Corey Dade, VP of corporate communications at WSP U.S.A., is this week’s guest on The PR Week. He talks about leading communications for the massive engineering professional services firm and other topics, including the impact of the Biden infrastructure law.

Plus: 

-Longtime Edelman veteran Russell Dubner joins Boston Consulting Group as its global chief communications officer

-PR shines in WPP’s Q1 financial results, outperforming all other sectors

-Elon Musk looks nearly certain to buy Twitter. What that means for free speech and harassment on the platform

-Two important departures at The Brooklyn Brothers, as Jackie Stevenson steps up to a new role at Interpublic Group

-PRWeek wins big at the Neal Awards

-PRWeek’s Purpose Awards are open for submissions

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Remember when technology magazines were the size of phone books? Next Fifteen CEO Tim Dyson takes listeners back to that era on the latest edition of The PR Week, talking about working with Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates at Microsoft and other lessons from the dot-com boom and earlier. 

Plus: 

Omnicom Group  and  Publicis Groupe  Q1 numbers and the  S4 Capital earnings delay ; The end of the federal transportation mask mandate; Netflix’s disastrous earnings; and 4/20 — is it too mainstream for brands? 

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Podcast topics: 

- Golin wins Grubhub’s PR AOR account; 

-The state of return-to-the-office mandates after Philadelphia reinstated mask mandates and the New York City subway shooting; 

- Agencies push back on photo retouching among influencers; 

- Brand Ukraine;

- PRWeek’s Salary Survey Premium Edition;

- The latest roundup of TalentWarpeoplemoves.

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Inspiration and education were everywhere as creative industry leaders convened for the annual extravaganza in March. Couldn’t be in Austin, Texas? Were there, but need a refresher? This podcast has you covered.

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On the latest edition of The PR Week, Atari’s David Lowey sits in to talk about his company’s 50th anniversary and the sheer scale of the gaming industry. 

Plus: 

• Major people moves at HP, McDonald’s, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, BCW, Marina Maher Communications and Disney
• Jen Psaki reportedly negotiating for her own show on Peacock; 
• The somewhat overshadowed Grammy Awards; 
• Ukrainian marketers’ and PR pros’ efforts; 
• Ruder Finn acquires Peppercomm.

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Lisa Tareila, director of public relations at Next PR, joins The PR Week to discuss Academy Awards fallout and other Oscars highlights and lowlights. 

Plus: 

-PRWeek’s 2022 Women of Distinction and Women to Watch classes; 

-Disney’s response to Florida’s ‘Don’t say gay’ law;

-Why PR firms are turning down new business at an unprecedented rate;

-New top corporate hires at Weber Shandwick and Hill+Knowlton Strategies; 

-Who’s in the running in PRWeek’s Pets in PR poll?

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Podcast topics:

- Zeno Group wins three Kraft Heinz brand assignments;

- Ongoing coverage of war in Ukraine, and the comms strategies of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian propaganda; 

- Real Chemistry 2021 revenue surges to $439 million;

- Weber Shandwick elevates Pam Jenkins to chief public affairs officer;

- Details from PRWeek's inaugural Healthcare + Pharma Comms Awards shortlist;

- PRWeek’s 40 Under 40 is back and open for entries;

- The reveal of this year’s PRWeek Global Awards shortlist.

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Podcast topics:

- Ziesemer talks about joining Ulta Beauty at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic after a career on the agency side, how the pandemic impacted the beauty retail industry, how cosmetics consumers changed their behavior working from home, Ulta's DE&I work and more. 

- The latest updates from the Russia-Ukraine war and how brands are reacting, from increased support for Ukraine to ending operations in Russia entirely;

- Discussing International Women’s Day, brand activations and how organizations can put their money where their mouths are;

- Reacting to an op-ed by Dark Horses exec Melissa Robertson on PRWeek calling for an end to the stigmatization surrounding menopause;

- Evaluating Stagwell’s 2021 financial reports after another turbulent year;

- What is the future of work in a post-COVID world? PRWeek’s March-April issue profiled leaders at Glassdoor, LiquidSpace and Unispace to gauge how the industry is still evolving and being disrupted regarding in-person, remote and hybrid work.

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Podcast topics:

- Ross discusses his work at Caracal, which is a communications advisory firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption and politics. He also talks about Brigadoon, a global affairs news and information platform for leaders, of which he is founder and chief curator. 

- The latest developments regarding the war in Ukraine, specifically the use of social media by both Ukrainian officials and Russia’s online propaganda machine;

- Takeaways from President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address: what Biden chose to highlight and how; 

- Discussing the findings from the 2022 PRWeek/PR Talent Salary Survey, from the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing impact to how agencies and employees are starting to get their confidence back; 

- Profiling Glassdoor's head of communications, Scott Dobroski, and how Glassdoor is positioning itself during the “Great Resignation”;

- This week’s notable people moves, from a new COO at Trailrunner International to a new global head of creative at Golin

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