Graham Temple Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

I have played a vital role in building and developing IPM as the promotional marketing industry’s most powerful voice on behalf of over 170 agencies and service partners. This includes representing promotional marketing interests at Government level and acting as self-regulator in promoting best practice. Throughout this time, I have acted in various leadership capacities - as my LinkedIn profile shows - at various times acting as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Acting CEO. Key achievements• IPM Finance Team Member overseeing the annual budget, forecasts, commercial contracts, employment contracts and statutory accounts• Created the IPM Legal Code certification process in 2017 in association with CAP• In 2019 created ‘Community Groups’ for enhanced membership engagement including Experiential, Brand Partnerships, Tech and Innovation and Promotional Marketing Services • Took over running the annual IPM Awards in 2009 and transformed from loss making to IPMs most significant profit generator • Created the Generation Group for younger members, recruited from IPM Diploma graduates in 2009• Conceived and created the IPM Seal, a promotional accreditation scheme to provide consumer protection and reassurance in 2009• Led re-brand from The Institute of Sales Promotion to Institute of Promotional Marketing• Restructured the organisation in 2012 into different functions including HR, finance, administration, IT and memberships• Re-established and re-built relationships with Direct Marketing Association (DMA), Institute for Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Advertising Association (AA), The Advertising Standards Board of Finance (ASBOF), Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Committee of Advertising Practitioners (CAP), European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA)

London, United Kingdom

As chairman I oversaw organisational governance, strategy and vision including allocating various responsibilities to Board Members. Additionally, I was responsible for organisational P&L and ensuring the realisation of targets and objectives. Key achievements• Appointed Lord Black of Brentwood as IPM President in 2015• Hosted dinners at House of Lords attended by industry body leaders including Lord Saatchi and Senior IPM Members to debates “ Why you should care about the “GDPR” (Feb 2016) and “Take the Fake out of Political Advertising” (Nov 2016) • Coordinated major office move in 2016• Championed Industry recognition for the term “Promotional Marketing” to replace Sales Promotion and the agreement by CAP to rename section 8 of the Code of Practice ““The UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising, Direct and Promotional Marketing” (2016)• Re-wrote the IPM Memorandum and Articles of Association in 2015 – the first time since 1972

London, United Kingdom

I supported the chairman in oversight of all aspects of running the organisation and deputised in their absence.

London, United Kingdom

I took on this role with direct accountability for the operational running of the organisation ensuring performance was aligned to corporate goals. Developing a series of short and long term operating plans, I fuelled business growth and provided value to members.

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London, United Kingdom

I founded and developed this multi-award winning full service promotional marketing agency providing B2B and B2C promotional marketing, digital marketing, conferences, events and online product education systems. The agency employs 30 staff with over £5m billings at peak and secured many high-profile clients including Cisco, Adobe, Diageo, GE, GlaxoSmithKline, Rexel, Pirelli, Olympus Dulux, Colgate Palmolive, BOC and Britvic.Key achievements and selected recent awards• The first promotional marketing agency to achieve BS 5750 (ISO 90001) certification• 2015 IPM Silver, Best B2B Promotion for BOC• 2014 IPM "Special Award" Business to Business for Havells Sylvania.• 2014 IPM Gold, International Campaign for Havells Sylvania.• 2014 IPM Gold, Sales Incentive Programme. for Havells Sylvania. • 2011 IPM Gold, Long Term Relationship Marketing for WF. • 2010 Electrical Industry Awards, Marketing Campaign of the Year for WF

Hertfordshire

I significantly improved the governance and business strategy of this digital marketing agency ensuring a broader client base to reduce risk.

In this role I represented IPM on the trade body representing the advertising industry to UK government, policy-makers and opinion-formers. This included presenting evidence-based information to influence government decision-making.

London, United Kingdom

I carried out this honorary role whilst chairman of IPM and was responsible for the codes of conduct across all non-broadcast and direct marketing. I secured the renaming by CAP of section 8 of the Code Practice to “The UK Code of Non-broadcast advertising, direct and promotional marketing”.

Hertfordshire, Uk

I acquired this experiential marketing agency providing a full range of brand activation and event experiences. At peak the agency employed 12 staff and billed over £2m. Key clients included the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), Johson & Johnson , Avis and Norwich Union.