#ArtInspires:
The Art Effect

The parallels and debates of the blurring of art and advertising are endless. But what is certain is that both are a reflection of a society at any given time. Explore The M&C SAATCHI ABEL Contemporary Art Collection.

The #ArtInspires Series

Three Dynamic Leaders
Promoted to Key
Agency Roles

Keke Mahlelebe, Mohlalifi Lentsoane & Illé Potgieter step into new roles in Joburg and Cape Town to enhance our bold ambitions and continue bringing diverse & fresh thinking.

Agency News

An Orchid for
Standard Bank: What’s
your 50-year dream?

An orchid for our latest ad for Standard Bank's Corporate and Investment Banking shows why IT CAN BE is the optimism we need for the future.

Award News

Back-to-back wins at
FM AdFocus Awards

For the second consecutive year, our relentless focus on long-term partnerships pays dividends as our Takealot.com partnership follows hot on the heels of the Nando’s Partnership of the Year win in 2019.

Award News

The Street Store recognised as a World Changing Idea

Force-for-Good initiative, The Street Store was recognised in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2020 global awards in six categories including “Best World Changing Idea EMEA Region”

Award News

BRAVE, BRIGHT & UP FOR THE CHALLENGE? JOIN NOW

M&C SAATCHI &I is an accelerator graduate program that goes beyond advertising and brings together the bravest & brightest young diverse South African talent to learn something, teach something, and make something.

Graduate Programme

#RIGHTMYNAME FIRES IT UP GLOBALLY

#rightmyname has lit up the international and local awards circuit.

AN EXCEPTIONAL TALENT RETURNS TO JOIN OUR JHB LEADERSHIP TEAM

Faheem Chaudhry, a long-time colleague of the M&C Saatchi Abel founders, has returned to the Group as Managing Partner at the JHB agency.

iNTRODUCING OUR NEW CFO

Graham Mears is a powerful addition to the team.

A Shift in company leaders

Gordon Ray shifts into the new role of Creative Partner as Jake Bester takes on the role of Executive Creative Director in Cape Town.

NEW YEAR, NEW WINS, NEW BRUTALLY SIMPLE SOLUTIONS

We kick off 2019 with great news and a bright outlook for the coming year.

The people have spoken

Three of our brands have been rewarded at this year’s Sunday Times Top Brands Awards as voted for by thousands of South Africans.

South Africans
like our s#*t

Our Nando’s ad has landed itself in first place as South Africa’s best liked TV ad in Q1 2018.

A dawn brimming with new potential.

We led a consortium to create The Nelson Mandela Tower of Light.

A leader that leads by example.

CEO, Mike Abel awarded Business Achiever of the Year.

Our new
Chief Creative Officer

Big congrats to innovator and firebrand, Neo Mashigo.

OUR NEW PARTNER

We are thrilled to announce Makosha Maja-Rasethaba’s new position as Partner & Head of Strategy for our Johannesburg agency.

We’re taking the wheel for Lexus & Automark

Shifting gears with two new exciting wins.

Creativity in the Cape Town Water Crisis

Saving water, one drop at a time.

Black, white and gold.

We’re delighted that seven Assegai awards call M&C Saatchi Abel home.

WE’RE NOT ALL THE SAME, THANK GOODNESS

M&C Saatchi Abel attains Level 1 BBBEE Accreditation.

WE’VE TEAMED UP WITH LEVERGY.

M&C Saatchi PLC has acquired a majority stake of SA Sports and Entertainment agency, Levergy, which recently won Agency of the Year Discovery Sport Industry Awards.

What a year

What an incredible year it’s been for the M&C Saatchi Group! Here’s to the amazing work, people and clients who made it all possible. Have a look at the highlights from 2016.

M&CSAATCHI INSPIRES

8 November – the day our agency shut our doors and opened our minds for Inspiration Day, as we listened to a calibre of speakers from the M&C Saatchi network inspire us with their learning’s.

A LITTLE IDEA.
WITH A BIG IMPACT.

Since 14 January 2014, over 500 Street Stores have popped up globally. But where did it all begin?

Agency of the year 2015

In Feb 2010, Mike Abel, along with 12 friends, started M&C Saatchi Abel, With no clients, no furniture just a dream of becoming SA’s most admired agency. 5 years later - South Africa’s agency of the year!

Most awarded
South African agency
at One Show.

M&C Saatchi Abel topped the awards table at the One Show in New York as the most awarded South African agency.

New York

Mike on Turning Five

Birthday thoughts from our Chief Exec

Mike Abel