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Andrew Harvey, CEO of VMA GROUP interviews Jennifer Sproul, CEO of the Institute of Internal Communication, on the impact on Covid-19 on internal communications for IC Space.***********VMA GROUP is a leading international interim and permanent communications, digital and marketing recruitment and executive search specialist. Specialist practices cover corporate communication...

Fourtold is an award-winning communications consultancy providing their clients with the smart, integrated communications needed to succeed in a fast-moving and demanding world. Supporting clients around the world from offices in Oxford, Brussels and Boston, Fourtold utilize their knowledge, experience and connections in some of the most challenging and complex sectors. They...

This webinar explores what it's like starting a new interim communications or marketing project during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our three guest speakers share:how the onboarding process differed, how to build effective stakeholder relationships how to stand out as a value creator when working remotely and more.VMA GROUP’s Andrew Harvey (CEO) and Matt Gibbs (Managing Consultant...

Coca-Cola European Partners plc is a British multinational bottling company dedicated to the marketing, production, and distribution of Coca-Cola products and other drinks such as Capri-Sun, Monster and Relentless.Having worked with VMA GROUP before, Coca Cola European Partners briefed our specialist interim communications recruitment team to recruit for this position. The i...

VMA GROUP has been a recruitment partner for the communications industry for over 40 years; specialising in corporate communications and consumer communications across all industry sectors.  In the last 10 years, VMA GROUP has reached further into marketing and digital recruitment and in that time so many challenges have been faced; recessions have been navigated, downturns ...

Communications and marketing teams have been working at an incredible pace over the last 6 months, and even the most experienced leaders have been tested to their very limits by the Covid-19 crisis.  The early autumn brought with it the hope that, with children returning to school, working life might return to a version of normal and some of us even started to make some atte...

If you’re a communicator or marketer, you have most likely written about mental health and its importance. You may have shared mental health resources, run internal or external surveys to assess the mental health of your stakeholders, run self-care campaigns, or have written articles on “How to take care of your mental health during lockdown”. The constant worry to ensure th...

Founded in 1836, Legal & General is a leading multinational financial services company headquartered in London. Its products and services include investment management, lifetime mortgages, pensions, annuities, and life assurance. Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset management groups, with over £1 trillion in assets. As a result of a trusted relationship with VMA...

Inline Policy is a public affairs consultancy that provides in-depth policy and regulatory analysis to innovative businesses. Their policy experts, based in both Brussels and London, work across a wide range of sectors with the belief that technological innovation can be a force for good. They also provide reputation building and advocacy campaigns for their clients and infl...

Ernst & Young (EY), is a multinational professional services network headquartered in  London. As one of the “Big 4” consultancies, EY is one of the largest professional services organisations in the world. VMA GROUP’s permanent communications recruitment team partnered with EY to find a highly strategic Associate Director. The position will provide direct support to the Dir...

This webinar explores the findings in our latest report Into Communications: The CEO Perspective. The report explores CEO thinking on communications and the role of the contemporary communications function. The webinar covers topics found in the report including:what in-demand skills are required from communicators what role CEOs expect their communications leaders to playth...

It would be an understatement to say that this year has been challenging, especially for those who have been searching for their next communications, marketing or digital role. After being made furloughed and redundant, many communicators and marketers have now been out of work for several months and the job search is taking its toll. Even if you are keeping active and doing...

In the second half of 2019, we undertook research for our annual Inside Insight report. The report focuses on strategy, remuneration, budget, training and recruitment within the internal communications industry across all sectors. Before we could release our report, Covid-19 hit and impacted the working world and everything around it.The rapid changes that Covid-19 brought t...

Lansons is a strategic reputation management consultancy that acts as a trusted advisor to organisations globally. Lansons work on high profile and complex change and employee engagement programmes and has worked with clients such as Invesco, Givaudan, Investec, Upfield, St James Place and the Isle of Man. Their specialisms include customer, financial, policy, employee, and ...

September has marked the return to the office for many communications and marketing professionals around the UK. From speaking to comms and marketing leaders on our Advisory Board calls, it’s clear that many want to get back to business as usual, instead of solely focusing on Covid communications. With the resurgence of Brexit, team restructuring, and business goals to achie...

RHEA Group is an international company providing tailored engineering solutions, system development and security services. For nearly 30 years, RHEA's engineers, researchers, and project managers have been working closely with clients contributing to their most complex systems and missions.​Rhea Group were looking to establish their marketing function with the newly created ...

Global law firm White & Case is renowned for its track record and extensive experience in global M&A, finance, antitrust, arbitration, and financial restructuring and insolvency. The firm works across two dozen practice areas, from antitrust competition to white collar investigations. White & Case partnered with VMA GROUP to find an internal communications specialist to ensu...

Every communications professional knows the importance of preparedness when it comes to dealing with a crisis but a global pandemic such as COVID-19 has posed a whole new set of complex challenges that have completely shifted the landscape.From the outset it became clear that communications would be vital in how we dealt with this and in-house communications teams have found...

Every communications professional knows the importance of preparedness when it comes to dealing with a crisis but a global pandemic such as COVID-19 has posed a whole new set of complex challenges that have completely shifted the landscape.From the outset it became clear that communications would be vital in how we dealt with this and in-house communications teams have found...

International Airlines Group (IAG) is one of the world's largest airline groups with 598 aircraft flying to 279 destinations and carrying around 118 million passengers each year. It operates a number of brands, including Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and more. The Anglo-Spanish company has shares traded on the London Stock Exchange and Spanish Stock Exchanges.   VMA GR...