Willem S Eksteen, founder of stone, has a passion for business strategy, quality thinking, integrated marketing and communication. stone provides business strategy and communication consulting services, adding real value to clients and enabling them to rise to the challenges they face on the way to prosperity and success.
Willem loves the earth and the people of Africa, the continent of his heart and birth. He has lived and worked in South Africa, Europe and the United States. He consults to Southern African and international organizations, developing business, communication and CSR strategies, balancing traditional and online platforms for best business results. He holds a law degree from the University of Pretoria and a post-graduate Honours degree in Journalism from the University of Stellenbosch. Careful thought and sound experience underpins Willem’s approach to strategy development to achieve real results with communication as a true business tool. He regards corporate reputation as an asset that needs to be developed and often guarded through the use of effective integrated communication. The evolving digital space holds vast opportunity.
Willem has helped various organisations to make the most of their digital relationships with audiences across Web 2.0, social networks, blogs, mobile platforms and more. In line with his personal the values and those adopted as those of stone, Willem is set on adding real value in all relationships. He contributes to various initiatives on a pro bono basis adding value beyond his own business goals or financial bottom-line - these include MES in Johannesburg and the Adopt-a-Guesthouse national programme expansion.
Organisations that have benefitted from Willem’s skills include inter alia Optimum Coal (SA), Dimension Data (MEA), FEDHASA, SABC, Energy Cybernetics (SADC), Micsan Investments (SA), Omri Property Group (SA), DiamondTech (UK, SA), Southern Sun Adopt-a-Guesthouse programme (SA), Tsogo Group (Africa) , Warrior Coal (SADC), MTN South Africa, MTN Group (MEA), Medi-Clinic (Africa), Southern Sun (Africa), South African Tourism (UK, Ireland and Nordics), IBM (UK, USA, SA), Absa (Africa), Remgro (SA), Global One (USA and Europe), Sandton Convention Centre (SA), Intel (Global), Media24 (SA), Gilat (Israel and Europe), Hewlett Packard (Global), SACU (Africa), Mascom (Botswana), Hewlett Foundation (Global), Ericsson (Global), Eskom (SA), Panasonic (UK), Worldspace (Africa, USA and Europe), UK Government (various departments), Teleglobe (Global), Princes’ Trust (UK), South African Government (various departments and parastatals), WACS (Global), JCB (UK), BHP Billiton (SA) and Baird’s (various international and SA client projects).
Please visit www.stoneconsult.net for more information.
