Advertising Agencies in South Africa
Easily find the best Advertising Agencies in South Africa – based in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

99c
99c is an independent, full-service agency delivering integrated strategy, creative, search, social, media, production, post-production, and global solutions that answer today’s toughest marketing challenges.
Cape Town & Johannesburg
CEO & MD (CT): Andrew Brand / MD (Jhb): Jacqueline Nyembe / Deputy MD: Kim MacBeath Brand
ECD: Marius van Rensburg / Chief Production Officer: Hylton Heather

Accenture Song Cape Town
Accenture Song is a South African creative ideas agency making global moves.
Cape Town
Accenture Song Leadership: James Barty
MD Accenture & CCO Accenture Song (Africa): Alistair King
ECD: Cameron Watson

Accenture Song Johannesburg
Accenture Song is a South African creative ideas agency making global moves.
Johannesburg
Accenture Song Leadership: James Barty
MD Accenture & CCO Accenture Song (Africa): Alistair King
ECD: Danni Pinch

BANANAS
Mischief and meaning over money and metrics.
Cape Town
Founder & CCO: Saf Sindhi / Justin Gomes
Head of Art: Sean Harrison

BlackSwan
A Small agency doing BIG things.
Johannesburg
Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder: Thembalethu Msibi
Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder: Wandile Collis
Chief Operations Director: Scot Aitken

Blueprint Communications Group
Blueprint is South Africa’s longest standing 100% Black owned creative agency, helping grow the brands that grow Mzansi.
Johannesburg
Executive Creative Director: Eureka Nkese / Itsoseng Matsane
Chairman: Groovin Nchabeleng

Bohemian Creative
Bohemian creates stunning design & animation for conscious brands. Impactful, memorable work that inspires change. #DesignForGood #Branding
Johannesburg
Co-Owner and Managing Director: Via Henderson
Co-Owner and Executive Creative Director: Kyle Lutchman

Boundless
An agency comprised entirely of experts. Our ambition is to create The World’s Most-Loved Ideas™️
Johannesburg
Chief Executive Officer: Paul Jackson
Co-Chief Creative Officers: Roanna Williams / Fran Luckin
Chief Strategy Officer: Stuart Walsh

DENTSU CREATIVE South Africa
Cape Town & Johannesburg
ECD: TJ Njozela

Draftline JNB
Draftline JNB is 1 of 12 global award-winning in-house agencies for Ab-InBev. As a multiskilled team of creatives, strategists, trend analysts, influencer managers and digital specialists, we drive creative excellence that gets business results across the entire brand portfolio of SAB Ab-InBev on the African continent.
Johannesburg
Director / MD Anheuser-Busch InBev & Draftline in-house agency: Laurelle Simonetti
Digital Creative Director / Creative Director: Tumisa Sam Matutoane

FCB Africa
A diverse, passionate group collaborating across the continent. Devoted to creating ideas that change behaviour.
Johannesburg & Cape Town
ECD: Jacquie Mullany / Chief Strategy Officer: Zachary Kingston

Grid Worldwide
The Make It Mean Something Company. We build brands by giving them meaning.
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Doha
Chairman & Founder: Nathan Reddy / Joint CEO & Partner: David Cohen / Joint CEO & Partner: Adam Byars
Chief Creative Officer: Clinton Bridgeford
Iconic Agency
Iconic is an integrated digital communications agency with a focus on content production and performance.
We make remarkable content for brands and connect them with their audience.
Cape Town
Managing Director & Creative Director: Andrew Kirkby
Executive Producer: Keane Balt / Strategic Lead: Daniel Kolossa

Joe Public
We are a 100% independent, proudly South African, integrated brand and communication group, whose philosophy is grounded in the belief that growth is a virtuous circle.
Johannesburg, Cape Town & Durban
Group CEO: Gareth Leck / Co-MDs: Khuthala Gala Holten & Mpume Ngobese
Group Chief Creative Officer: Pepe Marais / Chief Creative Officer: Xolisa Dyeshana

Lumico
Lumico, a certified Level 2 BEE company, is dynamic and innovative boutique integrated marketing agency.
Pretoria & Stellenbosch
Founder & CEO: Daniel Malherbe
COO: Elene Cooke / CTO: Alwyn Strydom

M&C Saatchi Abel
Brutal Simplicity of thought.
Cape Town & Johannesburg
CEO: Mike Abel / CCO: Neo Mashigo
ECD: Jake Bester (CPT) & Adam Weber (JHB) / Creative Partner: Gordon Ray

MullenLowe South Africa
We’re a different kind of beast. We punch above our weight and we challenge norms. Advertising agency MullenLowe in Joburg & Cape Town, South Africa.
Cape Town & Johannesburg
CEO: Sarah Dexter
Chief Creative Officer: Kirk Gainsford

Net#work BBDO
We believed that great ideas have the power to change the world, mobilise behaviour and change and build social cohesion. We still do, and in fact, now we know they can. Great ideas break through the wallpaper of mediocrity and the wall of indifference.
Johannesburg
Managing Director: Deidre Lodwig / Head of Strategy: Tebogo Koena
Chief Creative Officer: Jacque Matthee

The Odd Number
We are a truly integrated agency that believes in the power of ideas.
Johannesburg
CEO: Xola Nouse / Creative Director & Co-Founder: Sibusiso Sitole
Managing Director: Sinqobile Mjali / Executive Creative Director: Thabang ‘Tipi’ Manyelo

Ogilvy Cape Town
We are a Cape Town-based integrated creative advertising agency that is characterised by a reverence towards brands and a dedication to ideas.
Cape Town
CEO: Pete Case / MD: Vicki Buys
Chief Creative Officer: Nkanyezi Masango

Ogilvy Johannesburg
We are a Johannesburg-based integrated advertising agency defined by a devotion to brands and a dedication to ideas.
Johannesburg
CEO: Pete Case / MD: Tracey Edwards
CCO: Kabelo Moshapalo

PlusNarrative
Experience design and development studio. We love to create human-centred digital products, from concept to reality.
Johannesburg & Durban
Founder & CTO: Lliam Scholtz / Founder & Innovator: Kyle Fraser
Creative Director: Greg Davies / Managing Director: Brad Fraser

Retroviral Online Branding
Retroviral is an independent, award-winning, communications agency that has more brands go viral, globally, than any other agency in Africa.
Johannesburg
Founder & Chief Creative Officer: Mike Sharman / Managing Director: Pippa Misplon
Creative Director: Koketso Masisi / Financial Director: Didi Nchabeleng

TBWA\
Life’s too short to be mediocre.
Johannesburg
Chief Executive Officer: Karabo Denalane
Chief Creative Officer: Carl Willoughby
Executive Creative Director: George Low, Keith Manning, Shane Forbes, Steph van Niekerk

VML South Africa
Creating Connected Brands.
Cape Town & Johannesburg
CEO: Jarred Cinman / COO: Diane Wilson / MD: Danelle Stiles
ECD: Theo Ferreira / Nhlanhla Ngcobo
Chief Marketing Officer: Ben Wagner / Chief Growth Officer: Insaaf Khan
