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  • Wowwcertified-flagverified-flag

    5
    (4 reviews)

    Helping Businesses Start, Grow & Thrive Online

    Top awarded
    Woww is a Cape Town / London based award winning digital marketing agency that offers expert WordPress Web Design SEO, E-commerce, Hosting, Online Marketing, Graphic Design and other digital marketing services that helps businesses start, grow and thrive online
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    Budget on request
    Works in Software & Computer Services (+2)
    Speaks English, Afrikaans
    11-50 members
  • Brandrightcertified-flagverified-flag

    5
    (11 reviews)

    Imagine marketing that actually works

    Welcome to Brandright. Since 2016 we’ve unlocked over 160 brands, of which 94% experienced a dramatic turnaround in their overall marketing activity and ROI within the first year alone. Brandright (formally Watson Ferguson Marketing Consultancy) was founded to launch and refine businesses through a collection of tried and tested marketing services, purpose-built for established SME’s, funded start-ups, mid-sized corporates, and specialist niche companies. Our replete product suite gives you everything you need but with greater value for money and quicker turnaround times when compared to competitors. Brandright comprises a passionate team of marketers and creatives, each person with deep specialised knowledge and expertise. Having worked at several big advertising agencies servicing many global blue-chip brands, our team has all the gained experience to push your brand forward. We’re immensely proud of the work we’ve developed for all our clients. We’ve conceptualized and launched new brands and we’ve helped others redefine themselves. We’ve run bold above-the-line campaigns, hard-working in-store campaigns and performance driven digital campaigns. Take a look at what we’ve done for others and envisage what we can do for you. Taking companies from good to great is what we do because we love to see our clients thrive. Our ambition is to create positive change that delivers real results for brands we’re invested in. If you win, we win. Why not get in touch so we can discuss your specific marketing challenges and ambitions? Just imagine the possibilities if Brandright could get your brand right too.
    14 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €10,000 for Advertising
    Works in Banking & Financials (+11)
    Speaks English
    11-50 members
  • 2 Fellas Mediacertified-flagverified-flag

    5
    (4 reviews)

    Video is our love language

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    We’re a content production and marketing agency. We live and breathe video production, course creation, copywriting and marketing strategy, which means your vision is in good hands. We’re based in Cape Town, South Africa, but we operate across the globe. Before we get started on your project, check out our work below.
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in Non-profit (+11)
    Speaks English, Afrikaans
    11-50 members
  • Digital Foxcertified-flagverified-flag

    4.9
    (12 reviews)

    Growth Marking Agency Based in Cape Town | Websites | SEO | Pay Per Click | Social Media | Content

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    Digital Fox is German/South African agency based in sunny Cape Town. The team consists of 14 dynamic specialised in offering pay per click services such as Google ads, Meta ads, LinkedIn ads and TikTok ads combined with compelling organic strategies such as SEO, social media management and email marketing. The agency is Google ads and Meta certified and has a proven track record in running successful eCommerce campaigns with a 10X ROAS as well as generating quality leads for B2B businesses. Our purpose is helping businesses to scale while keeping marketing costs stable to achieve a positive ROI. We offer all services in German and English language which provides a cost saving to German clients and agency partners due to the outsourcing factor.
    3 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    Budget on request
    Works in Beauty (+2)
    Speaks English, German
    11-50 members
  • Mandelocertified-flagverified-flag

    4.8
    (14 reviews)

    Digital branding agency for distinctive brands.

