Top company and news stories 14 May 2018 - 14 May 2018By Leigh Andrews#OneShow2018 is done and dusted! See all the SA winners and visit our One Show Creative Week 2018 special section for the latest interviews and updates from roving reporter Ann Nurock Our #AfricaMonth coverage continues Seven SA judges have been announced for Cannes Lions 2018, as well as SA's Young Lions competition winners The Loeries' entry deadline has been extended to 31 May Danette Breitenbach offers analysis on the ABC's circulation figures for Q1 2018, with some positives for press but a sad affair for magazines Read part 1 and part 2 of Juanita Pienaar's feedback on Danilo Acquisto's HeavyChef talk on the online video revolution Maroefah Smith explains why social media killed the runway star In #FairnessFirst, find out why we need to stand with Swift SA's #ThatsNotOK movement I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Bogosi Motshegwa, strategic planner at Net#work BBDO Jessica Tennant interviews Clinton Bridgeford, ECD at Grid Worldwide about the Freedom Day launch of the #HopeJoanna campaign Tennant also interviews this week's #Newsmakers: Rob Abraham, returning from retirement to take on Kagiso Media as interim CEO; and Lukanyo Mnyanda, returning to Business Day to succeed Tim Cohen as editor 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. |
