Andrew Canter

Andrew is amongst the leading practitioners in branded content and has thirty years experience working in marketing communications.
He is Global CEO of the BCMA (Branded Content Marketing Association) which is the pre-eminent global body for branded content practitioners, run by practitioners, promoting best practice, sharing knowledge and growing the branded content industry. He has been instrumental in developing the global content monitoring evaluation system that has been widely used by the industry. He is also responsible for spearheading the development and launching BCMA chapters across the world.
Andrew is Honorary Professor at the School of Arts & Digital Industries, University of East London. He lectures in Branded Content Marketing and regularly speaks at international conferences and has been on many international judging panels.
He is co-author of the academic study, Defining Branded Content For The Digital Age and author of several other publications, including Fifteen Years, A Branded Content Story, bringing together 60 leading industry experts.
Why I am judging these awards
I am honoured and delighted to be judging The Drum Content Awards. It has grown into one of the most prestigious trophies for the branded content industry, rewarding and recognises the exceptional talent across the sector.