The PRovoke Media Podcast

Trophy Case: Wiith "Piece of Me," KPN Tapped Gen Z Culture with Purpose

In the first episode of our new Trophy Case podcast series, PRovoke Media editor-in-chief Paul Holmes sat down with Dave Frauenfelder, VP brand, marketing communications and sponsorships at Dutch telecom provider KPN, and Jacqueline Bosselaar, executive strategy director, CEO and founder of HPB Het PR Bureau, to discuss the “Piece of Me” campaign, winner of our Platinum SABRE for the best public relations campaign in the EMEA region.

Current Global on what consumers really think of NSFW topics

In this episode of the PRovoke Media podcast, recorded in Cannes, Current Global CEO Mike Rosich talks to Maja Pawinska Sims about the agency's new NSFW Pulse research. This provocative new study explores how consumers really feel about brands engaging with so-called ‘not safe for work’ topics in culture and society, from DEI to LGBTQ, plus their views on taking a stand on areas such as climate change, immigration and reproductive rights. The results show a clear divide across political persuasion, age and religion on whether brands should speak up and take a stand on various issues – or not. 

Jennifer Risi in Cannes: "Stay the Course"

In a podcast from PRovoke Media’s Cannes HQ, The Sway Effect’s Jen Risi discusses her on firm’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, and he advice that clients hold the course.

We. Communications' Nitin Mantri in Cannes

In this episode of th PRovoke Media podcast, part of our special Cannes series, Maja Pawinska Sims is joined on the Croisette by Nitin Mantri, APAC president of We. Communications and group CEO of Avian. We. Their lively conversation that covers the creativity festival, the market landscape in Asia, and the results of the agency's new Brands in Motion study, which shows an interesting discrepancy between how effective communications professionals think they are being, and how comms activity is actually being received by their audiences.

Agency Leaders Podcast: Edouard Fillias

The founder of French digital agency Jin says future shareholders might prefer to have their companies led by an artificial intelligence rather than a “very impetuous, not predictable CEO.”

Radical Compassion as a Catalyst for Innovation

In this episode of the PRovoke Media podcast, Adam Pawluk, head of Labs at JPA Health, breaks down the concept of “radical compassion” and its increasing importance in organizational leadership. Pawluk shares why empathetic leaders are better positioned to cultivate psychological safety, a necessary condition for creativity, risk-taking, and sustained innovation. With data showing that employees with compassionate senior leaders are nearly five times more likely to report being innovative, Pawluk makes the case for empathy as a strategic advantage, not a soft skill.

Agency Leaders Podcast: Susan Howe

In the second of our CEO Podcast series, Paul Holmes talked with Susan Howe, chief executive of The Weber Shandwick Collective, for a wide-ranging conversation that included the challenges of maintaining a cohesive culture across one of the world's largest agencies, the importance of creativity, the changing media landscape, AI, and the impending merger between Interpublic and Omnicom.

Fight or Flight On The Individualist Era

Fight or Flight discusses the growth of employee power.

Building Out Golin’s Vision To Be The First Fully AI-Integrated PR Agency

Golin chief AI officer Jeff Beringer joins the PRovoke Media podcast to discuss his vision for being a fully AI-integrated PR agency.

If all goes as planned, Golin by 2026 will be the first fully AI-integrated PR firm, transforming everything from workflow and jobs to the nature of client relationships.

In this episode of the PRovoke Media podcast, Jeff Beringer, Golin’s first chief AI officer, and PRovoke Media’s Diana Marszalek discuss what being “fully AI-integrated” means in practical terms and how full-scale adoption of the technology will boost output and efficiency — all while keeping human relationships (and jobs) intact. Says Beringer, “We’re  trying to equip people to do their best.”

Doomscrolling, Disinformation and DOGE – Survival Skills For Uncertain Times

This year has already seen rapid and significant disruption in the media, policy and business landscape. Meanwhile, the increasing sophistication of disruptive technologies are leading to further confusion. Finn Partners partner David Krejci – a pioneer in media forensics, and an expert on misinformation, disruptive technologies, and bad faith actors – and managing partner of global public affairs Jessica Ross – an expert in issues management, crisis communications and the intersection of policy and business – join Maja Pawinska Sims on the PRovoke Media podcast to discuss the state of play in the current turbulent environment, and share insights, tips and best practices for navigating the complexity of a rapidly changing business environment.