Kat Thomas, founder and chief creative officer of One Green Bean, has a front-row seat to some of the best earned media work in the world as PR jury president of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. 

She sits down with PRWeek’s Steve Barrett at the festival to talk about standout work and other trends from this year’s Cannes Lions in the latest edition of The PR Week podcast.

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In this special Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity edition of The PR Week, Steve Barrett sits down with Burson CEO Corey duBrowa.

They talk about bringing together two blue chip agencies to form the second-largest agency in the world by revenue, as well as new assignments from major consumer and technology clients. 

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PRWeek VP and editorial director Steve Barrett caught up with WPP CEO Mark Read at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this week for a wide-ranging discussion. 

They cover topics from WPP’s share price to where Burson fits in the rankings of global PR agencies by revenue. Plus, AI and the main points of the festival itself on this special edition of The PR Week. 

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Cristal Downing has been a member of PRWeek’s Health Influencer 30 list and an honoree of PRWeek’s Women of Distinction program. And as of this week, she’s now a guest on The PR Week podcast. 

Downing talks about her organization’s commitment to purpose and diversity, as well as how communications at Merck has changed since she joined the company. 

Plus the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, such as the start of the UEFA European Championship, 

Nathan’s Famous freezing out Joey Chestnut and Shutterstock’s new AOR. 

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It’s going to be a big summer for soccer in the U.S. with the American men's and women’s teams participating in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris and the Copa America kicking off this month. And that’s just a warm-up for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. 

Heidi Burgett, VP of corporate communications for U.S. Soccer, talks about those events, as well as her career at Nike and the explosion of women’s sports on the latest edition of The PR Week podcast. 

Also on the agenda: the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including top executive moves at 

Hill & Knowlton and Havas PR, PRWeek’s Pride in PR list, a big account win for Golin and major changes at The Washington Post. 

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The latest guest on The PR Week podcast is Nicole Dye-Anderson, SVP, MD and head of corporate communications for cards and merchant services at Wells Fargo. 

She talks about the company’s initiatives and how it’s worked to refurbish its image after scandal. Dye-Anderson also adds her point of view to the biggest PR and communications news of the week, including:

- The “brutal” job market for PR pros over age 50; 

- Pride 2024; 

- Melinda French Gates’ contributions to organizations helping women.

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There is a new proven process of pairing compelling stories with data-driven analytics to drive your business goals with media relations. Lisa Arledge Powell, CEO and founder of MediaSource, and Kena Lewis, AVP, public affairs & media relations at Orlando Health, share their vast wisdom on this topic from which all communicators can greatly benefit. They introduce new methods and tactics to drive business using media relations. They underscore the why and how of being truly strategic in your media outreach. And they share concrete examples of all this in action. 

And better still, you can click here for a free download of the associated white paper entitled Effectively Quantifying the Business Value of Media Relations at Orlando Health. This report truly breaks down a test-and-learn approach to data analysis that is commonly used in industries from retail to telecommunications and shares how communicators can now apply this to PR measurement.

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One of the best-known healthcare influencers, Dr. Mike Varshavski, is the special guest on the latest edition of The PR Week podcast, recorded live on Tuesday at the PRWeek Healthcare Conference+Awards. He talks about dealing with disinformation, which social media platforms he prefers and how medical professionals should keep the public informed. 

That’s not all on this special edition of The PR Week. Reporter Brandon Doerrer chats with conference panelists and guests, and there’s a celebration of the best PR campaigns, agencies and organizations at the Healthcare Awards. 

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