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.
Brandright was founded in 2016 by Andrew and Dylan, each bringing ten years of experience from working at global ad agencies Ogilvy and BBDO on big blue-chip brands solving their major marketing challenges.
Wanting to offer all-sized clients quality service but without the high price tag, they built a team and crafted a product suite to suit. Today they boast a squad of marketers and creatives, each dedicated to their skillset and improving their clients’ brands. Sitting outside the building is a network of specialists who get incorporated into the team for specific client engagements, bringing their unique expertise to the party.
The full team strives to deliver a consistent, high-quality level of service and an all-round exceptional customer experience. The agency seamlessly blends complex strategy, impactful creative conceptualisation and production, world-class website development, ATL, BTL, digital media and efficient project management into a holistic, integrated offering.
Our simple ambition is to enable more brands to achieve accelerated growth through effective marketing practices
After earning a BCom Honours degree in Business Management from Rhodes University, Andrew dedicated a decade to prominent roles at Ogilvy and BBDO, overseeing high-profile clients including AB InBev, Volkswagen, Cadbury, and Johnson & Johnson. His co-founding of Brandright alongside Dylan in early 2016 marks a pivotal chapter in his career.
Dylan holds a BCom in Marketing from NMMU and an Honours degree from The Red & Yellow School of Advertising. Before co-founding Brandright with Andrew, he held management roles at Ogilvy and Instant Grass Consumer Insights, managing clients like AB InBev, Volkswagen, Nike, and Red Bull. He also led strategy at BBDO, overseeing clients including Distell, GSK, and Adidas.
A proud Stellenbosch University alumna, Maretha holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics and a BCom Honours in Economics. Her curiosity about the world’s workings led her to pursue a Marketing and Advertising diploma at Red & Yellow, launching her advertising career. She managed and expanded accounts at BBDO and Ogilvy, later becoming Business Director in Ogilvy’s digital team. In 2018, she joined Brandright’s dynamic senior leadership team.
Anne is a conceptual designer and a strategic thinker, dedicated to crafting compelling design concepts infused with attention-grabbing messaging. In 2020, she successfully attained her BA in Graphic Design from Vega. Since then, she has been an invaluable asset to Brandright and our clients, spearheading the development of their design and visual identities. Her design approach is rooted in strategy and characterized by a contemporary aesthetic.
Helen, holding a major in Marketing and a comprehensive Honours degree in Strategic Brand Management from Vega, skilfully combines creativity with logic. In her current role at Brandright, she takes charge of guiding clients through their marketing communication journeys and campaigns, delivering tangible results. As a brand leader, she channels her passion towards environmental initiatives.
Oliver is a versatile creative professional boasting 8 years of extensive experience in the realms of Web Design & Development, WordPress, and SEO. His technical prowess is firmly anchored in WordPress Development, encompassing HTML5, CSS3, Theme Development & Customisation, WooCommerce, and Performance Optimization. Above and beyond, he is an inventive developer with a discerning design acumen that places user experience at the forefront of his work.
Sean is a dynamic Brand Strategist at our agency, driven by a passion for innovation and strategic growth. He has travelled nationwide to pitch creative concepts and has successfully built strategic solutions to major clients in advertising. Sean brings clarity to complex ideas, distilling them into impactful, truth centric messages. His experience spans both strategy and account management, enabling him to hold creatives and clients accountable to cohesive brand visions. Known for his quirky, unconventional thinking, Sean thrives in crafting conceptual work and is committed to making a significant impact on the brands he works with.
Meet Kelly, a dedicated designer with four years of academic experience that has sharpened her attention to detail and honed her organizational skills. Thriving in the fast-paced design world, Kelly excels at multitasking and prioritizing to ensure seamless project flow and top-tier quality. With a flair for creating captivating content in both Canva and Adobe Creative Suite, she brings creativity and precision to every project, consistently delivering eye-catching, impactful designs.
Anthony is a forward-thinking Digital Strategist with a BA in Strategic Brand Communication from Vega School Durban. With experience spanning SEO, Google Ads, omnichannel strategy, and performance marketing, he has built and optimised digital campaigns across multiple industries. From managing paid media accounts and product feeds to developing integrated brand strategies, Anthony combines analytical precision with creative thinking. His expertise in KPI tracking, digital reporting, and campaign optimisation ensures measurable growth, while his innovative mindset consistently uncovers new opportunities to enhance brand performance.
Liam is a Cape Town–based multimedia storyteller with a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) from Rhodes University. Blending editorial insight with visual craft, he has worked across journalism, nonprofit leadership, design, and studio management. From filmmaking and motion graphics to lab operations and quality control, Liam combines creativity, technical precision, and strategic storytelling to bring meaningful stories to life.
Brittney is a skilled specialist in UI/UX design and web development, with a strong focus on SEO optimization and project management. Her expertise spans key web technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and WordPress CMS, ensuring visually appealing, functional, and responsive web solutions. Brittney’s attention to user-centred design and her commitment to seamless digital experiences make her an asset in delivering high-quality, impactful projects that connect with audiences and elevate brands.
Nick is a talented copywriter with a passion for conceptual storytelling and creative expression. With formal training from AFDA Film School and Red & Yellow Creative School of Business, he blends copywriting and screenwriting expertise to craft content that captivates, engages, and delivers results. His experience in collaborative, team-driven projects has honed his leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, while his dedication and enthusiasm drive him to consistently create work that inspires and achieves strategic goals. Nick’s words are more than just copy, they’re crafted to connect and leave a lasting impact.
