WORK WITH US
As a leading digital publishing house and cultural compass for the now, we are uniquely positioned to facilitate brands, clients and creatives in effectively capturing and reaching the dynamic and rapidly growing African market.
We have a local focus with a global reach. We take clients from ideation to execution and utilise our agency expertise to amplify work across our unique media ecosystem in order to amplify impact, reach and audiences.
OUR AGENCY OFFERS:
Advertorial and Editorial Campaigns
We craft, conceptualise and develop editorially-led stories, campaigns and branded content that lives across our digital magazine, social media channels and partner platforms. Our approach balances exceptional creative direction and narrative integrity with targeted brand messaging to create culturally resonant, high-impact campaigns.
Production
From creative development to final delivery, we produce photographic, video and multimedia content rooted in visual storytelling and culture. Our network of emerging and established creatives ensures bold, relevant output across digital formats.
Paid Media
We offer paid media partnerships through both original editorial and syndicated content; further amplified by concise targeted Meta ad campaigns to drive viewership and conversions. We also provide media partner services through event coverage including PR, social media amplification, photography and filmed content creation. Our approach blends cultural insight with precision media buying to ensure brand placements feel native, relevant, and aligned with our editorial voice. We partner with brands whose stories align with our content pillars — making every integration authentic to our audience and impactful for our partners.
Strategy
We build brand and content strategies rooted in cultural relevance, audience insight, and business objectives. Our strategic services span brand positioning, campaign planning, channel strategy, and creative direction — providing the foundation for meaningful, measurable work. Whether launching a new brand, rethinking your content ecosystem, or planning a campaign, we connect the dots between story, audience, and execution to ensure every move is intentional and impactful.
Youth Culture Data Insights and Reporting
We translate youth sentiment into strategy through surveys, interviews and cultural listening. Our reports deliver real-time insight into emerging trends, behaviours and subcultural shifts.
Social Media and Digital Marketing Services
Beyond our editorial platform, we operate a dedicated division focused on digital marketing for B2B businesses. We manage the full spectrum of a brand’s digital presence — from maintaining and creating social channels to email marketing as well as driving discoverability through SEO and Google AdWords. We focus on meaningful engagement and conversion driven results. Our approach combines strategy with technical expertise, ensuring that every touchpoint works together to grow awareness and support long-term digital presence.
Content Marketing
We develop and distribute strategic content that builds brand affinity, drives engagement, and supports long-term growth. Our content marketing services span editorial storytelling, social-first assets, newsletters, and platform-native formats — all tailored to resonate with niche audiences and cultural communities. Whether it’s a multi-part series, a standalone article, or always-on content for brand channels, we craft stories that are as thoughtful as they are performance-driven.
We support clients from ideation, right through to execution and utilise our platform to amplify each project’s success and reach to our discerning readers and followers across the world. We use our advanced audience insight and youth culture-centered lens to inform strategic campaigns that make an impact.
As an independent media house CEC is a trusted source of critical and current content – allowing us to organically amplify campaigns, storytelling and co-branded content.
ABOUT US
An independent media space & integrated agency capturing the zeitgeist of South Africa’s creative arts community. Covering news, music, fashion, art, culture and creativity.
We are committed to analysing, curating, and proliferating stories of youth culture & creativity; this is essential in harnessing the explosive potential of South African brands, creatives and wayshowers.
We focus on innovation and selling newness through our curatorial lens of popular culture and storytelling. We believe that independent media is critical for containing and creating impactful content as it happens.
With the integration of our media publication and digital agency, we offer a uniquely positioned set of skills and services that effectively capture the markets’ shifting landscape and allow us to amplify campaigns, editorials and co-branded content through our media eco-system. Contact us for media submissions, advertising and sponsored article content and head to our agency page to find out more about our services.
OUR MANIFESTO
The world exists in a constant state of flow. A sunset gust in Acapulco becomes a summer tide in Tahiti.
Information flies across the world untethered, but it can be directed, curated and injected with positive energy. Everything is connected, yet sometimes we can only see that looking backwards towards the past.
What if we could connect things yet to come through vision and foresight?
Through understanding the shifts that created the challenges and recognising the best way to change them requires our technique, intuition and vast experience.
We exist for our community, businesses and brands to thrive by always connecting everything forwards; into the future and beyond.
CEC – a producer, an orchestrator and a multiplier: Bringing value to your brands, business and our community where it matters most…
By Connecting Everything Clearly.
We are culture. We are Connect Everything Collective.
