First Protocol Celebrates 15 Years of Excellence

First Protocol this month celebrates its 15^th anniversary. The agency was founded in the UK in September 1996 by Richard Waddington (CEO) and Mark Riches (Managing Director), entering the US market in 2004 through the acquisition of Ryan Fable Productions with Maureen Ryan Fable joining the Board as President and COO.

Former President of American Express GNS joins Board of First Protocol

First Protocol Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Godfrey as Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect.

Food for Thought: The State of the Events Industry

Please find attached  summary notes from First Protocol's most recent thought leadership meeting, held at the InterContinental London Park Lane.

Corporates: need for more 'professionalisation' in events sector

The events sector still has work to do before it is recognised as a professional industry, according to corporate organisers at a round table discussion and dinner hosted by events and communications company First Protocol.

The Bribery Act

A view from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and summary notes from the Ministry of Justice.

First Protocol Opens Los Angeles Office

International event marketing agency First Protocol broadens its capabilities with a west coast expansion.

The 2010 BIE Investor Relations Conference

Summary notes and insights from the Investor Relations Conference, sponsored by First Protocol

Looking Ahead - the Events Industry in 2011 - a Best Events NYC Article

First Protocol President and COO Maureen Ryan-Fable joins a panel discussion hosted by Best Events NYC to discuss the trends, changes and challenges for 2011.

Customer Experience Management: A Practitioner's Checklist for Driving Change

A practitioner’s guide, drawn from senior managers representing all corners of industry, to help  others seek change.

Return on Ideas - Better Results from Finance and Marketing Working Together

This report is the product of a partnership between the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA), The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and Professor Robert Shaw.

It addresses the challenge of proving the value of creativity in marketing, the effect of good creative marketing on profitability and how it’s measured; indeed how marketing budgets should be justified and planned as essential working capital.