Design Odyssey Competitors

In 1948, David Ogilvy founded the agency that would become Ogilvy & Mather. Starting with no clients and a staff of two, he built his company into one of the eight largest advertising networks in the world with more than 500 offices and 20,000 staff across 169 cities. Ogilvy South Africa’s origins lie with a small hot shop in Cape Town, founded by Bob Rightford, Brian Searle-Tripp and Roger Makin in 1976. After merging with Ogilvy in 1984, Ogilvy & Mather RS-TM dominated the local creative scene during the first decade and over the next twenty years was recognized as a brand-focused agency that acted with integrity. During the 1990’s, Ogilvy South Africa soared creatively under the leadership of Robyn Putter (1950-2010), who eventually went on to become the global creative head of WPP. Today, Ogilvy South Africa is the leader in the industry, focused on building and transforming brands. Employing more than 900 staff across three offices, Ogilvy remains true to David’s vision; we still see ourselves as a company that does more than ads and have proven that by maintaining our humility and an almost divine discontent at our past successes, we can do more than stay relevant. For more than 50 years, Ogilvy South Africa has created iconic advertising for clients such as KFC, VW, SAB, BP, DStv and Mondelez amongst others, and we continue to live by our founders credo of existing to “Make brands matter”.

Advertising, Design, Strategy and 360º

We demystify digital. Creative Spark is an award-winning, full-service digital agency, specialising in mobile & web development, design and digital marketing solutions for corporate & JSE-listed clients. We’re a thinking agency with a passion for emerging technology, innovation and providing creative business solutions with a strategic approach. Creative Spark is part of the M&C Saatchi world-wide group, the largest independent global agency network in the world. M&C Saatchi PLC is listed on the London Stock exchange, with more than 27 offices around the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the US. We live and breathe digital content, and run our own publishing division – Burn Media. Our flagship site – www.memeburn.com – is now featured in the country’s top 50, and is dedicated to digital and social media innovation in emerging markets. We are a talented team of industry-experienced individuals with a passion to challenge convention and stand apart from the crowd. We are detail obsessed and creativity and raw innovation excites us. The company is also a proud Level 2 B-BBEE contributor. Visit our website at www.creativespark.co.za to find out more or get in touch with us on info@creativespark.co.za, or +27 21 422 0683. Memeburn.com: Tech savvy insight & analysis Gearburn.com: Incisive reviews for the gadget obsessed Jobsburn.com:: Digital jobs for entrepreneurial talent Ventureburn.com: Emerging startups for emerging markets Motorburn.com: Because cars are gadgets