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Full Interview with Abbey Cloete
Season 1, Ep. 10
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This episode is the full conversation I had with Abbey Cloete – we spoke about how her love for social media developed into a full blown case of digital strategy, and what pathways she recommends for new digital marketers as move up in their career.
This is the final episode of season one. I'm currently working on season two, which will be a series of deep dives into specific marketing-related issues! You can help me get season two done by commenting on and sharing as many of season one's episodes as possible - that's the best way to encourage me!
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