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Editor's column

Creatively changing human behaviour, for good - 11 Jul 2016

By Leigh Andrews

Creatively changing human behaviour, for good - Mon, 11 Jul 2016In this week's #TRENDING column, Louise Marsland looks at how creatives can lead us to a circular economy. As advertising agencies are "experts at changing human behaviour," she writes that we need them to sell the concept of reducing waste and creating economic sustainability for brands to marketers.

Keeping the focus on creatives, we also go inside the New York Festivals' Midas Awards with Deb Ryan, executive director of the awards that celebrate the global best in financial advertising, now in their 15th year.

Beverley Klein chats to Newsmaker Alexis Beckett, newly promoted ECD at 140 BBDO after eight years at the agency. He speaks of current business trends, noting that there's almost a "democratisation of creativity' at the moment and the importance of being a good listener not only to colleagues and clients, but also to the world around you.

I also explore the difficulty of trusting supposed eyewitness accounts sourced from social media and share a few ways to verify photos and videos sourced online really are 'breaking news'.

Lastly, our #CannesLions 2016 coverage is finally done and dusted, with roving reporter Ann Nurock sharing key insights on the Media@SAfm radio show with host Ashraf Garda on Sunday, 3 July. Click here if you missed the interview, and here if you're still hoping to get your hands on a ticket to Nurock's exclusive Case Studies for Cannes feedback sessions. We'll see you there!

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Leigh Andrews

Leigh Andrews

Andrews was on the inaugural Marketer of the Year (MOTY) jury for the 2019 Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) as well as an #Inspiring50 2018 nominee herself, and judged over 500 entries for the most recent Epica Awards - the only creative prize awarded by journalists working for marketing and communications magazines around the world. She's also serving on the IAB (SA)'s #Bookmarks2020 Publisher panel.

Responsible for keeping a finger on the pulse of the latest happenings in the marketing and media industry, this is an almost 24/7 role that involves keeping one eye on your inbox with the other on your social media feed, to write breaking news stories and interviewing key people in the B2B space.

All made easier by 13 years of working for companies such as Microsoft, Kagiso Media, Fleet Street Publications, the Mail & Guardian Online, Caxton Community Newspapers and Newsclip's media, marketing and PR publications.

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