Touch Associates

We’ve kicked off an incredibly busy June here at @touchassociates! The LifeSciences team are heading off around the globe to deliver the infamous Touch magic within events far and wide. It's going to be a month filled with meaningful interactions, strategic innovation, collaboration & tactical execution, with our ongoing commitment to drive audience engagement. Stay tuned for on-site glimpses and highlights as we bring our clients’ visions to life. Have you experienced the #MagentaMagic yet?! #touchlifesciences #eventprofs #events

Touch recognised as one of The Sunday Times 2024 Best Places to Work. It’s been a couple of weeks since Touch were officially recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work in 2024 in the medium organisation category. Not only does this prestigious accolade put us in the World's Happiest Workplace List as one of the Globe’s top 5% of employers, it’s helped us reflect on what makes Touch tick. Why work when you can thrive. More than any other industry award, this latest milestone has sparked the imagination for what’s possible when we continue to nurture an open and inclusive community. More than a place to do business, we’re investing in Touch to become an environment where we all can thrive no matter our background, gender, race, sexuality, religion, or age. As an indicator of the progress already made, the results from the anonymous employee questionnaire highlights the strength of the people and processes we have in place. Incredibly, Touch scored over 80% or ‘excellent’ in all six of the report’s key ‘Workplace Engagement Scores’, a remarkable set of results that elevates us all well-above global and industry standards. Investing in passionate moment makers. Having analysed over 50,000 global organisations, the Sunday Times and WorkL identified that universally, all the best scoring companies – which Touch are now part of – had lower staff turnover, retained the very best talent in a competitive market, and recorded fewer sick absences with enhanced levels of productivity. Resulting in happier people and happier clients. It's these clear advantages that inspire us to continue the ongoing investment in a broad range of 12 industry-leading benefit packages. From health insurance and wellbeing programmes, enhanced maternity, and paternity leave, to further education initiatives, annual bonuses, and a client acquisition incentive open to all, we are committed to unlocking the true potential of our passionate moment makers. A transformational culture. Realised. At Touch, our ambition has always been to create a united agency, across both Touch Experience and Touch Life Sciences domains, where everyone is able to strive for excellence within the fast and fluid events sector. For too long, the pursuit of a fulfilling work/life balance has suffered in our industry, but now, with this latest set of survey results in our hands, we’re thrilled to see the steps made to reset the balance. More than ever, the people who fuel this agency feel empowered to do transformative work, within a transformational culture. It’s a dream realised, but one that continues to evolve as we pursue ever greater success. So, if you’re already part of this story, thank you, we couldn’t have done it without you. And if you’re considering contacting us as a full-time or freelance moment maker, there’s never been a better time to join Touch, a Sunday Times Best Places to Work company.

That’s a wrap on another successful ASCO! Looking after nearly 1000 attendees, with 40+ ancillary meetings, exhibition design and build and social functions, the passion that goes in to planning and delivering this event is one of the highlights of our year. Chicago, we’ll see you next time. #touchlifesciences #eventprofs #ASCO #events

We’re finalists for the micebook Best Conference Award 2024! We are extremely proud of the passion our team put in to this event in collaboration with wonderful clients, and thrilled to have their work recognised. We can’t wait to join the rest of the nominees and our industry peers on 20th June at The Landmark London. #eventprofs #awards #eventplanners #mbwards24 #micebook #wearestorytellers

We are extremely honoured and proud to have been recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work 2024 in the medium organisation category!   This prestigious accolade reflects the amazing people who work at Touch as they are the ones who make it one of the best places to work. The energy, creativity, enthusiasm and passion that each and every one of our Touch team has is what makes us who we are and we couldn’t be more thrilled that The Sunday Times think so too!   https://lnkd.in/eQH-Y-aq WorkL For Business The Times #STBPTW #BestPlacesToWorkUK #thebigintimacy

We recently had the pleasure of attending Pharma Forum in Tampa, and what an insightful experience it was! The event offered a combination of educational sessions, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities that truly showcased the latest innovations and trends in the pharmaceutical industry. It was fantastic to connect with so many clients, colleagues, and industry experts, exchanging ideas and insights that will undoubtedly shape our future adventures. Amidst the learning, we also found time for some fun, soaking in the vibrant atmosphere of Tampa. Overall, it was a rewarding trip that left us inspired and excited for what's ahead in the world of pharma events! #PharmaForum #TouchLifeSciences #weknowhealthcare #eventsagency #eventproduction #eventmanagement #eventprofs

In today’s world event attendees demand a greater level of experience than ever before. Those experiences need to grab their attention whilst also providing a meaningful value exchange. It is the combination of these moments that create the connection between your message and the attendee. To create great experiences, we believe in getting out there and seeing what’s new, discovering exciting new tech and solutions that provide us with an ever-growing portfolio of inspiration that fuels our creativity when designing amazing content and event experiences for our clients and their attendees.    #RnD #eventsagency #eventproduction #eventmanagement #eventprofs

We’re still feeling the highs after our company conference and awards last week, when the winners of our BE Awards were revealed. This year we introduced the Magnificent Rookie Award, recognising up and coming talent in the agency, and our Magnificent All Rounder baton was passed on to the wonderful Molly Philpott. Molly has had a truly magnificent 2023, where she tackled numerous complex events in her own unflappable style, was promoted to a Senior Project Manager taking on additional responsibilities for her team and became a C&IT Agency A-Lister. On top of this Molly Philpott truly embodies ALL of our BE values and is our ultimate Culture Queen. Congratulations to all of our winners! #CompanyCulture #WorkplaceAwards #EmployeeAppreciation

At Touch amazing women make up 65% of our total workforce, and 45% of our senior management team. We’re lucky enough to have a powerhouse of an MD at the helm of LifeSciences and joint MD of the overall Touch group, who drives us all to dream big every single day. This IWD we wanted to share some thoughts from the lady herself, Colette Murphy. "I love that this year’s campaign for International Women’s Day is #inspireinclusion. This feels more relevant than ever, especially here at Touch. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on our significant journey, where diversity thrives, and balance is not just a buzzword but a lived reality. We don’t always get it right, but we work hard every day to achieve it, we know it’s not a “nice to have” but a “must have” in today’s world. Being the only woman in the Boardroom is a position I have held with honour and determination. As a mentor, I have had the privilege of supporting, empowering and guiding women, fostering an environment where their voices are not just heard but valued. Where they can be their true authentic selves, not how society or others think they should act or behave. Inspired Inclusion is not just about gender though; it's about acknowledging and embracing the unique strengths, perspectives, and talents that each individual, regardless of gender, brings to the table. It’s about creating an environment where everyone, irrespective of their background or identity, feels included and inspired to unleash their full potential, where collaboration knows no gender, and success is a collective achievement. I am immensely proud that our culture and values at Touch truly support that. So let this day be a reminder that #inspireinclusion is not just a goal or ambition but should be an ongoing commitment to continue to do better." Colette Murphy #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024

Company culture should be the beating heart of any organisation. It’s always hard to verbalise what that looks like in everyday life, but over the years at Touch we have tried to pull out the characteristics that we want our teams to live and breathe at work. We call these our BE values. BE Courageous, Kind, a Champion, Inspiring, You, Trusted and Unexpected. Every year we open up the floor to nominations for our BE Awards, who at Touch has shown outstanding examples of any of our values and why? An opportunity for us to raise each other up and give some well deserved praise. We couldn’t be happier to see how people have turned up to recognise their colleagues this year, and we can’t wait to see who they’ve voted as their overall winners at our ‘The BEAT’ conference and awards later this month. #CompanyCulture #WorkplaceAwards #EmployeeAppreciation