The PR Week

Barbara Hunter, founder and namesake of Hunter PR, was one of the true pioneers of the PR industry in the years after World War II — and even more remarkable, she did so while often being the only woman in the room.  She talks about acquiring an agency, founding another — and the occasional three-martini lunch in the “Mad Men” era — on the latest edition of The PR Week podcast.  Also on the agenda...

Devika Bulchandani is the latest guest on The PR Week podcast and the most recent in a series of CEOs whose work won plaudits at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity to be featured on the podcast.  She also talks about the strengths of the overall Ogilvy brand and how its different parts, from creative to PR, work together to develop work for clients, such as the Michael CeraVe ca...

The latest guest on The PR Week podcast is Matt Neale, CEO of Golin .  The Interpublic Group agency CEO is fresh off big wins at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity , including the first win by a PR agency in the PR Lions , for The Misheard Version for U.K.-based retailer Specsavers.  Neale talks about his firm’s award-winning work and weighs in on the biggest marketing and commu...

The latest guest on The PR Week podcast is none other than Weber Shandwick Collective CEO Gail Heimann .  Heimann made news of her own this week when Weber announced she will step down in November, to be replaced by agency president Susan Howe.  Why is this fall the right time for a leadership transition? Heimann talks about that and much more, including the origin story of the Cannes Lions-winnin...

The latest guest on The PR Week podcast is Richard Edelman, global CEO of the largest agency in the world , who was eager to praise the performance of his firm , and that of rivals, at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.  Edelman explains how his firm changed its strategy at Cannes and why he believes PR agencies are uniquely positioned to succeed at the annual festival.  In non...

This episode explores the challenges and opportunities of scaling creativity within business. We’ll discuss the importance of learning and development for supporting creative ideas, investigate the idea of ‘continuous creative development’ and recap the inspiring creativity and insights coming out of Cannes. This podcast is for anyone interested in leveraging creativity in a business context. PRWe...

With the European Championship and Copa America underway and the Olympic torch traveling to Paris, it’s very much the summer of sports.  Who better to join The PR Week podcast than Bret Werner, president of MikeWorldWide and a veteran of activations at sporting events from soccer tournaments to the Super Bowl? Werner also discusses lessons learned from starting and selling an agency and his favori...

Join us to explore current trends impacting healthcare public relations, focusing on how these are shaping health equity initiatives, as well as traditional and digital media landscapes. Featuring expert insights from Real Chemistry thought leaders, you’ll hear share actionable advice and innovative strategies to more effectively reach audiences and achieve communications milestones. PRWeek.com Th...

Everyone has to be an influencer these days. It’s not enough to have a good idea. A good product. To write a good book. To start a company. To be a journalist. You have to be more than that. To cut through the noise, to make an impact, to be noticed, you have to have ‘influence.’ Relevance. You have to know how to be social, to craft social content that people engage with. PRWeek.com Theme music p...

Discover how to transform everyday moments into powerful brand activations, from local book bans to a viral news interview and innovative date night experiences. We’ll explore the strategies behind leveraging organic content and consumer behaviors to drive engagement and brand loyalty. PRWeek.com Theme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSIC Jaymes - First One   Follow us: @PRWeekUS Receive the lates...

Kat Thomas, founder and chief creative officer of One Green Bean, has a front-row seat to some of the best earned media work in the world as PR jury president of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity .  She sits down with PRWeek’s Steve Barrett at the festival to talk about standout work and other trends from this year’s Cannes Lions in the latest edition of The PR Week podcast.  ...

In this special Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity edition of The PR Week, Steve Barrett sits down with Burson CEO Corey duBrowa . They talk about bringing together two blue chip agencies to form the second-largest agency in the world by revenue, as well as new assignments from major consumer and technology clients.  PRWeek.com Theme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSIC Jaymes - Fir...

PRWeek VP and editorial director Steve Barrett caught up with WPP CEO Mark Read at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this week for a wide-ranging discussion.  They cover topics from WPP’s share price to where Burson fits in the rankings of global PR agencies by revenue. Plus, AI and the main points of the festival itself on this special edition of The PR Week.  PRWeek.com Theme...

