A time for personal branding and communication innovation - 12 Sep 2016By Leigh Andrews
Dora Jurd also explains how semiotics or analysing the personal meaning we ascribe to things can be used as a strategic tool for innovation, particularly in the realms of branding and consumer research. Broadening the marketing relevance of our 'innovation-centricity' content this week, I chatted to Davin Phillips, CSA director specialising in influencer marketing, to unveil the intrigue factor of this form of communication innovation, especially as media consumption patterns evolve based on the 'constantly switched on' nature of tech-savvy millennial consumers. They're the consumers of the next decade, so best we pay attention... | 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. |
We kick things off with a wake-up call from Jessica Edgson of Rogerwilco: It's time to recognise that marketing doesn't just apply to the company you work for - 
