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Our story

We started with business cards. Then someone asked about Instagram. Meerkat Mango began as a small graphic design studio in Gqeberha (yes, Port Elizabeth, we still call it PE too), designing stationery for local businesses. Letterheads, business cards, the works. Life was good. Life was neat. Then a client asked, “Could you maybe help with our social media too?” And just like that, the bug bit. When COVID pushed the whole world online, we went with it, growing from a design studio into a full branding and social media marketing studio.

As for the name, we wanted something with alliteration. “Mango” was a cool word. Meerkats are cool animals. So naturally we called ourselves Mango & Meerkat. Then Zane’s grandmother asked, “So what’s this Meerkat Mango thing?” She said it wrong. It sounded right. We kept it. Gran remains our most effective brand consultant to date.

Today the team is all two of us: Zane Brown, who handles the clients, the admin and the design, and his husband Christiaan, who brings the UI and digital design skills. Small team, big ideas, no call centre. A typical morning looks like this: hot chocolate, fresh air, a studio light glowing in the background, music on, Speckled Eggs suspiciously within reach, and a wall of sticky notes plotting the week ahead.

We’re a little tired of “marketing companies” that sell quick fixes, push out AI-generated fluff and leave business owners thinking marketing doesn’t work. It does. It just has to be done properly, by people who remember they’re talking to humans. That’s why everything we do, from logo design and brand identity to social media management, starts with real people: your customers. It’s also why we added branded merchandise and corporate gifts. In a world where everything is digital, there’s something powerful about a thing you can actually hold. A branded golf shirt, a mug on someone’s desk or a banner at a market keeps working long after a post has been scrolled past, so we design it ourselves and make sure it’s done properly.

We love work that lasts. One of our proudest projects was the complete rebrand of a non-profit organisation: new logo, merchandise, signage and even billboards. Three years later, our designs are still out there doing their job. That’s the kind of work we love.

If Meerkat Mango were a person at a braai, we’d be the one making sure the fire’s just right, the food is ready and everyone has a drink in their hand. We like everyone happy, and we like everything done right. We’re also proud members of BNI, because we believe good business is built on real relationships.

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