Penny Macpherson
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Managing Director Durban at Publicis Groupe Africa at Publicis Groupe Africa
Location: Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa 8 work roles 2 schools
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Penny Macpherson is listed as Managing Director Durban at Publicis Groupe Africa at Publicis Groupe Africa, a with 62 employees, based in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Penny Macpherson.

Penny Macpherson previously worked as Managing Director Durban at Publicis Groupe Africa and Account Director at Dbn - Liquorice Africa. Penny Macpherson holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Financial Management Services from University Of Kwazulu-Natal / University Of Natal.

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I am the Managing Director Durban of Publicis Groupe Africa and was previously the MD Durban of Digitas Liquorice, one of Africa's leading digital marketing agencies. Over the past 25 years as a marketing consultant and agency manager/owner, I’ve used my entrepreneurial spirit and passion for marketing to grow many of Africa’s biggest brands. I have 25 years of marketing/digital experience and my passion is marketing, strategy and all things digital. I believe a strong focus on measurement and business ROI is key to the success of all projects.I previously worked with the Liquorice team to build innovative integrated marketing programs that have been rolled out across Africa that link ATL, social, mobile, web, CRM, SEO & apps.

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Publicis Groupe Africa
Publicis Groupe Africa
Managing Director Durban at Publicis Groupe Africa
johannesburg, gauteng, south africa
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62
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Managing Director Durban

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Durban Area, South Africa

CDU lead South African hub (Body and PAC) for Publicis One Touch a bespoke marketing transformation partner for NIVEA worldwide. Publicis Groupe and Beiersdorf have created Publicis One Touch for their next digital transformation, a new type of agency model based on agility and interdisciplinary design.

Jan 2020 - Present

Managing Director Dbn

Penny manages the Liquorice Durban office which has a team of client service, strategy and a small social team. She oversees strategic consulting, digital brand development for all Durban and African business which includes OMO, Sunlight, Surf, Ola, Magnum, Cornetto, Paddlepop, Flora, Rama/ Blue Band, Royco, Robertsons, Vaseline and SA Home Loans.

Jan 2011 - Jan 2020

Marketing And New Business Director

After returning from having her first child in 2001 and selling her shares held in the company; Penny's new responsibilities included marketing the company, as well as project management and consulting to clients on a number of specialist areas including marketing strategy, CRM and custom software design and development.Penny also managed the relationships with the following Key accounts: RMB Asset Management, Spar, Momentum Wealth, Illovo Sugar, Albaraka Bank, South Coast Tourism, Trade & Investment KZN, Pikitup and Petro AgenciesResponsibilities include business analysis, project management, product quality, sales targets, tender preparation and presentations, managing project scope creep and managing budgets.

Sep 2007 - Dec 2010

Managing Director

Responsibilities included maintaining and increasing the profitability of the Company, maintaining and increasing the sales targets as well as assessing, and if necessary correcting, the overhead structure and staffing requirements of the Company to maximize profitability. Other areas of responsibility included expanding the Company’s business through the securing of new clients, networking and maintaining alliances, motivating and directing the management team as well as the Setting the budgets and presentation of management accounts including income statements, cash flow, schedule of orders received but not yet fulfilled, forecast of prospective orders and sales for the next six months and balance sheets.

Nov 2005 - Aug 2007

Senior Account Manager & Partner

Jan 1999 - Oct 2005

Partner And Founder

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I was a founding partner of this New Age Design Company specialising in websites, intranets, CD-ROM and speaker-support presentations.Skills & Achievements: • Managed rapid increase in client base. Client list included:- BMW, Illovo Sugar, Group 5, Oracle SA, Guard Bank, Investec Bank.• Development of BMW’s first internet and intranet web sites.• Development of multiple multimedia presentations for Investec Bank. Reason for leaving: Sold business and had a restraint of trade in the JHB region.

Feb 1997 - Dec 1998

Art Director

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Skills & Achievements: • SPADA award for Tiedegil's packaging (a range of baby products)Reason for leaving: Left to pursue my goal of setting up a digital agency.

Jan 1994 - Dec 1997
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Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Financial Management Services

Dissertation covered the development of a balanced scorecard that aims a measuring the effectiveness of e-commerce. This model measures.

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Penny Macpherson works for Publicis Groupe Africa.

What is Penny Macpherson's role at Publicis Groupe Africa?

Penny Macpherson is listed as Managing Director Durban at Publicis Groupe Africa at Publicis Groupe Africa.

Where is Penny Macpherson based?

Penny Macpherson is based in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa while working with Publicis Groupe Africa.

What companies has Penny Macpherson worked for?

Penny Macpherson has worked for Publicis Groupe Africa, Dbn - Liquorice Africa, Liquorice Digitaslbi, Epages.Net, and Mozaic Digital Design.

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Penny Macpherson's colleagues at Publicis Groupe Africa include Motau Mashigo, Najwa Millward, Matshego Kwenane, Anna Ofori, and Tyra Govender.

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Penny Macpherson holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Financial Management Services from University Of Kwazulu-Natal / University Of Natal.

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