The PRovoke Media Podcast
Episodes
The Holmes Report's Cannes 2018 Preview (Ep. 118)
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
R/GA's Calvin Soh on creativity, education & exponential change (Ep. 117)
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Calvin Soh was firmly ensconced as one of Asia's top creative directors when took a five-year mid-career break in 2012. Now back in the industry as R/...
Tim Sutton on China's global brand challenge (Ep. 116)
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Weber Shandwick EMEA chairman Tim Sutton rejoins the Echo Chamber to discuss the challenges facing Chinese companies as they seek to conquer foreign m...
Lenovo CCO Torod Neptune (ep.115)
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lenovo chief communications officer Torod Neptune joins the Echo Chamber to discuss his first year with the tech giant, which combines a Chinese backg...
Keri-Ann Stanton on South Africa's PR market (Ep. 114)
13 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
South African PR industry veteran Keri-Ann Stanton joins the Echo Chamber following the Holmes Report's third African Innovation Summit in Johannesbur...
North American Agencies of the Year 2018 (Ep. 113)
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes Report editors Paul Holmes, Arun Sudhaman & Aarti Shah discuss the 2018 North American Agencies of the Year winners, focusing in particular on ...
Creativity Series: Improv Theatre & MicroTribes
28 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Holmes Report has partnered with Ogilvy for a multi-part series looking at creativity in PR from a variety of angles. Part 3 explores the evolu...
Richard Edelman on industry growth & ethics; Sally Costerton on WPP's past & future (Ep. 112)
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Edelman joins the Echo Chamber for a brief interview about his firm's disappointing growth in 2017, amid sustained market pressure. He discuss...
Play for the Long Term
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In an interview with March Managing Director Cheryl Gale, Laura Tomasetti, CEO and founder of 360PR+, covers her path to becoming one of PR’s top l...
The end of the Martin Sorrell era (Ep. 111)
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes Report editors Arun Sudhaman and Paul Holmes explore the dramatic exit from WPP of Sir Martin Sorrell and reflect on the 73-year-old's outsize ...
Mai Tais and Meditation on International Women’s Day
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
March 8 is International’s Women Day, and in recognition, we recorded a fun and insightful roundtable chat between March Director of Digital Service...
Weber Shandwick's Tim Sutton on holding groups vs independents, agency consolidation & more (Ep. 110)
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Weber Shandwick EMEA CEO Tim Sutton joins the Echo Chamber to discuss global PR market growth and the trend toward agency consolidation, while also de...
Burson Cohn & Wolfe (Ep. 109)
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Holmes and Arun Sudhaman discuss the dramatic takeover of Burson-Marsteller by Cohn & Wolfe, exploring what it means for both firms, their lead...
Alex Malouf on PR talent; Spry's Angie Schneider (Ep. 108)
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
P&G's Alex Malouf joins the Echo Chamber to discuss the talent crisis in the Middle East PR industry, focusing in particular on the challenges posed b...
Omnicom PR Group CEO Karen van Bergen (Ep. 107)
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Omnicom PR Group CEO Karen van Bergen makes her long-awaited Echo Chamber debut, discussing the performance of her PR agencies, challenging market con...
Super Bowl marketing roundup; In-house talent trends at Asian MNCs (Ep. 106)
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Citizen Relations global CEO Jim Joseph checks into the Echo Chamber to conduct his annual roundup of Super Bowl advertising, finding out that — thi...
Davos: Mercer's Jeanniey Mullen on CEO activism; KPMG's Michael Hastings on purpose (Ep. 105)
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Arun Sudhaman meets with Mercer CMO Jeanniey Mullen, who discusses how employee expectations are changing...
David Gallagher on the future of publicly-held PR firms, 2018 trends and Davos (Ep. 104)
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Omnicom PR Group's international president David Gallagher visits the Echo Chamber in Hong Kong to discuss the slowdown in publicly-held PR growth, an...
Lessons from the agency M&A slowdown (Ep. 103)
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Holmes joins the Echo Chamber podcast to discuss his annual review of agency M&A in the PR sector, which year revealed a significant decline in b...
