MOST Awards2024-07-04T11:44:14+02:00

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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

1st e.tv
2nd eNCA
3rd DStv Media Sales
1st e.tv
2nd DStv Media Sales
3rd Viacom (MTV)
4th Mediamark
5th SABC Television Airtime Sales
1st The Home Channel, BDtv & IGNITION
2nd e.tv
3rd DStv Media Sales
4th Viacom (MTV)
5th Mediamark
1st e.tv
2nd DStv Media Sales
3rd The Home Channel, BDtv & Ignition
4th eNCA
5th Viacom (MTV)
1st DStv Media Sales
2nd e.tv
3rd eNCA
4th MTV
5th SABC
1st Cinemark
2nd DStv Media Sales
3rd e.tv
4th Popcorn
5th MTV
1st DStv Media Sales
2nd e.tv
3rd eNCA
4th Cinemark
5th MTV
1st Popcorn
2nd Cinemark
3rd DStv Media Sales
4th e.tv
5th The Home Channel, BDTV & Ignition

radio

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

Out Of Home

1st Relativ Media
2nd Epic Outdoor
3rd Primedia Outdoor
1st Primedia Outdoor
2nd Relativ Media
3rd Tractor Outdoor
1st Primedia Outdoor
2nd Relativ Media
3rd Mamela Media
1st Relativ Media
2nd Primedia Outdoor
3rd WideOpen Platform
4th Ad Outpost
5th JCDecaux
1st Alliance Media
2nd Massiv Media
3rd Ad Outpost
4th Primedia Outdoor
5th BOO! Media
1st Massiv Media
2nd Relativ Media
3rd Primedia Outdoor
4th Ad Outpost
5th Outdoor Network
1st Primedia Outdoor
2nd JCDecaux
3rd ProVantage
4th ADreach
5th Wideopen Platform
1st MMAP
2nd Continental Outdoor
3rd ProVantage
4th Primedia Outdoor
5th BOO! Media
1st Continental Outdoor
2nd ProVantage
3rd Primedia Outdoor
4th Primall
5th Mamela Media
1st Continental Outdoor
2nd MMAP
3rd Mamela Media
4th Primall
5th ProVantage

digital

1st Digital Turbine, officially known now as heed
2nd Mediamark Digital
3rd Adspace24
1st AdColony
2nd Turn Left Media
3rd Ad:Dynamo
1st AdColony
2nd Ad:Dynamo (Twitter, Snapchat, Spotify, Verizon)
3rd Vicinity Media
1st AdColony
2nd Google
3rd The Spacestation
4th Facebook
1st AdColony
2nd Google
3rd Mediamark
4th Spark Media Digital
5th The Spacestation
1st Google Inc.
2nd The Spacestation
3rd Mediamark Digital
4th Facebook
5th Spark Media
1st Mark 1
2nd Google Inc.
3rd The Spacestation
4th Facebook
5th Spark Media
1st The Spacestation
2nd Mediamark Digital
3rd Times Media LIVE
4th Google Inc.
5th Habari Media
1st The Spacestation
2nd Mediamark Digital
3rd Habari Media
4th Times Media LIVE
1st The Spacestation
2nd Demographica
3rd Times Media LIVE
4th Apurimac Media
5th Dash of Lime

magazines

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

newspapers

1st Spark Media
2nd Adspace24
3rd Arena Holdings
1st Ads24
2nd Tiso Blackstar Media
3rd The Citizen
4th Spark Media
5th Independent Media Group
1st Spark Media
2nd Ads24
3rd Tiso Blackstar
4th Independent Media Group
5th The Citizen
1st Ads24
2nd Times Media Group
3rd Independent Media Group
4th Spark Media
5th The Citizen
1st Times Media Group
2nd Spark Media
3rd Independent Media Group
4th Spark Media
5th The Citizen
1st Times Media Group
2nd Independent Media Group
3rd NAB Caxton
4th Ads24
5th Mail & Guardian
1st Times Media Group
2nd NAB Caxton
3rd Mail & Guardian
4th The INC
5th Ads24
1st Times Media Group
2nd NAB Caxton
3rd The INC
4th Ads24
5th Mail & Guardian

