Podcast Topics:

1:51 - Kyne talks about the history of Evoke Kyne, how agencies can thrive after an acquisition, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine comms and more.  

13:54 - Teneo cofounder and CEO Declan Kelly resigns after acknowledging he behaved inappropriately at a charity event 

17:21 - Moderna snaps up Ogilvy Health global CEO Kate Cronin to be chief brand officer; what it means for the brand tied so closely to the vaccination effort. 

20:23 - FTI Consulting releases the FTI Survey: The Future of the Newsroom Post-Pandemic that finds journalists can't wait to meet with their sources again. Plus what the newsroom will look like post pandemic. 

23:39 - Marriott Bonvoy makes its TikTok debut with a campaign aimed at inspiring people to travel again by encouraging them to reminisce about pre-pandemic trips. 

27:22 - Heinz and Oreo confirm that the Mayoreo condiment mashup that circulated on social media this week was a hoax, but Heinz called the idea "intriguing." Twitter had thoughts about that. 

30:39 - High-profile people moves at BCW, DiGennaro, Signal AI, Noom, McDonald's and medical apparel brand Jaanuu.

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In this third of a five-podcast series, Kathryn Beiser, VP of global comms at Eli Lilly & Company, and Anne Green, principal and managing partner at G&S Business Communications, join PRWeek managing editor Gideon Fidelzeid to discuss issues of healthcare inequality particularly exposed during COVID-19, evolving relationships between brands in the space and both media and agency partners, as well as the broader creative and collaborative thinking that has come to epitomize the healthcare sector.

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At the conclusion of the first-ever virtual Cannes Festival of Creativity, PR Lions jury president and Weber Shandwick CEO Gail Heimann talks with PRWeek and Campaign US editorial director Steve Barrett about macro and micro trends in the work, the power of PR to weave ideas into culture, the benefits of being case-study scholars and the need for advocacy around wider industry representation at the Festival.

More from Cannes and Weber Shandwick: 

Embracing radical complexity, a podcast sponsored by Weber Shandwick

The future of health must be equitable, a podcast sponsored by Weber Shandwick

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Radical simplicity used to be the creative holy grail. But now, marketers and communicators must embrace radical complexity. Weber Shandwick’s Chief Creative Officer, Tom Beckman, and North America Chief Strategy Officer, Robyn Adelson, discuss this shift in light of this year’s Cannes Lions stand-out work.

More from Cannes and Weber Shandwick: 

The Undeniable Power (and Potential) of PR to Drive Impact, a podcast sponsored by Weber Shandwick

The future of health must be equitable, a podcast sponsored by Weber Shandwick

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In the last year, longstanding gaps in global health systems have been exposed. Even as we emerge from the pandemic, the ripple effects of health disparities are felt in all corners of the healthcare system. Weber Shandwick’s Global Creative Lead for Health Peter Matheson Gay and Executive Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, United Minds (a Weber Shandwick Consultancy) Tai Wingfield, discuss the role organizations can play in driving progress to close health equity gaps – from changing internal culture to exercising creative and corporate muscle.

More from Cannes and Weber Shandwick: 

The Undeniable Power (and Potential) of PR to Drive Impact, a podcast sponsored by Weber Shandwick

Embracing radical complexity, a podcast sponsored by Weber Shandwick

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Podcast topics:

1:27 - Richter talks about her first six months as Ogilvy global CEO during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ogilvy’s new NYC offices and back-to-office plans, the evolution and future of Ogilvy and more.

16:28 - Cannes goes virtual; winners, takeaways and trends from the all-remote Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

29:49 - Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first out LGBTQ active player in the NFL this week; what his announcement means for inclusivity in pro sports in the future.

33:21 - Communicating the risks around the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and how brands are getting involved.

37: 28 - Running through the rest of the week’s top news, from staff shortages at American Airlines to how companies observed the newly recognized federal holiday of Juneteenth.

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