Podcasts about cc group

This short and sweet episode of the pod was recorded from the show floor of the Network X telecoms trade show. They were delighted to welcome our good friends from CC Group PR, Anais and Chloe, who had a couple of bits of news of their own to share. They start by reviewing some of the highlights of the show, at which the fibre industry had a major presence, before moving on to discuss a new CC Group telecoms industry study, which includes a look at cloud strategies.

Natalia welcomes psychotherapist Whitney Logan to the podcast to talk about faith and therapy and healing and why it's all so, so intertwined.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  Find Whitney's podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hidden-world/id1531481438  Find Whitney on instagram here: @whitneyiswriting   

This week’s pod features an unprecedented remote guest. Paul Nolan from CC Group joins Iain and Scott to talk about a new study his company has done that concluded telecoms trade press is great. They move on to examine the broader economic trends in the industry, with a focus on a wave of redundancies, before concluding with a look at the growing antitrust pressure faced by Apple.

The PRCA teamed up with Mental Health First Aid England to address some of the issues facing employees and leaders during the current crisis. Our panel of Ama Afrifa-Tchie, Head of Culture & Wellbeing, MHFA England, Katie de Cozar MPRCA Head of Enterprise Technology, CC Group, and Neha Khatwani MPRCA, Public Affairs and Policy Manager, PRCA discuss how to look after your mental health during COVID-19. The current crisis is having an unprecedented impact on PR practitioners and their mental health. It has never been more important for employers to prioritise employee wellbeing but it can be difficult to know how to in the current environment. 

Richard Fogg, CEO at CCgroup on the PRmoment podcastThis week on the PRmoment podcast I’m pleased to welcome Richard Fogg, CEO of CCgroup.CCgroup has a fee income of £3.5m and is an independent, technology-focused PR firm in London.The business was previously known as Companycare and rebranded as CCgroup in 2006Rich and his business partner Paul Nolan completed a management buy out of the business in 2018 and we talk in detail about that process.[00:03:16] Why Rich believes his Bournemouth PR degree gave him a massively unfair advantage in his career. [00:04:16] Why it annoys Rich that PR courses get such a panning in the industry. [00:04:20] How it frustrates Rich that the sizeable body of PR theory out there is rarely used.[00:04:27] How Rich believes there is a correlation between our industry's inability to use its academic models and our difficulties in getting onto boards.[00:05:24] Why Rich believes that PR grads have a much broader appreciation of what PR is and how it’s evolving.[00:06:12] Whether you make a better PR person if you have a PR degree as opposed to someone who has a geography degree or a degree in politics. [00:09:34] Why CCgroup has made PRCA CPD a necessary condition so a group for pay rises, promotions and bonuses.[00:09:57] Why the pace of change in the PR sector means that unless you invest in your career by listening to podcasts, going to events and learning you will become less and less valuable to your employers.[00:13:24] How as the CEO of CCgroup Rich is about to go on sabbatical for three months. [00:17:29] How it is that Rich has only ever had one job and has been at CCgroup for 20 years? [00:18:18 ] How the working relationship between Rich and Paul Nolan has been critical to the growth of CCgroup[00:19:38] Why Rich's dad's company going bust whilst he was at Uni meant he was at first terrified of running his own firm.[00:19:53] Why Rich has had Neil Backwith as a mentor for 15 years.[00:22:52] CCgroup has launched a couple of new divisions in recent years, in hindsight Rich talks us through which ones have worked and which ones have not. [00:24:12] Why CCgroup launched and then ‘unlaunched’ its B2B audience insight business Aperture. [00:27:54] Why CCgroup sold its consumer tech business Escapade as part of an MBO. [00:29:57] Why 80% of CCgroups clients are headquartered in the US. [00:30:52] How the US business will be 10% of CCgroup’s revenue in 2020 having only started in 2017.[00:35:49] Rich identifies consistency of work as the key to business development. [00:37:00] How a merger that didn't happen started the process of Rich and Paul Nolan completing an MBO of the business. [00:39:15] Why Rich and Paul Nolan decided against using bank loans or private equity money to buy the business.[00:41:03] How the CCgroup MBO worked for both the buy side and the sell side. [00:41:15] Why Rich believes there aren't more management buyouts in the industry. [00:47:05] Why Rich believes PR as a sector lacks confidence.[00:51:15] Why the PR sector needs to close its ears to the people that slam the industry for column inches and in conference platforms.

