On this week’s episode, the PRWeek team is joined by Carol Cone, CEO of her eponymous organization, Carol Cone on Purpose. Topics include: - Wrapping up PRDecoded and the 2023 Purpose Awards; - Lisa Ross’ exit from Edelman; - ESPN’s Chris LaPlaca retiring after 43 years; - Remembering Salient Global CEO Bryan Specht, who died earlier this month; - Target’s corporate affairs changes; - The latest people moves; - Holding company news, including Omnicom’s Q3 PR numbers and WPP’s merger of VMLY&...
Oct 19, 2023•52 min•Ep. 152
Featuring: -Jeff Lambert, global chair of PROI Worldwide, founder of Lambert, U.S. -Angela Scaffidi, chair-elect for PROI, managing partner of SenateSHJ, Australia PROI is the world’s largest partnership of entrepreneurial communications agencies. And the 90 or so firms in 65 countries that comprise the network exemplify that the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts.While Scaffidi h,as long appreciated the benefits she has reaped from being part of PROI, she recalls the start of COVID-...
Oct 18, 2023•29 min
PRWeek’s PRDecoded Purpose+ conference in Chicago had it all, from session after session of purpose-related content to the Purpose Awards, and even an event at a Chicago school. But don’t take it from us. Here’s what guest speakers and panelists discussed at the event. On this podcast, hear from Aflac CEO Dan Amos , March for Our Lives cofounder David Hogg , Mars Food North America VP of corporate communications Kristen Campos and many others. Plus highlights from the Purpose Awards and the conf...
Oct 13, 2023•35 min•Ep. 151
The latest guest on The PR Week podcast is Maeve DuVally , president of Glasheen & Co . She talks about coming out as trans while working in corporate communications at Goldman Sachs and how she serves as a mentor and advocate for others. Plus, the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including Shell’s global PR review , Publicis Groupe’s office policy , brand activations on Roblox and major career moves by Tara Smith and Amanda Coffee . Follow us: @PRWeekUS Receive the lat...
Oct 05, 2023•36 min•Ep. 150
Featuring: -Antony Cousins, executive director of AI strategy, Cision While the abject fear many PR pros felt about AI’s potential to replace them has dissipated, nervousness and uncertainty are still palpable. Questions about where communicators “fit in” to this new AI-driven world are still asked with regularity. In this conversation, Cision’s Antony Cousins, executive director of AI strategy, not only provides resounding reassurance, but tactical advice for PR pros to thrive in this new reali...
Sep 28, 2023•31 min
The PRWeek team hosts a Gen Z-focused edition of the podcast, featuring Lyft social media manager Bri Reynolds. Reynolds talks about her social media management strategy, how brands can decide which platforms to use and much more. Plus the biggest Gen Z stories of the week, including Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce , the Kevin James meme making rounds online, why everyone is talking about the Roman empire and the latest on Meta’s X competitor, Threads . Follow us: @PRWeekUS Receive the latest indu...
Sep 28, 2023•48 min•Ep. 149
There’s a lot happening in New York City this week. One of the big events is the Clinton Global Initiative, where Shari Rudolph is as her organization, Good360, made a commitment toward reducing waste and community needs. She talks about everything happening at the CGI, plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including the U.N. General Assembly, United Airlines promoting Josh Earnest , Lisa Ross taking a leave of absence from Edelman , other major people moves and much mo...
Sep 20, 2023•50 min•Ep. 148
Horizon Therapeutics ’ Geoff Curtis has a wide range of responsibilities, including corporate affairs, strategy, audience engagement and innovation while overseeing more than 50 staffers in corporate comms, brand, government affairs, corporate social responsibility and more. And he built it all from a team of one person. Curtis talks about that process on the latest edition of The PR Week, as well as strategies for mentorship, the importance of internal communications and much more. Plus, cohost...
Sep 14, 2023•26 min•Ep. 147
Kyle Monson, founding partner of WE’s tech subsidiary Codeword, joins us on this week’s episode of The PR Week podcast to discuss the latest trends in that area, such as AI. He also shares his personal connection with the late singer Jimmy Buffett. Plus, we talk about the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including changes to Audi of America’s comms team , Barri Rafferty’s new job , the upcoming NFL season , Roz Brewer out as Walgreens CEO, Buffett’s song about PR and more. ...
