Top company and news stories 27 August 2018 - 27 Aug 2018

By Leigh Andrews

K-word user: social media pariah, may escape prosecution

Andy Walker of Memeburn adds #AdamCatzavelos challenge is a meme

I interview Pepe Marais on his Growing Greatness book launch

Jessica Tennant interviews #Loeries2018 Grand Prix winners:

M&C Saatchi Abel on Nando's '#rightmyname'; and

King James Group on 2-Minute Shower Songs

An advertising code of conduct for social media is being drafted

Media Inflation Watch 2018 Jan-Mar data is released

Our August #WomensMonth coverage continues:

Keshia Patchiappen shares a history of women in advertising

I report back on the inclusive, unstoppable power of SheSays

In #FairnessFirst, find out why the Future Females celebrate failure

Tennant chats to latest #Newsmaker, FCB Durban MD Clive McMurray

In #StartupStory, Juanita Pienaar explains why Sum of 21 addresses transformation, skills development

Pienaar also shares key outtakes from #TheGathering on the business of the media

Mike Saunders explains social media strategies beyond content plans

Tom Jackson reports on Africa transitioning towards the on-demand, gig economy

Keenan Bouwer says agencies and brands are battling for the market

Bogosi Motshegwa shares a conversation about the role of strategists in ad agencies

I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Trish Taylor, CEO for Primedia Broadcasting Western Cape

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 15 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.