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Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast

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Is Taylor Swift really a PR genius? - PRWeek podcast

April 24, 2024 15:35 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MB

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt alongside UK editor John Harrington and reporter Eliza Wiredu. In this week’s episode, the team discuss the publicity around the launch of Taylor Swift’...

'Play with facts, not emotions'- culture war comms, PRWeek podcast

April 17, 2024 14:30 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MB

PR consultant Mark Borkovski discusses culture wars in the latest episode of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast. Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. Joining the podcast this week is PR consultant, author and popular public speaker Mark Borkowski. A regular in PRWeek’s Power Book, he is the founder of his eponymous PR agency Borkowsk...

Is trading on the up? PRWeek podcast

April 10, 2024 12:06 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MB

Is trading on the up? That’s just one of the topics examined in PRWeek’s latest Noise in Brief podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and features UK editor John Harrington and repor...

'We're turning up the heat on AI' - MSL, H&K on PRWeek podcast

April 03, 2024 10:56 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MB

AI experts from Hill & Knowlton and MSL reveal what their agencies have been doing to keep on top of AI in the latest episode of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast. Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. Joining the podcast this week are Allison Spray, global head of intel and tech innovation at Hill & Knowlton; and Natasha Torres-Coote...

Why are agency bosses leaving? PRWeek podcast

March 27, 2024 11:43 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MB

What explains the recent exodus of agency bosses? That's one topic examined in PRWeek's latest Noise in Brief podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or on your favourite platform. This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and features UK editor John Harrington a...

How to get in, and stay in, the Power Book - PRWeek podcast

March 20, 2024 11:51 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MB

Big themes and lessons from the 2024 PRWeek UK Power Book are examined in the latest episode of the Beyond the Noise podcast. The Power Book, which lists the most influential people working in UK communications today, went live earlier this month. Click here to access the coverage, including the 'top 10s' of PR professionals in different sectors. Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via App...

'In the AI age, everyone assumes the worst' - #Photogate PR lessons, PRWeek podcast

March 13, 2024 11:22 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MB

The royal photo sage, agency acquisitions and 'floating it down the Thames' - these topics are put under the microscope in the latest edition of PRWeek's Noise in Brief podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform. This week’s editio...

'Ghosting has changed PR for the worst' - is this the solution? PRWeek podcast

March 06, 2024 14:46 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MB

What does new PRCA guidance on client-agency relationships say, and will it make a difference? The latest episode of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast takes a look. Our guest this week is James Crawford, MD at PR Agency One and a PRCA fellow who was among the people behind the trade body's updated Client Consultancy Partnership Charter. He is joined by PRWeek UK editor John Harrington and news editor Siobhan Holt. Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of th...

Is PR recruitment getting harder? PRWeek podcast

February 28, 2024 11:30 - 17 minutes - 24 MB

What do the recent agency and holding company results tell us about the state of the PR market? And what's happening with recruitment? PRWeek takes a look in the latest Noise in Brief podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen or on your favourite platform. This week’s edition is ...

How to pitch to clients (and get on pitch lists) - PRWeek podcast, Mondelēz International

February 21, 2024 11:31 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

What do clients really want, and don't want, from agencies? That's the focus of the latest PRWeek podcast, featuring Andrew Roache, external affairs lead for the UK and Ireland at Mondelēz International. Roache, who has worked at Mondelēz International since 2022, discusses his role and how the Cadbury and Oreo owner works with different agencies. Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Ap...

‘Is Schillings a real threat to Brunswick et al?’ – PRWeek podcast

February 14, 2024 10:31 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MB

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and features reporter Evie Barrett and PRWeek UK editor John Harrington. The trio discuss the major talking points behind recent industry hires, departu...

'Agencies: be brave, hold firm on client fees' - PRWeek podcast

February 07, 2024 11:48 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MB

What's happening to margins at PR agencies? And how can agencies be more profitable? PRWeek's latest podcast takes a look. Our guest on Beyond the Noise this week is Esther Carder, media specialist partner at accountancy and business advisory firm Moore Kingston Smith. Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform. Lat...

BCW, H&K merger 'one hell of a challenge' - PRWeek podcast

January 31, 2024 11:42 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MB

What really lies behind WPP's decision to merge BCW and Hill & Knowlton? And will it succeed? The PRWeek team put the deal under the microscope in a special edition of the Noise in Brief podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or on your favourite platform. This episode focuses on the bom...

