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Virginia Hollis resigns from MediaShop

By Gillian Abrahams · AdVantage archive
From the AdVantage archive. This report was published on this domain when AdVantage covered the South African media, marketing and advertising industry as a monthly title. It is kept online for reference and has not been updated; people, prices and companies named in it have moved on.
Virginia Hollis resigns from MediaShop
Cape Town City Hall. Photo: Martie Swart from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every business goes through change.  The MediaShop is no different. The one thing that every successful business has in common, is that the whole is always a lot stronger than any of the parts. The share price of Apple Computers for example, is currently sitting at $544 – up nearly 50% since the death of Steve Jobs. That is what great companies do says Chris Botha, MediaShop group managing director, Johannesburg.

“I consider The MediaShop to be a great company too, built on a group of different people, and not just the strength of one individual. We are all different, which makes us all strong in our own unique way,” says  Botha. “Our company is about to go through a change as well, in that one of our ‘founding partners’ is leaving us.

“It is with great sadness that I have to announce that Virginia Hollis has resigned and will be leaving the company with effect end June 2012″.

Virginia wants to move back to her first love, which is writing media strategy full time. Writing strategy is what she loves doing, and what she is really good at.

Hollis is not moving to a competitor, and plans to become a freelance media strategist. “Her first client that she has agreed to work with is a brilliant company called The MediaShop! Virginia, will continue to work with the team here for the next few months, ensuring that the clients get handled and managed efficiently, and will still be a sounding board for strategic advice,’ explains Botha.

The management team of The MediaShop would like to thank Virginia for her hard work and efforts. She is so much part of why this great company has become what it has.

Filed under: chris botha · featured · mediashop · staff changes mediashop · virgina hollis

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