The PR Week

Dean Acosta , leader of communications for aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin, joins the latest edition of the PRWeek to talk about getting his company’s narrative across in the media. He also gives his POV on the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including:  -Fraudsters take Eli Lilly’s identity for a ride on Twitter;  -The World Cup in Qatar ;  -Things that irk jo...

On this week’s episode of The PR Week: Fenton CEO Valarie De La Garza, who was recently named to PRWeek’s Health Influencer 30 class of 2022.  Also in this episode:  - All about PRWeek’s 2022 class of the Health Influencer 30 - The launch of the PRWeek Healthcare Conference + Awards;  - Profile of UnitedHealth Group CCO Jennifer Smoter;  - Midterm election results and implications;   - Remembering...

Curtis Sparrer , the outspoken cofounder and principal of Bospar, joins the latest edition of The PR Week to talk about winning the title of Most Purposeful Agency Pro at the Purpose Awards , purposeful business and what he trademarked “politely pushy.”  Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week:  -Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and the aftermath ;  - 40 Under 40 ;  -New York...

Sophia Feleka wears two hats as an account director at SourceCode Communications and a driving force behind the Diversity Marketing Consortium . She joins the latest edition of The PR Week to talk about the formation and work of the DMC, as well as the biggest marketing and communications news of the week.  That includes:  -Adidas splitting with Kanye West ;  - Holding company and major corporate...

Most purposeful companies are guided by a desire to do good (heart) and an understanding of the business benefits of doing so (mind). On this podcast, a pair of industry leaders representing Current Global explain how a third crucial element - soul – can take ESG initiatives and commitment to entirely new levels. Speakers: -Virginia Devlin, CEO, Current Global -Renee Austin, president, North Ameri...

In its latest edition The PR Week welcomes Shelley Spector , president of Spector & Associates and founder and director of the Museum of Public Relations . She talks about the early days of the industry and her interactions with trailblazers such as Edward Bernays and Harold Burson .  Plus, the top marketing and communications news of the week, including - PR Decoded and the Purpose Awards in Chic...

 PRWeek’s conference returned to Chicago this week for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with the two-day event PRDecoded: Purpose Evolved . The week started with a trip to Great Lakes Academy via a partnership with GenYouth and continued with two days of great panels  and breakout sessions and PRWeek’s Purpose Awards .    Plus: special guests tell the podcast how their organ...

This fifth podcast of our series devoted to the inaugural Changemakers program, presented by Google in partnership with PRWeek, immediately challenges the notion of intent as it pertains to DE&I. In her conversation with PRWeek’s Gideon Fidelzeid, Shannelle Armstrong Fowler, director of U.S. public affairs at AbbVie and member of the esteemed Changemakers Advisory Board, speaks passionately about...

Patrick Lenihan , a veteran of Google and Goldman Sachs, has served as VP and head of global communications at dating app Grindr since January. He chats about taking the company public and navigating thorny issues. Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, such as:  -Previewing PRDecoded and the Purpose Awards ;  -The latest on the “ Corn Kid ;” - Kim Kardashian’s crypto fine...

In this fourth podcast of our series devoted to the inaugural Changemakers program, presented by Google in partnership with PRWeek, Deisha Barnett, president, global communications and content strategy at UPS and member of the esteemed Changemakers Advisory Board, and PRWeek VP and editorial director Steve Barrett speak about what makes a true DE&I “changemaker.” To shed light on the answer, cruci...

Craig Minassian, longtime communications leader for the Clinton Global Initiative, helped bring the event back for the first time since 2016.  Plus: -Edelman turns 70;  -A profile of Intel’s Tara Smith;  -GM’s RTO policy -And much more   Follow Craig on Twitter: @MinassianMedia Follow us on Twitter: @PRWeekUS Receive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month...

Featuring: -Jeff Lambert, global chair of PROI Worldwide; chair, Lambert  -Ana Margarida Ximenes, president, ATREVIA (in Portugal) For more than a half-century, PROI Worldwide has created and grown a network of firms all over the world who have found the key to simultaneously helping each other while still thriving as individual agencies. In this podcast, Jeff Lambert, global chair, PROI Worldwide...