Congressional candidate & PR agency head Jana Lynne Sanchez (Ep. 102)
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jana Lynne Sanchez, founder of European PR firm CitySavvy, joins the Echo Chamber to discuss her decision to run for Congress. Currently the Democrati...
The PR Industry's Gender Pay Gap (Ep. 101)
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Oakes, co-founder and co-president of Global Women in PR, joins the Echo Chamber to talk about her organization's research on the global pay ...
Episode 100: Echo Chamber themes & predictions with Alex Malouf
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's Episode 100 of the Echo Chamber! Or is it? Either way, Alex Malouf of IABC and P&G joins the show to discuss the key themes that have emerged fro...
Beth Comstock / Jon Iwata retirements; PR ethics after Bell Pottinger (Ep. 99)
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Holmes joins the Echo Chamber podcast to discuss the retirements of two giants of the in-house communications sector — IBM's Jon Iwata and GE's...
R3's Greg Paull on today's challenging marketing landscape (Ep. 98)
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Paull, co-founder and principal at marketing effectiveness consultancy R3 joins the Echo Chamber to discuss the challenges posed by today's marke...
Llorente & Cuenca's Erich de la Fuente on LatAm communications trends (Ep. 97)
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Llorente & Cuenca US head Erich de la Fuente talks to Paul Holmes about the firm’s new white paper on communications trends in Latin America, from ...
Former Y&R A-P chief Matt Godfrey on life after advertising (Ep. 96)
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran adman Matt Godfrey joins the Echo Chamber podcast to discuss his decision to step down as Y&R Asia-Pacific CEO and join a nutrition startup. G...
Huawei's Walter Jennings; Alex Brownsell on the end of purpose (Ep. 95)
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Huawei VP of global corporate communications Walter Jennings joins the Echo Chamber to discuss what his company's rise means for the way China Inc is ...
David Brain on Bell Pottinger's demise & the future of PR (Ep.94)
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Former Edelman APACMEA CEO David Brain joins the Echo Chamber to discuss Bell Pottinger's demise and what this means for broader perceptons of the pub...
Creativity Series: The New Media Landscape & Fake News
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Holmes Report has partnered with Ogilvy for a multi-part series looking at creativity in PR from a variety of angles. Part 2 explores the findings...
PRCA's Francis Ingham on Bell Pottinger's downfall (Ep. 93)
09 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bell Pottinger's stunning demise since it was expelled from the PRCA has rocked the PR world. In a special podcast with Arun Sudhaman, PRCA director-g...
Hacks & Flacks: Doing One Thing Really Well (Partner Content)
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
TUGG (Technology Underwriting Greater Good) helps early stage, experimental nonprofits connect with Boston’s tech community to earn funding and bui...
YouGov's Ted Marzilli On Polling & Research (Ep. 92)
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
YouGov's CEO of data products Ted Marzilli joins the Echo Chamber podcast to talk about the current state of polling both for politics and for brand...
Microsoft's Frank Shaw & Kovert Creative's Joe Assad (Ep. 91)
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft communications chief Frank X. Shaw joins the Echo Chamber podcast to discuss whether brands should take a stand on social issues and mitigat...
Prema Sagar on the evolution of India's PR industry (Ep. 90)
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Prema Sagar launched Genesis PR in 1992, when India's PR industry was still in its infancy, before eventually selling the firm to Burson-Marsteller. S...
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks - I’m in the Weeds and It’s Gross
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Cove has turned a career as a media maker into an opportunity to address that industry’s most harmful effects. She’s founder and executiv...
David Gallagher on the PR industry's reputation (Ep. 89)
17 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Omnicom PR group president David Gallagher joins the Echo Chamber podcast to discuss the PR industry's continued reputation issues in the media, in th...
Gail Heimann's PR industry lessons from Cannes (Ep. 88)
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Weber Shandwick president Gail Heimann joins the Echo Chamber to explore PR industry lessons from the recent Cannes Lions, where PR firms once again s...
Cannes: Ruth Yearley and Tera Miller on being creative at work (Ep. 87)
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ketchum execs Ruth Yearley and Tera Miller join the Echo Chamber in Cannes to explore how the intersection of work and life can help inspire creativit...
