Matt Carter

Dr Matt Carter is founder of message-house.co.uk ( @message_house).

He has spent the last fifteen years advising businesses, CEOs and political leaders on campaign strategy and messaging, with a particular focus on corporate communications, reputation management, politics and polling.

He is founder of Message House, a communications consultancy which uses research tools and innovative approaches to help you get your messages right, from the development of a new brand positioning or corporate reputation campaign to the proof points for the CEO’s next speech.

Previously he was UK CEO of international PR firm Burson-Marsteller where he helped clients to build effective global communications’ campaigns, and he also set up and ran the EMEA office of Penn, Schoen and Berland, the strategy and research firm, where he was pollster to major businesses and political campaigns.

Matt has also worked at the most senior level in politics as General Secretary of the Labour Party. He was responsible for the day-to-day management of the political campaigns and organisation of the party and was in charge in the period running up to and including the 2005 General Election, which saw Tony Blair overcome his critics and win a successful third term in office.

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