Emily Stander

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Marketing and Media Editorial Assistant at Bizcommunity | My first loves are video games, writing and music | Get in contact: emily@bizcommunity.com

Articles

#YouthMatters: Ondela Mlandu speaks passion, learning and thriving

Passionate about the world she works in, Ondela Mlandu has come from journalism and writing roots up the ladder to where she is now...

By Emily Stander 5 hours ago

#Exclusive: Promise Group makes strides at The One Show Awards 2021

Promise Group led the way for South Africa at The One Show Awards of 2021...

By Emily Stander 23 hours ago

Empowerment through storytelling: in conversation with Dillon Khan

We spoke to Dillon Khan about storytelling, African stories and the importance of youth in the creative industry...

By Emily Stander 2 days ago

#CreativeWeek2021: Games in physical reality

Epic Games looks at how game studios and brands work together...

By Emily Stander 2 days ago

#YouthMatters: Alex Krause's strategy to be successful

As the senior strategist at HelloFCB+, Alex Krause spends most of his time connecting with people in creative ways...

By Emily Stander 17 Jun 2021

#YouthMatters: Zanele Kabane talks writing, media and the future

Zanele Kabane, copywriter at M&C Saatchi Abel, shares more about her work and her goals...

By Emily Stander 16 Jun 2021

#BehindtheMask: Ryan McManus, chief creative officer at VMLY&R

This week, we chat to Ryan McManus, the chief creative officer at VMLY&R...

By Emily Stander 16 Jun 2021

Using TikTok For Business for your brand

TikTok recently hosted an event that shed some light on how businesses in South Africa can use the platform to boost their brands by introducing TikTok For Business...

By Emily Stander 15 Jun 2021

#CreativeWeek2021: South Africa's state of creativity

Bizcommunity and The Creative Circle hosted the Global Media Talks, where the panel discussed the unique creativity in South Africa...

By Emily Stander 14 Jun 2021

Creating a culture of acceptance: in conversation with Dono White from VMLY&R

We spoke with Dono White to discover more about him, VMLY&R and how the Proud Pronouns Project came to fruition...

By Emily Stander 14 Jun 2021

South Africa's D&AD 2021 winners: Massif wins a pencil

With the D&AD Award Winners for 2021 revealed, I spoke to director at Massif, Marc Sidelsky, on winning a wood pencil...

By Emily Stander 11 Jun 2021

South Africa's D&AD 2021 winners: The Odd Number wins 2 pencils

With the D&AD Award Winners for 2021 revealed, I spoke to Odd Number's executive creative director, Terry McKenna on winning two graphite pencils...

By Emily Stander 10 Jun 2021

#CreativeWeek2021: The importance of cultural nuance in advertising

Today, I report on a panel hosted earlier this week, 'One size does not fit all: the importance of cultural nuance in advertising'...

By Emily Stander 9 Jun 2021

#Newsmaker: Kagiso Tshepe appointed as ECD at Grid Worldwide

I had the privilege of chatting to Kagiso Tshepe, the newly appointed executive creative director (ECD) at Grid Worldwide...

By Emily Stander 7 Jun 2021

#YouthMatters: Goliath Gaming's Ashton Muller makes significant strides

Ashton Muller, the co-founder and co-manager of Goliath Gaming, shares insights into how the multi gaming organisations functions...

By Emily Stander 4 Jun 2021

The power of inclusive portrayal in advertising

On 27 May 2021, Kantar, in partnership with Affectiva, presented a webinar on how inclusive portrayal in advertising is important for the progression of media...

By Emily Stander 28 May 2021