    Recommended
    Top awarded
    Hi, we're a digital branding agency with strategists, designers and developers who build brands that break the status quo with purpose. Where companies effortlessly rattle on USP’s, target groups see through them immediately. They aim for long-term relationships with distinctive brands. With our strategy, branding, design services and digital experiences your brand steals the show and hearts of your target group. Work with us and get a well thought out brand strategy, a distinctive visual identity and consistent brand experiences. From website to Tony Chocolonely wraps and everything in-between. Brand consistency up to your socks. With our teams both in the Netherlands and South Africa we are used to collab with all sort of different clients. On national and global scale. Our two locations not only stand for different cultural nuances, but for true specialism as well. Our teams in Amersfoort and Cape Town set up strategic foundations, complete visual identities and outstanding digital experiences. - 🇳🇱 - Hi, wij zijn Mandelo. Een digital branding bureau met strategen, designers en developers die onderscheidende merken maken. Waar bedrijven moeiteloos USP’s opratelen, prikken doelgroepen daar direct doorheen. Zij gaan voor langetermijnrelaties met onderscheidende merken. Met strategie, branding, design services en digitale oplossingen steelt jouw merk straks de show én harten van je doelgroep. Werk met ons en krijg een goed onderbouwde merkstrategie die terugkomt in een onderscheidende huisstijl en consistente merkuitingen. Van je website tot aan Tony Chocolonely en alles daartussenin. We zorgen dat je herkenbaar, relevant en onderscheidend bent én vooral: consistent tot aan je sokken. Wat levert het op? Connecties, interactie en de voorkeur boven anderen. Nu en over vijf jaar. Met onze teams in Nederland en Zuid-Afrika zijn we allerlei type klanten gewend. Nationaal en internationaal. De twee locaties staan naast de verschillende culturele nuances ook voor echte specialisme.
    3 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa (+1)
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in Construction (+9)
    Speaks English, Dutch
    11-50 members
  • No#1 Google Ranking achieved for Clients in Retail, IT, Property, Finance, E-Commerce, Law, Healthcare, Marketing, PR Media,  Architecture, Sporting Goods and Small Business Sectors. Organic Media grows your business online with results and return on investment you can measure.   Organic Media works with:   1. Small Business looking to improve online presence and customers locally. 2. Mid-Size Business looking to scale operations nationally.  3. Global Business looking to expand into new markets internationally.    As an innovative digital agency, Organic Media specialises in Google SEO, PPC, CRO, Social Media and Performance Marketing for some of the world's leading brands.    Organic Media's purpose is simple: to scale business revenue and reduce costs.    As a leading SEO agency in Cape Town Organic media represents brands across South Africa in numerous industry sectors including finance, insurance, data security, real estate, legal, health and E-commerce.  Consulting online since 2008 across a wide range of industries, Organic Media's directors have managed and worked for some of the world's leading brands including Volkswagen, Audi, American Express, British American Tobacco, Old Mutual and Nedbank. Organic Media has enabled Clients attain the no.#1 ranking on Google in the Property, Health, PR and E-commerce industries. Booking Essential. 
    6 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in Construction (+5)
    Speaks English, Afrikaans
    1-10 members
  • MADE Agencycertified-flagverified-flag

    (0 review)
    Full service integrated agency geared to help businesses reach digitally savvy, socially driven consumers who have become hard to engage through traditional advertising thinking. 
    4 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €6,000 for Advertising
    Works in Sports (+1)
    Speaks English
    11-50 members
  • NORTH VCAverified-flag

    (0 review)

    Building brands that matter. Building brands that last.

    We are an independent brand design consultancy, based in Cape Town and Amsterdam. Our design team is based in Cape Town hence we can offer premium services at mid-tier prices. We create brand stories & identities that build real connections with people and make a difference in our world. Be it an established brand or a start-up, we work for those who are brave enough to want to stand boldly apart from their competitors. We can build a brand from the ground up, or, transform and evolve it through a new shared vision, injecting creative energy into businesses that have lost their way. Be it a brand story and identity or a campaign, we immerse ourselves in the challenge and create from the inside out. Mike Bond is the co-founder and creative director of North. He has over 20 years of global experience in branding and communications. Mike is ultimately responsible for North’s creative output. His passion for branding, strategy, and design has been the driving force behind North's success. Mike's work in the field has been honored and awarded by D&AD, The One Show, Clios, and Cannes Lions. Formaly Mike worked at Weiden + Kennedy AMS, AMV BBDO London, Mother NYC, Publicis NYC and TBWA Paris.
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa (+1)
    Budget on request
    Works in Non-profit (+7)
    Speaks English, Dutch
    1-10 members
  • The Greenhouseverified-flag

    5
    (1 review)
    Top awarded
    The Greenhouse assists existing and new businesses with a completely integrated and innovative brand development process. We offer a phased process with client involvement every step of the way. The Agency charges per step, per phase, creating a risk reduced process until we have reached the desired objectives. Our Values: We care as much about Values as Victory, as much about Purpose as Profit and as much about being Useful as being Successful. Although we have won many awards in the past we feel this is not where our focus lies today. We care more about being useful effective and highly creative for our clients than for awards judges. Our process: Chemistry Session: Seeing / feeling if we want to work together. It's important to work with someone you trust and can depend on when engaging with an agency. This helps determine depth of experience and expertise. Audit and Interrogation: Defining the needs for growth and development. We develop a strategy that defines all further roll out elements. Brand creation; If needed, full CI and design development or Revamp. Website, brand style guide and stationary. An important pahse that gives your brand it's flavour and personality. Brand Ignition: The Greenhouse defines the creative narrative (BIG IDEA) that drives content creation and advertising. The Agency develops a presentation that covers exactly what your advertising looks like from TV / video, print, billboard, online advertising, social media posts, through to below the line promotional elements (Digital and traditional) or innovative and experiential ideas. Brand analysis: We assess all advertising activity after an agreed period of time (relative to objectives and needs) and determine next steps forward. Our price: We are competitively priced, but not cheap. All aspects of the journey will be costed and presented before any work commences. We are an agency with 25 years of experience. We know how to add value with direct conversations and great advise. This efficient and aligned approach is where you save money as a client and where good direction goes a long way in reducing risk and waste in the long run.
    3 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €10,000 for Advertising
    Works in Clothing & Accessories (+3)
    Speaks English
    1-10 members
  • JAM Media Managementverified-flag

    (0 review)

    Your world, currated.

