Meet The Team

At Brand Spanking Marketing our creative advertising and marketing team is at the heart of everything that we do and we all share the same core values of honesty, accountability, respect and trust. Integrity in the way we do business is a fundamental cornerstone at Brand Spanking Marketing – this is not something we’re prepared to compromise, ever! Most importantly, we are big believers in having fun in everything that we do!

Tracey Felicidade Jones

Founder

Tracey: AKA the Captain of our Ship and the Marketing Master. Tracey is Brand Spanking’s fearless leader and founder. She’s been around the FMCG and pharma block a couple of times over her 20 years experience in the game and knows sales and marketing inside out. She held prestigious positions such as Customer Manager at Tiger Brands and Category Marketing Manager at Nestlé Professional before she decided to go rogue and start her own agency. Ever the adventurer, Tracey loves to travel and explore. She is also a keen cricket fan and loves to watch while she’s making a braai and listening to her favourite tunes.

Jennifer Girdwood

Key Account Manager

Jen is our go-to-I-can-make-anything-happen-even-if-it-kills-me gal of the team. She’s a quirky hybrid of the creative and conscientious and is the glue that holds us together. She is our client-whisperer and is all about making things happen for the brands we serve. There isn’t a day that goes by that someone in the office doesn’t say “Oh thank goodness for Jen”. Jen loves animals, sports, fashion and spending time with her fabulous friends.

Jessica Bernardo

Graphic Designer and Digital Manager

Jess is the artsy one in the team. She is the Matisse behind our marketing; and she has an eye for detail and creating designs that engage, inspire and work hard for our brands. She even has the fancy qualifications to prove it. A keen design and digital fundi, Jess brings our campaigns to life, beautifully. Jess is a keen socialiser, colourer-inner of books and is a beast at any board game.

Veronica Botes

Strategist

Veronica Botes is a senior brand and communications strategist with over 17 years of advertising, marketing and branding experience with world-class agencies. She has worked as an all-rounder on some of the world’s best-loved brands in a variety of industries. She loves a laugh, a good book, the odd bit of trivia and a bit of Powerpoint. She is Brand Spanking’s nerd and chatterbox.

Megan Casey

Digital Guru

Megan is not only one of the smartest people in the room, she is also probably the tallest. Born with an innate skill for everything online, this digital marketing guru is like a Swiss Army knife in your marketing pocket. Everything Megan does is considered, logical and thorough which means she makes wonderful work, that actually works.