Freuds CEO: 'Learn from populist tactics’ - PRWeek podcast

January 24, 2024 14:49 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

Arlo Brady, chief executive of Freuds, discusses Davos, trading predictions and more on PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast. Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or on your favourite platform. In this episode, Freuds chief executive Arlo Brady reflects on the biggest lessons from The World Economic Forum in Davos, which took place last week. Topics include ESG and ‘woke-w...

'People are getting fed up with the whole pitching process' - PRWeek podcast

January 17, 2024 10:49 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MB

From client pitching to the Post Office, PRWeek's latest Noise in Brief podcast looks at major stories affecting the sector over the past week or so. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week's edition features PRWeek UK editor John Harrington alongsid...

We've been through the pain, now we'll get the gain' - 2024 predictions, PRWeek podcast

January 10, 2024 12:40 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MB

What's in store for PR in 2024? That's the focus of the latest episode of Beyond the Noise, PRWeek's fortnightly podcast series. Gazing into their crystal balls are regular host Frankie Oliver, the founder of New Society, alongside PRWeek editor-in-chief Danny Rogers and UK editor John Harrington. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the ...

‘PRs should do less of this in 2024’ – PRWeek podcast

January 03, 2024 10:40 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MB

In the first episode of 2024, PRWeek news editor Siobhan Holt is joined by PRWeek UK editor John Harrington and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu. In this edition, the editorial team analyse the comms successes and failures that have hit the headlines in the New Year, plus the four journalists discuss what the PR industry should do more and less of in 2024. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK jou...

Michelle Mone & more - 2023’s crisis comms in the spotlight – the PRWeek podcast

December 20, 2023 08:39 - 19 minutes - 27 MB

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform. In this week’s episode, PRWeek news editor Siobhan Holt is joined by reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu. In this edition, the trio discuss BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg interview with Baroness M...

Bold, unafraid - what makes a great communicator in 2023? PRWeek podcast

December 15, 2023 10:53 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MB

How does PRWeek pick its UK Communicators of the Year list - and what does it tell us about comms in 2023? That's the focus of the first episode in a new PRWeek podcast series: Beyond the Noise Extra. As the title suggests, Beyond the Noise Extra is an offshoot of Beyond the Noise, our regular fortnightly podcast. In this series we'll be looking at a specific project that PRWeek has been working on and discuss it in a bit more depth. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on y...

'Where’s the climate comms brief? - PRWeek podcast

December 13, 2023 11:32 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MB

As COP28 draws to a close, the challenge of climate communications is the focus for the latest episode of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast. Our guest this week is renowned environmental campaigner Jonathan Porritt, who joins our regular host Frankie Oliver, the founder of New Society. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite p...

How are PRs coping with rising cost pressures? - PRWeek podcast

December 06, 2023 11:59 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MB

In this week’s episode, PRWeek editor-in-chief Danny Rogers is joined by news editor Siobhan Holt and reporter Evie Barrett, who discuss the most recent agency mergers and acquisitions. Also in this edition, with the inflation rate slowing after it hit a 40-year high in October 2022, and interest rates unlikely to drop from their current levels any time soon, the journalists debate whether high-interest rates are a burden on PR agencies or not. They also discuss COP28, the latest United Na...

What about men in PR? PRWeek podcast

November 29, 2023 11:59 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MB

Should the industry be doing more to support male PR professionals? That's the focus of PRWeek UK's latest podcast.What about men in PR? PRWeek podcast. In the first episode of Beyond the Noise since International Men's Day on 19 November, we look at whether more should be done to help men in PR across areas such as mental health support and parental leave. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and P...

When embargoes and exclusives go wrong - the PRWeek podcast

November 22, 2023 13:13 - 16 minutes - 23 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s episode features PRWeek editor-in chief Danny Rog...

John Lewis and Asda comms chiefs reveal Christmas campaign secrets – PRWeek podcast

November 15, 2023 14:59 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MB

Our guests this week are Gillian Taylor, head of external communications at John Lewis, and Tori Pourzand, senior director of public relations at Asda. They are joined by regular host Frankie Oliver, the founder of New Society, and PRWeek UK editor John Harrington. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite...

