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Solly Moeng
Apart from his consulting work as brand reputation management advisor at DonValley Reputation Managers, as well as columnist and regular current affairs commentator, Solly Moeng is also founder and convenor of the annual Africa Brand Summit - the 2020 version of which is now being prepared as a fully branded, interactive, online global event in October, thanks to the impact of Covid-19.
Show profile Hide profileSolly Moeng is an experienced holistic Brand Manager and media professional with specialisation in Reputation Management, Strategic Communications, PR and Media Relations.
Also French-speaking, he lived and studied in France (where he obtained a French Master's Degree) before working in Canada and the US as South African Tourism's marketing manager and country manager, respectively, managing South Africa's country image and, while in the US, rolling out SA Tourism's growth strategy in the US and Canada. He has also worked as Business Development & Marketing Manager of Mesure, a South African facilities management subsidiary of French Multinational Construction company, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Basil Read. This position also enabled him to return to France, where he was based at the company's vast campus in St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, just outside Paris. He also travelled to Nigeria with the company's special project negotiating team.
Solly is also an experienced columnist and media commentator, judge in various industry awards, part-time reputation management lecturer at UCT (Media Studies Department) and full-time cyclist when he is not working on his PhD at UCT. The focus of his PhD research is on the political communication around government's proposed nuclear newbuild procurement process; the relationship between government/political communicators and the media. Solly also completed the IMM's Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing and attended courses at the respected Vega School of Branding.
He loves the cut the thrust of public affairs and thrives on good political and media debates. He has led strategy development processes and provided corporate communications and reputation management advice to a number of local and international brands in retail, oil & gas, nuclear energy, transport, destination management, lifestyle, logistics, etc. He has spoken at industry conferences and seminars in South Africa, Russia, Armenia, Switzerland, and India, where he was also invited as Co-host for the India Brand Summit in late 2016.
A former Cape Times columnist, Solly now writes weekly columns for the respected Fin24.com focusing on corporate reputation management. He also writes commissioned articles for several other publications.
Solly Moeng is an experienced holistic Brand Manager and media professional with specialisation in Reputation Management, Strategic Communications, PR and Media Relations.
Also French-speaking, he lived and studied in France (where he obtained a French Master's Degree) before working in Canada and the US as South African Tourism's marketing manager and country manager, respectively, managing South Africa's country image and, while in the US, rolling out SA Tourism's growth strategy in the US and Canada. He has also worked as Business Development & Marketing Manager of Mesure, a South African facilities management subsidiary of French Multinational Construction company, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Basil Read. This position also enabled him to return to France, where he was based at the company's vast campus in St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, just outside Paris. He also travelled to Nigeria with the company's special project negotiating team.
Solly is also an experienced columnist and media commentator, judge in various industry awards, part-time reputation management lecturer at UCT (Media Studies Department) and full-time cyclist when he is not working on his PhD at UCT. The focus of his PhD research is on the political communication around government's proposed nuclear newbuild procurement process; the relationship between government/political communicators and the media. Solly also completed the IMM's Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing and attended courses at the respected Vega School of Branding.
He loves the cut the thrust of public affairs and thrives on good political and media debates. He has led strategy development processes and provided corporate communications and reputation management advice to a number of local and international brands in retail, oil & gas, nuclear energy, transport, destination management, lifestyle, logistics, etc. He has spoken at industry conferences and seminars in South Africa, Russia, Armenia, Switzerland, and India, where he was also invited as Co-host for the India Brand Summit in late 2016.
A former Cape Times columnist, Solly now writes weekly columns for the respected Fin24.com focusing on corporate reputation management. He also writes commissioned articles for several other publications.
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