The PRovoke Media Podcast

Brendan May, chairman of sustainability advisory firm Robertsbridge, joins the Echo Chamber to talk about sustainability in the context of PR and communications. May ran Weber Shandwick’s sustainability practice before setting up Robertsbridge in 2009. He has advised global companies and brands on sustainability strategies, supply chain risk, sustainable sourcing, communications, reputation and crisis management. He was also chief executive of the Marine Stewardship Council, and European chairman of the Rainforest Alliance, and is a regular commentator on corporate responsibility.

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. 

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 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 joins the Echo Chamber podcast to discuss opportunities and challenges for the public relations industry. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.