H+K Strategies CEO Jack Martin (Ep. 86)
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
H+K Strategies CEO Jack Martin joins the Echo Chamber podcast in Cannes to discuss the PR industry's transformation. In conversation with Paul Holmes,...
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks - There’s No Bad Time for Pop Tarts
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re trying to start a business, it can be tough to figure out your next step. Daquan Oliver, founder and executive director at WeThrive, le...
Cannes preview & UK General Election lessons with Quartz's Jason Karaian and Tory candidate Dean Russell (Ep. 85)
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Echo Chamber previews next week's Cannes Lions festival with Quartz global finance and economics editor Jason Karaian, who discusses some of the ...
Creativity Series: Why Diversity Matters for Creativity (Ep. 84)
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Holmes Report has partnered with Ogilvy for a multi-part series looking at creativity from a variety of angles. The first in this three-part serie...
Jo-Ann Robertson on the UK General Election (Ep. 83)
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ketchum London deputy CEO Jo-Ann Robertson joins the Echo Chamber to discuss the state of the UK election race. A former Labour activist, Robertson al...
In2Summit EMEA 2017: Purpose, fake news & behavioural insights (Ep.82)
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A cross-posted episode from the C-Suite Podcast at our 2017 In2Summit EMEA in London earlier this week. Russell Goldsmith spoke with three of the eve...
Subtle Ways Workplace Inequalities Happen (Ep. 81)
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of the Echo Chamber explores unexpected ways that workplace inequalities can happen with two guests who are advocates for more gend...
Holding groups vs independents; World's best marketing campaigns (Ep. 80)
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Two guests for the latest Echo Chamber episode. WE Communications international president Alan VanderMolen drops by to discuss holding groups vs indep...
Chris Owen on mental health & addiction in the PR industry (Ep. 79)
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
M&C Saatchi PR director Chris Own joins the Echo Chamber to relate how addiction and mental ill health almost derailed his career. Owen and Arun Sudha...
North American Agencies of the Year 2017 (Ep. 78)
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes Report editors Paul Holmes, Arun Sudhaman and Aarti Shah discuss the winners of the North American Agencies of the Year, which were unveiled at...
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks' Let Your Freak Flag Fly
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rica Elysee is a builder. Based on her personal experiences with family and friends, she saw the need for a community for women that care about a natu...
Sechaba Motsieloa on bridging the in-house/agency divide (Ep. 77)
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Former McDonald's South Africa corporate affairs chief Sechaba Motsieloa joins the Echo Chamber to discuss his move to agency side, which sees him no...
The fake news phenomenon
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Weber Shandwick global editor-in-chief Vivian Schiller joins the Echo Chamber to discuss the explosion in fake news, and the different forms and shape...
SXSWi 2017 Trends with Chad Latz
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of the Echo Chamber explores the big technologies, trends and ideas that emerged from SXSWi earlier this month in Austin, Texas. C...
RFP Matchmaking at Globality; Rethinking Thought-Leadership
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Echo Chamber episode, the head of marketing servies for Globality Gabrielle Tenaglia joins to talk about the platform that brings togeth...
David Singleton; Maxim Behar
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Echo Chamber dives into the frenetic world of UK politics with Total Politics editor David Singleton, exploring Corbyn, Brexit, lobbying and more....
What is your corporate Trump strategy?
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
WE Communications president Alan VanderMolen returns to the Echo Chamber to discuss how companies are reassessing their stance on Donald Trump's presi...
Alternative facts & Trump tweets with Sally Costerton
27 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Communications veteran Sally Costerton returns to the Echo Chamber to take on alternative facts and what they might mean for the PR world. In conversa...
WEF17 Davos preview with Quartz's Jenny Anderson
12 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Quartz reporter Jenny Anderson joins the Echo Chamber to preview next week's World Economic Forum in Davos. Against a tumultuous politicial backdrop, ...
Agency M&A trends and predictions
06 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Holmes joins the Echo Chamber to discuss his annual review of mergers & acquisition activity in the global PR market. Independent firms continue ...
