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PR Wars
by Christopher Shigas
PR Wars is a public relations podcast that promotes best practices in corporate communications, media relations, crisis communications, executive communications, and social media.
Episodes
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PR Wars Podcast: Engaging in social issues
As corporations weigh-in on social issues, communicators are learning to become a company conscience. On today's PR Wars, we talk with Anthony Hayes, Founder and President of The Hayes Initiative. Learn what you should think about as your company navigates the winds of social change.
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PR Wars Podcast: PR intern success
The life of an intern. It's tough to get that spot in the agency. When you do, what does success look like for both you and the agency? On today's PR Wars podcast, we talk with Kaci Pollack, Talent and Culture Manager for See.Spark.Go.
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PR Wars Podcast: International public relations
When you engage in international public relations, what is lost in translation? On today's PR Wars podcast, we talk to Nick Haigh with British-based BAE Systems Applied Intelligence about the differences of public relations across the pond.
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PR Wars Podcast: Strategy for Wikipedia
Is Wikipedia in your communication plan? On today's PR Wars podcast, we talk with Josh Greene, CEO of The Mather Group about strategies to make the world's largest reference site work for you.
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PR Wars Podcast: Win at influencer marketing
Influencers can have stronger readership than a news publication. And, today's influencer is a savvy content creator. On today's PR Wars podcast, we talk with Jason Falls author of "Winfluence: Reframing Influencer Marketing to Ignite your Brand."
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PR Wars Podcast: Build better media lists
If your media list isn't spot on, it won't matter how good your press releases are. On today's PR Wars podcast, we talk with Meltwater's Cody Konschak to help you build better media lists for better coverage.
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PR Wars Podcast: Navigate an opinion charged landscape
How do you engage with public relations when public temperament is permeated with division... and dipped in napalm. On today's PR Wars podcast, Brooke Hammerling, founder of The New New Thing, helps companies navigate an opinion charged landscape.
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PR Wars Podcast: Writing a communications plan
Communication planning will help you get better results. PR consultant, Isabel Peña Alfaro is our guest on the PR Wars podcast today. We'll learn how to focus on the priorities, while we write some fun into a 2021 communications plan.
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PR Wars Podcast: Publicity on a budget
We have to be realistic about our budgets. When you work with a small business, every dollar needs to get results. Our guest today on the PR Wars podcast is Carmena Ayo-Davies, author of the book "Publicity on a Budget."
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PR Wars Podcast: Holiday retail PR
Holiday retail. It is a tough pitch to get your clients products under the Christmas tree. Our guest today on the PR Wars podcast worked a decade for the National Retail Federation. She even worked with the team that originally coined the term "Cyber Monday." Join us as PR Wars talks holiday…
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PR Wars Podcast: Internal communication skills
Internal communications is a specialty of corporate comms. If you have an agency background, you might not have a lot of exposure here. Maybe, you never want to pick up a phone and call a reporter again. So you're thinking, hey, maybe internal comms is right for me. Well, let's find out. On…
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PR Wars Podcast: Freelance public relations
The life of a freelancer. Is it right for you? On today's PR Wars podcast, we will talk with Sarah Shkargi, who runs TNS Media and Communications about how to win at freelance public relations in 2020.
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PR Wars Podcast: Event management pivot
In the world of PR and marketing, this virus has impacted one specialty exceptionally hard: events, trade shows, and conferences. It's been brutal. PR Wars scoured the landscape looking for someone who's made the pivot, who has changed the paradigm. And, we found it. On today's PR Wars podcast…
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PR Wars Podcast: Communications in a disaster
If you work in public relations, you will encounter disasters. But for a government communications pro, a state of emergency turns the pressure up. On today's PR Wars, we talk with Mike Steele, the Communications Director for the State of Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and...
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PR Wars Podcast: Eyes of a TV photog
Through the eyes of a TV photog. They’ve seen it all in television news and they are the unheralded backbone of news gathering. As a PR pro, the right connection with a tv videographer can make your story soar. On today's PR Wars podcast, will talk with 30-year television pro Stewart Pittman. A...
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PR Wars Podcast: Start your own agency
Have you ever dreamed of running your own PR agency? If you were the boss, how would you run your agency differently? On today's PR Wars podcast, we talk to one of the industry’s success stories... Rick French, CEO of French|West|Vaughan. FWV is the agency of record for some of the world’s top...
