The PR Week

Updated: 27 Mar 2025 • 301 episodes
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PRWeek's regular weekly roundup of everything that matters in the worlds of PR and communications.

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Dive into the crucial topic of men's mental health and social connection in this episode featuring Laura Bremer, US president of Citizen Relations and Nate Checketts, co-founder of performance apparel brand Rhone, champion for mental fitness. Drawing from the 2024 Citizen Connections Report, this critical conversation

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Who starts a PR firm in the middle of a pandemic?  Steve Hirsch and his business partner, Evan Leatherwood, did just that, when they launched Hirsch Leatherwood in 2021 at the corner of reputation management and media and content strategy.  He joins the latest edition of The PR Week podcast to discuss the agency’s foun

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The eighth annual PRWeek/Cision industry report recently deployed. PRWeek's Gideon Fidelzeid speaks with Cision’s Katie Tod to dissect key data and highlight what it means for communicators’ day-to-day function. Since 2017, industry pros have been the main source of a Cision/PRWeek annual report that captures the curre

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PR leaders from Microsoft, We. Communications, and the USC Center for PR unpack their latest research on AI’s impact on the industry. The We. Communications and USC Annenberg study Energized by AI reveals that AI is making communicators feel more valued, while USC’s Relevance Report, produced with Microsoft, showcases

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The biggest day in the industry got even bigger this year.  The PRWeek Awards U.S. kicked off bright and early on Wall Street last Thursday, with PRWeek ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange alongside prominent industry executives.  Later, the stars of the industry were out at the PRWeek Awards U.S.,

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Next up on The PR Week: Dawn Beauparlant, CEO for North America at WE Communications.  Recorded just one day before The PR Week Awards, Beauparlant talks about what she’s most looking forward to during the big night. She also previews some upcoming agency news and talks about topics including tariffs and the suddenly u

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