Tapping into the youth market - 29 Mar 2016By Leigh Andrews
Sticking with the idea that the cool kids know what works, the Entrepreneurship Survey, provides a glimpse into the world of young entrepreneurs in Africa - particularly those in the 15 to 25 age group. Facebook has also launched educational materials on ad auctions, to help those of us who are a little out of that market age-wise understand how the Facebook ad auction actually works in order to better reach the lucrative youth market that's always got an eye on social media. Go forth and conquer! | 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 15 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. |
Our focus on brand managers is still going strong as we reach the end of the month, with Trevor Ormerod, GM of sales and marketing at Times Media, letting us in on what to expect from the 12th annual Sunday Times Generation Next Youth Marketing Conference, Interactive Showcase, Awards event this June and how 