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PR Wars Podcast: How to engage the media beyond press releases
Get out of the press release rut. On today’s PR Wars podcast, we will look at six ways that you can engage the media without writing a press release. We will explain specific tactics to add to your PR toolbox.
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PR Wars Podcast: The world hates your client
Have you ever made a difficult choice to take on a client that has done something bad? In many cases, media villains are not as bad as they seem and the heroes are not as great as they appear. On today's PR Wars podcast, we'll show you how to be the conscience of a company.
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PR Wars Podcast: When a reporter is hostile
Have you ever noticed that when you're pitching a good story, you can't get a reporter on the phone? And when there's a bad story, you can't get a reporter off of your phone. On today's PR Wars podcast, find out why message discipline is so important when dealing with a hostile reporter.
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PR Wars Podcast: Public relations on trial
Today on PR Wars, we're gonna talk about some epic PR fails from the viewpoint of journalist Ellen Chang, a freelance writer for USA Today, US News & World Report, and others. But, PR people get picked on all the time. So, we're not gonna take this public lashing lying down. I'm going to build a...
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PR Wars Podcast: Better measurement reports
Today on PR Wars, we'll talk with one of the media intelligence giants, Meltwater. Cody Konschak is the Managing Director of Client Success at Meltwater. Learn how to make your PR measurement reports better.
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PR Wars Podcast: The golden placement
The Associated Press is the gold standard for journalism. For many of us in public relations, a great hit in the AP can not only mean success for your company, it could mean success for your career. On today's PR Wars podcast, we talk with Skip Foreman, Mid-Atlantic Breaking News Staffer at the...
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PR Wars Podcast: Tip of the spear
Imagine being one of the first corporate communicators to prepare messaging for a historic pandemic. I mean... ground zero… the tip of the spear… having a manufacturing facility in Wuhan, China and creating a new playbook for its factories around the world. Today on the PR Wars podcast, Khaner...
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PR Wars Podcast: Purpose driven communication
How do you move the needle when you have a limited budget? On today's PR Wars podcast, we're going to dive into the world of advocacy and nonprofit PR and see how purpose driven communication is doing more, with less. Our guest is Laura Gross, President of Scott Circle Communications on a mission...
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PR Wars Podcast: What clients want
Today on PR Wars, we're going to help you have a better relationship with your client. Our special guest, Allison Showalter is a Senior Manager of Corporate Communications at Red Hat and has experience on both the agency side and the corporate side. Let's help your clients win.
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PR Wars Podcast: Cut through the clutter
How do you get your messaging to cut through the clutter? On today's PR Wars, former journalist and agency pro Sean O'Leary, Vice President at Susan Davis International, talks about messaging in the emerging tech sector. Learn how to differentiate your company in a crowded marketplace.
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PR Wars Podcast: Nurturing your reporter circle
How do you keep the relationships you care about alive? Today on PR Wars, we're going to talk about relationships, but specifically... PR relationships with journalists.
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PR Wars Podcast: Writing powerful speeches
Great speeches can change the world. In today's PR Wars podcast, we talk about Comms 101 techniques that will make your speech writing more memorable, effective, and impactful.
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PR Wars Podcast: The new PR landscape
Are you ready to tear up your 2020 communication plan yet? PR Wars talks with corporate communication pro Brad Grantham. We will explore how the pandemic has changed both the media and public relations industries and where do we go from here.
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PR Wars Podcast: Power of persuasion
The word "persuasion" has a negative connotation, like a used car salesman manipulating you into something you don’t want. Can persuasion be used for good and what are the best ways to incorporate persuasion techniques in public relations? PR Wars podcast examines the power of persuasion.
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PR Wars Podcast: What am I searching for?
News magazines have fundamentally changed the way they select stories when they moved from print to online. Find out how to optimize your press release using Google Trends to capture more attention.
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PR Wars Podcast: What's in it for me?
Why do people want to pay attention to you? PR Wars takes a look at reader benefit and how that will give your press releases more impact.
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PR Wars Podcast : Do the right thing
What guides your decision-making during a crisis? PR Wars looks at crisis communication leadership.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
PR Wars is a public relations podcast that promotes best practices in corporate communications, media relations, crisis communications, executive communications, and social media.
HOSTED BY
Christopher Shigas
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PR Wars currently has 33 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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PR Wars is a public relations podcast that promotes best practices in corporate communications, media relations, crisis communications, executive communications, and social media.
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PR Wars has 33 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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PR Wars is created and hosted by Christopher Shigas.
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