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The MOST Awards, which recognise sales performance excellence in the media industry, will be celebrating 13 years when the awards take place in Johannesburg on 14 September 2023. The MOST Awards have grown to become the “highlight in the media industry’s networking calendar,” setting the benchmark for all media owners, media agencies and professionals to strive for, and to be celebrated by the industry for the outstanding work they do.

advisory board members

This year, the MOST Awards are taking things to the next level by engaging with an advisory panel of experienced and respected professionals to provide input in charting the way forward.

The panel is comprised of individuals who are well-known and respected in the industry, including Fahmeeda Cassim Surtee, Wayne Bischoff, Chris Botha, Sandra Gordon, Celia Collins, Merissa Himraj, Kelvin Storie, Tanya Schreuder and Eben Gewers.

Kelvin Storie: 2017 Media Agency Rising Star

Wayne Bischoff: 2021 Media Owner Legend

Chris Botha: 2022 Shepherd

Sandra Gordon: Founder of The MOST Awards

Fahmeeda Cassim Surtee: 2019 Media Owner Legend

Celia Collins: 2018 Media Agency Legend

Merissa Himraj: 2021 Media Agency Legend

Eben Gewers: 2022 Media Owner Legend

Tanya Schreuder – 2012 Media Agency Rising Star

Mike van Tonder – 2018 Media Owner Rising Star

WINNERS

MEDIA OWNERS

TELEVISION

2023

1^st	e.tv
2^nd	eNCA
3^rd	DStv Media Sales

2019

1^st	e.tv
2^nd	DStv Media Sales
3^rd	Viacom (MTV)
4^th	Mediamark
5^th	SABC Television Airtime Sales

2018

1^st	The Home Channel, BDtv & IGNITION
2^nd	e.tv
3^rd	DStv Media Sales
4^th	Viacom (MTV)
5^th	Mediamark

2017

1^st	e.tv
2^nd	DStv Media Sales
3^rd	The Home Channel, BDtv & Ignition
4^th	eNCA
5^th	Viacom (MTV)

2016

1^st	DStv Media Sales
2^nd	e.tv
3^rd	eNCA
4^th	MTV
5^th	SABC

2015

1^st	Cinemark
2^nd	DStv Media Sales
3^rd	e.tv
4^th	Popcorn
5^th	MTV

2014

1^st	DStv Media Sales
2^nd	e.tv
3^rd	eNCA
4^th	Cinemark
5^th	MTV

2013

1^st	Popcorn
2^nd	Cinemark
3^rd	DStv Media Sales
4^th	e.tv
5^th	The Home Channel, BDTV & Ignition

radio

2023

1^st	Mediamark
2^nd	YFM
3^rd	Primedia Broadcasting

2022

1^st	ECR Radio Sales
2^nd	YFM
3^rd	Mediamark

2021

1^st	Primedia Broadcasting
2^nd	Mediamark
3^rd	YFM

2019

1^st	Primedia Broadcasting
2^nd	Mediamark
3^rd	United Stations
4^th	MSG Group Sales
5^th	The Media Connection

2018

1^st	Primedia Broadcasting
2^nd	The Media Connection
3^rd	Mediamark
4^th	United Stations
5^th	MSG Group Sales

2017

1^st	Mediamark Radio
2^nd	The Media Connection
3^rd	Primedia Broadcasting
4^th	United Stations
5^th	MSG Group Sales

2016

1^st	Mediamark Radio
2^nd	Primedia Broadcasting
3^rd	United Stations
4^th	The Media Connection
5^th	MSG Group Sales

2015

1^st	Mediamark Radio
2^nd	Primedia Broadcasting
3^rd	United Stations
4^th	The Media Connection
5^th	Times Media Radio

2014

1^st	Primedia Broadcasting
2^nd	Mediamark Radio
3^rd	United Stations
4^th	The Media Connection
5^th	YFM

