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In 1996, Richard Edelman took over his eponymous agency from his father. Now, celebrating its 30th year under Richard’s leadership, the firm’s global revenue is $950 million. It was $85 million when he took the reins. The rousing success of his independent agency is largely due to Richard’s constant eye on the future, as well as his ability to anticipate it — a skill as sharp today as it ever was....

This week’s episode of The PR Week comes to you from the PRWeek Conference in Chicago , focused on navigating the comms revolution.  PRWeek associate news editor Jess Ruderman and reporters Jeremy Sodergren and Julia Walker catch up with leaders from Patagonia , McDonald’s , E.l.f. Beauty and John Deere to discuss AI, authenticity, trust, the creator economy and other top issues.  The ep...

On this week's episode of The PR Week , Andrew Bowins of RestlessUrban joins us in the studio to chat about building a lifestyle brand for adults over 50 and how that demographic’s social media and AI usage is evolving. He also discusses why working with agencies and corporations continues to inform his current role. In the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, Stephen Kehoe retir...

On this week's edition of The PR Week , Nick Ashooh, senior director of corporate and executive communication at APCO Worldwide , joins us to talk about corporate reputation, what it takes to navigate today's complex stakeholder environments and working in Saudi Arabia.  Plus, the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including Golin Ketchum winning a national tobacco educati...

On this week's podcast , Jim Weiss, chairman and founder of Real Chemistry , joins us to chat about his podcast, Get Real with Jim Weiss , which explores personal health crises, or what he calls “getting hit by the bouncing ball.” He also talks about the importance of preventive care and why GLP-1s could be the most important thing happening in the economy.  In the biggest marketing and commu...

Joe Cohen joined Axis in September 2016 as its CCO. Marketing was added to his purview in 2020. In that decade, Cohen has become one of the industry’s foremost authorities on not only managing risk, but avoiding it when possible. He knows how to construct marketing and brand campaigns that project strength and reliability without sounding overly alarmist about macro risks. His brands current “25 Y...

The industry is buzzing about the role of the chief communications officer, a topic jumpstarted this month by this op-ed in PRWeek by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Torod Neptune, a former top comms exec himself .    Adding her expertise on this week’s episode is Candace Steele Flippin, VP of thought leadership and professional development at Page, who talks about her...

It’s definitely something on the minds of in-house communications execs: How is the chief communications officer position changing? Does it matter if it reports to the CEO? Is it shrinking in importance? The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Torod Neptune raised those questions in an op-ed last week , and Jon Harris discusses them further on this week’s edition of The PR Week .  P...

It’s a very special episode as Steve Barrett makes his return to The PR Week .  The guest on the September 10, 2026, edition of The PR Week is Kenny Gold, who was appointed this year as Edelman’s first chief creator officer .  He talks about the changing creator economy and creators as media outlets and news sources in their own right, as well as how his agency advises brands that are wo...

  Kelly McGinnis has worked across technology and consumer PR, most recently as chief communications officer at Levi Strauss & Co . Now, she’s teaching students about having a seat at the table in a graduate course at the University of San Francisco.  On the agenda for this week’s episode:  Why she’s inviting current and former top communications executives to interact with stud...

The latest guest on The PR Week is Charlotte West , VP of global corporate communications at Lenovo.  She talks about how Lenovo’s role as official technology partner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup was much more than a sponsorship, improving operations and even the broadcast of the tournament. West also talks about how her team is using AI, balancing one global message with regional specifics and...

From public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy to leading communications at New York Life and previously Voya Financial , Paul Gennaro has had a career spanning major organizations. He talks about that and how New York Life is implementing AI on the latest edition of The PR Week .  Also on the agenda this week: PRWeek’s 2026 Hall of Fame class . And PRWeek’s Jess Ruderman talks about the biggest mar...

The latest guest on The PR Week is Grant Toups, global CEO of Hotwire.  Toups talks about his first days and weeks on the job after stepping into Hotwire’s top role more than six months ago , as well as how his agency uses AI and works with influencers and creators. He also chats about his inspirations from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.  Plus, PRWeek’s Julia Walker discuss...

The latest guest on The PR Week is Ann Melinger, CEO of Bink, which works with biotech and life sciences companies on organizational culture, employee engagement and change management.  She talks about Bink’s new Culture at Work Study and its key findings about how some companies fail to produce winning cultures while others thrive.  Plus, PRWeek’s Diana Bradley on the biggest PR and communication...

What area of marketing is best positioned to be in charge of affiliate marketing? Mike Rush, EVP and partner at 360PR+, makes the case that it’s PR on the latest edition of The PR Week .  Rush also talks about the Boston PR market and what it’s like having a lettuce client in the current news cycle. Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, such as PRWeek’s Power List 2026 ,...

In beautiful Cannes, France, one of the most interesting places during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is actually a basement — because that’s where the shortlisted campaign case studies are.  The latest guest on The PR Week , Taj Reid , global chief creative officer at Burson, talks about that and much more, including how Burson and VML won the PR Lions Grand Prix for their...

The latest edition of The PR Week features Jennifer Risi, founder and president of The Sway Effect. Risi founded The Sway Effect, a New York-headquartered global marketing and communications agency, exactly seven years ago on July 16. In 2025, The Sway Effect reported revenue of $4.9 million, up 11% from the same period a year prior, according to PRWeek’s latest Agency Business Report .  Risi disc...

The latest edition of The PR Week features Kevin Dulaney , EVP of innovation and integrated marketing at SourceCode Communications and a top agency strategist on AI.  He talks all about AI — from where it’s most useful for agencies and their clients to where it’s overhyped — and discusses what he thinks is coming next.  Plus, the biggest PR and communications news of the week with PRWeek news edit...

The latest guest on The PR Week is helping explain fusion to the world and why it might soon be a part of people’s everyday lives.  Joe Paluska is chief marketing officer of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is now the world’s largest fusion company. He talks about making a complicated technology understandable to the public and explains h...

“PR is no longer that last mile. We’re the starting point in many initiatives.” Chris Foster, CEO of Omnicom Public Relations (OPR), spoke those words as he sat down with PRWeek in Cannes. This was evident in the many PR-led Cannes Lions award victories. It was equally apparent as Foster discussed his main takeaways from his time on the Croisette. These included a notable shift from ad influence t...

Influencer marketing has officially grown up. What was once a fragmented landscape of one-off deals and experimental budgets has evolved into a sophisticated marketing channel defined by rising creator compensation, faster execution cycles and stronger long-term partnerships. Monica Caponigro, MD at Bobbie and co-author of a new study analyzing six years of creator partnership data, discusses the...

When one person shares their experience living with a condition, something powerful happens. Empathy spreads, understanding grows and change follows. Motivated by this belief, Chandler Chicco Agency created Ripple, which closes the gap between brands and the real patients they serve. The story behind this revolutionary offering, the incredible results already achieved and the lessons brands in eve...

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So much conversation around AI has centered on its power as a tool to change how communicators operate. And it’s all valid. However, the realization has become inescapable: AI is no longer just a productivity enabler or touchpoint of amplification. During this podcast featuring RepTrak’s chief reputation and strategy officer Stephen Hahn, we tackle how AI has become your most important stakeholder...

This week’s guest on The PR Week podcast is Mike Neumeier, cofounder and CEO of Arketi Group.  In a wide-ranging interview, Neumeier talks about everything from the Atlanta PR market to making AI an effective part of an agency’s workflow. He also chats about the firm’s aggressive expansion strategy and what it looks for in prospective deals.  Plus, the biggest marketing and communications news of...