

Accenture Song (Cape Town)
King James is a South African creative ideas agency making global moves. Part of Accenture Song
Cape Town & Johannesburg
Founding Partner King James Group / Accenture Song Leadership: James Barty
Founding Creative Partner, King James Group / MD Accenture & CCO Accenture Song (Africa): Alistair King
CEO / ECD: Danni Pinch
We put idea explosion ahead of idea integration. Everything starts with a bold idea, and where that idea comes from in the group is irrelevant. In our experience, the best ideas have a flammable quality. Everyone that encounters it wants to add to it, with interest, and in doing so the idea is exploded through the group into whichever mediums make it more powerful. This collaborative structure has a significant effect. There are no parameters to how we think. No limitation to our solutions. There’s no idea that can’t be had, can’t be acted upon or made better by someone else in the building. We take the most compelling qualities of a brand and make them spectacularly memorable for a world that doesn’t think in media silos.
KingJames Group
Roodebloem Manor,
22 Lawley Road, Woodstock, 7925,
Cape Town, South Africa
Chief Executive Officer: James Barty
gwen@kingjames.co.za
Chief Creative Officer: Alistair King
gwen@kingjames.co.za
Human Resources:
careers@kingjames.co.za
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South Africa’s Clio Awards Work & Winners 2026
‘Vaseline Verified’ campaign for Unilever racks up an impressive run of Golds and Silvers, ‘Mntana ka Gogo’ bags picks up Silver and Bronze, ‘Show Ghana Love’, ‘Zuzu the Crab’ and ‘The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix’ bring in a few more bronzes. Have a look at all the work and who won what in our Clios 2026 showcase.
Craft Award Results: February 2026
A clean sweep for the Colonel. This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards saw KFC take both top honours, with judges Catherine Wanliss, Creative Director at Accenture Song, and Kyle Lewis, Director at Egg Films, recognising top Craft from Zee Ntuli from Darling Films and Grant de Sousa of They Films.
South Africa’s Cannes Predictions 2025
As the countdown to Cannes kicks off, the official IDIDTHAT.co Cannes Predictions are here! This is the South African work handpicked by our panel of judges as the strongest contenders to roar on the global stage. We asked them to view the work entered by South Africa into Cannes this year and choose the pieces they believe will turn heads in France. A massive shoutout to our judges Fran Luckin, Sbu Sitole, Roland Sweet, Danni Pinch, and Safaraaz Sindhi. Thank you for being absolute gold as always!




