G._Yafit

G. Yafit

G. Yafit

Israeli businesswoman (1951–2021)


Yafit Greenberg (Hebrew: יפית גרינברג; 9 August 1951 – 30 November 2021), commonly known as G. Yafit (Hebrew: ג. יפית, Gimmel Yafit), was an Israeli businesswoman specialising in advertising.[1]

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Biography

Greenberg was born Yaffa Maimon[2] in Bnei Brak in 1951 to a traditionalist Jewish family who had immigrated from Tripoli in Libya, and was one of five daughters. She studied geography and education at Bar-Ilan University.[3]

She began working in marketing for Lahitun magazine,[3] before switching to advertising, establishing the G. Yafit company in 1977.[4] The company initially posted advertisements in newspapers, the first of which was an advert for Tadiran refrigerators in Yedioth Ahronoth.[4] When commercial television began broadcasting in 1993, she began offering low-cost advertisement slots in a similar style to the newspaper adverts. Her unusual advertising style[5] saw her front the advert herself to talk about the product. Her daughter-in-law, Maya Yeshayahu, also began appearing alongside her in the adverts.[2]

In June 2014 a group of investors led by G. Yafit acquired the Steimatzky bookstore chain from Markstone Capital Partners.[6]

She died of cancer on 30 November 2021 at the age of 70.[2]


References

  1. ג. יפית הלכה לעולמה בגיל 70 Yedioth Ahronoth, 30 November 2021
  2. About Us Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine G. Yafit (in Hebrew)
  3. Orna Coussin (8 March 2006). "A woman's work is still not done". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 January 2014.

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