Sep 07, 2023•36 min•Ep. 146
Football season is almost here and the U.S. Open is in full swing, so we have the perfect guest for the latest edition of The PR Week: M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment’s North America president, Paul Anastasiadis. He discusses the quickly changing world of sports marketing in the U.S and abroad and talks about the biggest marketing and communications news of the week. Follow us: @PRWeekUS Receive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subs...
Aug 31, 2023•44 min•Ep. 145
Women have been the cultural force driving this summer , and none more than Barbie — with apologies to Beyonce and Taylor Swift. So who better to join the podcast than Catherine Frymark , EVP of corporate communications at Barbie parent company Mattel. She talks about the pinkest summer on record, how her company is transforming intellectual property into blockbuster box office hits and when Mattel knew it had a major cultural event in the making. Plus the biggest marketing and communications ne...
Aug 24, 2023•35 min•Ep. 144
his week's topics include: - PRWeek reveals its Purpose Awards 2023 shortlist - Betsy Solfisburg Quinn leaves Ketchum after 38 years - UAE state-owned renewables company Masdar hires PR rep ahead of COP28 - How PR firms are responding to the Hawaii wildfire disaster - Why bad news media pitches get the most replies - And more. Follow us: @PRWeekUS Receive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek AI Deciphered is back—live in Ne...
Aug 17, 2023•35 min•Ep. 143
The latest edition of The PR Week podcast has a very special guest: industry veteran and Edelman executive Dave Samson . The former top communications executive at Levi Strauss and Chevron talks about balancing work and family life and highlights from his career. Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including Porter Novelli’s CEO , ICF Next spinning off its brand marketing group , the Union Square influencer riot and much more. Follow us: @PRWeekUS Receive the latest i...
Aug 10, 2023•42 min•Ep. 142
Shankar Narayanan has been at the helm of one of the fastest-growing firms in the world, healthcare specialist Real Chemistry , since the start of the last year. The network has grown into one of the top three firms in the U.S . and six largest globally on the strength of its unique services. Narayanan talks about those, the economic environment, recent pitches and how his firm is embracing artificial intelligence. Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including: - Dave...
Aug 03, 2023•48 min•Ep. 141
It’s been a busy few weeks for Ed Hammond. The former Bloomberg reporter was part of the group that this month launched Collected Strategies , a strategic communications firm that helps clients navigate mergers and acquisitions, corporate crises, restructurings, bankruptcies and other issues. He talks about getting the firm off the ground, as well as the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including: - Twitter’s rebranding as X ; - Microsoft updating its comms team for the age...
Jul 27, 2023•43 min•Ep. 140
This week’s guest on The PR Week podcast is none other than Jennifer Temple, EVP and chief communications officer of HPE. She talks about how her comms team functions now, post-COVID national emergency, compared to when she joined the company in 2018, as well as mentoring other employees and agency life versus careers in-house. Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week: - Walmart’s new chief communications officer ; - Omnicom’s Q2 results ; - Ulta Beauty’s top communications...
Jul 20, 2023•28 min•Ep. 139
The latest guest on the PR Week Podcast is one of the 50 most powerful in PR . Doug Thornell , CEO of SKDK and a member of the 2023 edition of PRWeek’s Power List, joins the podcast to talk about his public affairs and political shop, the current political environment, the 2022 midterm election cycle and much more. Plus, the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including: - The 2023 Power List, and whether AI itself is ready for the list - A new top communications executive at ...
Jul 13, 2023•48 min•Ep. 138
AI can help PR pros with so much more than efficiency. The pair of industry leaders featured on this podcast, presented by WE Communications, share myriad ideas and tactics that will truly enlighten you on the creative potential AI can unlock. AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? S...
Jun 30, 2023•33 min
Proper and effective AI implementation must include a strict adherence to ethical standards. During this podcast, presented by WE Communications, a pair of industry leaders underscore communicators’ key role in meeting this mandate. AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your ...
Jun 29, 2023•31 min
It’s been a few months since Olga Fleming took over for agency founder — and industry legend — Marina Maher as CEO of her eponymous firm. Fleming stops by The PR Week podcast to talk about the transition, what she learned from Maher, industry trends and how she expects agencies to change in the coming decades. Plus: - Wrapping up the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity ; - Major people moves at General Motors , Pitney Bowes and TikTok ; - Layoffs at Edelman ; - And much more. Follo...
