ICCO and PressPage Announce Partnership

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The International Communications Consultancy Organisation chooses PressPage as the preferred supplier of newsroom technology

Summary

ICCO is the voice of public relations consultancies around the world, representing 1,700 PR firms in 28 countries. The partnership with PressPage will see the ICCO website fully equipped with a virtual press room that will become a hub for all of the organisation’s press releases, blogs and multimedia.

The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) today announced a partnership with PressPage, an international provider of online newsroom technology.

The partnership will see the ICCO website fully equipped with a virtual press room that will become a hub for all of the organisation’s press releases, blogs and multimedia. Connected with ICCO’s Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts, the online newsroom will provide a full channel integration that will facilitate the way ICCO communicates with the public.

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About PressPage

PressPage is the leading content-sharing-platform technology provider for social newsrooms, virtual press centres, and online media hubs; enabling today’s most engaging brands to become tomorrow’s best publishers.

Their technology is uniquely designed to add workflow efficiency and distribution effectiveness; allowing brands to tell an engaging and optimised online story that is published                                                                                      straight into the search and social worlds.

 

 

David Gallagher

“PR agencies these days use a variety of tools to promote their content – the old-fashioned press release is dead. As the trade body for PR agencies we do not only have to understand these trends, but to follow them too, and I am glad that ICCO is now equipped with the latest communications technology with the help of PressPage.”
David Gallagher, ICCO President; Senior Partner and CEO EMEA of Ketchum
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“We are delighted with this partnership. With the PressPage technology, agencies will be able to add immediate value to the way they service their clients, as well as to their own way of communicating. The ICCO newsroom will serve as a perfect example of how PressPage can be used as a news and blog page.”
Bart Verhulst, Co-founder and CEO of PressPage
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ICCO is the voice of public relations consultancies around the world. The ICCO membership comprises national trade associations in 28 countries across the globe in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Collectively, these associations represent over 1,700 PR firms.

PR Industry Titans to Speak at ICCO Summit 2013

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London, 8 July 2013 – The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) today announced that registration is open for its biannual Summit for PR agency professionals. The event will take place on 10-11 October 2013 in Paris, and will feature top industry leaders and thinkers from around the world discussing issues and trends affecting the public relations practice.

 “Change or Perish: The Future of PR”

The PR industry currently faces a transformational period, with many challenges coming from the rapid expansion of digital, the convergence of channels, the growth of competitors, and new opportunities and threats coming from earned, paid and owned media. The goal of the Summit is to provide delegates with insights into how industry leaders have set out to combat these challenges, and to educate them on what future trends will determine the look of the PR profession.

Among the highlights of the Summit is the “Agency of the Future” panel discussion between agencies who have recently restructured their operations. Moderated by Paul Holmes, Editor-in-Chief of The Holmes Report, the discussion will feature presentations by GolinHarris International CEO Fred Cook and Fleishman-Hillard CEO Dave Senay.

Lord Chadlington, CEO of Hunstworth plc, will deliver his keynote on 11th October, and will be joined by heads of the biggest independent agencies in Brazil, Russia, India and China for a panel discussion afterwards.

The Summit will take place in a luxury conference venue in the centre of Paris, and will include a garden cocktail event and gala dinner in honour of the French Public Relations Association Syntec, which celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year.

Complete information and online registration are available on the summit website, www.iccosummit.org, and participants booking before 10 August 2013 are eligible for a discounted, “early bird” rate. Gala Dinner registration will be announced shortly.

 

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“This is the highlight of the global PR calendar, with the world’s most powerful agency heads speaking. If you are serious about PR, you’ve got to be there!”
Francis Ingham, ICCO Executive Director
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The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) is the voice of public relations consultancies around the world. The ICCO membership comprises national trade associations in 28 countries across the globe in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Collectively, these associations represent over 1,700 PR firms.

ICCO Supports World Economic Forum’s Initiative

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London, 20 June 2013 – The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) today announces its support for the Creative For Good initiative, led by the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Media.

The initiative aims to promote effective and inspirational social campaigning activities worldwide through the online resource launched today by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Ad Council and Ketchum in Cannes.

