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  • Sharon Piehl Wins 32nd Annual John D. Graham Award for Excellence

    October 25, 2024

    Each year, since its inception in 1991, the John D. Graham Award for Excellence is awarded globally to an individual who exemplifies the culture, the spirit and the energy of our great firm. We’re thrilled to announce that Sharon Piehl, Senior Partner and Managing Director of FleishmanHillard South Africa , has been honoured with this prestigious award. Sharon’s unwavering commitment, drive, and agency-first approach truly embody the values this award represents. In a first for...

  • Digital Insights Bulletin – August 2024

    August 31, 2024

    Hello from our team to yours! Latest insights - August 2024 In this August edition of our Digital Insights Bulletin, we bring you the latest trends, insights, and updates crucial for navigating the digital landscape. Our spotlight this month is on Meta's replacement of CrowdTangle with a less effective tool and how this poses challenges for misinformation tracking. Dig in! Meta just closed a vital online research tool. It’s bad news for the fight against...

  • Digital Insights Bulletin – July 2024

    July 30, 2024

    Hello from our team to yours! Latest insights - July 2024 In this July edition of our Digital Insights Bulletin, we bring you the latest trends, insights, and updates crucial for navigating the digital landscape. Our spotlight shines brightly on LinkedIn, a platform that has dominated discussions and strategies across the industry. LinkedIn’s Rolling Out a New Sponsored Post Option to Maximise Content Benefits LinkedIn is expanding its sponsored articles feature to include sponsored newsletters...

  • FleishmanHillard wins at The In2 SABRE EMEA Awards

    May 26, 2016

    Last night, 25 June 2016, hundreds of public relations industry leaders gathered in Berlin for a one-day Summit and awards dinner to celebrate the best work our industry has to offer across the EMEA region. The In2 SABRE Awards recognise excellence in various categories of innovation and insight — with an emphasis on content creation — as well as PR agency management and marketing. We are pleased to announce that we won Most Innovative Agency...

  • FleishmanHillard Names Sharon Piehl General Manager in Johannesburg

    April 14, 2016

    JOHANNESBURG, April 12, 2016 – FleishmanHillard announced today that Sharon Piehl has been appointed general manager of FleishmanHillard’s Johannesburg operation, effective May 1, 2016. “Sharon Piehl brings highly creative and strategic thinking to the Johannesburg team, as well as proven leadership abilities,” said John Saunders, president and CEO of FleishmanHillard. “I am confident that she will maintain the office’s commitment to outstanding client service and the agency’s growth trajectory in the African market.” Piehl has...

  • Time for this dog to wag its own tail

    December 3, 2015

    For too long, public relations agencies have toiled surreptitiously, positioning our clients as role models, by pulling together resources, formulating new strategies, shaping and maintaining perceptions and assembling content for the right audience. We have spent years doing this for our clients, but it is time we started doing the same for ourselves. Industry awards garner substantial coverage for agencies, they provide the opportunity to profile great work as well as the agency itself. Big...

  • FleishmanHillard in South Africa Awards 20 Bursaries

    November 16, 2015

    Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”- Nelson Mandela JOHANNESBURG, November 16, 2015 – FleishmanHillard, South Africa’s leading communications firm, has paid its first dividend from its pioneering black empowerment deal with the Imvula Trust. The dividend will provide bursaries for 20 children from previously disadvantaged communities to study through business degrees facilitated by the prestigious Maharishi Institute, a non-profit organisation based in Johannesburg.  A bursary is a...

  • IPRA conference launches with debate on the Decline of Trust

    September 30, 2015

    Kevin Welman, Managing Director of FleishmanHillard South Africa, opened the morning session of day one of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Annual Congress with a debate on the Decline of Trust. This year the congress theme was summed up in one simple and powerful phrase, ‘Leadership in Communication – the Way to Trust.’ Welman said, “Without trust, the brand’s foundation’s crack, the infrastructure breaks down, without trust relationships fall apart, communication breaks down and...

  • FleishmanHillard South Africa Signs Affiliation Agreement with Mediacraft Associates

    August 19, 2015

    FleishmanHillard South Africa, the world’s most complete global communications firm, specializing in public relations, public affairs, marketing, paid media, and transmedia and social content, announced the expansion of the firm’s offering in Africa through a newly concluded affiliation agreement with Mediacraft Associates in Nigeria. Mediacraft Associates is one of the leading full-service public relations firms in Nigeria, with a track record of working for high profile clients, and a culture of high ethical and professional...

  • Mind the Gap: FleishmanHillard Research Highlights Authenticity Gap for Companies

    September 10, 2013

    Johannesburg, September 10, 2013 —Corporate behaviour matters as much as products and customer benefits in influencing perceptions of companies and driving buying decisions, according to global research on corporate reputation launched in South Africa this week...