cinema

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

media consultants

1st Whisper Media
1st Whisper Media
1st Ultimate Media
2nd Whisper Media
1st AdDynamo (Twitter)
2nd Vicinity Media
1st AdDynamo (Twitter)
2nd Vicinity Media
1st MMAP
2nd Mark 1 Media
3rd Red Cherry Media
4th AdColony
5th Vicinity Media
1st MMAP
2nd Stramrood Connect
3rd Red Cherry Media

africa

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

the lamb award

1st Tractor Outdoor
2nd Future Tech
3rd Primedia Malls
1st Reveel
2nd RebelRebel
3rd The Home Channel, BDtv and IGNITION
1st Media24 Lifestyle
2nd Turn Left Media
3rd Cinevation Popcorn
1st Exponential (Digital)
2nd Mediamark (Digital)
3rd Massiv Media (OOH)
1st Mark 1 Media
2nd Ultimate Media
3rd Red Cherry Media
1st Spark Media (Digital)
2nd Conde Nast Magazines
1st Massiv Media
2nd Ramsay Media
3rd Mamela Media
1st Mark1
2nd Ramsay Media
3rd Graffiti
1st Mxit
2nd MMAP
3rd Brand your car
1st Tractor Outdoor
2nd Outdoor Network
3rd BizCommunity.com

Media Owner of the Year

1st Digital Turbine, officially known now as heed
2nd Relativ Media
3rd Epic Outdoor
1st Media24 Lifestyle Magazines
2nd ECR Radio Sales
3rd Digital Turbine, formerly AdColony
1st AdColony
2nd Primedia Outdoor
3rd Relativ Media
4th Mamela Media
5th e.tv
6th Arena Holdings (formerly Tiso Blackstar Group)
7th JCDecaux
8th Ad:Dynamo (Twitter, Snapchat, Spotify, Verizon)
9th Vicinity Media
10th Primedia
1st AdColony
2nd Media24 Lifestyle
3rd Ads24
4th Ster-Kinekor Sales
5th Relativ Media
6th Primedia Outdoor
7th Tiso Blackstar Media
8th Cinevation Popcorn
9th WideOpen Platform
10th Google
1st AdColony
2nd Alliance Media (OOH)
3rd Massiv Media
4th AdDynamo (Twitter)
5th Vicinity Media
6th Ad Outpost
7th Spark Media (Newspapers)
8th Media24 Lifestyle
9th Google
10th Ads24
1st Massiv Media
2nd Ads24
3rd Cinemark
4th Times Media Group
5th Relativ Media
6th Primedia Outdoor
7th Google Inc.
8th Cinevation Popcorn
9th Ad Outpost
10th Airport Ads
1st DStv Media Sales
2nd Mediamark Radio
3rd Media24 Lifestyle
4th Mark1
5th Primedia Broadcasting
6th Cinemark
7th e.tv
8th Cinevation Popcorn
9th Primedia Outdoor
10th Times Media Group
1st Times Media Group
2nd Caxton Magazines
3rd MMAP
4th Media24 Lifestyle
5th Continental Outdoor
6th The SpaceStation
7th Mediamark Digital
8th Ndalo Media
9th Cinemark
10th ProVantage
1st Times Media Group
2nd Caxton Magazines
3rd The Spacestation
4th Ndalo Media
5th DStv Media Sales
6th Continental Outdoor
7th NAB Caxton
8th ProVantage
9th Primedia Outdoor
10th Ramsay Media
1st The SpaceStation
2nd Times Media Group
3rd Ndalo Media
4th Caxton Magazines
5th NAB Caxton
6th Demographica
7th Popcorn
8th Continental Outdoor
9th Mediamark Radio
10th MMAP

print (Magazine and Newspapers)

1st Media24 Lifestyle Magazines
2nd Adspace24
3rd Spark Media
1st Arena Holdings (formerly Tiso Blackstar Group)
2nd Spark Media
3rd Ads24

Audiovisual (Cinema and TV)