Why are PR agencies closing? PRWeek podcast

November 08, 2023 13:32 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu. This week, drinks PR agency Domino Communications has ceased trading, which follows the recent shuttering of comms agency ScienceMagic.Inc. In...

'AI is a reputation crisis waiting to happen' - PRWeek podcast

November 01, 2023 16:27 - 24 minutes - 54.9 MB

How can comms help curb the growing spread of AI-led disinformation? That's the topic of PRWeek UK's latest Beyond the Noise podcast. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. Our guest this week is Kerry Sheehan, head of service development and innovation at the UK Civil Service, who is a senior figure working on the ...

PRWeek UK Awards, comms in conflict, M&A - PRWeek podcast

October 25, 2023 14:08 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MB

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu. In this podcast, the trio chat about the latest mergers, acquisitions and launches in the industry and what th...

'Women are running on fumes' - PR's gender barriers, PRWeek podcast

October 18, 2023 09:12 - 33 minutes - 77.6 MB

PRWeek takes another look at the barriers stopping gender equality in comms in the latest episode of the Beyond the Noise podcast. This week's episode is a follow-up to the International Women's Day show from March. Two guests return - Jo Carr, co-founder of Hope&Glory PR and president of Women in PR (WIPR), and Jo-ann Robertson, CEO of global markets at Ketchum - alongside Angela Balakrishnan, executive director of strategic comms and public affairs at the Information Commissioner's Offic...

Burnout in PR, office attendance, Trading Tracker and more – PRWeek podcast

October 11, 2023 15:07 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt ...

Just Eat PR boss on agency diversity: ‘What are your proof points?’ – PRWeek UK podcast

October 06, 2023 11:06 - 30 minutes - 69.7 MB

In the latest episode of the Beyond the Noise podcast, Clara Biu, head of PR at Just Eat, gives the client perspective on PR agency diversity following the findings of the latest annual Industry Pay Gaps report from PRWeek. She explains how demanding clients are becoming of the agencies they hire: “I’m asking my agency, ‘What are you doing in terms of truly diverse teams, what are your proof points?’” PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at som...

Pay gaps, Gen Z, Xmas campaigns – PRWeek Podcast

September 27, 2023 15:53 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s episode features news editor Siobhan Holt alongsi...

'Can we just cancel the idea of a sell-in?' - young PR stars on PRWeek podcast (part two)

September 20, 2023 12:56 - 41 minutes - 95.4 MB

What do young comms professionals think of the industry? PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast takes a look, in the second of a two-part series. It comes as PRWeek reveals the results of a survey of Gen Z PRs about their views of the sector - which looks at topics from how long they want to stay in their jobs to whether PR has an alcohol problem. Our guests this week are another two nominees in the Young Gamechanger category at the PRWeek UK Awards: Malini Bhargav, senior consultant - ...

Gen Z survey, Edelman report, Trading Tracker, Schillings – PRWeek podcast

September 13, 2023 09:39 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt ...

'Late payment is a massive issue' - what agencies want from clients, PRWeek podcast

September 06, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 92.4 MB

We've heard what clients want from agencies - this week's PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast takes the agencies' perspective. Throughout August, PRWeek ran interviews with senior in-house comms and corporate affairs directors from BAE, Subway, Royal Mail and Starling Bank. We asked what they like - and don't like - about working with comms agencies. Our guests this week discuss the relationships from the view of agencies. We are joined by Tom Symondson, global head of growth at Grayling and ...

ESG, football, will AI replace real-life PR stunts? PRWeek podcast

August 30, 2023 10:22 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week’s episode features PRWeek UK editor John Harrington an...

‘Agencies are missing a trick’ – young PR stars on PRWeek podcast

August 23, 2023 12:34 - 32 minutes - 75 MB

What do young comms professionals think of the industry? PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast takes a look. This week’s edition features two finalists in the PRWeek UK Awards Young Gamechanger of the Year category: Katie Gabriel, account director at Instinctif Partners; and Joshua Vine-Lott, senior account manager at Aurora. They join PRWeek UK editor John Harrington and PRWeek reporter Evie Barrett. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at ...

FleishmanHillard, AI, PR Room 101, tech PR rebound? - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

August 15, 2023 09:25 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week, the team discuss the recent holding company results a...

