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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
52 – 72

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

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
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