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Chief Revenue Officer at GBN | marketing | media planning | comms planning | social media | advertising strategy

London, England
Joined February 2010
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A framing to consider: companies that collect user data — be it Twitter, Google, Facebook, or Equifax — create privacy externalities, just as heavy industry creates environmental externalities. As with pollution, sometimes happens slowly (ad data) and sometimes quickly (breaches)
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I have quit the SABC.
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MTN to dispose of 50% stake in Afrihost itweb.co.za/index.php?option…
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Brands should pursue real creativity, not the tepid unoriginality of vloggers bit.ly/1MD76Gb by @helenedw
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Johannesburg's TK fails to sweep black Twitter off its feet with M1 suggestions bit.ly/1UMAX0e
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DStv replaces FashionTV with Fashion One channel24.co.za/TV/News/dstv…
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"Autopilot takes out all frustration." Sadhish's commute now feels like half the time ts.la/w14
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Magazine circulation takes a 🔨ering. ABC figures are out. nitter.gq/marklives/status/70203… – at Sandton, South Africa
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." Peter Drucker
IAB says 70% use mobile device when watching TV - Media news - Media Week mediaweek.co.uk/article/1383…
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Twitter reveals insights from best social campaigns of 2015 dlvr.it/DLgP7l
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A short history of statue-toppling (@MartinGayford - @spectator) redef.it/eQlB
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Oxfam taps #Thanksgiving holiday shoppers and travelers with geolocation campaign bit.ly/1Lz6ObS
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The day mainstream media became old in South Africa wpo.st/tmJs0 The mobirevolution is happening #Tuluntulu
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Smartphone use in UK to break 50% barrier for first time this year bit.ly/1jfUW8a
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Stop interrupting what people love and start becoming it. - @tomgerace @skyword #CMWorld
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UK kids > 12yrs claim to spend more time online than watching broadcast TV
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Why agencies and brands need a new breed of director -- Viewpoint by @Click3X @CuriousGeier bit.ly/1Oi39DX
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OFyt launches Consumer Engagement Agency marklives.com/radar/ofyt-lau… @OFyTalk
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The State of the Internet 2015: Social Media Trends [Infographic] bit.ly/1ONuyiw
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