New Editor for Advantage Magazine

Media24 Custom and Business Magazines would like to announce the appointment of Danette Breitenbach as Editor and Publishing Manager of AdVantage magazine as of 1 March 2012.

 Current Editor-in-chief, Louise Marsland, will not be returning following on the birth of her baby daughter in January and her relocation to Cape Town. Louise has wished the AdVantage team well going forward: “AdVantage is a very successful brand with a strong legacy in the industry and this will continue under the new team. I enjoyed my time at the publication and am looking forward to new opportunities and my time with my daughter.”

Jacques Breytenbach, GM Media24 Business & Custom Magazines, thanked Louise for her contribution over the past three years. “We wish Louise every success in her new endeavours and all the best for the future. I have no doubt that her career will continue to grow from strength to strength.”

Under Marsland’s leadership, AdVantage and the team won a slew of editorial and publishing awards in 2010 and 2011 and was named Media24’s Best B2B magazine of 2011 at the annual Magazine Excellence Awards.

Danette Breitenbach was Deputy Editor of AdVantage magazine under Louise Marsland. She has worked in the magazine industry for 20 years. Before joining the AdVantage team she worked as a contributor on the publication for several years. Previously she worked at Primedia Publishing as a publisher and editor, as well as a new business development manager. “Danette is resourceful and has an in-depth understanding of the B2B publishing environment. We are confident that she and the team will exceed expectations and continue to deliver world class media, marketing and advertising content,” said Jacques Breytenbach, GM Media24 Business & Custom Magazines.