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![]() | Aa-isha Hassiem Content Assistant at Bizcommunity. |
![]() | Albert Makoeng Albert Makoeng is the Managing Director of Nfinity's influencer division, overseeing two of Africa's leading creator brands, Webfluential and theSalt. His role focuses on connecting brands with creators across the continent.. |
![]() | Andrew Brand Group CEO at 99c. |
![]() | Brendan Seery Brendan Seery has been in the news business for most of his life, covering coups, wars, famines - and some funny stories - across Africa. Brendan Seery's Orchids and Onions column ran each week in the Saturday Star in Johannesburg and the Weekend Argus in Cape Town.. |
![]() | Candy Dempers Candy Dempers has loved all things media for twenty-three years. A sales and marketing specialist, her first love was radio and bringing brands and platforms together.. |
![]() | Carl Willoughby Chief creative officer at TBWA\Hunt Lascaris and the chairperson of the Creative Circle.. |
![]() | Cesar Vacchiano President & CEO at SCOPEN. |
![]() | César Vacchiano Vacchiano graduated from Madrid Complutense University in Economics and Tourism. After participating in several seminars in Business Administration and Management in USA (UCLA and YALE) he started working as a consultant.... |
![]() | Dale Hefer Dale Hefer is CEO of the IMC (Integrated Marketing Council) which incorporates, Africa's foremost integrated marketing conference, the Nedbank IMC.. |
![]() | Danette Breitenbach Danette Breitenbach is a marketing & media editor at Bizcommunity.com. Previously she freelanced in the marketing and media sector, including for Bizcommunity. |
![]() | Donald Chauke Senior Brand Director at HKLM Group. With over a decade of experience in brand and marketing, Donald has worked across diverse industries throughout Africa, including financial services, higher education, telecommunications, hospitality, parastatals, fintech, travel, and mining. |
![]() | Eugene K Mametse marketing and communications specialist at GCIS. He is a qualified Chartered Public Relations Practitioner (CPRP) from PRISA.. |
![]() | Evan-Lee Courie Group Editor: Retail and Lifestyle. |
![]() | Geoff Cohen Geoff Cohen is a founding partner of DYDX, a digital transformation agency. Previously he headed media and marketplace businesses at Naspers subsidiaries.. |
![]() | Janice Spark Janice Spark is a managing partner at advertising and PR agency Idea Engineers (Facebook; @ideaengineerssa). Spark, a founding member of Idea Engineers, has directed the marketing efforts of leading global organisations for over 20 years. |
![]() | Joe Hamman Founder & Director at Novus Group. |
![]() | Johanna McDowell MD of the Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS), and partner in Scopen Africa, with a background that includes being on both the agency and the client side of the fence, Johanna McDowell is well-placed to offer commentary on marketing and advertising in the South African and international contexts. She built her career in marketing and advertising since 1974, holding directorship in both SA and British advertising agencies. |
![]() | Jordan Major Jordan Major is the strategy lead for culture and innovation at RAPT Creative. He believes in the power of collaborating with culture to connect brands to their customers.. |
![]() | Karabo Ledwaba Karabo Ledwaba is a Marketing and Media Editor at Bizcommunity and award-winning journalist. Before joining the publication she worked at Sowetan as a content producer and reporter. |
![]() | Kelly Kaimowitz Kelly Kaimowitz is the Influencer Specialist at Special Effects Media, with a background in marketing. She is passionate about bridging the gap between brands and influencers, ensuring that both sides feel heard and represented.. |
![]() | Lebo Madiba PR Powerhouse is full service public relations consultancy with specialist practice areas in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, public affairs and hospitality.. |
![]() | Lindsey Schutters Lindsey is the editor for ICT, Construction&Engineering and Energy&Mining at Bizcommunity. |
![]() | Mbudzeni Neluvhalani SEO specialist at Nerdware. |
Michelle Swart Lecturer at Northlink College. | |
![]() | Paula Hulley Paula Hulley is the managing director of Digitas Liquorice and the Online Revenue Report project lead, IAB South Africa Research & Measurement Council. |
![]() | pierre cassuto Humanz is one of the world's fastest growing AI companies focused on empowering valuable creators and the marketers that work with them. Each day, Humanz analyzes hundreds of millions of social media profiles and content pieces as well as transaction data from online merchants, to generate better benchmarks and predictions for social commerce ROI, while also improving transparency, motivation and access for creators and marketers.. |
![]() | Roan Mackintosh Managing Director - Africa at Incubeta. Roan joined Incubeta in May 2019 after spending 11 years at WPP's global digital marketing technology and consultancy arm, Acceleration, where he was group business director. |
![]() | Roanna Williams chief creative officer at Net#workBBDO and Creative Circle chairperson 2023.. |
![]() | Robin Fredericks Editor at Bizcommunity.. |
![]() | Ronelle Bester Ronelle Bester, MD of Red Ribbon Communications, started her career in technology at Dimension Data as marketing manager of the Western Cape. She has a BTech degree in public relations from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and has lectured in public relations at both the University of South Africa and Varsity College. |
![]() | Sarah Britten Dr Sarah Britten has 21 years of experience across various clients and multiple strategic disciplines, including social media and shopper. Her client experience includes Nedbank, Investec, FNB, Bothongo Group, Sanofi, Colgate Palmolive, Aspen, Adcock Ingram, Kraft Heinz, Citroën and Land Rover.. |
![]() | Sasha Kupritz Sasha Kupritz is a public relations specialist at TenacityPR.. |
![]() | Semona Pillay Semona Pillay is a lecturer and the Programme Coordinator for the Diploma Retail Business Management at the Department of Marketing Management at University of Johannesburg. She lectures Marketing Communications on the Bunting Road campus and Integrated Marketing Communications on the Kingsway campus. |
![]() | Terry Levin Brand and Culture Strategy consulting | Bizcommunity.com CCO at large. Email az.oc.flehsehtffo@yrret, Twitter @terrylevin, Instagram, LinkedIn.. |
![]() | Tonya Khoury Tonya Khoury is an experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry.. |
Tyrell Stevens Im a man with bright ideas and a passion for the industry.. | |
![]() | Vincent Maher Vincent Maher is the CEO at True I/O and the head of the MMA AI Leadership Consortium (ALC), South Africa.. |
![]() | Wilma de Bruin Wilma de Bruin has a freelance career spanning 40 years writing for various newspapers, magazines, PR companies, tertiary institutions and other clients. Also edited various custom and company publications.. |
