Saul Kropman

Current

Host at The Digital Edge Podcast
Director of Content at FirstStep.co.za

Past

Owner at Visual Affair
Writer and content director at Stuffd Magazine

Education

University of the Witwatersrand Business School
University of the Witwatersrand

Connections

188 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

Saul Kropman’s Summary

I'm currently a freelance writer and Podcast developer. I'm the owner and manager of South Africa's premier online youth consultancy, FirstStep.co.za. I'm also an avid blogger and writer for various online portals. I am involved in the online PR industry and work freelance for various companies.

My latest venture is The Digital Edge Podcast that can be found at www.thedigitaledge.co.za

Saul Kropman’s Specialties:

Strategy formulation
Brainstorming
Concept generation
Online PR
Copywriting
Podcast Consultation and Implementation

Saul Kropman’s Experience

Host

The Digital Edge Podcast

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

I script, host and to some extent post process The Digital Edge Podcast. Every week we give and get opinions on the new world of digital marketing.
Director of Content

FirstStep.co.za

(Higher Education industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

South Africa's premier online youth consultancy

My responsibilities include writing content, sourcing content as well as marketing the site.
I've also taken over client management for the site which involves me dealing with large corporates
Owner

Visual Affair

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 5 months)

Visual Affair is a student marketing company which provides on screen solutions to our clients.

We coined the term "Motion Poster" which is simply a poster that moves. If you're looking for the best and cheapest way to approach students in South Africa, you've come to the right place.
Writer and content director

Stuffd Magazine

(Publishing industry)

July 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 3 months)

Stuffd was a youth magazine distributed for free at Universities between 2004 and 2005. Each month we provided 20000 copies to Universities around the country. My responsibilities included writing articles, editing other writers articles and sourcing new journalists for the magazine.

Saul Kropman’s Education

University of the Witwatersrand Business School

PDM , Business Management , 2008 — 2008

I studied a Postgraduate Diploma in Management specifically in Business Administration. Topics covered include:

Economics, Accounts, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations Management, Management Accounts, Finance, Statistics, Marketing Management, Industrial Relations, Service Industry Management and Organisational Design and Development
University of the Witwatersrand

Bcom , Information Systems, Management, Marketing , 2003 — 2006

Activities and Societies:

Vice President of the Student Representative Council