8909 believes that human behavioural psychology and meaningful digital data should be the starting point for any effective marketing campaign. The agency has made three significant new appointments to their leadership team.
Manisha Jogi has been promoted to Head of Strategy, Yuvisti Ramgulam has been appointed as Head of Client Service and Khanya Sijaji has been promoted to Executive Creative Director.
Jogi will be in charge of translating client marketing strategies into well thought out brand, communication and digital strategies while staying true to the 8909 promise of Quantified Creativity.
Ramgulam will be directly responsible for client satisfaction, success and retention, and Sijaji, who has many years of experience in advertising and an impressive portfolio of work under his belt, will oversee all brand and creative work, while leading the studio at the digital agency.
8909 has seen immense growth in a few short years, having the best suited people appointed within the right roles from a leadership perspective has been essential to this growth and stability within the agency, stated Ciaran Mckivergan, CEO of 8909. ‘During the lockdown in South Africa, 8909 managed to double in staff and revenue. In 2020 a majority share of 8909 was acquired by MetropolitanRepublic, with 8909 becoming the sole digital agency within the group, supplying online expertise to all MetropolitanRepublic Group Companies (MetropolitanRepublic South Africa, West Africa, North Africa).’
‘I’m incredibly excited that our team is growing in the way that it is, and look forward to the journey ahead with Manisha, Yuvisti and Khanya. What these three dynamic and amazing individuals bring to the table is leadership in client service, leadership in strategy and leadership in creative. I’m really looking forward to learning from each of them in all of these aspects as the agency continues to grow,’ said Mckivergan.
