Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu.This week, drinks PR agency Domino Communications has ceased trading, which follows the recent shuttering of comms agency ScienceMagic.Inc. In the podcast, PRWeek asks if these recent closures point to challenging times across the sector.The three journalists also discuss the recent controversy surrounding Marks & Spencer and the retailer's decision to remove an image from its Christmas campaign showing burning paper party hats, after some social media users pointed out that the colours resembled those of the Palestinian flag.Separately, the trio share their favourite festive campaign films so far.In the episode, the journalists analyse Unilever’s decision to stop ‘force-fitting’ brand purpose across its entire portfolio and what this could mean for other brands and businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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