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Formerly known as the Holmes Report‘s Echo Chamber, the PRovoke podcast brings insight and intelligence from the global PR industry. Featuring interviews, analysis and conversation, the weekly show is hosted by PRovoke Media editors Arun Sudhaman, Maja Pawinska Sims & Paul Holmes.
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Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
As the PR industry looks for bolder ways to address its longstanding issue with racial and cultural inclusion, we're talking to Black PR professionals about their experiences. In this episode, Aarti Shah talks to Sabrina Lynch, SVP at Taylor, about her experience working in both New York and London. She gives powerful examples and also advice that agencies can take around handling microaggressions, in particular in encounters with clients. Lynch also provided advice for the industry in our piece: Amid Protests: 'We’re Tired of Words. We Need to See Action'.
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
As #BlackLivesMatter protests continue around the world, IPG's PR and marketing group diversity & inclusion leader Margenett Moore-Roberts and Rogers & Cowan PMK multicultural head Stephen Macias join Diana Marszalek on the PRovoke podcast to discuss systemic racism and how the communications industry can harness the energy around recent events to move towards racial equality.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
OPR CEO Richard Brett joins the PRovoke podcast to discuss the agency's new book, which explores how marketing communications has moved from telling and talking to doing and action. That focus on action, says Brett, becomes even more critical in the Covid-19 era, with companies around the world stepping up and doing what they can to help.
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
PRovoke editors Arun Sudhaman and Maja Pawinska Sims discuss Hong Kong's latest search for PR agency support, set against the backdrop of sustained political unrest in the city. The duo explore why MSL pulled out of the process, why so many firms have chosen to steer clear of the brief, and which firm might land the controversial assignment.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Prospect Resourcing founder/MD Emma Dale joins Arun Sudhaman on the PRovoke podcast to discuss the 2020 State of the Industry Report, conducted in conjunction with Public Affairs Asia. Dale examines the difficulties facing the Asia-Pacific PR industry amid Covid-19, the implications for mental health and flexible working, and broader trends that are impacting talent development, recruitment and retention.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Jim Weiss has spent several decades working in healthcare PR, including starting his career in the HIV/AIDS space. Now as CEO of the healthcare powerhouse W2O Group, Weiss is leading his clients — which include 23 of the top 25 pharmaceutical companies in the world — through the Covid-19 crisis. Aarti Shah spoke with Weiss about the Covid-19 playbook (hint: there isn't one) and why acting local is critical— and so effective — right now.
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Before the Covid-19 outbreak, the travel and tourism industry accounted for 10% of global GDP. Diana Marszalek is joined on the PRovoke podcast by Virginia Messina, managing director of the World Travel & Tourism Council, and Jennifer Risi, president of independent agency network The Sway Effect, to talk about various communications efforts that can keep the industry afloat when most travel is at a halt.
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Jamie McLaughlin, who has spent more than 15 years as a PR executive recruiter, joins Diana Marszalek on the PRovoke podcast to discuss the coronavirus outbreak’s effects on the industry job market, and how the pandemic could lead to long-term changes in the hiring process.
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Schneider Electric corporate communications director Alex Malouf joins the PRovoke podcast from Dubai to discuss how companies can respond to the remarkable PR challenges posed by Covid-19, including employee engagement and internal communications priorities.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Jeff Joseph, CEO of the Software & Information Industry Association, joins Diana Marszalek on the PRovoke podcast on the 35th anniversary of the annual CODiE Awards, to talk about how the Oscars of the software industry not only keep pace with the ever-changing world of technologt, but also have an impressive track record of recognizing industry legends before they become household names.