I am joining Edelman !
This post is probably my biggest announcement since the begining of my blog ! I am more than happy to share the news with you this morning: I am joining Edelman Paris as Director of Online Communications.
I am leaving my entrepreneur's life to join the only independent global PR firm, counting 1900 employees in 43 countries worldwide and 272 M$ in 2005...
Well, I have to say I am very enthousiastic and also excited to join such a famous brand and by the way one of the first to have very seriously consider the blogosphere, which is not so usual for a PR firm... Studies conducted with Intellisseek and Blogpulse, global survey to identifye bloggers profile with Technorati, launch of Richard Edelman's blog one year ago, and Phil Gomes the first PR blogger in the world, it seems like I won't be lost there... ;o)
So yes, for all those reasons, the first positive business experience I shared with the team here in Paris, the potential of development and the kind of companies Edelman is working with, the way they've asked me to join and leave my own consultancy: I come ! And yes, I leave my entrepreneur's freedom !
To terminate this post, I'd like to say a special "thank you" to someone who had a strong influence in my blogger life and who has some "responsibilities" in this story happening now, and who probably will in the futur again...;o)
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May I be the first to congratulate you? It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Edelman is lucky to have you.
Posted by: Elizabeth Albrycht | 31 October 2005 at 08:24 AM
Congratulations Guillaume !
You'll see, it's not *that* hard to go back to employee status ;)
(even if there's always something missing)
Posted by: Frédéric Casagrande | 31 October 2005 at 08:25 AM
Congratulations Guillaume ! Strong move you are making there. I am sure Edelman is as happy as you that you're joining them. Keep us updated and let's celebrate this in Paris soon. All the best.
Posted by: Philippe Borremans | 31 October 2005 at 08:35 AM
So great Guillaume !...
Posted by: Mry | 31 October 2005 at 08:52 AM
Congratulations! Now, I am sure they are going to let you blog, right?
Good luck!
Posted by: Allan Jenkins | 31 October 2005 at 08:53 AM
Bravo, c'est la reconnaissance de ton talent. D'un autre coté, les entrepreneurs indépendants te regretterons :).
Posted by: Malo Girod de l'Ain | 31 October 2005 at 08:55 AM
Many congratulations Guillaume - it is a very exciting piece of news and a great coup for Edelman!
Posted by: Mark Rogers | 31 October 2005 at 09:09 AM
Good luck Guillaume!
Posted by: Roland Piquepaille | 31 October 2005 at 09:42 AM
Congratulations!!!
Posted by: Julio Alonso | 31 October 2005 at 09:47 AM
Félicitations Guillaume et bonne route chez Edelman !!
Posted by: Caroline Bernardi | 31 October 2005 at 09:50 AM
Terrific news, Guillaume, and many congratulations. Edelman made a very smart move in hiring you. Looking forward to hearing about and seeing the fruits of your leadership!
Posted by: Neville Hobson | 31 October 2005 at 09:51 AM
Toutes mes félicitations Guillaume ! Je te souhaite bon vent chez Edelman (qui par ailleurs est un de nos tous nouveaux clients ici à Bruxelles !!!
Posted by: Rita Arendt | 31 October 2005 at 09:52 AM
Great news, Guillaume. Congratulations!
Posted by: Stuart Mudie | 31 October 2005 at 10:22 AM
Félicitations Guillaume !
Posted by: Francisque | 31 October 2005 at 10:25 AM
Guillaume!
¡buena suerte! y felicitaciones from your friend in Spain. Thanks for introducing me to blogging! Best wishes. Andrew
Posted by: Andrew Forbes | 31 October 2005 at 10:57 AM
Félicitations Guillaume et succès dans cette nouvelle aventure. A jeudi.
Posted by: Julien André | 31 October 2005 at 11:47 AM
Bravo guillaume !!! i'm very happy for you and do hope you will have good time in this new job !best wishes , looking forward to see you again .Ajy
Posted by: ajy2 | 31 October 2005 at 12:31 PM
Congratulations Guillaume ! I wish you all the best in your new endeavour !
Posted by: Marie Hulin | 31 October 2005 at 12:34 PM
Good luck, my friend!
Does this mean you are going to quit your blog?
Hope not.
Best wishes.
Posted by: Octavio Isaac Rojas Orduña | 31 October 2005 at 01:42 PM
Félicitations Guillaume ! :)
Pour le champagne vous passez quand vous voulez ;)
Posted by: Netwizz Jungle Blog | 31 October 2005 at 03:23 PM
Welcome back to the real world!
You've played around enough with all your amateur customers like us, it's now time to step forward and make business of it!
Posted by: Gilbert | 31 October 2005 at 03:52 PM
Great news, Guilluame! Congratulations. We are all very happy for you.
I hope that you will be able to continue to blog, too. Seems like a natural fit as Edelman branches out more and more into the blog world.
All the best!
Posted by: Robert French | 31 October 2005 at 05:46 PM
Great news, Guilluame! Congratulations. We are all very happy for you.
I hope that you will be able to continue to blog, too. Seems like a natural fit as Edelman branches out more and more into the blog world.
All the best!
Posted by: Robert French | 31 October 2005 at 05:47 PM
Guillaume! I am greatly honored to have you aboard! Welcome!
