by David Gallagher | February 10, 2016

The PRCA recently hosted a panel discussion on the role of Public Relations in Britain’s forthcoming referendum on EU membership (click to tweet). Since then, David Cameron has said a draft deal on his reform demands delivers the “substantial change” he wants to see to the UK’s relationship with the EU. With all this in […]

by David Gallagher | February 2, 2016

As Seen In… PRMoment There’s a cartoon circulating around training departments and HR teams, an exchange between two executives. First boss: What if we train them, and they leave? Second (wiser) boss: What if we don’t, and they stay? Many agency bosses I know face the same dilemma: How do we balance the need to […]

by David Gallagher | November 9, 2015

As Seen In… PRMoment “I was a geek beyond measure as a teenager (this may be chronic).” This is the confession of David Gallagher, CEO Europe of PR firm Ketchum, as he describes how he has changed (or not) since his earliest years growing up in the US. “Over the course of a year, I […]

by David Gallagher | September 4, 2015

AMEC, the international Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication, launched the Barcelona Principles 2.0 yesterday at Ketchum London. In case you’re unfamiliar, the Barcelona Principles are a framework for measuring the impact of communications activity – see this simple explainer by Ketchum London’s Chief Engagement Officer Stephen Waddington. Past AMEC chairman and Ketchum […]

by David Gallagher | August 14, 2015

I come from a family of coaches. My granddad, uncle and cousin all made or make their living coaching kids’ basketball, American football and track teams – and one distant relative was the legendary (in Oklahoma) wrestling coach Ed Gallagher (pictured). The quality of their teams varied. Raw talent is a major factor. Fitness and […]

by David Gallagher | August 7, 2015

A number of years ago we were wrapping up a very promising pitch to a FTSE 100 company on an ambitious multi-million pound CSR initiative when one of the key decision-makers asked, reasonably enough, “What does YOUR company do for itself for CSR?” We hemmed. We hawed. We fumbled our papers nervously. And tried to […]