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

Multimedia

1st Mediamark
2nd Primedia
3rd DStv Media Sales
1st Media24
2nd Mediamark
3rd Primedia
1st Primedia

Marketing Services

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

MEDIA AGENCIES

FULL-SERVICE AGENCIES

1st Carat – Johannesburg
2nd PHD – Johannesburg
3rd PHD – Cape Town
1st PHD
2nd The MediaShop – Johannesburg
3rd The MediaShop – Cape Town
1st The MediaShop (Johannesburg)
2nd Carat (Johannesburg)
3rd Vizeum (Johannesburg)
1st The MediaShop (Johannesburg)
2nd The MediaShop (Cape Town)
3rd Meta Media (Johannesburg)
4th MediaCom
5th PHD
1st The MediaShop (JHB)
2nd PHD
3rd Vizeum (JHB)
4th Vizeum (CT)
5th Carat (JHB)
1st PHD
2nd The MediaShop (JHB)
3rd OMD
4th Vizeum (JHB)
5th Carat (JHB)
1st The Mediashop (JHB)
2nd Mindshare
3rd OMD (JHB)
4th Initiative Media (JHB)
5th Starcom

SPECIALIST AGENCIES

1st Alphabet Soup
2nd Fame Media
3rd Kintaro
1st Fame Media
2nd Ogilvy Go Media
3rd Alphabet Soup
1st Ogilvy Go Media
2nd Alphabet Soup
3rd TMI Media
1st Alphabet Soup
2nd Posterscope
3rd TMI Media
1st Alphabet Soup
2nd Hitch Digital Media
3rd Posterscope
4th TMI Media
1st Alphabet Soup
2nd Mediology
1st Aegis Media (CT)
2nd Mediology

LAMB AWARD

1st The MediaShop – Cape Town
2nd Carat – Cape Town
3rd Initiative Media – Johannesburg
1st IntiMedia
2nd Meta Media – Cape Town
3rd Initiative Media – Cape Town
1st The MediaShop (Cape Town)
2nd IntiMedia
3rd Posterscope
1st Initiative Media (Cape Town)
2nd FCB Africa
3rd Carat (Cape Town)
1st Initiative Media (CT)
2nd Brand et al
3rd FCB Africa
1st Vizeum (CT)
2nd Hitch Digital Media
3rd Posterscope
1st Hitch Digital Media
2nd Vizeum (CT)
3rd PHD (CT)

AFRICA

Not applicable in this year

1st Omnicom Media Group Africa
1st Omnicom Media Group Africa
1st Omnicom Media Group Africa

Media Agency of the Year

1st Carat – Johannesburg
2nd Alphabet Soup
3rd PHD – Johannesburg
1st Fame Media
2nd PHD
3rd The MediaShop – Johannesburg
1st The MediaShop (Johannesburg)
2nd Carat (Johannesburg)
3rd Vizeum (Johannesburg)
4th Ogilvy Go Media
5th PHD
6th Alphabet Soup
7th Wavemaker
8th Meta Media (Johannesburg)
9th Zenith
10th MediaCom
1st The MediaShop (Johannesburg)
2nd The MediaShop (Cape Town)
3rd Meta Media (Johannesburg)
4th Alphabet Soup
5th Posterscope
6th MediaCom
7th PHD
8th Wavemaker
9th Vizeum (Johannesburg)
10th Carat (Johannesburg)
1st The MediaShop (Jhb)
2nd PHD
3rd Alphabet Soup
4th Vizeum (Jhb)
5th Hitch Digital Media
6th Posterscope
7th TMI Media
8th Vizeum (CT)
9th Carat (Jhb)
10th OMD
1st PHD
2nd Alphabet Soup
3rd The MediaShop (Jhb)
4th Mediology
5th OMD
6th Vizeum (Jhb)
7th Carat (Jhb)
8th Initiative Media (Jhb)
9th Mindshare (Jhb)
10th MEC (Jhb)
1st The Mediashop (Jhb)
2nd Mindshare
3rd Aegis Media Central Services
4th OMD (Jhb)
5th Mediology
6th Initiative Media (Jhb)
7th Starcom
8th 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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