Absolute Media
Media That Works …
Absolute Media has positioned itself as a broad spectrum media company that has four divisions of functionality:
Absolute Media has a small team of 29 professional, qualified media staff and offices in Sunninghill (Sandton, Gauteng), Marshall Street (JHB, Gauteng) and Cape Town. We publish four specialist magazine titles, create websites, hosting and online marketing with our BetterNet™ brand and design and print a vast array of products from business cards to brochures to posters, for a varied range of clients. In addition, Absolute Media has an 'outdoor' division that supplies and installs banners, signage and the like. We are the media professionals.
Our People
The founder and CEO of Absolute Media, Lance G. Whatmore has been at the cutting edge of South African media for over a decade and is a recognised marketing professional and graphic designer, having won numerous awards for packaging design, exhibition stands and concept creation. Lance is surrounded by a team of talented individuals. Minx Osborn is a top editor, having been on Lance’s staff in the last and this company, encompassing a career period of well over 11 years. This devil does wear Prada! Minx is our bona fide Editor In Chief. Nomsa Xalaba was ‘stolen’ from South African Airways, where she spent many years working within the financial division.Tebogo Molete began her deputy editorial and research career as a trainee and general dogsbody with Absolute Media at it’s inception and steadily climbed the ladder to deputy editor. Tebogo is a professional deputy editor with more than 5 years under her belt. Jacqui Higgins is a talented writer, providing articles for all South Africa’s leading publications. Graham Cooper is a publishing veteran, having spent 12 years at International book publisher, Macmillan. Graham was head hunted and joined Absolute Media in 2009 as a managing publisher. Deon Vurden 'graduated' as a supreme marketing champion at Johnnic Publishing and has done tours of duty at Primedia, with FHM and other distinguished magazines. He is a consumate campaign professional. Sandi Lisa is a deputy editor with the inherent skills of a spectacular writer and editorial organiser. Adrian Moodley has led a distinguished marketing career with upmarket business-to-business publications and has spent the last three years creating and executing advertising campaigns for Absolute Media's top clients. Vusi Ravele is a maverick publisher with the enthusiasm and know how to attain dynamic results for our clients media endeavours.
Media is …
Irrespective of whether you're giving someone your business card or perhaps a quote on a letterhead, you are branding your company with media. The more obvious examples of advanced brochures or advertisements are correctly percieved as media for your brand - but don't be fooled - everything you present about your company carries an inherent media value! At Absolute Media, we recognise that no matter what form media takes, it is a vehicle that carries your brand message, even with something as simple as a logo or brand identity.