Fairness First South Africa

Top company and news stories 5 November 2018 - 5 Nov 2018

By Leigh Andrews

  • November means #BizTrends2019 contributions:
  • Mail us on moc.ytinummoczib@swengnitekram;
  • Subject: #BizTrends2019;
  • Deadline extension: 15 November!
  • November is also #EntrepreneurMonth.
  • I find out how Tech Girl made a name for herself
  • SA brings home 16 statues from the 2018 LIA Awards
  • The Loeries 2018 Official Rankings are out!
  • #Pendoring2018: Danette Breitenbach reports back
  • Breitenbach reports on the inaugural BrandZ Awards
  • Breitenbach unpacks the African PR opportunity
  • I report back from Red & Yellow's #DigitalAgencyShowcase:
  • Network BBDO on how non-digital agencies win at digital;
  • Hellocomputer on Being more human, doing digital work;
  • Ogilvy on transitioning from traditional to digital agency.
  • Meet the future of advertising with VML in my #FairnessFirst column
  • Juanita Pienaar shares Arthur Goldstucks's SA social media user profile
  • Pienaar also reports back from Heavy Chef's session on how to design the ultimate mobile app
  • There's concern regarding SABC's restructuring strategy, mass retrenchments
  • Find out SA's favourite loyalty programmes
  • Advertising Code of Practice Social Media Guidelines open for feedback
  • #NewBiz: Future Tech Media acquires AdZouk; Havas Media wins Puma
  • In #NewCampaign, Jessica Tennant finds the Halloween twist in Indie's 'Mullets'
  • Contributor Carmen Murray unpacks the myths of disruptive innovation with Herman Singh
  • I also go #BehindtheSelfie with Mo Matli, junior director at Fort Network

    Leigh Andrews
    Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SA

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    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.

    Let's do Biz