MN Brands – A network of entrepreneurs shaping brands, transforming South Africa and building Africa

About

M+N is a marketing services holding company founded in South Africa and inspired by African culture. M+N holds a diverse portfolio of investments in established advertising and communication companies. With over 200 talented people in our agency network, we deliver the best in creativity, technology, and innovation and service some of the world’s most well-known companies.

Vision

To Liberate African creativity so we tell our own stories.

Who we are

To build Africa’s first African owned agency network with a physical footprint South, East and West Africa.

Group purpose

To usher in a new era of African creativity for the world.

USP

With the diverse pool talented people in our network, M+N is combining communication, experiential and advertising businesses to create a new full-service agency for the digital age. By aligning creative capabilities, experiential data analytics and media buying in one place, we have a unique offering for our clients, with the scale and flexibility of a large agency but with more agility and personalised service. “Together as one”

Leadership

Our leadership team is made up of partners who are shareholders in their respective businesses, which is why our USP is effective. This ensures that our clients are served by experienced senior executives who have a vested interest in the success of the organization they represent.

Executive Chairman
Zibusiso Mkhwanazi

Chief Growth Officer
Veli Ngubane

Subsidiaries

Avatar Agency Group is a successful full-service agency in the digital age. Our marketing team consists of strategists, creatives, developers, writers, account managers, producers, media planners and digital marketing specialists.

We are a fully resourced agency group with offices in Johannesburg and Durban, providing integrated and through-the-line delivery services in South Africa and the African continent.

North Star is an agile team of thinkers, storytellers and connectors. As an award-winning agency, we build trust and take pride in purpose-driven narratives across the entire media ecosystem.

AMA, a transparent, digital-first, data and tech-driven media agency with ROI being our foundation. We strategically integrate into the Avatar Group network to provide not just a media lens but also advise how different strategies from digital, brand and communication collide with media. We speak with our customers’ customer at the opportune moment, using the most engaging messages to drive them to take the desired action.

Fresh AF is a youth specialist marketing digital agency. We offer brands insights-driven, full-service marketing campaigns from concept creation through to content marketing, and everything in-between. We engage with over 100 000 young people monthly through our own platforms from which we derive the latest trends and insights.

Mela is a leading large scale events business founded 14 years ago. All of whom look to Mela to deliver big experiences and execute flawlessly.

BLM helps advertisers create impactful media engagements within advertising environments like airports, gyms and other targeted public spaces.

We are a B2B growth practice made up of entrepreneurs, strategists, designers, marketers, technologists, and creative content experience makers. United in a shared passion for your growth, we work with our clients to engage customers, influence sales prospects, rally employees and execute digital transformation programmes.