OOH, micro-moments and social media for business - 30 Nov 2015By Leigh AndrewsToday sees the start of our Special Focus on OOH (Out of Home) advertising. It features exclusive interviews with the trendsetters in this field and pinpoints global out-of-home advertising trends. On the topic of trendsetters, Bryan Nelson, industry head at Google, writes about micro-moments as the new battleground for brands. It's about understanding where customers are and how they want to engage - online, in real fast time. You can learn more about staying ahead of the marketing pack this week, from the 25 speakers scheduled for the social media summit titled 'Social means business' taking place in Uganda on 3 December. Get reading and start the final month of the year with a business bang! | 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. |