Georgie is a dynamic Client Lead with a passion for strategy, brand activation, and trend analysis. She thrives on crafting impactful marketing campaigns that blend strategic thinking, creativity, and collaboration. Known for delivering innovative solutions under pressure, Georgie excels at spotting emerging trends and transforming insights into strategies that drive engagement, amplify brand presence, and achieve measurable results.
Emma is a passionate Social Media Specialist with a background in art direction and a talent for creative problem-solving. Known for her innovative approach and playful knack for word-craft, she thrives on developing engaging solutions for both everyday challenges and complex campaigns. Her strong, dependable work ethic is matched by a belief that the best results come from environments that embrace fun and creativity. Outside of work, Emma’s love for Japanese cuisine, especially ramen, and her enthusiasm for building meaningful connections reflect the curiosity and warmth she brings to every brand.
Samantha holds a BSc (Hons) in Marketing from the University of Plymouth and plays a key role at Brandright as a Client Lead. She works closely with clients to bring campaigns to life, guiding projects from initial brief through to final execution. Passionate about strategy and creativity, Samantha enjoys turning ideas into impactful marketing that drives meaningful results for her clients. With a strong work ethic and collaborative approach, she is an essential team player to have in your corner when growing your brand.
Kath is a creative and detail-oriented Project and Marketing Manager with a strong foundation in consumer behaviour, digital strategy, and retail marketing. With experience in neuromarketing, project management, and academic research, she thrives in fast-paced environments where organisation, communication, and creativity are essential. Kath is passionate about driving meaningful marketing initiatives that deliver results.
Sage Smith is a versatile Graphic Designer and Photographer with a BA in Graphic Design from Vega Pretoria and a Higher Certificate in Commercial Photography from Stellenbosch Academy. Combining branding expertise with advanced photography skills, she has worked with brands such as BMW, Blaauwklippen, Veldskoen, and Stay Wild. With strengths across Adobe Creative Suite, social media management, and visual storytelling, Sage brings creativity, reliability, and a sharp eye for detail to every project, consistently delivering impactful, on-brand work.
Amber is a BA Visual Communication graduate and Postgraduate Marketing & Advertising student at Red & Yellow. With a strong passion for brand strategy and visual storytelling, she translates insight into creative campaigns that balance originality with measurable impact. Her experience spans social media strategy, campaign development, and student consulting, including growing Sotheby’s International Realty’s TikTok presence to over 22,000 likes and delivering high-performing short-form content. Amber combines strategic thinking, art direction, and digital marketing expertise to craft work that connects meaningfully with audiences and drives brand growth.
MJ is a passionate and detail-oriented graphic designer who completed her Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communications at Red & Yellow. With a strong eye for visual storytelling and a drive to continuously improve, she brings creativity, reliability, and a positive attitude to every project. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, MJ combines design skill with teamwork and leadership experience, consistently delivering thoughtful, impactful work that elevates brands.
Greg is a driven and organised Client Lead at Brandright, holding a Bachelor of Business Science in Marketing from the University of Cape Town. Self-motivated and growth-oriented, he thrives in dynamic, people-focused environments where challenge and creativity intersect. Greg brings strong leadership, communication, and teamwork skills shaped through years of academic and extracurricular experience, enabling him to build meaningful client relationships and drive impactful results.
We’re a strategy-lead agency as we believe strategy affects everything. Whether you’re refining your brand, launching new products, addressing new target markets or running new advertising campaigns, solid strategic thinking should be at the forefront of the engagement.
Our internal team and specialist talent network are all best of breed, having worked with global brands and through this, receiving multiple international accolades. Our resource model allows for flexibility in resource capacity – enabling us to efficiently deliver during output-intensive periods of work. Our unique agency business model, incorporating low overheads and a compact head count, results in maximum value for money for our clients, ensuring every marketing Rand spent works hard for the brand.
Running impactful and memorable communication campaigns is a core strength and the reason many brands come from far and wide to work with us. From impactful above-the-line media-lead campaigns to digital-only cost-effective campaigns, we can help get your brand out there, right.
Our team has solid industry knowledge gained by working with large, medium and small companies, both locally and internationally based, offering B2B and B2C products and services, across most industries and sectors. Our experience can help your brand no matter where you are on your marketing journey.
We love point of sale, the “golden mile”, where consumers make some big decisions about brand selection. We understand this powerful channel, and through valuable experience, have worked out how best to make it deliver for our clients.
An inconvenient truth is that many ad agencies focus on making award-winning ads. They talk about how creativity will change the world and how creativity is directly linked to effectiveness and profits. We don’t subscribe to this belief. We believe a fantastic piece of advertising is one part of marketing success. Strategy, insights, creative concepts, messaging, advertising design, production, media channel selection, campaign management, gained learnings – all contribute to a successful campaign. Sure, we love making break-through advertising but this forms only one piece of the puzzle. We like being involved in the full puzzle build.
Our job from day one is to get marketing working hard for you. We want to see an increase in leads, more applications, and more sales. We want to show you that marketing does not have to be an expense, but rather an asset. The more you invest, the more the reward.
