

The PR Week
Steve Barrett, PRWeek
PRWeek's regular weekly roundup of everything that matters in the worlds of PR and communications.
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May 21, 2021 • 37min
The PR Week: 5.21.2021: David Bentley, Porter Novelli
Podcast topics:1:36 - Bentley talks about becoming an agency CEO during the unprecedented year that was 2020, how organizations can and should respond to social and political movements and more. 14:17 - An Edelman Trust Barometer midyear report says business is now the most trusted institution — how can business leaders deliver on that mandate?17:31 - President Joe Biden made an unscheduled appearance in Dearborn, Michigan, this week to test-drive a Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.23:27 - Finn Partners is buying itself out of Stagwell Group. Where does the agency go from here?26:01 - Mask communication: Who's been doing it well... and who's been doing it badly.32:28 - What's going on at TikTok/ByteDance as the cofounder and CEO steps down?
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May 14, 2021 • 33min
The PR Week: 5.14.2021: Rich Ferraro, GLAAD
Podcast topics:0:44 - Ferraro talks about P&G’s The Visibility Project, the importance of intersectionality in advertising, how brands can promote more inclusive offerings and more15:59 - Ketchum's Rob Flaherty retires19:37 - The all-you-can-drink milkshakes activation at IHOP, courtesy of Adam Sandler22:31 - Massachusetts sues Publicis Health over its work for Purdue Pharma during the opioid epidemic25:31 - Remembering the life of veteran PR pro Julian Read, who briefed the press after the Kennedy assassination27:45 - Tech sector people moves with new comms leads at Apple and Cisco
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May 7, 2021 • 39min
The PR Week: 5.7.2021: Tori Emerson Barnes, U.S. Travel Association
Podcast topics:2:06 - Emerson Barnes talks about the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the national and global travel economy, the industry’s plans for 2021, how to communicate with a travel-wary public and more20:55 - Weber Shandwick loses Honeywell to Finn Partners, Michelin to Ketchum22:57 - Reviewing the Facebook oversight committee's Donald Trump verdict24:45 - Politics at work: the Basecamp saga30:02 - Agency holding companies: MDC + BlueFocus31:56 - CVS + Walgreens face vaccine waste backlash35:18 - Interesting people moves: Deisha Barnett to UPS, Julie Townsend to AmEx, a Golin healthcare promotion and more
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May 5, 2021 • 26min
Reshaping the future podcast series, sponsored by G&S, featuring Citi’s Jen Lowney
Jen Lowney, head of business and corporate communications at Citi, and Anne Green, principal and managing partner at G&S Business Communications, join PRWeek managing editor Gideon Fidelzeid to discuss hybrid consumer solutions, trust, equity and access and a host of key issues that are helping reshape the future in the financial services sector.
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Apr 30, 2021 • 35min
The PR Week: 4.30.2021: Linda Yang, Playground
Podcast topics:0:52 - Yang talks about event discovery platform Playground, how it connects creators and event coordinators with digital audiences, the team behind the platform and more. 12:03 - How the NFL draft has evolved with activations moving to digital platforms like Clubhouse and possibly into online games16:18 - A case study on IHOP’s sizzling bacon activation on Clubhouse19:42 - Tesla reaffirms its no-PR-department strategy21:59 - Reactions to President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address26:25 - Holding company Q1 results, with an eye on IPG and WPP earnings28:41 - Merger and acquisition trends, including Gregory FCA’s Affect pickup 29:42 - Remembering Aaron Cushman’s life and PR career31:02 - People moves this week, including Jen Crichton, Josh Passman, Una Pulizzi and more.
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Apr 23, 2021 • 41min
The PR Week: 4.23.2021: Anne Buchanan, Buchanan Public Relations
Podcast topics:1:26 - Buchanan talks about retaining clients and talent during the coronavirus pandemic, being a member of the Public Relations Global Network and more13:20 - PRWeek's Agency Business Report 2021 unveiled; key industry numbers and trends22:06 - Omnicom Q1 financial results25:50 - Brand and PR sector reactions to the Derek Chauvin verdict31:05 - Social media: Brands react to McDonald's BTS Meal reveal33:11 - CVS names boomerang executive as head of comms; other people moves including Chris Legentil, Shannon Stubo, Kristin Harrer, and Jonathan Heit.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 43min
The PR Week: 4.16.2021: Alistair Wilson, Imagination
Podcast topics:2:10 – Creative agency Imagination’s Alistair Wilson on working with the Detroit Youth Choir, social justice and more 16:38 – Two-hundred companies have signed onto a letter published in the New York Times in opposition to recent voting restrictions — with some companies notably absent 22:01 – Crypto’s going public with Coinbase’s IPO, a $86bn valuation 25:09 – Agency holding company financials, with an eye on Publicis and Next 1532:07 – The latest social media activations, including sizzling bacon on Clubhouse and Chili’s tribute to a late Vine influencer 35:52 – This week’s people moves40:25 – The launch of PR Decoded
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Apr 9, 2021 • 38min
The PR Week: 4.9.2021: Terry Sullivan, Firehouse Strategies
Podcast Topics: 1:48 – Terry Sullivan on his background in political campaigns, big businesses weighing in on political issues, and more 19:16 – Edelman promotes Lisa Ross to US CEO, Russ Dubner to a new global role23:31 – MWW rebrands as MikeWorldWide25:35 – PRWeek Hall of Femme Class of 2021 unveiled29:03 – Bayer reorganizes US corporate affairs with Ray Kerins on the out31:09 – Outcast CEO Alex Constantinople joins Zendesk
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Apr 2, 2021 • 41min
The PR Week: 4.2.2021: Soon Mee Kim, Omnicom Public Relations Group
Podcast topics1:53 – Soon Mee Kim on her role as global diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Omnicom Public Relations Group and the #StopAAPIHate movement19:24 – Volkswagen ‘Voltswagen’ April Fools' Day 'rebranding' fiasco26:30 – Cannes Lions plans for hybrid awards ceremony27:47 – Delta Airlines looks for a new PR agency28:54 – Georgia-based companies condemn new voting regulations33:18 – Is AI coming of age? Ironman, Clorox, Avocados from Mexico campaigns37:02 – Ogilvy U.K. CEO moving to take Weber Shandwick EMEA role38:01 – Publicis & Havas merger rumors
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Mar 25, 2021 • 38min
The PR Week: 3.25.2021: Hannah Vazzana, Hilton Grand Vacations
Podcast topics:Cinnamon Toast Crunch’s shrimp crisis, S4 Capital’s latest earnings and acquisition and why H&M is facing a boycott in China.
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