The PR Week: 7.28.2022 — Alex Conant, Firehouse Strategies

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 too early to predict the 2024 presidential race.

Also on this week’s episode:

-Instagram’s CEO responds to Kardashian criticism;

-PR firms’ disappointment in the NIL market;

-Jay Carney’s move from Amazon to Airbnb;

-The comms reorganization at Macy’s Inc.;

-Edelman Smithfield going global;

-And much more.

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