{"id":806,"date":"2022-07-24T08:22:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T06:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/?p=806"},"modified":"2022-07-24T08:22:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T06:22:51","slug":"register-the-true-meaning-of-brand-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/register-the-true-meaning-of-brand-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"REGISTER | The true meaning of brand purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brand purpose is the north star that defines a brand\u2019s reason for being. It\u2019s how a brand can exist beyond simply making money and generating profits.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about the emotional connection brands have with their audience, from employees to suppliers, partners and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Brands are increasingly expected to show their \u201chuman\u201d side, and social media has played a leading role in allowing them to tell their story by adopting a tone of voice aligned to direct consumer engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Having a narrative \u2014 a story that explains why a brand exists and how it is guided by a purpose \u2014 is becoming progressively important in an overcrowded marketplace. Sharing a clear vision with business partners and the media ensures everyone is aligned and on strategy.<\/p>\n<p>In an environment with numerous attention-grabbing distractions and opinions about what a brand is about, a shared narrative is critical.<\/p>\n<p>But has the word \u201cpurpose\u201d lost its true meaning and how do brands not only define theirs, but live up to it consistently?<\/p>\n<p>Join the Future of Media webinar to learn more about the value of a shared narrative and the necessity of finding a purpose that elicits consumer trust through sustainable ethics and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>Moderated by\u00a0<strong>Siya Sangweni<\/strong>, the panel will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abey Mokgwatsane,<\/strong>\u00a0CMO at Investec;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nontokozo Madonsela,<\/strong>\u00a0Group CMO at Momentum\u00a0Metropolitan Holdings;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lyndon Barends,<\/strong>\u00a0MD: strategy, sales and marketing at Arena Holdings; and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sydney Mbhele,<\/strong>\u00a0CEO of brand at Sanlam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Event details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date: Thursday, April 28 2022<\/li>\n<li>Time: 10am-11am<\/li>\n<li>Location: Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Future of Media would not be possible without our sponsors TymeBank, The MediaShop, TBWA\\South Africa, The FM Redzone, Arena Holdings and Arena Events.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"25\" data-lineheight=\"30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/webinar-registrations\/the-true-meaning-of-purpose\/#cfv_registration_source58=Native\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to register for this online event.\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brand purpose is the north star that defines a brand\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":807,"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806\/revisions\/807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arenaevents.africa\/events\/future-of-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}