In this third podcast of our series devoted to the inaugural Changemakers program, presented by Google in partnership with PRWeek, the focus shifts to PR’s younger talent – the industry’s future. In this conversation between Troy Blackwell, press director at the Peace Corps and member of the esteemed Changemakers Advisory Board, and PRWeek’s Gideon Fidelzeid, numerous challenges preventing younger...

The “ great resignation ” and a plethora of return-to-office issues have been on everyone’s mind throughout the pandemic, so who better to join The PR Week podcast than Lara Vandenberg , founder and CEO of the online talent marketplace Publicist? She talks about launching a company in the first month of lockdown and what the PR talent marketplace is really like .  Vandenberg also chats about the t...

This special edition of The PR Week features Matt Neale, CEO of Golin, and PRWeek U.K. editor John Harrington commenting on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, including her skills as a communicator and the relationship between the U.K. and the U.S. Follow us on Twitter: @PRWeekUS Receive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek   w...

In this second podcast of our series devoted to the inaugural Changemakers program, presented by Google in partnership with PRWeek, PRWeek VP and editorial director Steve Barrett speaks with Rosanna Fiske, global CCO of the Royal Caribbean Group and member of the esteemed Changemakers Advisory Board. During their conversation, Fiske calls on the industry to bring the same forward thinking it does...

This special edition of The PR Week features Matt Neale, CEO of Golin, and PRWeek U.K. editor John Harrington commenting on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, including her skills as a communicator and the relationship between the U.K. and the U.S. PRWeek.com Theme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSIC Jaymes - First One   Follow us: @PRWeekUS Receive the latest industry news, insights, and spec...

The main goal of the inaugural Changemakers program, presented by Google in partnership with PRWeek, was to inspire the PR industry to build on the intent it already has to achieve true progress on the diversity, equity and inclusion front and inspire needle-moving action toward that crucial objective. In this first of a five-part podcast series, Corey duBrowa, Google’s VP of global communications...

Plus Company burst onto the scene last year and made an even bigger splash this year with new acquisitions. Its CEO, Brett Marchand, sits down with The PR Week podcast and talks about his network’s unique approach, as well as the biggest marketing and communications news of the week.  - Restructuring at Dentsu and the departure of Wendy Clark ;  - 20 years of PRWeek Students of the Year ;  -Anothe...

Bob Gold & Associates is celebrating its 25th year in business. Its owner and CEO, Bob Gold, talks about his experiences at the firm and in sports TV and entertainment PR, and weighs in on the biggest marketing and communications news of the week.  On the list for this week:  -An eBay communications executive becomes the story after an interesting find on vacation;  -The National Football League k...

Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean joined DoorDash just months before the COVID-19 pandemic began and helped to lead the company through a period when food-delivery services were a life-saving part of the economy for many people.  She also talks about working for dynamic leaders at DoorDash, as well as Tesla and the Obama White House.  Plus: -The CDC shakes up its communications function in light of public he...

Former Edelman executive Kathy Krenger joined Kraft Heinz as global CCO in July 2021 from Hyatt Hotels, reporting directly to the company's CEO Miguel Patricio and working directly with him on the business' transformation.   She replaced 23-year Kraft Heinz veteran Michael Mullen, who retired in mid-August last year. On this week's podcast, she talks about doubling down on employee engagement, mov...

Dominic Carr joined Lyft as its VP of communications in mid-2021 and has been driving its comms strategy in new directions ever since, growing its communications team and adding new kinds of roles, all while reevaluating its agency partnerships.  He talks about those processes, Lyft launching a media division and the differences between the U.S. and U.K. media markets in the latest edition of The...

Want insight into the booming podcast market? We have the guest for you: Paul Suchman, chief marketing officer at Audacy, a free broadcast and radio platform. He talks all about audio and the resilient power of local news.  Plus, the biggest marketing and communications news of the week:  -The 2022 class of PRWeek’s 40 Under 40 ;  -A former Weber Shandwick key executive pleads guilty in fraud case...

This week’s guest on The PR Week is an insider in both the political and Washington, DC, public affairs agency circles: Alex Conant , founding partner of Firehouse Strategies .  He talks with PRWeek executive editor Frank Washkuch and associate news editor Diana Bradley about setting up his own shop with business partner Terry Sullivan in 2016 and growing it beyond the Beltway . Plus: why it’s way...