Cristal Downing has been a member of PRWeek’s Health Influencer 30 list and an honoree of PRWeek’s Women of Distinction program. And as of this week, she’s now a guest on The PR Week podcast .  Downing talks about her organization’s commitment to purpose and diversity, as well as how communications at Merck has changed since she joined the company.  Plus the biggest marketing and communications ne...

It’s going to be a big summer for soccer in the U.S. with the American men's and women’s teams participating in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris and the Copa America kicking off this month. And that’s just a warm-up for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.  Heidi Burgett, VP of corporate communications for U.S. Soccer, talks about those events, as well as her...

The latest guest on The PR Week podcast is Nicole Dye-Anderson, SVP, MD and head of corporate communications for cards and merchant services at Wells Fargo.  She talks about the company’s initiatives and how it’s worked to refurbish its image after scandal. Dye-Anderson also adds her point of view to the biggest PR and communications news of the week, including:   - The “brutal” job market for PR...

There is a new proven process of pairing compelling stories with data-driven analytics to drive your business goals with media relations. Lisa Arledge Powell, CEO and founder of  MediaSource , and Kena Lewis, AVP, public affairs & media relations at  Orlando Health , share their vast wisdom on this topic from which all communicators can greatly benefit. They introduce new methods and tactics to dr...

One of the best-known healthcare influencers, Dr. Mike Varshavski , is the special guest on the latest edition of The PR Week podcast, recorded live on Tuesday at the PRWeek Healthcare Conference+Awards. He talks about dealing with disinformation , which social media platforms he prefers and how medical professionals should keep the public informed.  That’s not all on this special edition of The P...

London calling! PRWeek U.S. editorial director Steve Barrett checks in from the PRWeek Global Awards in this latest edition of the PR Week Podcast. The special guest is the chair of judges for the event : Sabina Ellahi , who is joining Sephora U.K. as head of PR and communications.  PRWeek executive editor Frank Washkuch and associate news editor Diana Bradley also discuss the biggest marketing an...

BRG Communications has had a wildly successful run at the last two PRWeek Awards U.S., taking home Outstanding Boutique Agency at both events.  The firm’s president and CEO, Jane Barwis, talks about her firm’s culture on the latest edition of The PR Week and how it services a national client roster from its headquarters near Washington, DC.  Also on the show: the biggest marketing and communicatio...

Leah Chandler has served as chief marketing officer of Discover Puerto Rico since 2018, and in that time, she’s been busy. Chandler has reworked the island’s agency relationships into a collective of firms and developed a wide-ranging crisis-response plan for everything from hurricanes to shark bites.  She joins the latest edition of The PR Week podcast to talk about that, as well as the biggest m...

This week’s special guest on The PR Week podcast is none other than the CEO of Phaedon, Kris Tremaine .  Tremaine talks about the evolution of her firm — as well as what its name means in Greek — from part of ICF Next .  She also chats about the biggest PR and communications news of the week, such as changes to the Burson agency network and staff , holding company results from Next 15 , Omnicom Gr...

Airline crises. Labor relations. Working through the opening moments of a crisis on social media.    All of these events require specific skills to protect brands, and each was discussed on Thursday at PRWeek’s sold out Crisis Comms Conference in Washington, DC . This podcast includes insights from top communications executives at UPS, Southwest Airlines and Miller Coors as they discuss how their...

Meet the guest on the latest edition of The PR Week podcast: John Box, CEO of Meltwater .  He talks about how his company has evolved from a news monitoring platform to one that keeps an eye on social media activity across many platforms for agencies, clients, the government sector — and even the Vatican.  Plus, the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including Omnicom Group’s Q...

The special guest on this week’s episode of The PR Week podcast is Myles Worthington, CEO and founder of Worthi , a Black-owned marketing, communications and content agency. Worthington discusses being named to The Lagrant Foundation’s inaugural Alumni Advisory Council , his background as a marketing executive at Netflix and how he has grown his firm from one to 30 staffers since launching in 2022...