'We're not trying to be popular' - Behind Just Stop Oil's comms strategy, PRWeek podcast

August 09, 2023 09:13 - 37 minutes - 86.7 MB

We find out in the latest episode of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast. Our guest this week is Zoe Cohen, a spokesperson for Just Stop Oil, the organisation that is demanding the UK Government stop licensing all new oil, gas and coal projects. Joining her is regular podcast host Frankie Oliver, the founder of New Society, and John Harrington, the editor of PRWeek UK.  PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting ...

Agency fees, PRWeek UK Awards, consumer PR, pay gaps - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

August 02, 2023 15:21 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or on your favourite platform. This week, the team talk about the latest installment of PRWeek’s Top 15...

'AI is really terrifying!' - Virgin and M&S social media chiefs on PRWeek podcast

July 26, 2023 12:55 - 43 minutes - 98.7 MB

How are brands evolving their use of social media, and what does the future hold? That's the focus of the latest edition of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast. Our guests this week are social media chiefs at two major companies: Charlotte Tonry, social media lead at Marks & Spencer, and Vicky Longster, social media manager at Virgin. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast v...

Ketchum & Portland, Barbie, Threads, RIP blanket pitching? - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

July 20, 2023 15:01 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week the team discuss the new division created by Omnicom a...

'Talent won’t work in an industry that sells people shit they don't need' – purpose guru

July 12, 2023 11:02 - 35 minutes - 81.7 MB

The Beyond the Noise podcast this week features regular host Frankie Oliver alongside PRWeek editor-in-chief Danny Rogers and co-founder of Purpose Disruptors Lisa Merrick-Lawless. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. The trio discuss the climate emergency and the work of Purpose Directors – which is a non profit ...

Edelman job cuts, SEC Newgate investment, Trading Tracker, Shein – PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

July 05, 2023 15:53 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. This week, we talk about SEC Newgate and how the agency is set t...

'PR has risen in time of permacrisis' - lessons from Cannes winners, PRWeek podcast

June 29, 2023 09:50 - 30 minutes - 70.4 MB

The Beyond the Noise podcast this week features regular host Frankie Oliver alongside PRWeek UK editor John Harrington and news editor Siobhan Holt. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.  The trio this week talk through some of the Lions-winning campaigns from this year that piqued their interest. They analyse what...

Cannes, creativity, Talker Tailor Trouble Maker

June 21, 2023 11:04 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MB

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform. Speaking from Cannes, PRWeek editor-in-ch...

Are PRs paid enough? PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast

June 14, 2023 09:32 - 43 minutes - 99.1 MB

Staff pay, bonuses, and other rewards and benefits are put under the microscope in the latest edition of PRWeek UK's Beyond the Noise podcast. This week's show explores the new research by The Works Search that found, among other things, the level of average pay rises in the industry. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite pl...

PR salaries, Cannes, This Morning (again), where are the Pride campaigns?

June 07, 2023 11:03 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MB

Big themes in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK editor John Harrington and reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on you...

Are we at the ‘tipping point’ for purpose-led campaigns? Cannes PR Lions president hopes so

May 31, 2023 15:57 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

Speaking on PRWeek's Beyond The Noise podcast, Jo-ann Robertson, CEO global markets at Ketchum and this year’s PR Lions jury president at Cannes Lions, says she hopes that brand communications is reaching “a tipping point” where not every lauded campaign needs a social cause or purpose. Joined by regular hosts PRWeek editor-in-chief, Danny Rogers and founder of New Society, Frankie Oliver, Robertson talks about the state of creativity in the PR industry generally, whether PR agencies need t...

AI, Top 150, This Morning, BA, is PR too serious?

May 24, 2023 08:48 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MB

Big themes in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington. Download the podcast via App...

'AI won't take your job, but a human who knows how to use it will' - PR and AI, PRWeek podcast

May 17, 2023 07:51 - 30 minutes - 68.7 MB

The opportunities and threats posed by AI are examined in the latest episode of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast. Guests this week are Allison Spray, MD, data + analytics, at Hill+Knowlton, and a recent recipient of a postgraduate diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business from Oxford; and Andre Labadie, executive chair, business and technology, at Brands2Life. PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting c...