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Outcomes Over Optics: Breaking Free from AVE and Vanity Metrics
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Outcomes Over Optics: Breaking Free from AVE and Vanity Metrics

AVE and vanity metrics still haunt PR dashboards, despite years of critique. In this post, I reflect on the FIR Interview with Richard Bagnall and why a generational shift may be needed to change the narrative - starting with 22 reasons to say no to AVE.
03 Jul 2025 3 min read

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