Jun 29, 2023•37 min•Ep. 137
Day One Agency , Campaign US’ Independent Agency of the Year and PRWeek’s Outstanding Midsize Agency of the Year 2023, is hyperinterested in reaching and influencing the next generation: Gen Z. In wanting to delve deeper into how (and why) Gen Z consumes media, the agency recently partnered with USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations on a mobile ethnographic “Ask Gen Z: A Deep Dive into Gen Z’s Scrolls” study that provides how brands can reach Gen Z, whose attention is increasingly fragmented...
Jun 23, 2023•24 min
In a year that’s been a challenge to navigate for comms hiring managers and candidates alike, what’s hot and what’s not for the rest of 2023 according to Jim Delulio, founder of PR Talent , the largest comms specialist recruiting firm in the country. Delulio will talk hiring trends, layoff trends, search strategies and what talent is hottest in a topsy-turvy economic environment. AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for ...
Jun 23, 2023•29 min
Nearly two years later after forming a pioneering collaboration model, Zeno Group and Egami return to share key learnings and highlights of their work together to advance greater multi-cultural competency. Barby Siegel, global CEO, Zeno Group and Teneshia Jackson Warner, founder of Egami, joined VP, editorial director Steve Barrett to highlight how agency allyship has challenged the traditional agency partnership model, and helped to open up new opportunities for their teams and clients. AI Deci...
Jun 23, 2023•27 min
PRWeek editorial director Steve Barrett sends snippets from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity — featuring CEO of global markets at Ketchum Jo-ann Robertson, who served as Cannes Lions PR jury president this year — and the PRWeek team talks about some of the biggest stories that took place this week in the US. Follow us on Twitter: @PRWeekUS Receive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek AI Deciphered is ba...
Jun 22, 2023•34 min•Ep. 136
Larry Weber — yes, *the* Weber in the Weber Shandwick Collective — joins the latest edition of the podcast to talk about building his former agency as a part of Interpublic Group, and how there was once almost a Weber- Ketchum combination. Plus: PRWeek summer intern M.K. Kalenak makes a special guest appearance. Weber also talks about the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including: - Kellogg clarifying Tony the Tiger’s appearance at the Tony Awards; - Edelman launches a B2B...
Jun 15, 2023•39 min•Ep. 135
John Saunders , CEO of FleishmanHillard , makes his first appearance on The PR Week podcast after eight years in charge at the Omnicom Group agency — and his debut comes during a week packed full of news. Saunders, whose firm has won back-to-back Outstanding Agency awards at the PRWeek Awards U.S ., talks about the state of the industry as well as the biggest marketing and communications news of the week. Topics include: - Pride 2023 and PRWeek’s Pride in PR list ; - Chris Licht out at CNN after...
Jun 08, 2023•50 min•Ep. 134
This week’s episode of The PR Week podcast comes to you directly from PRWeek’s Women of Distinction event, which was held in New York on Wednesday. PRWeek’s associate news editor Diana Bradley and senior reporter Jess Ruderman discuss this year’s Women of Distinction and Women to Watch honorees, in addition to a panel held on how to be a great leader and mentor and a moving keynote from Kelli Richardson Lawson , CEO and founder of House of Joy, a Black- and woman-owned cultural insights, marketi...
Jun 01, 2023•31 min•Ep. 133
Featuring: -Chris Foster, CEO, Omnicom PR Group (OPRG) -Ephraim Cohen, global lead, influencer and creator strategy, Omnicom PR Group (OPRG) Communicators have been working with “influencers” for a long time, even before the term became common. However, so much about that relationship continually evolves. And it actually starts with how to define the word. During this conversation with PRWeek’s Gideon Fidelzeid, OPRG’s Chris Foster and Ephraim Cohen distinguish between the dictionary definition ...
May 25, 2023•27 min
Wednesday’s PRWeek Healthcare Conference + Awards in New York marked a new milestone for the brand: its first-ever live podcast — and it has guests worthy of the occasion. PRWeek editorial director Steve Barrett was joined on stage by Sally Susman , EVP and chief corporate affairs officer at Pfizer, who discussed her experiences working on communications during the COVID-19 vaccine, batting away disinformation and why comms is more of a hard skill than a soft skill. Joining Susman was Edelman CE...
May 25, 2023•49 min•Ep. 132
Data and analytics. Once deemed add-ons to PR work, they are now understood by all to be essential parts of the PR function. That can overwhelm new and seasoned comms pros alike. That will change, however, after this Coyne PR -hosted podcast. AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Se...
May 19, 2023•31 min