2013

1^st	Mediamark Radio
2^nd	Primedia Broadcasting
3^rd	The Media Connection
4^th	United Stations
5^th	YFM

Out Of Home

2023

1^st	Relativ Media
2^nd	Epic Outdoor
3^rd	Primedia Outdoor

2022

1^st	Primedia Outdoor
2^nd	Relativ Media
3^rd	Tractor Outdoor

2021

1^st	Primedia Outdoor
2^nd	Relativ Media
3^rd	Mamela Media

2019

1^st	Relativ Media
2^nd	Primedia Outdoor
3^rd	WideOpen Platform
4^th	Ad Outpost
5^th	JCDecaux

2018

1^st	Alliance Media
2^nd	Massiv Media
3^rd	Ad Outpost
4^th	Primedia Outdoor
5^th	BOO! Media

2017

1^st	Massiv Media
2^nd	Relativ Media
3^rd	Primedia Outdoor
4^th	Ad Outpost
5^th	Outdoor Network

2016

1^st	Primedia Outdoor
2^nd	JCDecaux
3^rd	ProVantage
4^th	ADreach
5^th	Wideopen Platform

2015

1^st	MMAP
2^nd	Continental Outdoor
3^rd	ProVantage
4^th	Primedia Outdoor
5^th	BOO! Media

2014

1^st	Continental Outdoor
2^nd	ProVantage
3^rd	Primedia Outdoor
4^th	Primall
5^th	Mamela Media

2013

1^st	Continental Outdoor
2^nd	MMAP
3^rd	Mamela Media
4^th	Primall
5^th	ProVantage

digital

2023

1^st	Digital Turbine, officially known now as heed
2^nd	Mediamark Digital
3^rd	Adspace24

2022

1^st	AdColony
2^nd	Turn Left Media
3^rd	Ad:Dynamo

2021

1^st	AdColony
2^nd	Ad:Dynamo (Twitter, Snapchat, Spotify, Verizon)
3^rd	Vicinity Media

2019

1^st	AdColony
2^nd	Google
3^rd	The Spacestation
4^th	Facebook

2018

1^st	AdColony
2^nd	Google
3^rd	Mediamark
4^th	Spark Media Digital
5^th	The Spacestation

2017

1^st	Google Inc.
2^nd	The Spacestation
3^rd	Mediamark Digital
4^th	Facebook
5^th	Spark Media

2016

1^st	Mark 1
2^nd	Google Inc.
3^rd	The Spacestation
4^th	Facebook
5^th	Spark Media

2015

1^st	The Spacestation
2^nd	Mediamark Digital
3^rd	Times Media LIVE
4^th	Google Inc.
5^th	Habari Media

2014

1^st	The Spacestation
2^nd	Mediamark Digital
3^rd	Habari Media
4^th	Times Media LIVE

2013

1^st	The Spacestation
2^nd	Demographica
3^rd	Times Media LIVE
4^th	Apurimac Media
5^th	Dash of Lime

magazines

2023

1^st	Media24 Lifestyle Magazines

2019

1^st	Media24 Lifestyle
2^nd	Caxton Magazines

2018

1^st	Media24 Lifestyle
2^nd	Ndalo Media
3^rd	Caxton Magazines
4^th	Associated Magazines

2017

1^st	Ndalo Media
2^nd	Media24 Lifestyle
3^rd	Caxton Magazines
4^th	Associated Magazines

2016

1^st	Media24 Lifestyle
2^nd	Caxton Magazines
3^rd	Ndalo Media
4^th	Associated Magazines
5^th	Conde Nast Magazines

2015

1^st	Caxton Magazines
2^nd	Media24 Lifestyle
3^rd	Ndalo Media
4^th	Conde Nast Magazines
5^th	Ramsay Media

2014

1^st	Caxton Magazines
2^nd	Ndalo Media
3^rd	Ramsay Media
4^th	Media24 Central Sales
5^th	Conde Nast Magazines

