Fresh Meet
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFresh Meet is a freewheeling podcast that provides a meeting of great minds around the freshest topics in communications, marketing, PR and social media. Subscribe and stay fresh.
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S3 E3 Artificial Imagination: What's next for AI?
December 02, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MBIn our latest episode of Fresh Meet, our Founder and CEO Alex Myers sat down with entrepreneur, AI specialist and co-founder of Multiply, Rasmus Adler Wahlberg to chat about the highs, the lows and everything in between when it comes to artificial intelligence.
S3E2 Lost Talent: The impact of women leaving the creative industries.
November 17, 2023 12:06 - 33 minutes - 27 MBEver wondered where all the women go in the PR, comms and creative industries? In this episode of Fresh Meet we combine forces with PR Mums to have a conversation with the Rt Hon. Harriet Harman, politics’ most notable champion of women’s rights, hosted by Ali Maynard James of Manifest and Founding Mother of PR Mums.
S3 E1: Room for More: Black Women in Comms
October 30, 2023 17:25 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIn our latest episode marking UK Black History Month, our Chief of Staff, Kellie Smith sat down with Claire Quansah, CEO of Quansah Consulting to discuss how the comms industry can attract and keep Black female talent
Green is the New Black: Going Beyond Greenwashing
August 03, 2023 15:44 - 58 minutes - 46.9 MBIn our latest episode, our host Isabel Thomson-Officer discusses the rising phenomenon of greenwashing with a guest panel including Angie Farrugia, Director of Comms from B Lab AUNZ, Jahdon Quinlan, Sustainability Leader at Stone & Wood Brewing Co and Josh Kirkman, CEO of Surfers For Climate We talk about what it is, how and why brands fall foul to it, how you can spot it, and why brands need to ensure their efforts are authentic and genuine.
Breaking Bad: Challenging Beauty Bias
June 07, 2023 01:24 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this episode recorded in Melbourne, Australia we discuss how we can unlock the power of the beauty industry to challenge conventions and ensure minorities are seen, heard and represented. Our hosts are Jessie Bowers (Creative Director) of the Melbourne studio) and Kim Lewis (Senior Account Manager of the Melbourne studio) are joined by Chelsea Bonner, CEO of Bella Management and James Parr, model, disability advocate, and writer. This chapter of Fresh Meet goes into a lively discussion ...
B Here Now: How positive impact brands thrive during economic downturns
March 23, 2023 10:25 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode, marking B-Corp month, we’ll discuss how and why purpose-led businesses emerge and thrive during economic downturns and recession. We’ll chat through the complexities of purpose-based marketing or brand activism in the face of a cost-of-living crisis and what a sustainable model for sustainability looks like. Hosted by Manifest CEO and founder Alex Myers, with guests including Emily Laws (Head of Brand, Lucky Saint), Ian Hambleton (Co-founder, Ecologi) and Sinead Gray (Join...
Search & Deploy: How share of search is changing global culture
February 16, 2023 12:25 - 54 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this episode we are joined by Rodrigo Gravitz, CEO and founder of the market research SaaS solution, My Telescope. We talk about everything share of search — from the importance of measuring market trends, campaign effectiveness and brand recognition, to being constantly monitored, the shift in personal boundaries and finding a balance between using share of search for good vs bad.
The power of a voice
December 07, 2022 10:56 - 48 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode, our host Rosanna Bhanji, associate creative director in Stockholm is joined by both MD and partner of the Stockholm Studio Anna Karlsson and Johanna Hoof, co-founder of voice streaming platform Logcast. Together they help us understand the power of a voice and why it’s important to make our voices heard. They cover everything from the story of Logcast and why the platform exist to the importance of democratising people’s voices and the future of advertising and comms within ...
Game Changes: Inspiring understanding through football
November 14, 2022 13:24 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MBAhead of the World Cup kicking off, in this month's episode Julian and Daisy talk all things football with the founder of Goal Click, Matthew Barrett. Goal Click is a global storytelling platform helping people understand one another through the universal language of football. We cover everything from big money in sport, the controversy surrounding the Qatar World Cup and the responsibility of brands to make football a more inclusive and progressive game.
Game Changers: Inspiring understanding through football
November 14, 2022 13:24 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MBAhead of the World Cup kicking off, in this month's episode Julian and Daisy talk all things football with the founder of Goal Click, Matthew Barrett. Goal Click is a global storytelling platform helping people understand one another through the universal language of football. We cover everything from big money in sport, the controversy surrounding the Qatar World Cup and the responsibility of brands to make football a more inclusive and progressive game.
