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Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast — 248 episodes

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Top 150: how can agencies grow in 2026?

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Manchester Evening News editor on PR, AI, and disinformation

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‘You have to be a hustler’ – launching a PR agency

4

LADbible’s Natalie Evans on AI, the death of ‘churnalism’, advice for PR

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Will Whitehorn: “We have to industrialise in space. It is an imperative”

6

City A.M. editor-in-chief on legal threats, journos as influencers, advice for PR

7

‘CEOs are not influencers’ – LinkedIn leadership tactics

8

Space-Comm Expo: Jamming, spoofing, FOMO and farming

9

Creativity: be brave, not stupid

10

Fake AI ‘experts’ – how is Reach hitting back?

11

PR in UAE: ‘Don’t discuss business, just be helpful’

12

Why the business of space is everyone’s business

13

Is Reddit the new Google Search? Golin, MSL on PRWeek podcast

14

Omnicom, WPP… do holdcos really care about PR?

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Mandelson crisis – a watershed moment for PA? CIPR, PRCA on PRWeek podcast

16

‘ESG is maturing, not dying’ – Weber, Zeno experts on PRWeek podcast

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Are agency bosses overpaid?

18

Freelancers: what do they want from PR employers?

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Recruitment: what do PR employers want? PRWeek podcast

20

Food comms: 'let's flip the script' - PRWeek podcast

21

Will AI spur leadership departures in 2026?

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Omnicom 2.0, WPP office, AI search - 2025's top stories, PRWeek podcast

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How to win a PR award – PRWeek podcast

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What happened to ‘wild’ press trips? PRWeek podcast

25

Joe Wicks: ‘I’m proud of all the brands I’ve said no to’ – PRWeek podcast

26

How to get promoted in PR

27

How to pitch to clients - PRWeek podcast, Information Commissioner's Office

28

Xmas campaigns - where's the PR?

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The secret to agency longevity? ‘Look after your health’ - PRWeek podcast

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PR firms must be ‘more commercial’ – PRWeek podcast

31

‘AI has democratised mediocrity’ - global CEO Havas Red, PRWeek podcast

32

PRWeek UK Awards show PR is transforming – PRWeek podcast

33

PR and antisemitism: ‘where's the empathy?’

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PR’s DEI ‘hypocrites’ attacked on PRWeek podcast

35

‘Be CEO of your career path’ – PRWeek podcast on Black History Month

36

How to expand your PR agency globally – PRWeek podcast with The Romans, Cognito

37

'PR ideas don't work on social' – PRWeek podcast on meme-led campaigns

38

How to support a colleague diagnosed with cancer – PRWeek podcast

39

Burson, DGA chiefs on ‘essential’ party conferences

40

‘GEO could kill or save the PR industry’ – PRWeek podcast

41

M&A return ‘an opportunity for PR’ – with Kekst CNC, H/Advisors Maitland

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How to pitch to journalists in 2025 – PRWeek podcast

43

Is live music now too controversial for brands? Music PR gurus on PRWeek podcast

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New PRCA chief reveals top priorities

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Women's football comms has shifted from 'angry women' stereotype

46

‘They swerved a cultural minefield’ – Coldplay, Coke, Co-op crises

47

'A huge missed opportunity for PR firms' - PRWeek podcast on transparency

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Samsung, Sky comms chiefs on agency to in-house move

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Why don’t more PR firms reveal salaries in job ads?

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'80% of PR jobs are invisible' - job hunting in PR, PRWeek podcast

51

Cannes: why did PR underperform?

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‘Stunts dumb down PR’

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Why are so many agency bosses leaving? PRWeek podcast

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Every brand needs to start planning for 'the biggest cultural event in history’; 2026 World Cup, PRWeek podcast

55

Can AI make an average idea sing? Judging at Cannes, PRWeek podcast

56

BBC's 'When it hits the fan' hosts on media shift, ESG and Gary Lineker

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Are KPIs for coverage pointless? PRWeek podcast at PR360

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‘There were more than 350 CVs for one role’ – PRWeek podcast on recruitment

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Cyber attack comms: 'We were rabbits in headlights'

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Why Danny and Siobhan think 2025 will be better for PR agencies

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Ex-White House comms chief: 'Anti-Trump swing is beginning'

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‘Agencies should stand up for their staff’

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Vodafone: getting merger comms right - PRWeek podcast

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How are AI influencers disrupting PR?

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How are PR firms coping with rising costs?

