Top company and news stories 19 March 2018 - 19 Mar 2018By Leigh AndrewsDanette Breitenbach covers the Creative Circle Awards, Jessica Tennant finds out about the Creative Circle's transformation drive from outgoing chair Xolisa Dyeshana and I interview new chairperson Pete Khoury on how he plans to reshape the industry Tennant also shares insights from Marc du Plessis' keynote session at #FutureAdAfrica: Brand safety is not optional, support local publishers Kantar Millward Brown announces Top 10 Best Liked Ads for Q3 & Q4 2017 With the DA trying to tally up how much taxpayer cash has been spent defending people who have since left their top jobs, 'Hlaudi Motsoeneng must pay back R43m' Partnering with Google, the Common Ground initiative has launched 'Little by little', a global campaign to support the Sustainable Development Goals I report on Columinate's presentation on non-conscious insights as the measure of tomorrow Flume's Romi Adler says short and sweet is best for digital marketing storytelling #FairnessFirst: I investigate the #TimesUpAdvertising movement and what it means for sexual harassment, lack of representation, inequity and silence in the industry I went behind the selfie with Kelly Fung, editor-in-chief at Elle South Africa Read up on my latest #LoeriesRanking Q&A with Chris Querido of Sonar Studios, who says: "Award-winning work comes from creative compatibility and collaboration" 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. |
