What are the secrets of success for UK agencies opening overseas? We hear from two agency bosses who've been there and done it, in the latest episode of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast.

W Communications founder Warren Johnson and Bacchus founding director Anouschka Menzies discuss their experiences with regular host Frankie Oliver, the founder of New Society, and PRWeek UK editor John Harrington.

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PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast this week features industry experts with experience of running agencies during recessions: Alison Clarke, consultant and former CEO of Grayling and group business development director for the Huntsworth Group; and Giles Fraser, co-founder of Brands2Life, which was founded in 2000.

The duo are joined by regular host Frankie Oliver, founder of New Society, and PRWeek UK editor John Harrington.

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News that Edelman has started working with the government of Saudi Arabia has reignited a debate around industry ethics.

To discuss the issues, Beyond the Noise this week welcomes industry stalwart Trevor Morris, co-author of Public Relations Ethics: The Real-World Guide. Regular podcast host Frankie Oliver, founder of New Society, also gives her take, while PRWeek UK editor John Harrington asks the questions.

PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or your favourite platform.

Morris and Oliver disagree on several points this week. On the topic of whether working with a country like Saudi Arabia can be justified, Morris suggests it might depend on the brief - a road safety or tourism campaign for the Kingdom may be considered fairly benign, for example.

Oliver takes a harder line. In reference to any campaign to improve the country's reputation, she says: "Just using the lipstick gloss of celebrity and travel to present a positive image of Saudi Arabia is, I think, questionable."

Other issues are raised, including the fact many more agencies work with or in China, another country with a record of human rights violations, without widespread criticism.

"Why is Saudi worse than China?" asks Morris.

We look at the reputational impact on the agencies, and on employee sentiment, of working with controversial clients. The podcast also asks: are some industries now too hot to handle from an ethical stance?

Separately, the ethical questions around the recent 'cash for coverage' scandal are also put under the microscope.

On a lighter note, we celebrate the Lionesses' major sporting and communications success at the Euros in Top of the Fortnight.

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On the day (Tuesday) when Britain hit record temperatures prompting frightening questions about the climate crisis, PRWeek interviewed British Airways' newly promoted director of sustainability, Carrie Harris on the latest edition of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast.

Harris - who sits in BA's wider corporate affairs team, and was promoted to the new role last month - discusses the challenges of introducing sustainability policies at a huge airline, and the importance of comms as part of the process.

The topic of sustainability and the climate crisis were especially pertinent given this week's podcast was recorded on the hottest day on record in the UK, exceeding 40 degrees in Heathrow and elsewhere.

Harris told PRWeek: "Sustainability is now a strategic priority for BA. Climate change is here and now and it's absolutely fundamental to the future of aviation. And it's essential that we find a way to operate with all the wonders of air travel but without the environmental impact. And that's what we're trying to do.

PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or your favourite platform, or listen in your browser.

Alongside regular host Frankie Oliver of New Society, PRWeek's editor-in-chief Danny Rogers and UK editor John Harrington also reveal which individuals or organisations have been chosen as 'Top' and 'Flop' of the past two weeks or so, from a reputation perspective.

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Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or your favourite platform, or listen in your browser below.

Recent weeks have seen a spate of environment protests, not least during the Cannes Lions, where Greenpeace sent a flotilla of kayaks to WPP’s rented beach space. On Monday, protestors from Just Stop Oil glued themselves to a John Constable painting in the National Gallery. The group had earlier targeted Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Regular host Frankie Oliver and PRWeek UK editor John Harrington examine how the environmental campaign movement has evolved and what it means for PR agencies that work with fossil fuel clients.

We also reveal who is 'top' and 'flop' for their comms prowess (or not) in the past fortnight. The Government has been spared inclusion in the latter; the podcast was recorded before the spate of resignations on Tuesday evening.

Finally, having reached the halfway point of the year, we look at the best UK communicators of 2022 so far.

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The episode includes a special guest, Cow executive creative director Mark Perkins, while PRWeek editor-in-chief Danny Rogers gives his thoughts from Cannes about how the 2022 festival is shaping up.

PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or your favourite platform, or listen in your browser below.

Alongside regular host Frankie Oliver and PRWeek UK editor John Harrington, this podcast examines at the current state of creativity in PR, how earned media works as part of integrated campaigns, the perceptions of the industry among adland (and among clients) - and how PR agencies might fare in the PR Lions this year.

Perkins, whose previous work includes the famous Christmas Tinner and Missing Type campaigns, expresses scepticism about how the metaverse is currently being used in campaigns.

We also reveal which individuals or organisations have been chosen as 'Top' and 'Flop' of the past two weeks or so, from a reputation perspective.

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PRWeek UK’s fortnightly Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR.

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The regular host is Frankie Oliver, founder of the climate and social change comms consultancy New Society. Oliver is an experienced comms professional who has held senior roles at agencies including Grayling, Fever, Nexus and Kindred. Joining her this week is PRWeek editor-in-chief Danny Rogers.

In what was a heated debate, the duo talk through:

• Jubilee coverage and claims it was a PR masterclass.
• The Paddington Bear intervention, discussing the impact of having the family favourite join the Queen for marmalade sandwiches.
• Fallout from the no-confidence vote, examining if it's the beginning of the end for Boris.

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This fortnightly podcast, which is published on alternate Thursdays, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR.

In this week's pod: 

• Revelations from The Work Search’s Salary Guide 2022 that salaries are rising twice as fast in PR agencies as they are in-house. 
• Research into details around the gender pay gap regarding bonuses, among other findings.
• Edelman's latest Trust Barometer research says businesses need to take a stronger position on geopolitical issues.
• Communications 'top' and 'flop' from the past fortnight.

We hope you enjoy Beyond the Noise. Any feedback or questions to the panellists can be sent to [email protected].

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Episode one of Beyond the Noise featured an in-depth look at major trends revealed by PRWeek’s UK Top 150 Consultancies project.

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A new regular podcast series from PRWeek UK - called Beyond the Noise - launches today. Episode one kicks off with an in-depth look at major trends from PRWeek's UK Top 150 Consultancies project.

The podcast will look in detail at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. It will begin as a fortnightly series and go live on alternate Thursdays.

The regular host will be Frankie Oliver, founder of the climate and social change comms consultancy New Society, and an experienced comms professional who has held senior roles at agencies including Grayling, Fever, Nexus and Kindred.

She will be joined by members of the PRWeek UK editorial team, and special guests will also appear on occasion. Listeners can expect lively debates and discussions on the topics that matter to the sector.

The debut show delves into some of the big issues affecting UK agencies identified in the PRWeek UK Top 150 Consultancies project for 2022.

Joining Oliver this week are PRWeek editor-in-chief Danny Rogers and UK editor John Harrington. The trio will look at the stories behind the impressive figures from this year's Top 150, including the main areas of growth and the challenges of recruitment and maintaining profits. They also address the question of whether growth can be maintained.

We hope you enjoy Beyond the Noise. Any feedback or questions to the panelists can be sent to [email protected].

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