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Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast

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A panel of industry experts discuss the issues the latest news and hot topics you need to know in PR and communications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 8, 2026

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Edelman job cuts, SEC Newgate investment, Trading Tracker, Shein – PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast 05.07.2023

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spoti...

'PR has risen in time of permacrisis' - lessons from Cannes winners, PRWeek podcast 29.06.2023

The Beyond the Noise podcast this week features regular host Frankie Oliver alongside PRWeek UK editor John Harrington and news editor Siobhan Holt. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify , or listen on your favourite platform.  The trio t...

Cannes, creativity, Talker Tailor Trouble Maker 21.06.2023

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via  Apple , ...

Are PRs paid enough? PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast 14.06.2023

Staff pay, bonuses, and other rewards and benefits are put under the microscope in the latest edition of PRWeek UK's Beyond the Noise podcast. This week's show explores the new research by The Works Search that found, among other things, the level of average pay rises in the industry . PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues...

PR salaries, Cannes, This Morning (again), where are the Pride campaigns? 07.06.2023

Big themes in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK editor John Harrington and reporter...

Are we at the ‘tipping point’ for purpose-led campaigns? Cannes PR Lions president hopes so 31.05.2023

Speaking on PRWeek's Beyond The Noise podcast, Jo-ann Robertson, CEO global markets at Ketchum and this year’s PR Lions jury president at Cannes Lions, says she hopes that brand communications is reaching “a tipping point” where not every lauded campaign needs a social cause or purpose. Joined by regular hosts PRWeek editor-in-chief, Danny Rogers and founder of New Society, Frankie Oliver, Roberts...

AI, Top 150, This Morning, BA, is PR too serious? 24.05.2023

Big themes in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters...

'AI won't take your job, but a human who knows how to use it will' - PR and AI, PRWeek podcast 17.05.2023

The opportunities and threats posed by AI are examined in the latest episode of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast. Guests this week are Allison Spray, MD, data + analytics, at Hill+Knowlton, and a recent recipient of a postgraduate diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business from Oxford; and Andre Labadie, executive chair, business and technology, at Brands2Life. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise p...

Coronation hits and misses, PRCA reform, Eurovision 10.05.2023

The latest edition of PRWeek UK’s podcast series, which looks at the big news in the comms industry in a ‘bite-sized’ format, is now live. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabe...

The true health of UK PR agencies: Top 150 trends revealed 03.05.2023

The project launched on 2 May with the release of the   Top 150 table , ranking the UK's biggest PR consultancies by revenue for the 2022 calendar year. PRWeek also tracked  major trends in an overview article . PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple...

Top 150 info, plus Google, Virgin Atlantic, Ovo and Sodexo, AI tech 26.04.2023

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify , listen in the browser abo...

'Why do client-agency relationships break down?' 19.04.2023

Alex Doorey, VP Corporate Affairs & Sustainability at energy supplier, OVO says the modern corporate affairs director is heavily reliant on PR consultancies and that these relationships “keep us lean, they keep us nimble and they keep us honest.”  Jen Jamie, director of comms and public affairs, for the UK & Ireland at Google, also joined the podcast to explain how “innovation” is now the key...

What clients want from agencies, mergers and acquisitions plus top and flop of the week 12.04.2023

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify , or listen on your favouri...

Horror stories and client pitching 'red flags' – the PRWeek Podcast 05.04.2023

The new business pitching process is under the spotlight in PRWeek's latest Beyond the Noise podcast. Our guests this week are Isobel Coney, MD at Red Consultancy, and Mark Lowe, co-founder of Third City. They are joined by usual host Frankie Oliver, the founder of New Society, alongside PRWeek UK editor John Harrington. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks,...

Tribute to Francis Ingham, plus pay gaps, John Lewis, TikTok 30.03.2023

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify , or listen on your favouri...

How to sell and buy PR agencies, advice in a difficult market - PRWeek podcast 24.03.2023

In this episode of Beyond the Noise Agency M&A expert Jim Houghton, partner at Waypoint Partners talks about the current market in consultancy mergers and acquisitions. Houghton shares his extensive experience of the best way to go about buying and selling PR agencies in a changing market. David Andrews is partner and co-head of the London investment team at LDC, the largest private equity firm in...

PRWeek UK launches 'bite-sized' podcast 16.03.2023

PRWeek UK has launched a podcast series focused on news in the comms industry. This week's episode was recorded before the very sad announcement on Thursday (16 March) that Francis Ingham, director-general of the PRCA, had died. Noise in Brief – a 'bite-sized' offshoot of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast – will run fortnightly and feature PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the past s...

Ketchum's Jo-ann Robertson: 'We need to be more demanding of change' - PRWeek IWD podcast 08.03.2023

How far away is the comms industry from reaching gender equity, and what barriers still exist? That's the focus of PRWeek's latest Beyond the Noise podcast, published on International Women's Day (IWD). Guests this week are Jo-ann Robertson, CEO of global markets at Ketchum; Sanjani Shah, global head of PR at The Body Shop; and Jo Carr, co-founder of Hope&Glory and the new president of Women in PR...

'No one taught us how to be a PR specialist in a war' - Ukraine, one year on 23.02.2023

The CEO of one Ukrainian agency tells her story in PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast. As the first anniversary of the invasion approaches, Viroslava Novosylna, of Ukraine-based tech comms consultancy  Slova Tech PR , discusses the origins of the 'PR Army' and how it has operated since the early days of the war. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks...

Rob Mayhew: 'TikTok brought the joy back into influencer marketing' - PRWeek podcast 08.02.2023

Joining Rob Mayhew and Imogen Coles in the discussion is Gordon Glenister, global head of influencer marketing for the Branded Content Marketing Association.  The BCMA worked with PRWeek on the recent in-depth look at the key trends in influencer marketing from a PR perspective. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues af...

Edelman, Davos and PR's trust challenge - PRWeek podcast 26.01.2023

Our guests this week are the Reverend George Pitcher, Anglican priest and former national press journalist, who was co-founder of PR firm Luther Pendragon and then Jericho Chambers; and Jeremy Cohen, senior partner at Blurred, formerly of the National Grid, Salterbaxter, and Edelman, where he ran the global Business & Social Purpose Practice. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is publishe...

Talent market will remain ‘incredibly aggressive’ - PRWeek podcast on 2023 predictions 11.01.2023

PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or your favourite platform. Our soothsayers this week are Fenella Grey, EMEA managing director and chair at Porter Novelli, and Tanya Joseph, MD, specialist services, at Hill+Knowlton. They join regular host Frankie Oliver,...

Three PR agency chiefs review 2022 21.12.2022

PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify  or your favourite platform. PRWeek’s podcast host Frankie Oliver, who runs the agency New Society, is joined by two industry stalwarts Frankie Cory co-CEO of W Communications and Graha...

What can comms pros learn from the Qatar World Cup? 07.12.2022

PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify  or your favourite platform. PRWeek’s editor-in-chief, Danny Rogers, and host Frankie Oliver, who runs the agency New Society, are joined by Paul Charles and Lucy Hutchinson to unpick a turbulent few weeks...

How does John Lewis do it? Purpose or fun in campaigns now? 23.11.2022

The PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast also analyses notable offerings from Co-op, Mars Celebrations, Waitrose and TK Maxx – as well as FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s disastrous World Cup speech. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify  or your...

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