



20 episodes
by Steve Barrett, PRWeek · English
PRWeek's regular weekly roundup of everything that matters in the worlds of PR and communications.









PR Week weekly roundup covering Padilla’s “people-first AI” approach; PR industry changes (earned media, GEO/AEO); Q4 outlook; major PR/communications news including Next15’s sale to Avenir Global,…
12 Nov 2026 · 44m · 21 chapters
How “earned AI answers” and GEO/AI search change PR and brand visibility, shifting discoverability from clicks to citations and relevance; includes Hunter’s “High Five” framework and how agencies…
11 Nov 2026 · 23m · 14 chapters
Preview of Haymarket Media’s third annual AI Deciphered conference (Nov 12, 2026, NYC) and how AI is changing brand marketing, PR/earned media, agency workflows, and healthcare communications.
6 Nov 2026 · 24m · 12 chapters
PR Week weekly roundup plus a deep-dive interview with Verizon’s corporate affairs leader on building a corporate affairs function, aligning comms with marketing and government/regulatory…
5 Nov 2026 · 46m · 18 chapters
PR Week weekly roundup plus a deep dive with Rudolf Finn CEO Kathy Bloomgarden on agency growth, winning Wendy’s, competing as an independent amid holding-company consolidation, and how AI is…
29 Oct 2026 · 41m · 19 chapters
Richard Edelman (CEO, Edelman) argues PR should be the lead discipline, driven by trust, action, earned strategy, and local-first thinking—especially as AI and health misinformation reshape how…
27 Oct 2026 · 30m · 17 chapters
Recorded live at the 2026 PR Week Conference in Chicago, this episode is a conference special focused on AI and communications: using “responsible AI” to represent organizations authentically,…
22 Oct 2026 · 41m · 15 chapters
PR Week weekly roundup plus a studio interview on building a lifestyle brand for adults over 50, followed by news on corporate comms restructuring, U.S.
15 Oct 2026 · 56m · 26 chapters
PR Week weekly roundup plus a long interview with APCO Worldwide’s Nick Ashooh on 50 years in PR, including nuclear/data-center/AI community trust, crisis communications lessons from AIG, media…
8 Oct 2026 · 43m · 19 chapters
PR Week weekly roundup featuring healthcare communications and prevention, plus AI policy/regulation, tech diplomacy, agency wins, a Cornell sexual abuse case, and the launch of PR Week Healthcare…
1 Oct 2026 · 46m · 19 chapters
The evolving nature of risk in communications and marketing, using Axis’s insurance perspective to explain how brands should prepare for crises and communicate without fearmongering.
29 Sep 2026 · 25m · 13 chapters
PR Week weekly roundup plus deep dive on PAGE’s second annual Page Navigator report about the CCO function, including org structure, budgets/resources, AI adoption, and what drives CCO confidence…
24 Sep 2026 · 37m · 17 chapters
PR Week weekly roundup focused on (1) the evolving role of the CCO and communications’s business value, (2) PR Week Awards 2027 judging criteria, (3) major comms/agency and leadership moves, and (4)…
17 Sep 2026 · 45m · 21 chapters
PR Week weekly roundup focused on creator journalism and “creator relations” as the new media relations, plus major industry news: Pepsi vs.
10 Sep 2026 · 47m · 24 chapters
PR Week podcast episode featuring retired Levi Strauss chief communications officer Kelly McGinnis, plus industry news and a forthcoming profile interview with Microsoft CCO Frank Shaw.
3 Sep 2026 · 31m · 13 chapters
PR Week weekly episode featuring Lenovo’s Charlotte West on global corporate communications, tariffs, AI in comms, and earnings-call storytelling; plus news round-up on brand crises, leadership…
27 Aug 2026 · 44m · 22 chapters
PR Week podcast episode featuring New York Life Chief Communications Officer Paul Gennaro on scaling AI in corporate communications, plus PR industry news (Hall of Fame, agency/brand moves, and The…
20 Aug 2026 · 25m · 11 chapters
PR Week’s weekly PR/communications roundup plus a deep dive with Hotwire CEO Grant Toups on agency strategy, AI in comms, Cannes takeaways, and creator/influencer trends; followed by PR Week news (40…
13 Aug 2026 · 37m · 21 chapters
Bink CEO Ann Mellinger discusses Bink’s “culture of work study,” focusing on the say-do gap, employee trust erosion, four culture mindsets, and how internal communications can drive business…
6 Aug 2026 · 31m · 9 chapters
PR Week weekly podcast episode featuring Mike Rush (360 PR Plus) on why PR should lead affiliate marketing, how affiliate/reviews fit into broader PR strategy, influencer expectations, and how AI is…
30 Jul 2026 · 33m · 22 chapters