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The PR Week

Steve Barrett, PRWeek

PRWeek's regular weekly roundup of everything that matters in the worlds of PR and communications.

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Thursday · 44 min
The PR Week: 8.27.2026 - Charlotte West, Lenovo
The technology giant’s VP of global corporate communications talks about how the company’s World Cup partnership went well beyond traditional sponsorship on the latest edition of ‘The PR Week.’
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August 20 · 24 min
The PR Week: 8.20.2026 - Paul Gennaro, New York Life
This week on ‘The PR Week’: New York Life SVP and chief communications officer Paul Gennaro, an alum of Voya Financial and AECOM and a former public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy.
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August 13 · 36 min
The PR Week: 8.13.2026 - Grant Toups, Hotwire
The global CEO of Hotwire talks about his first six months-plus on the job, Cannes and how he and his team use AI and work with influencers and content creators.
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August 6 · 30 min
The PR Week: 8.6.2026 - Ann Melinger, Bink
How important is culture really to an organization? And what’s communications’ role in building and maintaining it? Bink’s Ann Melinger chats about that and her organization’s research about those topics on this edition of ‘The PR Week.’
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July 30 · 33 min
The PR Week, 7.30.2026: Mike Rush, 360PR+
Should PR “own” affiliate marketing? Mike Rush makes the case on the latest edition of The PR Week.
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July 23 · 38 min
The PR Week: 7.23.2026 - Taj Reid, Burson
Burson’s chief creative officer joins the podcast to talk about his agency’s PR Lions Grand Prix-winning work, the future of creativity and much more.
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July 16 · 18 min
The PR Week: 7.16.2026 - Jennifer Risi, The Sway Effect
Risi reflects on what she attributes her 7-year-old firm’s success to; and talks about her Cannes takeaways.
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July 9 · 30 min
The PR Week, 7.9.2026: Kevin Dulaney, SourceCode Communications
It’s an AI-focused episode of The PR Week sprinkled with highlights from two major events: the World Cup and Taylor Swift’s wedding.
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July 2 · 41 min
The PR Week: 7.2.2026 - Joe Paluska, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Paluska talks about the difference between fusion and fission and much more on the latest edition of the podcast.
June 30 · 16 min
Influence takes center stage, a podcast sponsored by Omnicom Public Relations
PR becomes the starting point, a conversation at Cannes.
June 29 · 11 min
From side hustle to system: What the creator economy's maturation means for brands, a podcast sponsored by Hunter
Influencer marketing has officially grown up.
June 25 · 26 min
The Ripple effect: From story to movement, a podcast sponsored by Chandler Chicco Agency
When one person shares their experience living with a condition, something powerful happens.
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June 25 · 38 min
The PR Week: 6.25.2026 - Cannes Lions special
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June 23 · 23 min
AI has become your key stakeholder, a podcast sponsored by RepTrak
During this podcast featuring RepTrak’s chief reputation and strategy officer Stephen Hahn, we tackle how AI has become your most important stakeholder for everything from reputation matters to crisis comms to the development of actionable insights.
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June 18 · 34 min
The PR Week: 6.18.2026 - Mike Neumeier, Arketi Group
Arketi’s cofounder and CEO talks about going from launching a firm to expanding, embedding AI, the World Cup and much more.
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June 11 · 29 min
The PR Week: 6.11.2026 - Jim O’Leary, Penta Group
The network’s new CEO talks about how he envisions the agency of the future, and much more.
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June 4 · 41 min
The PR Week, W6.4.2026: Tyler Perry, Mission North
Perry joins the podcast to talk about the AI knowledge gap, how her firm is upskilling staffers, her thoughts on Cannes and industry trends and much more.
May 29 · 25 min
The new influencer playbook, a podcast sponsored by Real Chemistry
The question is no longer whether brands should work with influencers. It’s about how brands can leverage culturally relevant influencers as part of an integrated digital ecosystem that drives brand impact while building trust, brand equity and advocacy, all while staying compliant within industry regulations.
May 28 · 29 min
The power of the prompt, a podcast sponsored by Coyne PR
During this podcast, Coyne PR’s Stacy Bataille, SVP, and Sierra L'Altrelli, VP of PR and analytics, provide a 360-degree master class to help you truly tap into the power of the prompt.
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May 28 · 42 min
The PR Week: 5.28.2026 - Alex Myers, Manifest
The agency founder and CEO talks about breaking through culture across different types of media and much more.

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