Forget brand vs performance. You shouldn’t have to choose.
Second Rodeo is an independent, founder-led communications agency headquartered in Cape Town. We exist in the space between brand-building and performance marketing – the messy middle where creative ambition meets commercial accountability.
We put the brand back in performance, and the performance back in brand. Our clients get insight-led strategy, compelling content, attention-grabbing campaigns, and community engagement – all in service of one thing: getting your customers over the line.
The messy middle is where magic happens.
A Slightly Dangerous Co.
Second Rodeo is a founding member of Slightly Dangerous Co. — a group of founder-led specialist agencies, obsessed with marketing effectiveness. No generalists. No compromise. Built for effectiveness over comfort – collaborating to create great work that performs. That’s amalgamated specialisation: the depth of a boutique, the breadth of a network, and none of the bureaucracy of a holding company.
Why Second Rodeo? Well, it’s not our first.
Cape Town Office
79 Roodebloem Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925
Johannesburg Office
1st Floor, South Block, 204 Oxford Rd, Illovo, Gauteng, 2196

