G. Yafit Explained

Yafit Greenberg
Birth Date:9 August 1951
Birth Place:Bnei Brak, Israel
Death Place:Petah Tikva, Israel
Burial Place:Kiryat Shaul Cemetery
Education:Bar-Ilan University
Occupation:Advertiser
Businessperson

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]

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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000894707 Lauder to sell Channel 10 stake to Yafit Greenberg
  2. https://b.walla.co.il/item/3474126 אשת העסקים והפרסום ג. יפית הלכה לעולמה בגיל 70
  3. https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/skdnflxff ג. יפית הלכה לעולמה בגיל 70
  4. http://g-yafit.co.il/us.asp About Us
  5. News: Orna Coussin . A woman's work is still not done . Haaretz . 8 March 2006 . 13 January 2014.
  6. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-g-yafit-buys-steimatzky-1.5252586 Israeli Bookstore Chain Steimatzky Sold to Investor Group Headed by Gimel Yafit