Top company and news stories 23 April 2018 - 23 Apr 2018By Leigh AndrewsWe have the full list of #Prisms2018 winners, visit our Prism Awards special section for interviews with this year's winners and judges The Cannes Lions 2018 festival programme has been released Sam Swaine reports on WPP's annus horribilis Jessica Tennant interviews #Newsmakers Paula Hulley, new CEO of the IAB SA and Tracey Edwards, Ogilvy Joburg's new chief delivery officer Danilo Acquisto writes about the ins and outs of Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs) Jon Ratcliffe concludes his three-part 'amazing culture businesses' interview series with Bruce Daisley of Twitter Juanita Pienaar unlocks Castle Lite's 'Unlocks' concert SA tops the MMA EMEA Smarties Business Impact Index Did Barack Obama really say 'Stay woke, bitches' in this viral video? In #FairnessFirst, I cover the SheSays Cape Town launch Go #BehindtheSelfie with #KFMMornings presenter, Sherlin Barends I chat to Soapbox Films about VR and video storytelling 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 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. |
