Primedia Outdoor’s marketing services department is playing a pivotal role in the overall success of the business by offering unparalleled support to the sales teams and advertisers across the various divisions. Marketing experts Tholakela Malaza and Alice Wagenaar have been promoted to senior marketing services strategists in this department.
They will support the Primedia Outdoor sales teams in the South African market and Rest of Africa (ROA) territories by delivering meaningful insights and strategic media solutions fuelled by the most sophisticated data and analytics.
Malaza joined Primedia Outdoor as a marketing services strategist in 2016 and has added tremendous value to the team and the company, having worked on the South African and ROA market. Malaza comes with a wealth of knowledge and extensive experience in the field of consumer research, having worked at both Kaya FM and Media 24 as a research specialist. She currently holds a BA in Media Studies and Politics from WITS University as well as a BA Honours in Brand Management and Strategy from Vega. She also served on the BRC tender committee for the development of the RAM radio currency and the Establishment survey. Malaza is passionate about working on research projects to gain better knowledge of consumers and audiences on the African continent.
Wagenaar joined Primedia Outdoor as a marketing services strategist in 2018 and has since added great value in contributing to the overall advancement of the company, as well as supporting and facilitating product growth. Wagenaar is a highly-driven marketing professional with more than nine years of experience within the Out-of-Home media sector. Wagenaar holds a Diploma in Marketing and a BBA in Marketing Management from the IMM Graduate School of Marketing, and is passionate about media strategy and assisting advertisers with integrated media solutions to connect with consumers along the consumer journey.
‘With absolute confidence, it gives me great pleasure to announce the promotions of Malaza and Wagenaar into senior roles of the department of Marketing Services,’ said Jorja Wilkins, Executive of Marketing and Marketing Services. ‘This department continues to deliver exceptional standards of analysis and strategy, I look forward to the future successes that will be driven from this department.’
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