The PRovoke Media Podcast

Amadeus' Karun Budhraja on travel marketing in Asia; Tim Sutton on ethics (Ep. 127)

Amadeus Asia-Pacific corporate marketing VP Karun Budhraja joins the Echo Chamber to discuss how travel marketing is changing rapidly in the region, as explored by the company's recent research study. Budhraja is followed by Weber Shandwick's Tim Sutton, who discusses the tricky issue of ethics in PR, including his firm's refusal to work for tobacco companies. 

Summer news roundup: Edelman, BCW, M&A, PRSA, Racepoint & more (Ep. 126)

Holmes Report editors Arun Sudhaman and Maja Pawinska Sims review a busy summer of news, which has included senior departures at Edelman and Racepoint, developments at Burson Cohn & Wolfe, PRSA tumult, agency mergers, industry transformation and more.

Ogilvy UK CEO Michael Frohlich (Ep. 125)

Ogilvy UK CEO Michael Frohlich joins the Echo Chamber to discuss his rise from 'PR person' to leading one of the UK's largest advertising agencies. Frohlich also explores what the PR world can learn from adland and vice versa, and looks at why PR agencies have struggled to build planning departments.

CIPR president Sarah Hall (Ep. 124)

CIPR president Sarah Hall joins the Echo Chamber podcast to discuss opportunities and challenges for the public relations industry. 

The Echo Chamber: H+K CEO Jack Martin (Ep. 123)

H+K CEO Jack Martin joins the Echo Chamber to discuss, not only H+K, but the upheaval at parent company WPP over the last year. In conversation with Paul Holmes, Martin talks about Martin Sorrell's sudden departure, the state of WPP's PR agencies and the future of the holding company. 

Cannes Podcast: Inside the Young PR Lions (Ep. 122)

The Echo Chamber talks to the USA's Young PR Lions representatives, Gabrielle Low and Kelly Kenny from Ketchum, going inside the selection process and the curious decision to not award a Bronze winner. Low and Kenny also explore how the PR agency industry needs to change, from the perspective of the younger generation. 

Echo Chamber: Live podcast with Alan VanderMolen (Ep. 121)

WE international president Alan VanderMolen joins the Echo Chamber in Cannes in front of a live audience to discuss industry threats and opportunities, which holding groups are under pressure, and what firms he wants to buy.

Cannes Podcast: Fostering a culture of creative collaboration (Ep. 120)

Ketchum's chief strategy and creativity officer Karen Strauss and Daggerwing associate principal Elizabeth O’Connor join the Echo Chamber in Cannes to discuss how best to fostering a culture of creative collaboration.

Cannes: Planning evolution, data vs creativity, making clients braver (Ep. 119)

Ketchum's Ruth Yearley and Tera Miller join the Echo Chamber to discuss how the evolution of planning in PR, the tension between data and creativity and why brave clients matter so much.

The Holmes Report's Cannes 2018 Preview (Ep. 118)

Holmes Report editors Arun Sudhaman and Maja Pawinska Sims preview the 2018 Cannes Lions Festival which promises to be a more slimmed down affair than usual, thanks in large part to cutbacks from holding groups. The duo explore which sessions and themes stand out, tips to survive Cannes and ponder the 'Sorrell effect'.