Entreprises et Médias

What Entreprises et Médias does

Entreprises et Médias is a French nonprofit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1985, operating as a professional community for communication directors (directeurs de communication, or DirCom) of large French enterprises. Its stated mission is to position communication as a lever for performance, engagement, and corporate transformation. The association serves a narrow membership base of approximately 60 senior communication leaders from major French companies and institutions, and is governed by its members through general assemblies (assemblées générales).

Its core offering centers on curated knowledge exchange rather than technology products. The association delivers monthly lunches with CEOs and institutional leaders, workshops and working groups on emerging communication topics (AI, ESG, metaverse, ecological transition), triennial colloquia (Les Rencontres d'Entreprises & Médias), and an extensive library of co-produced studies, synthesis notes, white papers, and documentary productions. Notable productions include documentaries co-produced with ELEPHANT on social bonds and the concept of progress, and a 40th anniversary publication in October 2025.

The business model is subscription-based, with revenue derived from annual membership fees paid by member enterprises. The association operates with a micro staff of 1-10 employees based in Paris (registered offices noted at both 128 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and 35 rue d'Aboukir, suggesting a possible relocation). It has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no external investment, and is not part of any M&A activity. Its marketing channels center on events, content publications, a bilingual FR/EN website, the Smart Com' video series produced in partnership with BSmart, and word-of-mouth referrals within the closed DirCom community.

Name

Entreprises et Médias

Legal name

Entreprises & Médias

Website

https://entreprises-medias.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Entreprises et Médias is a French nonprofit association founded in 1985 that serves as a professional community for communication directors of large French enterprises, offering networking events, studies, documentaries, and workshops on communication topics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK), Community-Integrated Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAI)

Keywords

• Corporate communications
• Communications director network
• Professional association services
• Executive peer networking
• Corporate media research

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Association operating model based on membership fees from communication directors of major French enterprises. Revenue derived from annual membership subscriptions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Entreprises et Médias is a membership-based professional association serving the chief communication officers (DirCom) of large companies. It sells access to a peer community through annual corporate memberships and delivers member-exclusive programming: monthly networking lunches, original documentaries, video series such as Smart Com', a recurring videoconference format called EM is calling, publications and studies, workshops, and white papers.

Product overview

Entreprises & Médias is an association of communication directors that serves as a professional community for its members. The organization offers a portfolio of products and services including documentary co-productions (such as with Elephant on topics of progress and social bonds), video emissions called 'Smart Com'', the 'EM is calling' videoconference series, monthly lunch events with business leaders, synthesis notes and studies, workshops and working groups on communication topics, and white papers on specialized themes. The core offering centers on facilitating knowledge exchange and professional development for corporate communication directors through events, publications, and collaborative productions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Monthly member lunches Recurring in-person networking lunches for member DirCom and corporate communications leaders, intended as a private peer forum.
• Smart Com' (video series) Original member-only video series produced by Entreprises et Médias featuring interviews and thought leadership for corporate communications executives.
• EM is calling (videoconference series) Recurring videoconference programming for members, offering remote access to peer discussions and guest speakers.
• Documentaries Original documentary productions created by Entreprises et Médias for its corporate communications member audience.
• Publications and studies Member-accessible publications, studies, and research on corporate communications topics.
• Workshops In-person or virtual workshops for members on corporate communications practice and current topics.
• White papers Member-only white papers produced by or for the association on corporate communications issues.
• Corporate membership Annual corporate membership giving large enterprises access to all Entreprises et Médias programming (lunches, content, workshops, studies) for their communication directors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ongoing 40-year operation with growing activity

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, minor and core.

• SporsorasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaborative partner for sports sponsorship studies, including 'Les Français et le sponsoring sportif' (The French and Sports Sponsoring) study examining public opinion on sports sponsorship.
• ACPM (Alliance pour les Chiffres de la Presse et des Médias)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Research partner for study on press perception among corporate communication directors, examining advertising investment trends and media relationships.
• Alliance pour la Presse d'information généralesecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaborative partner for press perception study alongside ACPM, focusing on understanding declining advertising investments in traditional media.
• C3D (Collège des directeurs du développement durable)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner for ecological transition and communication workshops series, exploring collaboration between communication and sustainability functions in enterprises.
• SidièseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Communication agency partner for ecological transition and communication workshops, providing specialized expertise in RSE communication.
• IFOPsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Exclusive study partner for opinion research on French attitudes toward progress, conducted for the triennial colloquium 'Les Rencontres d'Entreprises & Médias'.
• ELEPHANTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Co-production partner for documentary productions including 'Et maintenant, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?' on corporate social link and sense of belonging, and 'Peut-on encore croire au progrès?' on the concept of progress in modern society.
• BabelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-production partner for reflections on corporate purpose (raison d'être) and communication, and 'La raison d'être en action(s)' publications exploring the role of communication leadership in corporate purpose.
• Make.orgminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaborative partner for citizen-enterprise alliance discussions on societal transformation, working with Axel Dauchez, Président fondateur.
• OccurrenceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Research partner for sports sponsorship study 'Les Français et le sponsoring sportif', conducting public opinion polling.
• Publicis Groupe FrancesecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner for climate contract initiative for responsible advertising, led by Agathe Bousquet, Présidente de Publicis Groupe en France.
• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Institutional partner for responsible communication work and climate contract initiative, represented by Arnaud Leroy, Président-directeur général.
• WebediasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Media partner for documentary projects and industry working groups on the new media ecosystem, featuring collaborations with executives like Michèle Benzeno, Directrice Générale de Webedia.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IABC (International Association of Business Communicators): Global professional membership organization for business communicators. Same membership-association model, chapters, awards and content publications; comparable target persona of in-house communication professionals.
• AACC (Association des Agences-Conseil en Communication): French trade association for communication agencies; the closest direct sectoral counterpart to Entreprises & Médias, also organizing events, studies and conferences for the French communications industry and serving a comparable professional-body function.
• Le Club des Annonceurs: French association of advertiser-communication executives focused on major brand owners. Closely comparable persona (advertiser-side communication leaders) and similar event/study-based value proposition.
• UDECAM (Union des Entreprises de Conseil et Achat Media): French association representing media-buying agencies. Similar membership association model serving France's communications value chain, with events, benchmarking work and industry studies analogous to Entreprises & Médias.
• Arthur W. Page Society: Invitation-only US membership organization for chief communications officers and senior corporate communication leaders. Best-match peer globally for the DirCom C-suite persona Entreprises & Médias serves.
• CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations): UK chartered professional body for PR and communications practitioners offering membership, qualifications and industry research. Directly comparable membership-driven professional association serving communication practitioners.
• PRCA (Public Relations and Communications Association): Global PR and communications industry body providing membership, training, and research; comparable in member-driven events, training and benchmarking studies serving comms professionals.

Others

• AFEP (Association Française des Entreprises Privées): Federation of large French companies. Comparable format (membership association of French large-cap executives hosting closed-door dialogue with leaders), but with a broader economic-policy remit than communications.

Emerging players

• Sporsora: French association dedicated to sports sponsorship. Directly comparable niche-association model; Entreprises & Médias already works with Sporsora on the 'Les Français et le sponsoring sportif' study.

Broad incumbents

• ICCO (International Communications Consultancy Organisation): Global peak body for PR consultancy associations. Wider remit across agencies, but exercises the same membership/standards/community-association model as Entreprises & Médias at international scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/entreprises-medias
• Xx.com/em_dircom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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