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'Agencies need more social diversity' - Citypress and WPR bosses

67

'ESG will be reframed' - Edelman and SEC Newgate experts

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Omnicom-IPG, new-biz and more – FleishmanHillard UK CEO

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What's changed in the all-new PRWeek Power Book?

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‘Brands: up your game’ – YouTuber Josh Pieters on viral PR stunts

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‘DEI-hushing will happen’ – Trump-era DEI rollback

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Tony’s Chocolonely and PR: 'People want to catch you out'

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PR is crying out for AI training

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Will DeepSeek shake-up AI in PR? PRWeek podcast, with Omnicom PR Group

75

‘Burnout is not a coffee-cup slogan’ – CALM CEO on PR’s approach to mental health

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Is WFH now under threat? The WPP debate rages on

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EasyJet and Taylor Herring on PR campaign secrets

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‘ESG will go out of the window’ – 2025 predictions with MSL and W

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'AI is petrifying!' - GK Barry's manager on influencer trends

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Lush Saltbomb to McDonald’s ‘pre-nug’ – 2024 campaign gems

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Omnicom-IPG merger - impact on PR agencies

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How to run a profitable PR business in 2025 - new report details challenges

83

'Define budget early' – TUI and Ogilvy on perfect pitching

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Measurement: be brave, be bold, sell yourself

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The Guardian dumps X: ‘Pulling off mass media worries me’ – PRWeek podcast

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Trump will have ‘immediate impact’ in parts of PR – PRWeek podcast

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John Lewis on Christmas campaign trends

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Are agencies pitching too much? PRWeek podcast

89

What are the biggest risks for corporate affairs pros? – PRWeek podcast

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'Like a school reunion' - PRWeek UK Awards on PRWeek podcast

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‘PR has too many meetings’ – PRWeek podcast, dispatches from the other side

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Behind Golin's creative success

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How to close PR’s pay gaps – PRWeek podcast

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'We need to own our craft’ - Grayling UK CEO, PRWeek podcast

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How to launch a PR agency – PRWeek podcast

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‘AI will be a massive part’ – future of PR training, PRWeek podcast

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Netflix's Love is Blind: why PRs make good reality stars – PRWeek podcast

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Is a ‘right to switch off’ realistic in PR? PRWeek podcast

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Sidemen manager: 'Most brands exist in fear mode' - PRWeek podcast

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UK riots: 'I don't care what brands say at this point' - PRWeek podcast

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'PR undergrad courses are over, radical thinking is needed' - PRWeek podcast

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'Lack of promotion opportunity is a massive problem' - black PR experiences, PRWeek podcast

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Havas B Corp ruling - where is PR's ethical line? PRWeek podcast

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Euros, Olympics, Wimbledon – are brands getting sport right? PRWeek podcast

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'It's already a different buzz' - Burson UK boss on merger, PRWeek podcast

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What does Labour's huge majority mean for PR? PRWeek podcast

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How rugby PR chief tackled racism scandal, financial crises and player exodus – PRWeek podcast

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How is AI transforming crisis comms? Should brands dump Twitter/X? PRWeek podcast

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Special edition podcast: How AI is revolutionising healthcare engagement

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Why did Burson launch early? PRWeek podcast

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Cannes: why do so few UK PR shops enter? PR Lions jurors on PRWeek podcast

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PR lessons from the TikTok election - PRWeek podcast

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Should you be getting/giving a pay rise? PRWeek podcast

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How Tesco transformed its internal comms – PRWeek podcast

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‘Have a bit of backbone. Trying to be popular won’t work’ – PRWeek podcast

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'Edelman had a bad year, but it's the bellwether' - PRWeek podcast, EMEA and US editorial leads on global trends

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'Barbie mania started in PR' - PR360 lessons, PRWeek podcast

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Does PR have a class problem? PRWeek podcast

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Who made the UK Top 150 PR Consultancies list? – PRWeek podcast

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Is Taylor Swift really a PR genius? - PRWeek podcast

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'Play with facts, not emotions'- culture war comms, PRWeek podcast

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Is trading on the up? PRWeek podcast

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'We're turning up the heat on AI' - MSL, H&K on PRWeek podcast

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Why are agency bosses leaving? PRWeek podcast

125

How to get in, and stay in, the Power Book - PRWeek podcast

126

'In the AI age, everyone assumes the worst' - #Photogate PR lessons, PRWeek podcast

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'Ghosting has changed PR for the worst' - is this the solution? PRWeek podcast

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Is PR recruitment getting harder? PRWeek podcast

129

How to pitch to clients (and get on pitch lists) - PRWeek podcast, Mondelēz International

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‘Is Schillings a real threat to Brunswick et al?’ – PRWeek podcast