2013

1^st	Ndalo Media
2^nd	Caxton Magazines
3^rd	Media24 Central Sales
4^th	Entrepreneur Magazine
5^th	Conde Nast Magazines

newspapers

2023

1^st	Spark Media
2^nd	Adspace24
3^rd	Arena Holdings

2019

1^st	Ads24
2^nd	Tiso Blackstar Media
3^rd	The Citizen
4^th	Spark Media
5^th	Independent Media Group

2018

1^st	Spark Media
2^nd	Ads24
3^rd	Tiso Blackstar
4^th	Independent Media Group
5^th	The Citizen

2017

1^st	Ads24
2^nd	Times Media Group
3^rd	Independent Media Group
4^th	Spark Media
5^th	The Citizen

2016

1^st	Times Media Group
2^nd	Spark Media
3^rd	Independent Media Group
4^th	Spark Media
5^th	The Citizen

2015

1^st	Times Media Group
2^nd	Independent Media Group
3^rd	NAB Caxton
4^th	Ads24
5^th	Mail & Guardian

2014

1^st	Times Media Group
2^nd	NAB Caxton
3^rd	Mail & Guardian
4^th	The INC
5^th	Ads24

2013

1^st	Times Media Group
2^nd	NAB Caxton
3^rd	The INC
4^th	Ads24
5^th	Mail & Guardian

cinema

2023

1^st	Ster-Kinekor Sales
2^nd	Cinevation Popcorn

2019

1^st	Ster-Kinekor Sales
2^nd	Cinevation Popcorn

2018

1^st	Cinemark
2^nd	Cinevation Popcorn

2017

1^st	Cinemark
2^nd	Cinevation Popcorn

2016

1^st	Cinemark
2^nd	Cinevation Popcorn

media consultants

2023

1^st	Whisper Media

2022

1^st	Whisper Media

2021

1^st	Ultimate Media
2^nd	Whisper Media

2019

1^st	AdDynamo (Twitter)
2^nd	Vicinity Media

2018

1^st	AdDynamo (Twitter)
2^nd	Vicinity Media

2017

1^st	MMAP
2^nd	Mark 1 Media
3^rd	Red Cherry Media
4^th	AdColony
5^th	Vicinity Media

2016

1^st	MMAP
2^nd	Stramrood Connect
3^rd	Red Cherry Media

africa

2018

1^st	Alliance Media
2^nd	Primedia Outdoor
3^rd	DStv Media Sales

2017

1^st	Alliance Media

2016

1^st	JC Decaux
2^nd	DStv Media Sales
3^rd	Primedia Outdoor

2015

1^st	Primedia Outdoor
2^nd	Continental Outdoor
3^rd	DStv Media Sales

the lamb award

2023

1^st	Tractor Outdoor
2^nd	Future Tech
3^rd	Primedia Malls

2022

1^st	Reveel
2^nd	RebelRebel
3^rd	The Home Channel, BDtv and IGNITION

2021

1^st	Media24 Lifestyle
2^nd	Turn Left Media
3^rd	Cinevation Popcorn

2019

1^st	Exponential (Digital)
2^nd	Mediamark (Digital)
3^rd	Massiv Media (OOH)

2018

1^st	Mark 1 Media
2^nd	Ultimate Media
3^rd	Red Cherry Media

2017

1^st	Spark Media (Digital)
2^nd	Conde Nast Magazines

2016

1^st	Massiv Media
2^nd	Ramsay Media
3^rd	Mamela Media

2015

1^st	Mark1
2^nd	Ramsay Media
3^rd	Graffiti

2014

1^st	Mxit
2^nd	MMAP
3^rd	Brand your car

2013

1^st	Tractor Outdoor
2^nd	Outdoor Network
3^rd	BizCommunity.com

Media Owner of the Year

2023

1^st	Digital Turbine, officially known now as heed
2^nd	Relativ Media
3^rd	Epic Outdoor

2022

1^st	Media24 Lifestyle Magazines
2^nd	ECR Radio Sales
3^rd	Digital Turbine, formerly AdColony

