AMEC 2016: Chris Foster, worldwide executive vice president at Burson-Marsteller

At the AMEC summit, Chris Foster, worldwide executive vice president at Burson-Marsteller, explains why he believes ‘metrics matter’, talks about measurement as a journey and looks forward to a Gorkana party. The Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) is holding its annual International Summit in London this week (15-16 June). You can follow […]

Hanover appoints London director

In his role as director for Hanover Communications, Alex Thomson will help to provide strategic advice to blue chip clients. Since 2010, Thomson has overseen Localis’ growth into a leading think tank on issues related to localism and the devolution of power in the UK. Thomson also helped develop the Conservative Party’s thinking on decentralisation, local government, […]

PPR Worldwide hires UK head from Weber Shandwick

David Lawrence has left Weber Shandwick, where he was a senior director, to lead the UK division of international integrated marketing agency PPR Worldwide. The newly created role will report to Pamela Fieldhouse, EMEA CEO of the WPP-owned agency, who said: “David has an outstanding track record in building long-term client relationships, combined with a […]

AMEC 2016: Highlights from day one

Here are some of the highlights from day one of the AMEC International Summit 2016, including notes and comments from the speakers and the community. Jeremy Thompson, chairman at AMEC and managing director EMEA at Cision, started the morning by announcing that Richard Bagnall, CEO at Prime Research, is set to take over the reigns […]

AMEC 2016: AMEC research shows where comms is in the ‘measurement journey’

Chris Foster, worldwide executive vice president at Burson-Marsteller, has published worldwide research, in partnership with the Ipsos Global Reputation Centre, which highlights where the industry stands in its ‘measurement journey’ and how it can look to improve. The global research, which consists of 9,000 respondents, was launched by the partners to discover how far businesses and […]

AMEC 2016: Anil Ranchod, The Stroke Association’s deputy director for PR and comms

Anil Ranchod, deputy director, PR and comms at The Stroke Association, on integration and relationships being key to measurement and why success is all about impact. The Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) is holding its annual International Summit in London this week (15-16 June). You can follow highlights from the AMEC […]

AMEC 2016: Jeremy Thompson, AMEC chairman and EMEA MD at Cision

Jeremy Thompson, AMEC chairman and EMEA MD at Cision, reveals what’s making this year’s AMEC summit stand out, why measurement matters and how PRs can #PRoveit. The Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) is holding its annual International Summit in London this week (15-16 June). You can follow highlights from the AMEC summit on Gorkana’s […]