The platform brings together over 60 campaigns from around the world on social issues such as education, health and environment. This initiative was conceived and executed over two years by the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of the Media, with the objective of helping smaller NGOs and organizations create their own public service campaigns. It does so by giving such organizations access to a range of successful campaigns from different regions, along with a user-friendly “how to” guide. The initiative also shares insights on success factors and connects users to the campaign sponsors and creators.

The platform is available to the public, and campaign submissions will be accepted regularly.

 

David Gallagher

“Communications and PR can and should be a force for positive change, and we are delighted to be a part of this important new initiative in support of the World Economic Forum’s mission to improve the state of the world.”
David Gallagher, ICCO President; Senior Partner and CEO EMEA of Ketchum
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55_3753“We are proud to promote such an important international campaign, and I strongly encourage ICCO member associations around the world to seek inspirational campaigns in their countries, and to showcase them through Creative For Good.”
Francis Ingham, ICCO Executive Director
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Learn more about Creative for Good here http://www.weforum.org/best-practices/creative-good/

About the World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests (www.weforum.org).
About the Ad Council

The Ad Council is a private, non-profit organization with a rich history of marshalling volunteer talent from the advertising and media industries to deliver critical messages to the American public. Having produced literally thousands of PSA campaigns addressing the most pressing social issues of the day, the Ad Council has affected, and continues to affect, tremendous positive change by raising awareness, inspiring action and saving lives. To learn more about the Ad Council and its campaigns, visit www.adcouncil.org, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or view our PSAs on YouTube.

About Ketchum

Ketchum is a leading global communications firm with operations in more than 70 countries across six continents. Named 2012 PR Agency of the Year (PRWeek and European Excellence Awards) and the winner of an unprecedented three consecutive PRWeek Campaign of the Year Awards, Ketchum partners with clients to deliver strategic programming, game-changing creative and measurable results that build brands and reputations. For more information on Ketchum, a part of Diversified Agency Services, a division of Omnicom Group Inc., visit www.ketchum.com.

About ICCO

The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) is the voice of public relations consultancies around the world. The ICCO membership comprises national trade associations in 28 countries across the globe in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Collectively, these associations represent some 1,700 PR firms.

 

AMEC, ICCO and PRCA enter strategic partnership

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LONDON, 10 June 2013 — AMEC, the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication announced last week it is entering into a strategic partnership with the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) and the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA).

 

ICCO and the PRCA will collaborate with AMEC on education initiatives and other events with ICCO members to promote the benefits of measurement in PR practice. The ICCO membership comprises national trade associations in 28 countries, and the PRCA represents the UK public relations industry.

 

The announcement was made last week at AMEC’s European Summit on Measurement in Madrid by David Rockland, Partner and Managing Director of Ketchum Global Research & Analytics and CEO of Ketchum Change and Chairman of AMEC, and Francis Ingham, Executive Director of ICCO and Director General of the PRCA.

 

“We see the main focus of the Strategic Partnership as the mutually beneficial help we believe we can offer each other, especially around education of PR professionals.

ICCO can help us achieve our education mission. This new Partnership recognizes the overwhelming recognition at the AMEC Summit of the need for improved education of PR practitioners around the world when it comes to measurement.”
David Rockland, Chairman, AMEC and CEO, Ketchum

 

55_3753“We have been working closely with AMEC for a number of years. We are delighted to formalise our relationship through this new Strategic Partnership. AMEC’s work is of real interest and value to our members internationally.”
Francis Ingham, ICCO Executive Director
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A new initiative launched at the Summit is a combined AMEC/ICCO/PRCA web-based PR Professionals Guide to Measurement which is now available.

Already ICCO and PRCA have worked with AMEC to promote the new International Certificate in Measurement course available through the AMEC online College.

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About AMEC

AMEC, the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication has grown to become a global trade body for agencies and practitioners who provide media evaluation and communication research. AMEC’s purpose is to define and develop the industry on an international scale with better professional standards for both companies and individuals. AMEC has a membership base in over 40 countries.

 

About ICCO

The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) is the voice of public relations consultancies around the world. The ICCO membership comprises national trade associations in 28 countries across the globe in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Collectively, these associations represent some 1,500 PR firms.

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About the PRCA

Founded in 1969, the PRCA is the professional body that represents UK PR consultancies, in-house communications teams, and PR individuals. The PRCA promotes all aspects of public relations and internal communications work, helping teams and individuals maximise the value they deliver to clients and organisations.

www.prca.org.uk