2016 review with Omnicom's David Gallagher
09 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Omnicom PR Group international president David Gallagher joins the Echo Chamber to review the tumultuous events of 2016, including Brexit and Donald T...
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks Interviews Bloomberg's Anne Mostue
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg is a brand of contrasts. It’s simultaneously one of the biggest names in news, while also flying under the radar for those of us who don...
Data & media lessons from Trump's election victory
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Echo Chamber tries to make some sense of Donald Trump's shock election win. Portland head of insights Emily Hunt discusses how the pollsters got i...
Tata vs Mistry PR battle
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amith Prabhu joins the Echo Chamber to discuss the dramatic boardroom coup at Indian corporate giant Tata, which has since devolved into a gripping p...
GOP Strategists Talk About Trump and the Party's Future
02 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Echo Chamber episode explores the highly-unusual rhetoric around the US presidential election, especially from the Republican nominee Donal...
PokerStars Communications Chief Eric Hollreiser
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Hollreiser, corporate communications head at online gaming giant PokerStars, joins the Echo Chamber to discuss the various twists and turns that ...
Alan VanderMolen; Barri Rafferty
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Arun Sudhaman catches up with WE Communications international president Alan VanderMolen in Hong Kong to talk about the rapid pace of digital marketin...
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks Digs Into Gawker's Demise
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gawker.com is gone. Some people are upset, some people are dancing on its grave. Is there a right or a wrong perspective on Gawker’s demise? Was i...
New Business, Unicorns & Measurement
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Echo Chamber episode explores how agencies can improve their new business presentations, the role PR has played in the rise and fall of un...
Creativity + PR with Edelman's Jackie Cooper & Unity's Gerry Hopkinson.
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the PR world's leading creative lights join the Echo Chamber after their agencies — Edelman and Unity — came top of the Holmes Report's rec...
Paul Holmes on PR in the post-truth era
30 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes Report founder and CEO Paul Holmes joins the Echo Chamber to discuss the future of public relations in the so-called 'post-truth era'. Recent p...
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks Surprise Macarons with Boston University’s PRLab
19 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you’re hiring for a PR agency or an in-house marketing team, it’s helpful to know as much as possible about the capabilities, expecta...
Threepipe's Jim Hawker on the convergence of PR & SEO
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Public relations and search engine optimisation should be natural bedfellows, yet few PR firms have actively invested in substantial SEO capabilities....
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks One Hazy Chicago Afternoon
20 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Data can tell a great story, and research campaigns are how you find that data. In this Hacks & Flacks episode, the hosts talk to March Research Ma...
Podcasting & PR/Corporate Compliance & Reputation In The Age of Transparency
10 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The host of the Hacks & Flacks podcast Manny Veiga talks about the rise of podcasting — and the role for PR agencies and brands. Then Matt Kelly, f...
Neil Backwith on agency profitability / Chad Latz on Cannes digital trends
06 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Agency veteran Neil Backwith, who now consults for a number of highly-regarded UK PR firms, talks to Arun Sudhaman about how firms can optimize their ...
MSLGroup CEO Guillaume Herbette / Amith Prabhu on PR in India
01 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Holmes Report's Arun Sudhaman catches up with MSLGroup CEO Guillaume Herbette in Cannes to discuss the continued restructuring at the Publicis Gro...
Cannes preview + ANA report
17 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes Report editor Arun Sudhaman previews next week's Cannes Lions with a host of industry figures. Daniel Franklin, executive editor at the Econom...
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks On Hosting Events
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hacks & Flacks talks to Erin Callanan, co-chair of PRXNE16, the annual conference for PRSA’s North East district. She talks about the challenges ...
Ford Canada's Lauren More on modern PR; MEPRA's Alex Malouf on Middle East PR challenges
01 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Podcasting live from the World PR Forum 2016 in Toronto, Holmes Report editor Arun Sudhaman talks to Ford Canada VP of communications Lauren More abou...
Partner Content: Hacks & Flacks On PR Measurement
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Echo Chamber is hosting content from its podcast partner March Communications that puts on the popular Hacks & Flacks podcast. In th...