2021

1^st	AdColony
2^nd	Primedia Outdoor
3^rd	Relativ Media
4^th	Mamela Media
5^th	e.tv
6^th	Arena Holdings (formerly Tiso Blackstar Group)
7^th	JCDecaux
8^th	Ad:Dynamo (Twitter, Snapchat, Spotify, Verizon)
9^th	Vicinity Media
10^th	Primedia

2019

1^st	AdColony
2^nd	Media24 Lifestyle
3^rd	Ads24
4^th	Ster-Kinekor Sales
5^th	Relativ Media
6^th	Primedia Outdoor
7^th	Tiso Blackstar Media
8^th	Cinevation Popcorn
9^th	WideOpen Platform
10^th	Google

2018

1^st	AdColony
2^nd	Alliance Media (OOH)
3^rd	Massiv Media
4^th	AdDynamo (Twitter)
5^th	Vicinity Media
6^th	Ad Outpost
7^th	Spark Media (Newspapers)
8^th	Media24 Lifestyle
9^th	Google
10^th	Ads24

2017

1^st	Massiv Media
2^nd	Ads24
3^rd	Cinemark
4^th	Times Media Group
5^th	Relativ Media
6^th	Primedia Outdoor
7^th	Google Inc.
8^th	Cinevation Popcorn
9^th	Ad Outpost
10^th	Airport Ads

2016

1^st	DStv Media Sales
2^nd	Mediamark Radio
3^rd	Media24 Lifestyle
4^th	Mark1
5^th	Primedia Broadcasting
6^th	Cinemark
7^th	e.tv
8^th	Cinevation Popcorn
9^th	Primedia Outdoor
10^th	Times Media Group

2015

1^st	Times Media Group
2^nd	Caxton Magazines
3^rd	MMAP
4^th	Media24 Lifestyle
5^th	Continental Outdoor
6^th	The SpaceStation
7^th	Mediamark Digital
8^th	Ndalo Media
9^th	Cinemark
10^th	ProVantage

2014

1^st	Times Media Group
2^nd	Caxton Magazines
3^rd	The Spacestation
4^th	Ndalo Media
5^th	DStv Media Sales
6^th	Continental Outdoor
7^th	NAB Caxton
8^th	ProVantage
9^th	Primedia Outdoor
10^th	Ramsay Media

2013

1^st	The SpaceStation
2^nd	Times Media Group
3^rd	Ndalo Media
4^th	Caxton Magazines
5^th	NAB Caxton
6^th	Demographica
7^th	Popcorn
8^th	Continental Outdoor
9^th	Mediamark Radio
10^th	MMAP

print (Magazine and Newspapers)

2022

1^st	Media24 Lifestyle Magazines
2^nd	Adspace24
3^rd	Spark Media

2021

1^st	Arena Holdings (formerly Tiso Blackstar Group)
2^nd	Spark Media
3^rd	Ads24

Audiovisual (Cinema and TV)

2022

1^st	Ster-Kinekor Sales
2^nd	Paramount Africa
3^rd	e.tv

2021

1^st	e.tv
2^nd	DStv Media Sales
3^rd	Ster-Kinekor Sales

Multimedia

2023

1^st	Mediamark
2^nd	Primedia
3^rd	DStv Media Sales

2022

1^st	Media24
2^nd	Mediamark
3^rd	Primedia

2021

1^st

Primedia

Marketing Services

2023

1^st	Mediamark
2^st	DStv Media Sales

2022

1^st	Mediamark
2^st	DStv Media Sales

2021

1^st	DSTV Media Sales
2^st	e.tv
3^st	Mediamark

MEDIA AGENCIES

FULL-SERVICE AGENCIES

2023

1^st	Carat – Johannesburg
2^nd	PHD – Johannesburg
3^rd	PHD – Cape Town

2022

1^st	PHD
2^nd	The MediaShop – Johannesburg
3^rd	The MediaShop – Cape Town

2021

1^st	The MediaShop (Johannesburg)
2^nd	Carat (Johannesburg)
3^rd	Vizeum (Johannesburg)

