Sales professional and strategic marketer Jonathan Everest has joined Outdoor Network’s Johannesburg office as Head of Sales – Street Furniture. Having started his career packing chocolate slabs onto the shelves of Johannesburg’s corner cafés and retail outlets 28 years ago, Jonathan moved across to the Media Industry and has held marketing & sales leadership positions at Group Africa, Corpcom, Inter Africa, Global Outdoor Systems and most recently, Minanawe Marketing. With a passion for media & sales, coupled with consumer insights and extensive industry experience, Everest is perfectly positioned to lead the Outdoor Network Street Furniture sales team. In his new role, Jonathan will work towards not only growing sales in the Street Furniture division, but also expanding the existing business offering. With a clear and focussed approach, coupled with strategic direction, Outdoor Network’s primary objective is to become the brand of choice in the OHH industry. Outdoor Network’s geographic footprint and choice of media solutions is vast, providing advertiser’s OHH media opportunities that are exclusive, suitably located and highly visible. Says Everest: “I am highly motivated to be leading a dynamic sales team and being part of a creative, evolving and expanding industry. Together with my professional sales team, I look forward to taking Outdoor Network’s street furniture division to the next level.” Outdoor Network has been providing outdoor marketing opportunities to brands since 1999 and continues to bring innovation and effective solutions to the industry. For more information on how Outdoor Network can take your brand to its targeted audience contact Jonathan Everest at (011) 234 7861 or email JonathanE@mediabook.co.za or go to www.outdoornetwork.co.za.
Outdoor Network ranked among Top 500 Best Managed Companies in SA
Top 500 Best Managed Companies has identified Outdoor Network as rivaling the largest companies in its outdoor media category, falling under the cyclical services sector. Until the final ranking positions are announced by Top 500 in November, it is heralded as one of the Top 5 contenders in the category. Over 20 000 organisations across 100 sectors have been researched by Top 500 and assessed within the spheres of financial performance, people and policies. Measurement is transparent with 13 scoring indices. The analysis and ranking is carried out in partnership with University of Cape Town’s Development Policy Research Unit who set up rigorous criteria. Topco’s Research Department monitors the process and the results are compiled into lists of the top five performing organisations in 100 sectors. Outdoor Network’s performance against a group of empowerment-related criteria contributed to their ranking within the Top 5, as did their policies performance, comprised of three measures; namely CSI expenditure, written company policies and company accreditations. “Considering that thousands of companies, both listed and unlisted, are reviewed against stringent criteria, this is a good reflection of our status as an innovative, dynamic and growing media owner whose years of shared knowledge benefit the industry at large. Our leadership will become even more evident in the next year as we launch our digital strategy and gantry network,” says Bill Basson, CEO of Outdoor Network; concluding: “It is further reason for South Africa’s foremost marketers to proudly partner with us.”
