August is #WomensMonth and #LoeriesMonth on Biz! - 1 Aug 2016By Leigh Andrews
Speaking of creative inspiration, it's #LoeriesMonth at last! As a result, I went #BehindtheSelfie with Loeries committee member and ECD of Sw!tch, Gaby de Abreu, Brand Council South Africa (BCSA). He lets us in on his football-playing past and his love of the industry's diversity and buzz. Thabiso Moloi looks into the current industry buzz of whether social influencers should get paid for the work they produce on behalf of brands, and Beverley Klein rounds out our #MandelaMonth content from July with an overview of how underwear brand, Jockey, has partnered with Texcon Hawkers Forum and Business Support KwaZulu Natal, to make street vendors' dreams come true. Klein also kicks off our #WomensMonth coverage in an interview with Newsmaker Tazleen January, recently appointed as knowledge manager at the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO). Keep an eye on the site as we focus on females in business this month, as well all aspects of businesses 'doing well by doing good' in our CSI Special Focus, curated by Louise Marsland. Go forth and be creative! | 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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