Ogilvy (Johannesburg) (Pty) Ltd | The Brand Bldg 15 Sloane St, Bryanston, Sandton, 2021, Gauteng

In 1948, David Ogilvy founded the agency that would become Ogilvy & Mather. Starting with no clients and a staff of two, he built his company into one of the eight largest advertising networks in the world with more than 500 offices and 20,000 staff across 169 citiesOgilvy & Mather South Africas origins lie with a small hot shop in Cape Town, founded by Bob Rightford, Brian Searle-Tripp and Roger Makin in 1976. After merging with Ogilvy in 1984, Ogilvy & Mather RS-TM dominated the local creative scene during the first decade and over the next twenty years was recognized as a brand-focused agency that acted with integrityDuring the 1990s, Ogilvy and Mather South Africa soared creatively under the leadership of Robyn Putter 1950-2010 who eventually went on to become the global creative