Opening Richmond Events' Digital Marketing Forum at Heythrop Park recently, Erik Qualman, one of the world's true social media veterans was as quick to emphasise the new channels' pitfalls as to extol their advantages.

The latest Richmond Events’ business panel report on the brand is now available. It will be no surprise that the marketing department leads the way in building and protecting an organisation’s brand, but 24% of companies charge their MD / CEO with ultimate brand responsibility. 90% of the panel feel that brand reputation is very important to their organisation but only 68% measure it. Read on for more insights and to request the full report.

The annual economic outlook survey from the Richmond Events’ Business Panel is now available. Headline findings include over half of respondents expect the economy to flatline over the coming year, 1 in 4 organisations have increased headcount in the last year and just under half of people expect their organisation’s turnover to increase. 

Please read on for more stats and to access the full report.