M&C Saatchi Abel
Brutal Simplicity of thought.
Cape Town & Johannesburg
CEO: Mike Abel / CCO GROUP: Neo Mashigo
CCO: Jake Bester
M&C Saatchi Abel’s overriding philosophy of Brutal Simplicity of Thought, and the spirit of entrepreneurship that was entrenched from the start, means that today there are 23 M&C Saatchi offices globally. Making us the largest independent agency network in the world.
Media Quarter, 5th Floor,
Cnr Somerset & De Smit Street
De Waterkant
8001
021 421 1024
Neo Mashigo | CCO
neo@mcsaatchigroup.co.za
084 901 9691
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SOUTH AFRICA AT CANNES: Day 1 by Mike Abel
Every day this week, we’re handing the mic to a different South African at Cannes Lions 2025. We’ve asked them to capture one day, however they experienced it, in their own words. First up is Day 1 with none other than Mike Abel, Founder & Executive Chairman M&C Saatchi Abel & Group SA, here to give us a taste of his first day of Cannes, South African style.
A Bulletproof park for kids; M&C Saatchi Abel and Gun Free SA forces a nation to look twice
In South Africa, gun violence is so normalised it hardly makes the news. That’s why M&C Saatchi Abel and Gun Free South Africa decided to do something radical: propose a bulletproof playground. Biometric access. Panic buttons. 24/7 surveillance. All to protect kids from stray bullets while they try to, you know, play.
M&C Saatchi Abel and MTN’s ‘Today We Make Moves’ signals return to story-led South African telco work
South Africa’s telco advertising is having a moment. M&C Saatchi Abel’s new brand platform for MTN, ‘Today We Make Moves’, is a rallying cry for more authentic, emotionally resonant work in the sector and it launches with an ad that does exactly that.
Creative Circle Best of the Year 2024
The 2024 Creative Circle Best of the Year winners have been announced, celebrating the work, the people, and the brands that continue to push South Africa's industry forward. As always, the winning work sparks debate, from purpose-driven campaigns to sharp insights, craft, and humour, ultimately, this work is a snapshot of where we stand as an industry. Here you can find all the winning work and talent behind the work, congrats you beauties.