Edelman Hires BBC Vet Richard Sambrook as First Chief Content Officer

In a move that backs up Edelman CEO Richard Edelman’s stance that brands will continue to morph into media companies, the agency has hired its first Chief Content Officer.

Richard Sambrook
, the BBC’s Director of Global News and a member of the BBC’s Management Board for the last ten years, will join Edelman in May.

“Companies are going to have a harder time penetrating that authority media because reporters are getting less space. Therefore companies are going to have to do a more extensive job of putting out their story through their own websites and other channels.

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