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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
20 – 40

The Nathan Reddy Show

This icon of South Africa advertising, branding, design, communication and pretty much every aspect of the game is in the stu! We chat about the next life stage of his globally influential agency and find out where it all started for him. And naturally, we laugh a lot. I mean,…
6 Dec 2017 54 min

Should Storytellers be doing more to Change the World?

Kutlwano Ditsele (Kut The Filmmaker) is in the stu and we get into it for real. He walks us through his crazy journey from Mafikeng to LA to Bomb to Ayeye to Seriti films. We talk Libya, Miss Universe, The Black Queen and he tells us a story that involves…
29 Nov 2017 52 min

Is it Clients' or Agencies' Responsibility to Change Perceptions?

Hlami Sunshine Shibambo, Tumi Mohube, and Mandla Streetboss Mazibuko of Cheri Ya Se Kasi are in the stu and we go through it all. We talk representation in ads, relationships with agencies, and why you don't have to be an entrepreneur. I mean, come on.
15 Nov 2017 53 min

When Advertising & Doccie-making Collide

Lebogang Rasethaba of Arcade is in the studio and he drops some wisdom on the matter in a big way. We also discuss whether the ad game is misrepresenting itself out there. Oh but we laugh and get serious with the same vigour and dopeness. I mean, come on!!
8 Nov 2017 51 min

Are the Pendoring starting to feel more authentic than other shows?

It's the week after the Pendorings and Melusi Tshabalala and Kholiwe Sinuma are in the stu. We talk to some winners, get into the importance of Pendorings, and then Studio 214 talk to us about how they relaunched the Lesotho Broadcasting Company. I mean, come on!
1 Nov 2017 49 min

Is there such a thing as a black agency?

Zwelakhe Tshabangu is in the stu and no holds are barred for real. We get into some tough chats about the industry and why big brands are trusting the 'little guy'. We also laugh at advertising and its people. A lot. I mean, come on!!!
18 Oct 2017 50 min

The Fran Luckin Show

Oh we get real deep real quick in this episode. Fran Luckin is in the stu and we tackle some issues that shouldn't be issues in 2017. And we laugh. And she drops some gems that remind us why she is the writing powerhouse that she is. And we laugh…
11 Oct 2017 52 min

Leeroy Jason Spitting Fire & Knowledge

When photographer extraordinaire Leeroy Jason is in the house there are no holds barred. He speaks about how people screwed him over before, how car shoots are reserved for a special few and he even names names! I mean, come on!
4 Oct 2017 49 min

The Whirlwind Tour of Mosito Ramaili

When you've worked on and shaped some of SA's most influential brands and now you are about to go and take on NYC, you must have some stories and inspiration to share. Ntsako Mitenda is also in the stu talking his Soweto-based modelling agency and more dopeness. I mean, come…
27 Sep 2017 53 min

How much can you fit into an advertising 24hours?

Nandi Dlepu, Business Unit Director at Thackwell and Whittaker, Co-founder of The WKND SOCIAL, Facilitator of Bloom, Joho MOMS, FeelGood Series (and that's just the stuff that can fit on here) is in the studio and we get into everything from agency culture to creating a creative community we can…
20 Sep 2017 52 min

Culture vs Strategy with Uno De Waal

Founder of 10 and 5 and all round inspirational everything man, Uno is in the studio and he takes us through his journey as a young kid from Cape Town to one of the most influential curators of SA culture out there. We also shout out Jan van Riebeek. I…
6 Sep 2017 51 min

Are you Keeping an Open Chair for Women in Advertising?

It's the interruptions, the car briefs that conveniently end up on male creatives' desks, and the general assery that is a male-dominated industry that needs to hear some hard truths. Suhana Gordhan and Simone Bosman are in the studio talking about Open Chair. You and your boss need to hear…
2 Aug 2017 50 min

The Greatest Movie Ever Made

Spitfire Films are in the house! In this broadcast from Mediatech Africa 2017 we get into what goes into creating great content, creative trust and faith, and we even delve into the ACA press release about the Telkom pitch. I mean, come on!
19 Jul 2017 54 min

The One Club Diversity Bootcamp SA

Jimmy Smith (Amusement Park CEO, CCO), Xolisa Dyeshana and Stephanie Smith (One Club) are in the studio! We talk the inclusion and transformation and Jimmy pulls no punches about what's wrong with some senior black people in advertising. I mean, come on!
12 Jul 2017 54 min

The Rudeboy Collective

Creative souls previously with one of SA's biggest production houses, Velocity, have come together to create an advertising Voltron of sorts. Mpho Twala and Sabelo Mahlangu are in the studio and we talk about The Rudeboy Collective, Rob Malpage, Cat Lindsay, Anthony Bila, Monareng Mokwetla, collaborating with people outside of…
5 Jul 2017 54 min

The M&C Saatchi Federation of Entrepreneurs

Jerry Mpufane is in the house and breaks down their partnership with Levergy. We delve into talent development, mentorship, entitlement and then some. We also laugh quite a bit. I mean, come on!
28 Jun 2017 53 min

The 10-Year-Old, Black-Owned, Female-Led Agency

Monalisa Zwambila, CEO of Riverbed, will blow your mind. We talk about what it takes to get to this place, pitch processes, multinationals, Nana Coyote (see, that's why you might need to look a little further for your insights) and many more. I mean, come on!
21 Jun 2017 58 min

SAfricans changing Advertising in Kenya & Vietnam

There's a brand of advertiser that we are famous for and the world can't get enough of it. Mbuso Ndlovu and Tlali Taoana are on the line dropping some knowledge, learnings and laughs. I mean, come on!
14 Jun 2017 58 min
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