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Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast — 261 episodes

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The biggest risks facing corporate affairs – PRWeek/In.Comms podcast, with BT and Deloitte

2

Golin Ketchum UK chief: ‘the work starts now’

3

Should PR ditch phone calls? Gen-Z pros debate

4

Cannes: where are the UK indie winners?

5

‘I gave honest feedback to a colleague and they cried’ – Am I the PR A***hole?

6

Lord Heseltine: "You’re just playing in toy town”

7

Edelman, Burson and Smarts on Cannes predictions

8

‘PR is having an extraordinary renaissance with this World Cup’

9

Where are PR’s LGBTQ+ leaders?

10

Space comms: why rockets really aren’t the story

11

Uncommon’s Nils Leonard: ‘PR should be scared’

12

'Am I the PR A***hole?' New PRWeek podcast launches

13

How to lobby as Labour implodes

14

Top 150: how can agencies grow in 2026?

15

Manchester Evening News editor on PR, AI, and disinformation

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

‘CEOs are not influencers’ – LinkedIn leadership tactics

21

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

22

Creativity: be brave, not stupid

23

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

24

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

25

Why the business of space is everyone’s business

26

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

27

Omnicom, WPP… do holdcos really care about PR?

28

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

29

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

30

Are agency bosses overpaid?

31

Freelancers: what do they want from PR employers?

32

Recruitment: what do PR employers want? PRWeek podcast

33

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

34

Will AI spur leadership departures in 2026?

35

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

36

How to win a PR award – PRWeek podcast

37

What happened to ‘wild’ press trips? PRWeek podcast

38

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

39

How to get promoted in PR

40

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

41

Xmas campaigns - where's the PR?

42

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

43

PR firms must be ‘more commercial’ – PRWeek podcast

44

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

45

PRWeek UK Awards show PR is transforming – PRWeek podcast

46

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

47

PR’s DEI ‘hypocrites’ attacked on PRWeek podcast

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

How to support a colleague diagnosed with cancer – PRWeek podcast

52

Burson, DGA chiefs on ‘essential’ party conferences

53

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

54

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

55

How to pitch to journalists in 2025 – PRWeek podcast

56

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

57

New PRCA chief reveals top priorities

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

Cannes: why did PR underperform?

65

‘Stunts dumb down PR’

66

Why are so many agency bosses leaving? PRWeek podcast

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

Are KPIs for coverage pointless? PRWeek podcast at PR360

71

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

72

Cyber attack comms: 'We were rabbits in headlights'

73

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

74

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

75

‘Agencies should stand up for their staff’

76

Vodafone: getting merger comms right - PRWeek podcast

77

How are AI influencers disrupting PR?

78

How are PR firms coping with rising costs?

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

PR is crying out for AI training

87

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

88

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

89

Is WFH now under threat? The WPP debate rages on

90

EasyJet and Taylor Herring on PR campaign secrets

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

Omnicom-IPG merger - impact on PR agencies

95

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

96

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

97

Measurement: be brave, be bold, sell yourself

98

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

99

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

100

John Lewis on Christmas campaign trends

101

Are agencies pitching too much? PRWeek podcast

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

Behind Golin's creative success

106

How to close PR’s pay gaps – PRWeek podcast

107

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

108

How to launch a PR agency – PRWeek podcast

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

Special edition podcast: How AI is revolutionising healthcare engagement

123

Why did Burson launch early? PRWeek podcast

124

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

125

PR lessons from the TikTok election - PRWeek podcast

126

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

127

How Tesco transformed its internal comms – PRWeek podcast

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

Does PR have a class problem? PRWeek podcast

132

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

133

Is Taylor Swift really a PR genius? - PRWeek podcast

134

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

135

Is trading on the up? PRWeek podcast

136

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

137

Why are agency bosses leaving? PRWeek podcast

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

Is PR recruitment getting harder? PRWeek podcast

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

What about men in PR? PRWeek podcast

155

When embargoes and exclusives go wrong - the PRWeek podcast

156

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

157

Why are PR agencies closing? PRWeek podcast

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

Pay gaps, Gen Z, Xmas campaigns – PRWeek Podcast

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

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

177

Cannes, creativity, Talker Tailor Trouble Maker

178

Are PRs paid enough? PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast

179

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

180

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

181

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

182

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

183

Coronation hits and misses, PRCA reform, Eurovision

184

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

185

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

186

'Why do client-agency relationships break down?'

187

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

188

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

189

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

190

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

191

PRWeek UK launches 'bite-sized' podcast

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

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

197

Three PR agency chiefs review 2022

198

What can comms pros learn from the Qatar World Cup?

199

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

200

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

201

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

202

'The great resignation could easily become the great redundancy'

203

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

204

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

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

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

211

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

213

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

225

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

226

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

227

'The next few months will be tough for PR'

228

Women In PR open up about COVID and gender in PR

229

The PR Show: How should social media be regulated?

230

PRWeek podcast: The biggest industry challenges in 2021

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

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

237

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

238

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

239

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?

242

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

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The PR Show - Getting tone right during the coronavirus crisis

244

How brands can score gold at the Olympic Games

245

The PR Show: The diversity problem

246

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

247

The rise of purpose-driven marketing

248

Is the pitching process broken - part 2

249

The PR Show - Creativity in PR

250

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

251

The PR Show - Top 150 consultancies

252

The PR Show: Is influencer marketing worthwhile?

253

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

254

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