The Creative Counsel

Company type	Private
Industry	Advertising Agency
Founded	2001 (2001)
Founder	Gil Oved, Ran Neu-Ner
Headquarters	Johannesburg , South Africa
Number of locations	Africa,Middle East andEurope
Services	Advertising, brand activation, digital, design
Website	www.creativecounsel.co.za

The Creative Counsel is a South Africanadvertising agency founded in 2001 by school friendsGil Oved and Ran Neu-Ner.^[1]

The company grew to become one of South Africa's largest advertising agencies (by staff and turnover),^[2][3][4] one of South Africa's largest private first-time employers,^[5][6] and South Africa's top marketing, media and advertising company.^[7]

In 2015 the company was acquired by thePublicis Group in a deal estimated to be worth over R1.5-billion.^[8] The sale was reported as the largest business transaction in Africa^[9][10] and the largest agency buyout in South African history.^[11]

• Marketing companies established in 2001
• Companies based in Johannesburg
• Advertising agencies of South Africa

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