Fred Cook On The Future Of PR + The Talent Landscape
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Golin CEO Fred Cook joins the show to discuss the first Global Communications Report, which predicts good PR agency sector growth over the next five...
The Agencies of the Year 2016 - North America
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Holmes Report editors Paul Holmes, Arun Sudhaman and Aarti Shah talk about the 2016 Agency of the Year winners that were unveiled on May 3 at the...
2016 Global Communications Report: Global PR Industry Growth & Trends
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Holmes joins the show to discuss the launch of the first Global Communications Report, which predicts good PR agency sector growth over the next...
SXSW 2016 Recap: Noise, Networking and Deciding Whether To Go Back
05 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this year's SXSW recap, Aarti Shah talks to a festival veteran and first-time attendee. Kwittken co-founder Jason Schlossberg explains why he m...
Warc's smartest marketing campaigns of the year
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
David Tiltman, head of content at WARC, visits the Echo Chamber to discuss the Warc 100 — a ranking of the world’s best marketing campaigns and c...
Rory Sutherland
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ogilvy & Mather UK vice-chairman Rory Sutherland makes a highly-anticipated appearance on the Echo Chamber PR show. In conversation with Arun Sudhaman...
International Women's Day with APCO's Margery Kraus and Ogilvy PR's Jen Risi
08 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
APCO founder Margery Kraus joins the Echo Chamber to discuss the International Women's Day with Aarti Shah, including how the PR industry's gender rep...
Business Insider's Lara O'Reilly
04 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Business Insider global advertising editor Lara O'Reilly joins the Echo Chamber to discuss how ad blocking software is forcing digital media companies...
What Is The Future of Twitter?
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tech analyst — and author of 'What If Twitter Died?' — Bob O'Donnell comes onto the Echo Chamber to talk to Aarti Shah about the future of the str...
HP/FT and PR procurement with Sally Costerton
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Costerton drops by the Echo Chamber to discuss HP's "mystifying" media spat with FT journalist Lucy Kellaway. In conversation with Arun Sudhaman...
Super Bowl marketing roundup; the rise of Instagram influencers
15 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cohn & Wolfe Americas CEO Jim Joseph joins the Echo Chamber for our annual roundup of Super Bowl marketing with Arun Sudhaman. Joseph found this year'...
H+K's new US CEO Beth Balsam on gender & marketing
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes Report editor Aarti Shah talks to H+K Strategies' new US CEO Beth Balsam about her vision for H+K's US revival, the agency's groundbreaking ...
How the marriage equality campaign won
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Freedom to Marry national campaign director Marc Solomon provided an illuminating overview of his successful 13-year battle for marriage equality, a...
M&A trends in the PR industry
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Holmes joins the show to discuss his recent analysis of M&A trends in the PR agency world, which revealed that independent firms are now out-buyi...
2015 Review with Chowney & Wadds
20 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Vikki Chowney and Stephen Waddington join Arun Sudhaman to review the biggest PR stories from 2015 including gender inequality, their favourite campai...
What's Next For Media & Measurement?
17 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes Report editor Aarti Shah brings back Media Survey founder Sam Whitmore to talk media trends, from dayparting sponsored content to publications ...
PR industry diversity: What are the obstacles?
04 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The PR industry, particularly in Western markets, remains challenged on the diversity front. In the latest Echo Chamber podcast, Arun Sudhaman talks t...
Hillary Clinton campaign advisors Karen Finney and Teddy Goff
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In a session from last month's Global PR Summit, Hillary Clinton campaign advisor Karen Finney and digital strategist Teddy Goff join Burson-Marstelle...
Peter Finn, Sabrina Horn on acquisitions
20 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In a conversation with Holmes Report editor Aarti Shah, Horn founder Sabrina Horn discusses on her decision to sell her tech firm to Finn Partners ear...
The Rise Of Gen Z; Transmedia Storytelling
17 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Holmes Report editor Aarti Shah talks to Ketchum's head of Generation Z-offering Angela Fernandez on the rising cohort's influence and how brands and...
Harvard's Sarah Lewis makes the case for failure
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In a presentation referencing Russian physicist Andre Geim, Polish psychologist Solomon Asch and American comedian Chris Rock, Harvard professor Sa...