131

'Agencies: be brave, hold firm on client fees' - PRWeek podcast

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BCW, H&K merger 'one hell of a challenge' - PRWeek podcast

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Freuds CEO: 'Learn from populist tactics’ - PRWeek podcast

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'People are getting fed up with the whole pitching process' - PRWeek podcast

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We've been through the pain, now we'll get the gain' - 2024 predictions, PRWeek podcast

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‘PRs should do less of this in 2024’ – PRWeek podcast

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Michelle Mone & more - 2023’s crisis comms in the spotlight – the PRWeek podcast

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Bold, unafraid - what makes a great communicator in 2023? PRWeek podcast

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'Where’s the climate comms brief? - PRWeek podcast

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How are PRs coping with rising cost pressures? - PRWeek podcast

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What about men in PR? PRWeek podcast

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When embargoes and exclusives go wrong - the PRWeek podcast

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John Lewis and Asda comms chiefs reveal Christmas campaign secrets – PRWeek podcast

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Why are PR agencies closing? PRWeek podcast

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'AI is a reputation crisis waiting to happen' - PRWeek podcast

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PRWeek UK Awards, comms in conflict, M&A - PRWeek podcast

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'Women are running on fumes' - PR's gender barriers, PRWeek podcast

148

Burnout in PR, office attendance, Trading Tracker and more – PRWeek podcast

149

Just Eat PR boss on agency diversity: ‘What are your proof points?’ – PRWeek UK podcast

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Pay gaps, Gen Z, Xmas campaigns – PRWeek Podcast

151

'Can we just cancel the idea of a sell-in?' - young PR stars on PRWeek podcast (part two)

152

Gen Z survey, Edelman report, Trading Tracker, Schillings – PRWeek podcast

153

'Late payment is a massive issue' - what agencies want from clients, PRWeek podcast

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ESG, football, will AI replace real-life PR stunts? PRWeek podcast

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‘Agencies are missing a trick’ – young PR stars on PRWeek podcast

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FleishmanHillard, AI, PR Room 101, tech PR rebound? - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

157

'We're not trying to be popular' - Behind Just Stop Oil's comms strategy, PRWeek podcast

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Agency fees, PRWeek UK Awards, consumer PR, pay gaps - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

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'AI is really terrifying!' - Virgin and M&S social media chiefs on PRWeek podcast

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Ketchum & Portland, Barbie, Threads, RIP blanket pitching? - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

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'Talent won’t work in an industry that sells people shit they don't need' – purpose guru

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Edelman job cuts, SEC Newgate investment, Trading Tracker, Shein – PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

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'PR has risen in time of permacrisis' - lessons from Cannes winners, PRWeek podcast

164

Cannes, creativity, Talker Tailor Trouble Maker

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Are PRs paid enough? PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast

166

PR salaries, Cannes, This Morning (again), where are the Pride campaigns?

167

Are we at the ‘tipping point’ for purpose-led campaigns? Cannes PR Lions president hopes so

168

AI, Top 150, This Morning, BA, is PR too serious?

169

'AI won't take your job, but a human who knows how to use it will' - PR and AI, PRWeek podcast

170

Coronation hits and misses, PRCA reform, Eurovision

171

The true health of UK PR agencies: Top 150 trends revealed

172

Top 150 info, plus Google, Virgin Atlantic, Ovo and Sodexo, AI tech

173

'Why do client-agency relationships break down?'

174

What clients want from agencies, mergers and acquisitions plus top and flop of the week

175

Horror stories and client pitching 'red flags' – the PRWeek Podcast

176

Tribute to Francis Ingham, plus pay gaps, John Lewis, TikTok

177

How to sell and buy PR agencies, advice in a difficult market - PRWeek podcast

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PRWeek UK launches 'bite-sized' podcast

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Ketchum's Jo-ann Robertson: 'We need to be more demanding of change' - PRWeek IWD podcast

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'No one taught us how to be a PR specialist in a war' - Ukraine, one year on

181

Rob Mayhew: 'TikTok brought the joy back into influencer marketing' - PRWeek podcast

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Edelman, Davos and PR's trust challenge - PRWeek podcast

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Talent market will remain ‘incredibly aggressive’ - PRWeek podcast on 2023 predictions

184

Three PR agency chiefs review 2022

185

What can comms pros learn from the Qatar World Cup?

186

How does John Lewis do it? Purpose or fun in campaigns now?

187

'Where's the PR agency standing up for the children?' - Climate comms and COP

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What is the role of the modern comms director - and what do they want from agencies?