    Welcome to JAM Media Management; we are passionate about helping businesses thrive in the digital landscape through considered and effective media strategies. Founded on deep experience, we believe that every business has a unique story to tell, and we exist solely to help you share that story with the world. Our comprehensive services include brand creation, social media management, and website development. We collaborate closely with our clients to craft unique and compelling brand narratives, enlisting brand positoning at the heart of our every effort to ensure your online presence and drive measurable results. Your success is our success, and we are dedicated to delivering exceptional service and impactful solutions tailored to your needs.
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    Budget on request
    Works in Beauty (+1)
    Speaks English
    1-10 members
  • Suria Mediaverified-flag

    (0 review)
    We are a Level 1 BEE digital marketing agency and we understand the influence that digital media has on a brand and our team is made up of experienced marketers who are qualified to give your company a competitive advantage. Your business goals are the driving force behind ours. Our team of digital specialists consistently delivers outstanding results combining creative ideas with our vast experience. We can help you build sustainable, meaningful relationships with your clients by engaging them with your brand.   Grow your business by doing Online Marketing the right way.     What and who are we:  We are a Content Creation  and film production Agency Our purpose:  To tell stories that can drive,  generate or impact positive change.  How :  We create, disseminate, amplify and measure content for brands in different forms, for different outcomes, across multiple media platforms and channels.  Our USP:  We find and understand the audience first. Our specialist areas:   Content (Creation) Film (Production)        
    2 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in Retail (+1)
    Speaks English
    1-10 members
  • We are a professional Web design and Google Adwords management services. To get you started claim free domain and get free hosting on our Digital Bundles offer. We have dynamic young Associates who are the life blood of our creativity and energy while our Senior associates provide the necessary anchor through experience and tried and tested solutions that give results. We consider ourselves not just an advertising agency, but a reliable, trustworthy digital business partner. This is why we offer Digital Bundles, which are bundled advertising solutions packaged for efficiency, affordability and to grow your business. Our Digital Bundles come with free .co.za domains, free business hosting on one of the modern servers in modern digital era.
    1 work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Worked in Marketing & Advertising
    Speaks English
    1-10 members
  • FCB Cape Towncertified-flag

    (0 review)
     
    385 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in Automotive (+6)
    Speaks English, Afrikaans
    1-10 members
  • SBMediaEmpireverified-flag

    (0 review)
    We help Home Improvement Companies Scale Via Paid Traffic! We are also a Web Design Company.
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in multiple industries
    Speaks English
    1-10 members
  • Herocertified-flagverified-flag

    (0 review)
    Established in 1996 as one of South Africa’s first digitally capable marketing service providers, Hero is an independent and empowered full service agency comprising nine specialist service divisions that work together to create solutions encompassing every aspect of modern marketing. Perhaps most uniquely, Hero incorporates a high-level business consulting capacity which enables a deep operational and strategic understanding of client businesses – ensuring every creative marketing solution is based on accurate organisational insights and designed to generate measurable business outcomes. This ability to wholly understand and manage projects, from Insight to Solution to Implementation, drives our commitment to full ownership of the process and results. Our Philosophy Our purpose is to create meaningful and measurable relationships between brands and consumers. We do it by understanding the business of creativity. By doing more than just coming up with ideas – but striving as a team to create work that’s not just liked, but shared and spoken about. It’s work that doesn’t just get short term results, but changes behaviour and shapes culture. We are a proudly, wholly South African independent agency, whose creative work is lead by Jabulani Sigege.   Our Promise We can help your organisation connect better with the people you are talking to. We transform data into actionable ideas. We help to see new opportunities. And we help increase the speed and effectiveness of creating new marketing and communication solutions.
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €5,000 for Advertising
    Works in multiple industries
    Speaks English, Afrikaans
    51-200 members
  • Black Wolf Agencyverified-flag

    (0 review)

    Lead with Curiosity. Championing the Underdog.

