Top company and news stories 7 January 2019 - 7 Jan 2019By Leigh AndrewsWelcome to the new year! #BizTrends2019 is here to inspire your strategy over the coming months: Charl Bassil explains his new role as VP global marketing at Absolut Vodka Design Indaba appoints Koleka Putuma as theatre producer The CPJ reports 2018 was the deadliest year for journalists in the past three years I also touch on the Taste of custom publishing success with Kate Wilson In #NewBiz, Nedbank appoints new marcomms agencies In #NewCampaign: Rocomama's #Eatingisbelieving and rethinking drinking and driving Contributor Sylvia Schutte shares the importance of LinkedIn for B2B I also go #BehindtheSelfie with Tasmin Kingma, head of media at Hoorah Digital Leigh Andrews Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SA | 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 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. |