Keep your sex safe and your business risky
October 19, 2022 11:14 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBOn this episode Manifest founder and CEO Alex Myers and Senior Account Manager Kim Lewis speaks to Bec Park of Jonny Condoms about safe sex and risky business. Locked in and love locked up - vegan and PEFC-certified Aussie condom brand, Jonny, excelled during the pandemic and is now moving onto bigger markets, having its sights set on the world. Not only does the brand promote safe sex, for everyone, but is a leading advocate in consent, as well as sustainability - every Jonny condom is pa...
The Next Ten: How creative will evolve in the next decade
August 09, 2022 08:29 - 51 minutes - 41 MBFrom the recession to the metaverse, the Manifest global team discuss the trends, issues, and topics that are likely to shape the global communications industry in the coming decade. Hosted by Julian Obubo (Brand Strategy Director/Manifest UK), featuring Alex Myers (CEO & Founder/Manifest Group), Josefine Hedlund (Creative Production Director/Manifest Stockholm), Isabel Thomson-Officer (Managing Partner/Manifest Melbourne), Jessie Bowers Jr (Creative Director (Manifest Melbourne).
Once upon a time: The importance of brand storytelling in 2022
June 28, 2022 16:42 - 1 hour - 52 MBOur host Rosanna Bhanji, Associate Creative Director in our Stockholm studio, is joined by Martin Sandin, Creative Content Producer and Screen Writer to discuss the importance of storytelling. The pair cover what storytelling means in 2022, the frameworks around it, and how brands need to adopt effective storytelling to connect with and engage their communities.
How past and present trends help shape and inspire creative
May 10, 2022 10:30 - 52 minutes - 41.8 MBAnd we're back! In the first episode of Season 2 of Fresh Meet, Jessie Bowers, our Manifest Melbourne studio Creative Director is in conversation with Sarah McGregor, the Executive Creative Director at Dentsu and Ed Bechervaise, Creative Director at Friction Creative. This episode will explore how current and past creative trends can help shape how we develop ideas to produce groundbreaking work.
So that was an interesting week.... How the comms industry is coping during a global pandemic
March 23, 2020 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBIn episode one of Fresh Meet- The Crisis Series, we take a look at the initial impacts of the Coronavirus on the marketing industry. What are the changes agencies and brands need to make, and what are the potential long term implications of at least...
The Brand as Activist: A model for the future or a flash in the pan?
December 18, 2019 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBCan brands be activists? Should brands be activists?
Anatomy of an idea: Breaking down the DNA of creativity
May 30, 2019 10:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBIn episode 9 of Fresh Meet we tackle the nebulous and endlessly fascinating concept of creativity
Ground by the Grind: A conversation on finding purpose in work
March 01, 2019 05:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBA discussion on the world of work and wellbeing and the importance of finding your purpose
Power to the People: How are brands harnessing community to build for the future?
January 31, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBA discussion on how brands are engaging with their audiences in the digital age
From Success to Significance: The evolving role of brands in the digital age
October 26, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 22.1 MBA philosophical look at how brands are responding to digital transformation
Hard Work & Hustle: How to get started in the PR industry
July 25, 2018 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBA discussion on the hard work, hustle and sacrifices it takes to get started in the PR industry
Hard Work & Hustle: How to get started in the PR industry
July 25, 2018 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBIn the fifth episode of Fresh Meet, we flip the script on the “How I Made It” interview genre. Instead of chatting with CEOs and founders with decades of experience, we have an illuminating chat with three Manifest colleagues on their fascinating journeys into PR. We hear from Liana Bignall, Senior Account Executive at Manifest London on the challenges of making the transition from Australia to London. Moll Levine, Campaign Manager at Manifest New York talks about the importance of finding o...
The 'D' Word: Assessing the status quo of diversity in the PR industry
June 20, 2018 04:00 - 50 minutes - 24 MBA discussion on the state of affairs of diversity initiatives in PR in the UK
Same same but different: Comparing PR in the UK and USA
April 30, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 14.4 MBA comparative analysis on the practice of PR in the US and UK
Under the influence: What’s the state of influencer relations and what does the future hold?
March 19, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBA discussion on the sustainability of current influencer relations models
Under the influence: What’s the state of influencer relations and what does the future hold?
March 19, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBWe’ll be discussing whether the current model of influencer relations is sustainable, we’ll be future gazing at what this industry could look like in 5 to 10 years’ time and we’ll debate and unpack the term itself: Influencer? What does it mean? What should it mean? Should we still be using it? We're joined by Manifest's influencer expert Niamh Kelly and two "influencers" Millie Cotton and Marta "A Girl Who Travels"
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
February 15, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.9 MBA discussion on the purpose and art of saying sorry