Cyrille Langendorff is managing director of the international affairs and private equity department of French bank Credit Coopératif (CC), a member of the BPCE banking group, and has more than 20 years of experience in the banking sector. After achieving bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance from Paris Dauphine University, Cyrille began his investment banking career at Banque Paribas (now BNP Paribas) and ABN AMRO Bank in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, London, and Paris for 15 years. Prior to his current role, Cyrille worked for four years analyzing and monitoring CC’s solidarity portfolio of investment funds managed by Ecofi Investissements (an asset management company in the CC Group) in France, and the European investments done with CC’s partners at the European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks (FEBEA) and the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). Cyrille represents CC on the boards of social finance and microfinance investment companies CoopEst, CoopMed, and Inpulse (CC’s subsidiary in impact investment funds), Microfinance Solidaire, a subsidiary of French NGO Entrepreneurs du Monde, and on the executive board of FEBEA. He’s also a board member of the French NGO, ACTED. He’s been rapporteur for the French National Advisory Board’s (NAB) report on social impact investment (2014) and is now chair of the group representing France on the executive committee of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) under the chairmanship of Sir Ronald Cohen. He’s also chairing the Impact Invest Lab, an operational arm of the NAB.   “I think you learn from the mistakes, you learn from worst investments you made, so don’t be disappointed. It’s part of the investment life.” – Cyrille Langendorff   Worst investment ever Cyrille was a young investment banker in 1995, so he was still quite a rookie in the market. He (his bank and clients) had the opportunity to invest in Nokia stock, the Finnish mobile phone maker that was far more popular in the 90s. It was June 1995 and the stock had already gone up to 2 euros per share from around 1.10-1.20 euros in January. There was a lot of interest and many clients were coming to a big roadshow in Paris and Nokia management were also attending. Amid this positive atmosphere, Cyrille was not suspicious about this kind of event. Everybody was saying Nokia was a great story and rushed to buy the stock at the end of the roadshow the next day at around 2 euros. Very soon afterwards, the stock crashed and everyone was complaining that they had been convinced at the show by all the marketing events and promotion of the stock to buy it. The stock slid to around 1.25 euros by the end of the year. So basically, Cyrille lost 75 euro cents per share. It was a terrible investment in a short period. It took nearly two years for the price to return to 2 euros. Some investors were not patient enough, so they sold for a loss. But those who were patient who kept thinking it was a good story had to wait two years. So the timing was wrong but the stock even today is at around 5 euros. So, Cyrille says, if you were willing to wait for 25 years to make some money, that’s great. He also noted that it went up to much more in 2000-2001 (50 euros per share). Some lessons Don’t be discouraged by market movements. Markets can fluctuated quickly so be very persistent and patient. However, that patience and belief in the idea that the story is good, look deeper at what went wrong before you sell (and of course before you buy). This should include sector research, competitor analyses, detailed examination of the target company’s business model, and face-to-face visits with company management. It can take patience, perseverance, and also a strong belief in the story to hold on for the long term.Be very cautious about worldwide company roadshows. They can sometimes be dangerous to preserving your wealth or that of your clients. Andrew’s takeaways Be aware of companies’ “dog and pony shows”. Their purpose is to raise capital, so they really push the positive side of the stock’s story. They put a lot of energy, practice and marketing psychology into making a good presentation. Particularly if you are young in the industry, it is difficult to see clearly what is behind that show. Actionable advice Do your homework and be patient. Do your research. Don’t be in a hurry. Take a modest position after a rally to test the story. If you think the story is still good, and there’s a strong rally of the stock, just buy a small package of shares. Don’t use the whole of your position and see what happens. No. 1 goal for next the 12 months The French High Commissioner for the Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation, will convene in Paris a global meeting to support the development of impact investing, inclusive economics and social innovation known as the Pact for Impact Summit on 10 and 11 July. In his role as chair of the Impact Invest Lab, Cyrille is working to be a strong promoter of the event and help in its organization in order to encourage his organizations’ best projects and best practice. Parting words “I’ve learned a lot (from my mistakes) and I have moved from listed to non-listed companies and now I don’t have to look at daily charts.”   You can also check out Andrew’s books How to Start Building Your Wealth Investing in the Stock Market My Worst Investment Ever 9 Valuation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Transform Your Business with Dr.Deming’s 14 Points   Connect with Cyrille Langendorff: LinkedIn  Connect with Andrew Stotz astotz.com  LinkedIn Facebook  Instagram Twitter  YouTube My Worst Investment Ever Podcast 

This special episode of the pod was shot early so you can all listen to it on the plane to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress 2019. The regular team is joined by special guest Paul Nolan of CC Group to give us a perspective from the many, many years he has been attending. They compare thoughts on the show itself and then discuss what are likely to be the major themes of the show, including 5G phones and the mounting aggro between the US and China that Europe is stuck in the middle of.

Scott and Jamie are joined by special guest Paul Nolan from PR agency CC Group, who tells us about a bit of research his company commissioned into how operators are going about the macro trend that is digital transformation and what vendors are doing to help them. Spoiler alert – it’s complicated. Scott tells us about his week in San Diego with Qualcomm, hearing all about the wonders of 5G and definitely not talking about all the other dramas Qualcomm is currently involved in. Lastly Jamie expresses his surprise that Twitter has managed to make a profit for once and can’t resist flirting with Scott.

Jamie’s still lost somewhere, probably adrift on a door in the Atlantic Ocean, so Richard Fogg and Paul Nolan from CC Group fill the void. This week we put the coms in telecoms by talking about telecoms media and some of this week’s biggest communications wins and losses, including the #AskJuncker fail, Apple’s tantrum, Samsung’s meltdown and Three’s absolute win by bringing in Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams (AKA Arya Stark). Elsewhere, we look at Telia’s dodgy dealings in Uzbekistan; Tim recites his Dr Seuss-inspired poem on the iPhone flown by Vodafone’s drone; and we ask why New Yorker’s can’t stop watching porn in the street.

In this year's SXSW recap, Aarti Shah talks to a festival veteran and first-time attendee. Kwittken co-founder Jason Schlossberg explains why he might not return to Austin next spring for the first time in many years. Meanwhile, CC Group's managing director Rich Fogg offers his perspective as a first-time attendee. Show notes:  Why I Am (Probably) Not Coming Back To SXSW Interactive Next Year   SXSW: Does The Festival's Future Include Integration Across Interactive, Film And Music?  SXSW: Brands & Agencies On Content, Marketing & Interactive