189

'The great resignation could easily become the great redundancy'

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Don't be the dinosaurs who no-one wants to work for - or who clients don't come to,' says D&I expert

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'Less spin, more delivery' - where now for government comms? PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast

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Brutal markets, embracing failure, exciting future - opening overseas, PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast

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PRWeek Beyond The Noise Podcast: What does recession mean for PR?

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Edelman, Saudi and more - ethics examined in PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast

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British Airways' comms and sustainability challenges, plus Top & Flop

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PRWeek Beyond The Noise Podcast: Environment protests - the impact for PR and Big Oil

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PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast: Cannes, the metaverse and comms amid travel chaos

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PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast: Jubilee, Paddington Bear and Boris - is he over and out?

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PRWeek Beyond the Noise: salary gaps, CEO pressures, top and flop of the fortnight

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PRWeek UK launches Beyond the Noise podcast

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Ep 13: Managing COVID & the Pingdemic | Ditch the pitch | Tokyo Olympics joy

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Ep 12: Euros, England & racism | Robbie Gibb & BBC independence | Preparing for 'Freedom Day'

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Ep 11: Cannes Lions & Purpose Awards | PR salaries & recruitment | Govt eases COVID restrictions

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Ep 10: GBNews reaction | Ronaldo vs Coke | Bob Leaf & Robert Phillips | Ethnic & Gender Pay Gaps

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Ep 9: Euro campaigns & taking the knee | GB News | Out of hours email ban | Employer Premier League

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Ep 8: Pride & pinkwashing | Naomi Osaka comms | M&C Saatchi recovery | Startups during COVID

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Ep 7: India & COVID | Kiyan Prince campaign | Agencies expanding abroad | Climate crisis

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Ep 6: M&A market in PR 'heating up' | Local election winners & losers | What journos think about PR

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Ep 5: The inside story of Publicis Groupe's acquisition of Taylor Herring | 30 Under 30

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Ep 4: The Top 150 Consultancies | Publicis acquires Taylor Herring | Super League scandal

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Ep 3. Cameron lobbying scandal | The creative challenge this summer | Prince Philip coverage

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Ep 2: Ogilvy CEO moves to Weber | COVID & internal comms | Manifest's Obubo tackles racism report

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Ep 1: Returning to the office | What next for No. 10 comms? | The PR Cup

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'The next few months will be tough for PR'

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Women In PR open up about COVID and gender in PR

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The PR Show: How should social media be regulated?

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PRWeek podcast: The biggest industry challenges in 2021

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The PR Show: How tech PR has come to the fore during the COVID crisis

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The PR Show - How agencies are tackling a mental health crisis

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The PR Show – How PR bodies plan to improve industry diversity

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The PR Show: Does antisemitism have a 'PR' problem?

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The PR Show - Launching an agency during coronavirus

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The PR Show - PR's Blueprint for racial diversity

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The PR Show - Travel PR's fight against 'ridiculous' COVID policy

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The PR Show - How comms is helping BP and rivals handle an unprecedented crisis

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The PR Show - Assessing the Government's coronavirus comms

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The PR Show: How the coronavirus is changing the PR industry

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What makes a great PR employer?

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The PR Show – Coronavirus comms in tourism, travel and hospitality

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The PR Show - Getting tone right during the coronavirus crisis

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How brands can score gold at the Olympic Games

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The PR Show: The diversity problem

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The PR Show: Is flexible working a problem in PR?

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The rise of purpose-driven marketing

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Is the pitching process broken - part 2

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The PR Show - Creativity in PR

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The PR Show - Ep 3 - Is the pitch process broken?

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The PR Show - Top 150 consultancies

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The PR Show: Is influencer marketing worthwhile?

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The Line – PRWeek's sports podcast – Episode 9: Jermaine Jenas, rising media star

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The Line – PRWeek's sports podcast – Episode 8: Pochettino, Neymar and the Spurs Jinx

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The Line – PRWeek's sports podcast – Episode 7: What’s the point of a sports agency?

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The Line – PRWeek's sports podcast – Episode 6: Brian Moore tackles rugby & the media

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The Line – PRWeek's sports podcast – Episode 5: Women – the market sport forgot

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The Line - PRWeek's sports podcast - Episode 4: Arsenal Fan TV & the rise of football influencers

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The Line - PRWeek's sports podcast - Episode 3: Anatomy of a sports PR crisis

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The Line - PRWeek's sports podcast - Episode 2: NFL, Premier League, rugby - sport's global question

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The Line - PRWeek's sports podcast - Episode 1: How big player transfers became a marketing story