2019

1^st	The MediaShop (Johannesburg)
2^nd	The MediaShop (Cape Town)
3^rd	Meta Media (Johannesburg)
4^th	MediaCom
5^th	PHD

2018

1^st	The MediaShop (JHB)
2^nd	PHD
3^rd	Vizeum (JHB)
4^th	Vizeum (CT)
5^th	Carat (JHB)

2017

1^st	PHD
2^nd	The MediaShop (JHB)
3^rd	OMD
4^th	Vizeum (JHB)
5^th	Carat (JHB)

2016

1^st	The Mediashop (JHB)
2^nd	Mindshare
3^rd	OMD (JHB)
4^th	Initiative Media (JHB)
5^th	Starcom

SPECIALIST AGENCIES

2023

1^st	Alphabet Soup
2^nd	Fame Media
3^rd	Kintaro

2022

1^st	Fame Media
2^nd	Ogilvy Go Media
3^rd	Alphabet Soup

2021

1^st	Ogilvy Go Media
2^nd	Alphabet Soup
3^rd	TMI Media

2019

1^st	Alphabet Soup
2^nd	Posterscope
3^rd	TMI Media

2018

1^st	Alphabet Soup
2^nd	Hitch Digital Media
3^rd	Posterscope
4^th	TMI Media

2017

1^st	Alphabet Soup
2^nd	Mediology

2016

1^st	Aegis Media (CT)
2^nd	Mediology

LAMB AWARD

2023

1^st	The MediaShop – Cape Town
2^nd	Carat – Cape Town
3^rd	Initiative Media – Johannesburg

2022

1^st	IntiMedia
2^nd	Meta Media – Cape Town
3^rd	Initiative Media – Cape Town

2021

1^st	The MediaShop (Cape Town)
2^nd	IntiMedia
3^rd	Posterscope

2019

1^st	Initiative Media (Cape Town)
2^nd	FCB Africa
3^rd	Carat (Cape Town)

2018

1^st	Initiative Media (CT)
2^nd	Brand et al
3^rd	FCB Africa

2017

1^st	Vizeum (CT)
2^nd	Hitch Digital Media
3^rd	Posterscope

2016

1^st	Hitch Digital Media
2^nd	Vizeum (CT)
3^rd	PHD (CT)

AFRICA

2019

Not applicable in this year

2018

1^st	Omnicom Media Group Africa

2017

1^st	Omnicom Media Group Africa

2016

1^st	Omnicom Media Group Africa

Media Agency of the Year

2023

1^st	Carat – Johannesburg
2^nd	Alphabet Soup
3^rd	PHD – Johannesburg

2022

1^st	Fame Media
2^nd	PHD
3^rd	The MediaShop – Johannesburg

2021

1^st	The MediaShop (Johannesburg)
2^nd	Carat (Johannesburg)
3^rd	Vizeum (Johannesburg)
4^th	Ogilvy Go Media
5^th	PHD
6^th	Alphabet Soup
7^th	Wavemaker
8^th	Meta Media (Johannesburg)
9^th	Zenith
10^th	MediaCom

2019

1^st	The MediaShop (Johannesburg)
2^nd	The MediaShop (Cape Town)
3^rd	Meta Media (Johannesburg)
4^th	Alphabet Soup
5^th	Posterscope
6^th	MediaCom
7^th	PHD
8^th	Wavemaker
9^th	Vizeum (Johannesburg)
10^th	Carat (Johannesburg)

2018

1^st	The MediaShop (Jhb)
2^nd	PHD
3^rd	Alphabet Soup
4^th	Vizeum (Jhb)
5^th	Hitch Digital Media
6^th	Posterscope
7^th	TMI Media
8^th	Vizeum (CT)
9^th	Carat (Jhb)
10^th	OMD