(And, please, keep this blog going.)
Posted by: Phil Gomes | 31 October 2005 at 06:45 PM
Guillaume --
Welcome to the Edelman team. We're delighted that you have chosen to join us, and as Phil Gomes can attest, we're a very blog-friendly place (so yes, our hope is that you will surely continue to blog). Can't wait to meet you. Phil and I need to get you up to speed quickly on TalkShop.
Cheers,
Rick
Posted by: Rick Murray | 31 October 2005 at 06:48 PM
Félicitations Guillaume! C'est une superbe nouvelle! Bravo et bonne chance pour ce futur poste!
Posted by: Eulalie | 31 October 2005 at 07:20 PM
Congratulations Guillaume! That's great news and will open up lots of interesting opportunities.
Posted by: Darlene Fichter | 31 October 2005 at 08:13 PM
Guillaume: Congratulations. With you and Phil on the same team, there's no stopping Edleman.
Posted by: Kevin Dugan | 31 October 2005 at 08:38 PM
Congrats
Posted by: Alice Marshall | 31 October 2005 at 11:16 PM
Many thanks to all of you for your reactions and also to Ross, François, Olivier, Tom, Emmanuel, Jean-Marc, Marc-Antoine, Laurent, Mihaï, Stan, Jacques and Scott for your emails !
Posted by: Guillaume du Gardier | 01 November 2005 at 04:02 PM
Félicitations Guillaume,
Edelman est une super boite. Je te souhaite (et leur souhaite) plein de réussite en matière de communication online :)
Arthur
Posted by: Arthur Kannas | 01 November 2005 at 11:31 PM
Bravo et félicitations :0)))
Au fait il y un pôt ?
PS : comme le disent beaucoup de commentaires, c'est vrai que tu es l'un des rares "PR People" fréquentable, accessible ... et qui n'a pas la grosse tête ;)
Posted by: ~laurent | 02 November 2005 at 06:34 AM
Congrats!
Posted by: Laurent Bazet | 02 November 2005 at 08:13 AM
Drinks are on you at the CEO's bloggers club on thursday!
Does this still make you elligible? :-)
Posted by: Christophe Labedan | 02 November 2005 at 09:46 AM
as all these felicitations show, it couldn't have happened to a better guy. looking forward to seeing you and maybe stealing a quiet and friendly chat for a few minutes in december.
Posted by: charlie | 02 November 2005 at 10:01 AM
Félicitations Guillaume !! et bonne route sur ce nouveau parcours qui ne peut être, j'en suis sure, qu'une réussite :-)!!
Posted by: Lucette Gaillard | 02 November 2005 at 10:13 AM
Sincères félicitations, Guillaume !
Bonne chance pour ta nouvelle vie professionnelle ;-)
Posted by: Mickael Guillois | 02 November 2005 at 10:46 AM
Bonne chance pour cette nouvelle grande aventure :)
Posted by: Sylvain | 02 November 2005 at 12:41 PM
What a New! Bravo Guillaume and congrats!!! hope u'll still find time for a breakfast one of these coming days. Cheers
Posted by: Loïc Kwan | 02 November 2005 at 02:10 PM
Viaux motard que jamais : bravo Guillaume et bon vent ;-)
Posted by: Xavier | 02 November 2005 at 02:35 PM
Congratualtions ! I hope we can proceed with our projetcs. Keep a piece of your brain an entrepreneur's one !
Posted by: Olivier | 02 November 2005 at 02:51 PM
Bravo Guillaume! Robert shared your exciting news with us in class yesterday, so I just had to come say congratulations!
Posted by: Erin Caldwell | 02 November 2005 at 06:23 PM
One more... congratulations !
Posted by: PatAmiel | 03 November 2005 at 06:38 AM
Congratulations Guillaume for this wonderfull news. Receive my best wishes for this new adventure!
Posted by: Philippe Godfrain | 03 November 2005 at 09:40 AM
Guillaume, our meetings and discussions were so full of shared enthousiasm that I nearly have the feeling that you are not joining Edelman Paris but rather that Edelman Paris is joining you. It's a nice feeling.
Thank you for your trust.
Posted by: Philippe | 03 November 2005 at 12:47 PM
Bon j'arrive après la bataille mais je me joins à tous tes copains du haut pour te féliciter par écrit après l'avoir fait par oral ce matin !
;-)
Enjoy man!
Posted by: Thierry - ATAFOTO | 03 November 2005 at 01:25 PM
Bravo Guillaume, bonne chance pour cette nouvelle aventure....
Posted by: Emmanuel Vivier (Culture-Buzz.com & EmmanuelVivier.com) | 04 November 2005 at 12:51 AM
Bravo Guillaume, Edelman ne pouvait pas espérer mieux avec toi dans sa team!
Thomas
Posted by: Thomas Plessis | 05 November 2005 at 03:49 PM
Bravo pour cette nouvelle. Je suis un peu en retard dans ma réponse mais il n'est jamais trop tard pour réagir ! Mes félicitations les plus sincères.
Posted by: Didier Masse | 05 December 2005 at 07:31 PM
Merci Didier ! ;o)
Posted by: Guillaume du Gardier | 06 December 2005 at 12:13 PM