These days, many organisations, such as Deloitte and Mortimer Harvey, are recognising their young employees as being a vital asset when it comes to providing suggestions and recommendations that assist the company to remain relevant in their markets.
“Mortimer Harvey INQB8TOR is a creative and effective means for the agency to capitalise on the time, talent and networks of the young professionals who will one day run the industry,” says Andrew Fradd, Group Managing Director.
Who makes up the Mortimer Harvey INQB8TOR Academy?
Every full-time Mortimer Harvey employee under the age of 26 sits on the Mortimer Harvey INQB8TOR board. This means that every division of the agency is represented, from creative and strategy to client service and business development.
Co-creating success
The Mortimer Harvey INQB8TOR ethos revolves around being confident in who you are and what you can offer the agency, your community and the world. In keeping with this, each member was tasked to come up with their own, original job title outside business and agency norms. So, the agency now boasts an entrepreneurial architect responsible for creating proactive, innovative and risk-taking projects, a VP of creative miscellaneous stuff doing a little of everything, and a swag master – keeping things young, relevant and exciting, among others.
Young and going places
Just because the members of the academy are young and starting out in their careers, it doesn’t mean they don’t have a vital and important role to play. They’re on the ground when it comes to organisational issues and able to devise creative solutions to everyday problems.
So far, they’ve helped to reduce paper usage and waste, streamlined approval and proofreading processes and inspired the entire agency with valuable creative insights from around the world.
Beyond the agency
The Mortimer Harvey INQB8TOR Academy isn’t confined by the agency’s walls. It follows the approach of football clubs and their academies in actively seeking out and nurturing young talent in the community.
Mortimer Harvey sponsors a creative environment at the Maharishi Institute that empowers disadvantaged students with the creative and business know-how they need to join the advertising industry. Mortimer Harvey INQB8TOR Academy employees lecture, teach and create a proactive learning environment with the latest technology, theory and practical skills.
Investing in tomorrow
Mortimer Harvey believes that the only way to be an award-winning agency in the future is by actively investing in the youth of the business and community. The Mortimer Harvey INQB8TOR Academy aims to positively change the lives of its young professionals and students by giving them a platform to be heard, a stage to manage and an understanding of how to succeed.
About Mortimer Harvey
Mortimer Harvey is an independent, OmniChannel, results-driven consulting, marketing and integrated communications company that delivers hard-working strategy, business, advertising and marketing solutions. Their regional offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and Cairo, Egypt are well placed to help their clients achieve the widest possible reach.
The company delivers true OmniChannel solutions and a full go-to-market service to clients through their team of in-house industry specialists in all fields.
Mortimer Harvey | Advertising and communications, including above-the-line, below-the-line, promotions, shopper and retail marketing, digital, CRM and direct marketing. |
MH Africa Middle East | OmniChannel services, plus go-to-market strategy development informed by data-driven insights operating across Africa and the Middle East. |
MH Digital | Content development and implementation for online, social, mobile, app and digital platforms. |
MH Public Relations | Public relations and media management. |
Boom.Studio | A new record label that challenges traditional music marketing. |
Gravitate | Multi Video Programming and content generation. |
Kulcha.Click | Influential tastemakers creating authentic brand experiences at the intersection of culture and content. |
Loyal Solutions | A state-of-the-art, Cloud-based loyalty programme management platform with real-time benefits. |
Stream.Digital | Live and on-demand video streaming and content distribution. |
LM&P | Brand promotions, events and experiential marketing. |
For further details, visit mortimerharvey.com
For further information please contact:
Jacques Verster at Mortimer Harvey
Tel: +27 (0)11 996 2833
Cell: +27 (0)83 276 9009
Email: moc.yevrahremitrom@seuqcaj