2017

1^st	PHD
2^nd	Alphabet Soup
3^rd	The MediaShop (Jhb)
4^th	Mediology
5^th	OMD
6^th	Vizeum (Jhb)
7^th	Carat (Jhb)
8^th	Initiative Media (Jhb)
9^th	Mindshare (Jhb)
10^th	MEC (Jhb)

2016

1^st	The Mediashop (Jhb)
2^nd	Mindshare
3^rd	Aegis Media Central Services
4^th	OMD (Jhb)
5^th	Mediology
6^th	Initiative Media (Jhb)
7^th	Starcom
8^th	MediaCom

individual awards

media owner legend

2023	Given Mkhari
2022	Eben Gewers
2021	Wayne Bischoff
2019	Fahmeeda Cassim Surtee
2018	Greg Maloka
2017	Noel Coburn and Terry Moolman
2016	Barry Sayer
2015	Chris Hitchings
2014	Adelaide McKelvey
2013	Gill Randall
2012	Linda Gibson
2011	Peter Mckenzie
2010	Trevor Ormerod
2009	Ken Varejes

media agency legend

2023	Bonita Bachmann
2022	Gwen Bezuidenhout
2021	Merissa Himraj
2019	Dawn Rolands
2018	Cecila Collins
2017	Bryan Gibson
2016	Josh Dovey
2015	Rob Smuts
2014	Harry Herber
2013	Michelle Meyjes
2012	Gordon Muller
2011	Virginia Hollis
2010	Gordon Patterson
2009	N/A

media owner rising star

2023	Michelle Randall Sharnock
2022	Refiloe Nteso
2021	Skhumbuzo Mokoena
2019	Kerri Prissman
2018	Mike van Tonder
2017	Darren McKinnon
2016	Wanele Mongomezulu
2015	Brett Tucker
2014	Not Awarded
2013	Jacques Du Preez
2012	Jacques Du Preez
2011	Jacques Du Preez
2010	Jacques Du Preez
2009	N/A

media agency rising star

2023	Adrian Naidoo
2022	Clare Trafankowska
2021	Jamie Norgarb
2019	Julio Rodrigues
2018	Ricardo Lopes
2017	Kelvin Storie
2016	lsa Gräbe
2015	Ilan Lazarus
2014	Wayne Bishop
2013	Chris Botha
2012	Tanya Schreuder
2011	Ryan Williams
2010	Chris Botha
2009	N/A

shepherd award

2023	Celia Collins
2022	Chris Botha
2021	Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee
2019	Brenda Wortley
2018	Rina Broomberg
2017	Gordon Muller
2016	Not Awarded
2015	Gordon Patterson

bell award

2023	Mike Leahy
2022	Peter Langschmidt
2021	Beatrice Kubheka
2019	Jennifer Daniel and Clare O’Neil
2018	Neil Higgs
2017	Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro)
2016	Jos Kuper
2015	Not Awarded

Virtually Perfect Award

2022	DStv Media Sales
2021	DStv Media Sales

MOST Admired Marketing and / or Media Manager of the Year

2023	Avtaar Mohanlall

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All the winners from the MOST Awards 2022 announced!
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All the winners from the MOST Awards 2022 announced!

The MOST Awards celebrate excellence in the media industry – from media owners across print, digital, cinema, broadcast and out of home (OOH) platforms, through to specialist and full-service media agencies – encouraging exceptional service delivery and healthy professional competition. Category winners were determined by their peers, with [...]

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All the winners from the MOST Awards 2021 announced!
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All the winners from the MOST Awards 2021 announced!

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All the winners from the MOST Awards 2021 announced!

Johannesburg, 8 September 2021: The winners of the 12th MOST Awards were announced during an online, live-streamed awards ceremony on 8 September 2021. AdColony was named as Media Owner of the Year for a third time, while The MediaShop (Johannesburg) claimed its eighth Media Agency of the [...]

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