Micka on Influence

Season3: EP4: The evolution of TikTok and short-form content

In this episode we’re in conversation with Nathan Molefe and Hallebberry, 2 of South Africa’s most successful TikTok creators; and Greg Bailie, Head of Growth at Webfluential. We discuss TikTok from a creator’s point of view and how brands can use TikTok to reach their audiences effectively.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• The power of finding your niche on TikTok
• How TikTok has evolved over the last couple of years
• The metrics we are able to measure these days
• The importance of aligning with the right creators for influencer campaigns on the platform
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
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This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
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Season3: EP3: Claire Bowen, Senior Brand Manager Shower to Shower at AMKA

In this episode we’re in conversation with Claire Bowen, Senior Brand Manager Shower to Shower at AMKA. She’s been with the company for 5 years and has over 20 years’ experience in FMCG, B2B and telecoms marketing.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• How Claire’s perception of influencer marketing has changed over the last couple years and why
• Why using influencer marketing adds the personal touch to a bigger marketing campaign
• Claire’s biggest learnings on running influencer campaigns
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
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This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
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Season3: EP2: Ntsika Msuthu, Manager: Sponsorship, PR and Brand Engagement at MultiChoice

Today we’re in conversation with Ntsika Msuthu, the sponsorship, PR and Brand engagement manager at MultiChoice. He is a seasoned communications and sponsorship professional with over 15 years of experience in crisis management, media liaison, sponsorship, and campaign management, reputation management, and communications strategy development.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• How DStv had to change tact when lockdown hit right after it took over the Premier Soccer League and had no access to on the ground activations
• The brand’s first experience of leading with influencers on a marketing campaign
• Why sparking authentic conversations on campaigns are important
• How using South African soccer fans was a big part of the Babize Bonke campaign
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
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This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
Find out more about Ntsika on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ntsika-msuthu-6b912618/
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Season3: EP1: Leandre Kark, Head of Brand/Brand Marketing Lead at Virgin Active South Africa.

The importance of brands adapting to the times
It’s 2022 and this is season 3 of the podcast. As always, thank you for listening, sharing and supporting. This season is set to be another good one with great guests from the influencer marketing industry.
Our first conversation of the year is with Leandre Kark, Head of Brand and Brand Marketing Lead at Virgin Active South Africa.
Her vision is to strongly align the business’ fundamental purpose with its marketing strategy. And she does so by using clear and effective communication strategies that result in entertaining content across various platforms and media channels. In this way, she is able to build brands that engage with their customers – no matter who they are – on fresh and relevant level, regardless of the industry.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• The shift in product offering and marketing tactics for Virgin Active SA during the pandemic
• Why the brand started incorporating smaller influencers into the mix
• Leandre’s biggest learnings on running influencer campaigns
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
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This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
Find out more about Leandre on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leandre-kark-a9a196b3/
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Season2: EP23: Looking back on a year of podcast episodes

In this episode, host, Anne Dolinschek, looks back on the insight and lessons learned from podcast guests in 2021. From the meteoric rise of TikTok in lockdown and millennials becoming a big part of the platform, to the importance of data and the debate around the rules and regulations and everything in between. 2021 was certainly an interesting year for influencer marketing!
This is the final episode of 2021 and the last of season 2. We will be back early 2022 for season 3!
We would like to thank every guest who shared their knowledge and wisdom this year, as well as our listeners who is a big part of why we keep recording. Thanks to you, we consistently charted in the top 10 of Apple Podcasts this year.
We wish you a very festive season. Keep safe and see you in 2022.
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
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Connect with Anne on LinkedIn at this link https://www.linkedin.com/in/annedolinschek/
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Season2: EP22: Leon van Vuuren on building brand trust with influencer marketing

In this episode, we’re in conversation with Leon van Vuuren, an optompreneur (an entrepreneurial optometrist) and founder of Optique. He’s knowledge of Digital Marketing that he gained from studying the subject at UCT, combined with his MBA for executive development partnered with being an optometrist and an entrepreneur led him to open his own optometrist outlets.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• How simplifying the optometry market for customers is proving to be a gamechanger
• That putting yourself in your customers’ shoes and measuring everything are great ways to inform parts of your marketing direction
• The power of celebrity and nano influencers and how each has its place
• Including influencer marketing as an additional touchpoint for audiences to see adds to brand trust
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and share.
Find out more about Optique at their website: https://optique.co.za/
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Season2 EP21: Disclosing brand partnerships

Gail Schimmel, CEO of the Advertising Regulatory Board
Talya Goldberg, freelance creative director and social media strategist
Thulani Hadebe, public relations and marketing agency owner and Instagram influencer
In this episode, we’re in conversation with Gail Schimmel, CEO of the Advertising Regulatory Board; Talya Goldberg, freelance creative director and social media strategist; and Thulane Hadebe, public relations and marketing agency owner and Instagram influencer. We have a healthy debate about a topic that’s often controversial…the rules behind influencers disclosing brand partnerships. We agreed and disagreed and had a good couple of laughs in between.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• Why these rules came into being and are they necessary
• The confusion of the different hashtags that needs to be used and how the ARB is relooking these
• What it means for brands and influencers if they don’t disclose brand relationships
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
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Season2 EP20: South African influencer marketing in the global landscape

In this episode, we’re in conversation with Ryan Silberman, an Industrial Engineer and 2014 Jewish Entrepreneur of the year. He successfully co-founded, built and exited ad-tech company Popimedia - Facebook's only Marketing Partner in Africa. And is currently the CEO of Webfluential - an Influencer Marketing platform reaching over 2-billion people.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• Where South Africa fits into the global influencer marketing landscape
• New tech and AI tools and how it assist with creating more effective influencer campaigns
• The David Guetta and Mum champagne collaboration we weren’t even aware of
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
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Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn at this link https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsilberman/
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Season2: EP19: From strong brand recall to remaining top of mind

In this episode, we’re in conversation with Ryan Annandale who describes himself as a creative and strategic leader in marketing, franchising and brand management. At the time of recording this podcast episode, Ryan was the franchise development manager at Battery Centre. His role was to develop new standards, operations, procedures, marketing strategies and other internal operations for the battery brand.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• Using nano influencers for ensure your brand stays top of mind with your future customers
• The role influencers play in reaching big audiences and communities
• Driving brand recall using nano influencers
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
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Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn at this link https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanannandale/
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Season2: EP18: Insights into the industry from Digital Lead, David Shields

In this episode, we’re in conversation with David Shields who is a strategic, multi-channel communications professional with over a decade’s worth of marketing experience in the digital & SME arena. He currently works as Digital Lead at WAVEMAKER - connecting creative dots to well-executed placements; attempting to make the internet feel less “ad”dy.
Grab a coffee and listen as we discuss:
• Using data to create campaigns that resonates with target audiences
• The power of combining marketing channels
• The effectiveness of nano influencers when brands want to tap into communities
Listen to the episode here: https://band.link/coffeeconversations
This episode is brought to you by theSALT, the first to market nano influencer channel in South Africa and part of SA’s #1 influencer marketing group, Nfinity.
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Connect with David on LinkedIn at this link https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveshields1/
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