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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
60 – 80

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

George Matsheke - MARVIN

'We are coming for everything' is a mindset that's taken over the Twitter and Facebook streets and the brains behind it are in the studio. Grant and this multi-purposed leader George Matsheke take on all things Progressive- advertising-people and taking responsibility for changing our destiny. House Too-Lit!
2 Nov 2016 48 min

G Man The AdMan - I See A Different You

The talented trio come out guns blazing and reveal some shocking anecdotes from their presentations in AdWorld. These guy have words.... and fire! TooLit Madonsela.
26 Oct 2016 51 min

G Man The AdMan - The New Agency Model

Pangea Ultima is in the house! Grant chats to James Cloete about the young agency Pangea Ultima and their brand new model. They also get into how agencies can avoid capitulating under their own ambition.
12 Oct 2016 46 min

G Man The AdMan - Velocity Afrika

Mpho Twala and Monareng Makwetla are in the studio and just a few seconds in you'll know how on point these gentlemen are. Grant and the guys talk production on the continent, politics and the "chommie" economy. Lit like lit things!!!
5 Oct 2016 47 min

G Man The AdMan - Lovemore (Aquanote)

There are so many shots fired out here this podcast should come with a first aid kit. Moer! Listen to Lovemore take on all that proactive work we produce and more issues get burned. Litigation Station!
28 Sep 2016 49 min

G Man The AdMan - Chris Gotz

Chris Gotz tells us everything! Former Creative Circle chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy SA is in the building... he fires some shots at both Chicago and SA industries, why he's back and his new role at OFYT. And then he fires some more shots. Lit-mus!
21 Sep 2016 49 min

G Man The AdMan - Bakone Media & Advertising

In studio today is the guy who can actually answer the question: Has Grant left advertising? Joel Lebethe, Grant's partner at Bakone Media and advertising talks startups and shoots hella hard from the hip. Lit-erati!
14 Sep 2016 46 min

G Man The AdMan - Ahmed Tilly

Hold on tight because inspirational advertising giant Ahmed Tilly is in the building and he drops some crazy knowledge bombs. Any and everybody in advertising and branding needs to hear this man speak. Grant talks to him about what it takes to be the captain of Black River FC and…
7 Sep 2016 47 min

G Man The AdMan - Suhana Gordhan

Chairperson of the Loeries, Suhana Gordhan, is in the house to help usher out Women's Month and talk about her new role and all things 'Ad Game'. Grant then gets into the brand Babes Wodumo. How did we find ourselves in this beautiful mess? Lit-Lit-Hooray!
31 Aug 2016 42 min

G Man The AdMan - Book Of Swag

It's Loeries Week and some of SA's most influential... erm... influencers are in the studio. Three of the minds and mouths behind trend-gazing/making Book Of Swag will be schooling us on the blogger landscape and pretty much all things Influence.
17 Aug 2016 45 min

G Man The AdMan - Lowena Waries & Ningi Mhinga

Ningi and Lowena are in the house and it's Lituania in the studio! Grant speaks to two of the sharpest minds in the 'client' game right now and get into what advertising agencies could be doing better. Pitches, parties, metaphors and everything else is covered. Welcome to Lituania…
10 Aug 2016 46 min

G Man The AdMan - Dumisani Phakathi

Shots of every kind are fired at the status quo on the show today! Acclaimed commercial director, documentary maker, and all-round uncensored mouth, Dumisani Phakathi is in the studio and leaves it in fireball ruins.
20 Jul 2016 49 min

G Man The AdMan - Formation

Some of advertising's most influential women pay Grant a visit. They talk about things the game needs to hear. Nkgabiseng Motau, Mukondi Ralushaya, Judith Mofutsanyana and Sizakele Morutlulle light the studio up.
13 Jul 2016 51 min

G Man The AdMan - Zethu Mashika

Grant hangs out with Zethu Mashika, the guy behind some of the soundtracks and scores to the music and movies you love. There have been some announcements and appointments in the land of ad and he talks about those too.
6 Jul 2016 48 min

G Man The AdMan - Melusi Tshabalala

It's post-Cannes week so Grant looks at some of the winners and losers from the south of France. He then chats to the leadership of Studio 214, Melusi Tshabalala. He also talks about the SPCA, ads, growing up in the game and more.
29 Jun 2016 50 min
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