocus Medium Size Agency of the Year! You don't just get there this quickly without being a little out of the ordinary... and Mr Veli Ngubane is exactly that. Listen to him on that lit tip.
7 Dec 2016 46 min

Bonginkosi Luvuno: Mpetha Co-Award Winner

There are some nice men making more advertising money than you. A lot more! Millions more. Grant gets Bonginkosi's view on this phenomenon. He also talks about his journey into adland. It's Lit-thuli House out here.
30 Nov 2016 44 min

The Production Team

Three former agency producers speak freely! Keabetswe Mokwena, Ofentse Moremi and Simone Bosman are in the Lit-arium. Simone also drops some really important news. Oh you want this.
23 Nov 2016 52 min

Transformation Conversation Change-Up!

Ivan Mmusetji Moroke, co-founder of Co-Currency and industry stalwart is in the building and the transformation conversation takes another interesting turn. Lit's get it in!!!
16 Nov 2016 48 min

Kerry Hibberd: The Vagina Varsity

Grant Sithole gets into unchartered territory with Strategic Planner Kerry Hibberd from Net#work BBDO. There is also a big account move announcement that's sure to get your tint quivering (vagina reference). TooLit Madonsela.
9 Nov 2016 48 min
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