Top company and news stories 3 September 2018 - 3 Sep 2018By Leigh AndrewsSeptember means #BizTrends2019 contributions: Mail us on moc.ytinummoczib@swengnitekram to enquire; Subject: #BizTrends2019; Final deadline: 1 November! Catch the tail-end of our August #WomensMonth coverage: I find out how Elevator's female leaders have shattered the glass ceiling Jessica Tennant interviews Tammy Menton, co-founder of the 7% Tribe Eleni Giokos shares how to focus on your talents and ignore the noise Juanita Pienaar chats to Thando Ntsinde of Edelman SA Pienaar and Zaza Motha talk through the Pout Movement Wimpy terminates contract with The Odd Number Why M&C Saatchi and M&N Brands are parting to grow independently Tennant talks to #Loeries2018 Grand Prix winner Ogilvy Joburg; and Agency of the Year Joe Public Tennant also chats to #Newsmakers: Nwabisa Makunga and Desiree Oliphant-Hilmer at The Herald and Weekend Post; and Lauren Hartzenberg reveals the Pricecheck Tech and E-commerce Awards 2018 winners Mike Stopforth writes about tactical war rooms as the key to sponsorship success Danette Breitenbach shares the Ask Afrika Icon Brands research findings: In #FairnessFirst, I report back on the second SheSays event I also went #BehindtheSelfie with the directors of The Bread and Bakery Leigh Andrews | Leigh AndrewsAndrews 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. |