Top company and news stories 2 July 2018 - 25 Jun 2018

By Leigh Andrews

#CannesLions2018has ended, we have all the SA winners!

Ann Nurock interviews James Hunt of CNN on branded content

Nurock also interviews Julian Boulding of thenetworkone

In #FairnessFirst, see why SDGs are at the heart of #CannesLions2018

Jessica Tennant unpacks The Art of Branded Entertainment

Tennant reports from 2018 Sunday Times' Generation Next conference

She interviews David Uribe, TBWA's data director for Africa, Middle East

Nedbank appoints The Odd Number

Shaka Sisulu acquires ROi Africa

Spree and Superbalist merge to form a single, focused fashion platform

NMPi and DQ&A are set to acquire creative specialist, Joystick

Boo-Yah! partners with the EU's 'Best of Global Digital Marketing'

Richard Lord asks, 'Is Foogle (Facebook + Google) the enemy?'

Shaune Jordaan explains AI's role in the future of marketing

Bronwyn Williams calls privacy the new luxury purchase

Ellen Silva writes of marketing fragmentation in a cross-device world

Continuing our #YouthMonth coverage, read my personal take on lifelong learning

I also go #BehindtheSelfie with 'just-35' Anna Vaulina of Showmax and the IAB SA

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

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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.

Editor's column

Top company and news stories 2 July 2018 - 25 Jun 2018

Leigh Andrews