I was thankful and honoured when PR Conversations invited this Measurement PRoponent / PRomulgator to opine on the current state of the art (or science?) of measurement in Canada. While it’s a topic that could easily spawn a healthy hundred-plus-page graduate thesis, the post is a reasonably succinct, high-level, non-exhaustive horizon scan of the measurement scene in Canada, broken up into bite-sized morsels to cover the topics of: industry associations; Canadian vendors; U.S vendor spillover; the client context and the spectrum of “outs”; standards, patterns ‘n packages; the agency sphere; homegrown, thought leadership on measurement writ large; Canadian measurement events and conferences; education; awards; the wrap; and the ask. Here's the post and here's hoping it spurrs a number of similar states of the art-type posts and comments from other parts of the world.
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About Alan Chumley
In the newly-created role of Director, Measurement, Alan works with clients from the business development phase all the way through their relationship with Hill & Knowlton, identifying the ideal metrics for defining, and then measuring success. Alan marries his background as a communications practitioner with a deep understanding and experience in measuring communications to deliver measurable impact.
An active blogger and frequent speaker, Alan is also a resource on trends, theories and the latest insights in measurement.
Prior to joining Hill & Knowlton, Alan was the Vice-President, Business Development, at Cormex Research, a Canadian media content analysis and measurement firm. Before this, Alan held increasingly senior positions on both the client and supplier side including: CNW Group (formerly Canada Newswire) as Director, Media Intelligence Services; Bell Canada as Associate Director of Corporate Communication, and ING Canada as Marketing Communications Specialist.
Alan is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and holds a post-graduate certificate in public relations from Ryerson University and an M.A. in communication and culture from York University with research focusing on media effects and uses, audience analysis, reception studies and best practices in PR management and measurement. Alan teaches a course in research and program evaluation in Ryerson University’s post-graduate PR certificate program and is a member of the Canadian Public Relations Society’s Measurement Committee.