Top company and news stories 3 December 2018 - 3 Dec 2018By Leigh AndrewsWalter Pike's family announce his memorial service RIP Robin Parker, former Bizcommunity MD Read through all our #EntrepreneurMonth coverage December = #16Survivors for #16DaysOfActivism Danette Breitenbach reports on #FMAdFocus2018 Juanita Pienaar shares secrets of blogging success Pienaar explains how to get to the top of the talent pool Pienaar talks to Clayton Morar Media's founder Jessica Tennant chats to ACA CEO Mathe Okaba In #StartupStory, Tennant unpacks Double Apex Media In #NewCampaign, Tennant reports on Vodacom #SummerGigs and the sound of Russell Hobbs In #NewBiz, Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson form Wunderman Thompson In his latest #OrchidsandOnions column, Brendan Seery finds Clover's ad cheesy, but to the point In #FairnessFirst, I report on pledging for workplace transformation and productivity I continue my #LoeriesBrandRankings feature: How Ogilvy helps Kimberly-Clark win the marathon I share the state of SA's social influencers with Special Effects Media I share lessons on entrepreneurial grit from an international ice swimmer I also go #BehindtheSelfie with Barbara Soltysinska, CEO of indaHash 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. |