{"id":19372,"date":"2025-08-11T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/bloemfontein\/?p=19372"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:18:03","slug":"she-means-business-christel-botes-digital-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/bloemfontein\/blog\/2025\/08\/11\/she-means-business-christel-botes-digital-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"SHE MEANS BUSINESS: Christ\u00e9l Botes \u2013Digital Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Marketing Sales Representative at Digital Platforms, Christ\u00e9l Botes, describes advertising as her first love, although her professional career started in teaching and journalism, she says she is more than happy to be reconnecting with her marketing roots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven as a child, I was drawn to advertising,\u201d Botes reflects. \u201cI used to cut out clever ads from magazines and file them away. 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