Blanche is the Director & Social Media Specialist for Platform Advertising. She is born and bred in Tauranga and of Ngai te Rangi, Ngati Ranginui and Ngati Pukenga descent. After more than 15 years in senior management-including 4 years heading up the NZ operation for Fairfax Business Media, and 7 years as Agency Manager for leading advertising agency, Adcorp NZ-she set up Platform Advertising, an agency that specialises in digital and social media marketing. With a Bachelor of Management Studies and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Marketing, she counts her blessings every day that she gets to work in an industry and live out her dream job, meeting diverse and interesting people and helping them revolutionise their businesses.
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