    We are a multi-disciplinary, creative digital marketing agency. Passionate about branding, content, media and technology.   Focused on crafting relevant brand solutions, that deliver ROI. We shape and build brands, by crafting the perfect balance of authentic, and impactful interactions with your audience. This includes strategy, design, content and campaign rollouts.
    2 works in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in Tobacco (+2)
    Speaks English
    11-50 members
  • Power of 9certified-flagverified-flag

    (0 review)
    As a strategic brand agency, Power of 9’s courage is fired by years of experience and a deep understanding of the principles of great branding; experience and understanding that significantly benefits our brand partners. Whether we’re working with a small local start-up business or a listed multi-national company, our brand values of courage, agility and traction remain consistent. We are a partner committed to strategic and creative branding solutions that show our brand partners tangible results and good returns. Our services – brand strategy and marketing planning, design, copy- and scriptwriting, video production, website design and development, digital marketing, SEO and PPC, plus social media marketing – more often than not, surpass brand partner expectations. It’s said that good ideas don’t care where they come from. Power of 9 disagrees. We know exactly where our good ideas come from; a strategic knowledge of our brand partners and their target markets, mutual trust and respect, a cat-like inquisitiveness, a love for what we do, and lots and lots of practice.
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in multiple industries
    Speaks English
    11-50 members
  • Colab Digitalcertified-flagverified-flag

    (0 review)
    Our collective experience in the digital marketing industry is over 35 years. We’re passionate about finding better ways to engage audiences online for building long-lasting relationships from the first encounter a customer has with your brand to the last touch point.  We offer competitive rates and partner with both local and global agencies and businesses as their digital outsourced arm. We always aim to deliver high converting paid media campaigns, content strategies for social media management and enticing visuals and videos that tell a story which captivates an audience and creates instant connections.
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in multiple industries
    Speaks English
    1-10 members
  • FX HALLverified-flag

    (0 review)

    3d modeling, texturing and animation - FX HALL

    We are a small studio of generalists with a wide range of skills ranging from Previs to Post Production in film or advertising.
    Looking for work in Advertising
    Located in Cape Town, South Africa
    From €1,000 for Advertising
    Works in multiple industries
    Speaks English
    1-10 members

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Insights from a Cape Town Expert: Navigating the Dynamic World of Advertising Agencies

Awards and Recognition: Celebrating Excellence

In the bustling creative landscape of Cape Town, advertising agencies have consistently distinguished themselves through an impressive array of awards and accolades. These awards are not only a testament to outstanding creative and strategic prowess but also position Cape Town as a significant hub within the global advertising community. Key recognitions include local awards celebrating innovative campaigns and international honors that highlight agencies' ability to compete on a global stage.

Notable Client Collaborations

Cape Town's advertising scene is vibrant and diverse, encompassing a range of respected brands that rely on local expertise to amplify their market presence. Agencies here have facilitated successful campaigns for major international brands as well as championed local businesses, ensuring a broad spectrum of insights and experiences. From launching new products to engaging social media strategies, the collaboration stories between these agencies and their clients are rich with innovation and success.

Strategizing Your Advertising Budget

Allocating your advertising budget effectively is crucial for achieving desired outcomes without overspending. In Cape Town, whether working with large corporations or small startups, agencies offer solutions tailored to various financial scopes. For startups looking to make an initial market impact, budget-conscious packages are available, typically ranging from affordable to moderate price points. For more extensive, intricate campaigns especially in medium to large enterprises, it’s wise to consider a robust budget to leverage advanced services like large-scale multimedia campaigns or comprehensive, ongoing ad strategies.

Prioritizing Value Over Cost

While budgeting is essential, focusing solely on costs can be a misstep. Cape Town’s advertising agencies excel by delivering value through creative and impactful campaigns that resonate with target audiences. It's advisable to look beyond mere numbers and consider the long-term benefits of quality advertising, such as increased brand loyalty and higher customer engagement rates.

Choosing Your Perfect Advertising Partner in Cape Town

When selecting an advertising agency in Cape Town, consider not only their track record and portfolio but also how aligned they are with your company’s vision. Analysing previous works and success stories offers insights into their capability to handle your specific needs. Meanwhile, client testimonials and reviews can provide a real-world glimpse into the level of satisfaction you might expect.

Final Thoughts

Cape Town offers a dynamic and competitive environment for advertising, with agencies that are skilled in navigating both local nuances and global trends. As a local Sortlist expert, I recommend carefully considering your objectives and budget, ensuring you choose an advertising partner that can not only meet but exceed your expectations. Investing wisely in your advertising strategy can significantly influence your brand’s market stance and future growth.

Ines Gillet
Written by Ines Gillet | Sortlist Expert in Cape TownLast updated on the 13-10-2024

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