The PR Week

The latest guest on The PR Week podcast is none other than Chris Foster, CEO of Omnicom Public Relations Group, the network that contains agencies including Ketchum, FleishmanHillard and Porter Novelli. He talks about how his company sees hot-button issues such as AI, broader market conditions, competing with private equity and other issues. Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including PRWeek’s special report on AI, Amazon calling office workers back in five days a week and Acceleration’s PE-backed acquisition of DKC. And stick around for a preview of this week’s AI Deciphered conference and the upcoming PRDecoded and PRWeek Healthcare Awards.  AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! PRWeek.comTheme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSICJaymes - First One Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

19 Sep 202439min

This week’s guest on The PR Week podcast is none other than Helena Maus, CEO of Next Fifteen agency Archetype and the Marker Collective. She explains the rapidly changing world of technology comms, the PR scene in the Bay Area, the debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris and much more. Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, such as the detainment of Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill and a new marketing leader at X.  AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! PRWeek.comTheme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSICJaymes - First One Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

12 Sep 202441min

There’s no shortage of PR and communications stories to talk about on the latest edition of The PR Week. Special guest Jeff Hahn joins the podcast to talk about his unique agency, based in Austin, Texas, as well as how his skills helped him survive his own crisis. He also discusses the unique position of the NFL — read PRWeek’s profile of league comms leader Katie Hill — which kicks off its season this week. Hahn also talks about the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, such as more companies pulling back on DEI commitments, boomeranging media executives and Columbia University’s new head of communications. AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! PRWeek.comTheme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSICJaymes - First One Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

5 Sep 202442min

Bill Imada is chairman and chief connectivity officer at IW Group, but in reality he’s much more. He’s an agency founder and leader, a brilliant networker and mentor and a pioneer in diversity and other areas — not to mention a PRWeek Hall of Famer. He stops by The PR Week podcast to talk about his agency’s history and to offer his thoughts about the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, such as Lowe’s changing its DEI policy and big changes in UPS’ communications department. Disclaimer: This podcast is supported by the sponsor. Editorial podcasts are developed solely and independently by the PRWeek editorial team but may contain advertisements. Advertisers (sponsors) are not involved in the development, review or approval of editorial content. AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! PRWeek.comTheme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSICJaymes - First One Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

29 Aug 202442min

Former Edelman San Francisco GM Michael Kuczkowski, who founded his own shop Orangefiery in 2014, is the special guest on this week’s episode of The PR Week podcast. Kuczkowski reflects on what Orangefiery has been up to over the past 10 years, how it has branched out from healthcare into the corporate social impact space and he shares his advice for anyone looking to launch their own PR agency. Kuczkowski also talks with PRWeek’s Steve Barrett and Diana Bradley about the biggest PR and marketing stories of this week, including the unveiling of PRWeek’s 2024 Hall of Fame class, J.J. Carter taking over as FleishmanHillard CEO from John Saunders, Honeywell International selecting Edelman as its global PR AOR, comms reflections on the DNC and the “demure” trend taking over social media.  AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! PRWeek.comTheme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSICJaymes - First One Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

22 Aug 202437min

Jano Cabrera, chief communications officer at General Mills, is serving as the next jury chair for the PRWeek Awards U.S. — the standard deadline is September 27 — and he’s looking forward to another year of agencies and marketers putting their best work forward. He talks about that and other marketing trends on the latest edition of The PR Week podcast, including the biggest PR and communications news of the week. That includes interviews with Mark Read and Alex Geiser about KKR’s acquisition of FGS Global, brand-scented colognes and MrBeast hiring a crisis PR firm.  AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! PRWeek.comTheme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSICJaymes - First One Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

15 Aug 202448min

Ben Finzel is a veteran of Washington, DC, a wide range of agencies and most recently a coalition of multicultural and LGBTQ-owned firms focused on inclusive work. He currently does double duty as president of RenewPR and founder and managing partner of The Change Agencies. He joins the latest edition of The PR Week to talk about everything from hits and misses at the Olympic Games in Paris to the latest news from the presidential campaign trail, pulling from his experience in the nation’s capital to his work as a diversity advocate. Also on the agenda, the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, from the rollout of Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate to Google’s decision to pull an ad from its Olympic rotation after it struck the wrong notes with consumers.  AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! PRWeek.comTheme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSICJaymes - First One Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

8 Aug 202449min

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, the top marketing and communications news of the week: - Olympics week one, and medal-worthy campaigns and partnerships; - Risque and safe Deadpool & Wolverine marketing; - Publicis acquires a creator marketing firm, and much more. AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! PRWeek.comTheme music provided by TRIPLE SCOOP MUSICJaymes - First One Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1 Aug 202444min