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April 7, 2025

Who Do You Trust? Rethinking Media in a Fractured World

The media landscape is changing – and fast. In this episode, Tina McCorkindale, President and CEO of the Institute for Public Relations, breaks down the shift away from traditional news and the rise of emerging media. Drawing...

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March 31, 2025

Talked Over and Ignored: PR Occupational Hazards for Women

The public relations industry has long been recognized as a female-dominated field, with women making up approximately two-thirds of the workforce. However, when it comes to leadership, women remain significantly underreprese...

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March 28, 2025

Welcome CoHost Farzana Baduel - Season Four Trailer

Curzon Public Relations CEO, Farzana Baduel , joins the world’s most-listened-to PR podcast, as Guest Resident Co-Host! Alongside host Doug Downs, SCMP and producers Emily Page and David Olajide MPRCA , this season will explo...

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March 24, 2025

The Science of How to Talk Like Ted

Ideas shape the world, but only when they’re communicated effectively. Some individuals have a remarkable ability to present their ideas in a way that captivates, influences, and inspires. A well-crafted and powerfully delive...

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March 18, 2025

The Words We Need: Communicating with Someone in Times of Grief and T…

This episode is in honour of Podcasthon and in support of the Canadian Cancer Society When facing a life-altering cancer diagnosis, how much does communication—between doctors, patients, and loved ones—truly matter? In this d...

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March 10, 2025

Case Study: Rethinking Community Engagement in the Global Southeast

What if the key to development isn’t learning more—but unlearning first? In this episode, we explore how rural communities in underdeveloped nations can shape their own futures by moving beyond Western-imposed models of engag...

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March 4, 2025

How AI is Learning to Understand Human Emotions (Polyvagel Theory)

In a world where technology is increasingly intertwined with human emotions, a new frontier is emerging—artificial intelligence that can understand how we feel. Imagine an AI system that doesn’t just analyze data but senses o...

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March 2, 2025

FLASHBACK SUNDAY - PRSA’s Strategy to Out-Communicate Misinformation

This episode originally published in May 2024. At the end of 2023, PRSA assembled a group of 25 senior communicators from a wide range of industries, in-house and firms, for an additional meeting, with several follow-up meeti...

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Feb. 25, 2025

How to Build a Personal Brand That Opens Doors

Personal branding isn’t just for influencers or CEOs—it’s for anyone who wants to stand out, build trust, and create new opportunities. Whether you’re an employee, entrepreneur, or freelancer, the way you present yourself can...

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Feb. 18, 2025

Why Your PR Plan is Gathering Dust… and How to Fix it

Ever created a PR or communications plan, only to stash it away and forget about it? You’re not alone. Guest Michelle Garrett breaks down why so many businesses struggle to execute their PR strategies—and what they can do to ...

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Feb. 11, 2025

Executive Storytelling: A New Era for Public Relations

As brands seek to cut through the digital noise, a fascinating trend has emerged: recording conversations with CEOs and decision-makers to create authentic, shareable content that humanizes their leadership. Kendall Breitman ...

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Feb. 4, 2025

The Rise of Fractional Leadership: Filling Gaps, Driving Growth

Fractional Leadership is a growing, and possibly permanent, trend of fractional leadership and why it’s becoming a permanent shift in the business world. As organizations face leadership gaps, budget constraints, and rapidly ...

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Feb. 2, 2025

FLASHBACK SUNDAY - How a Ban on TikTok Might Impact PR and Marketing …

TikTok is a powerful social media tool in the United States. About 170 million Americans use the platform and for many marketing and PR agencies it’s the preferred go to tool. The average time on TikTok in 2024, per user, is ...

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Jan. 28, 2025

Why Communication is a Navy SEAL’s Greatest Asset

Communication is the most important weapon a Navy SEAL can carry—more vital than physical strength, endurance, or even firepower. I was in Salt Lake City recently at a conference and saw former Navy SEAL William Branum speak....

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Jan. 21, 2025

Soft Power in Public Relations: Persuasion over Pressure

Soft Power. It’s the concept of influence… not control – and it can shape global perceptions, drive brand loyalty, and create lasting impact. In this episode we learn what soft power really means, now it differs from traditio...

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Jan. 14, 2025

Hawk Tuah: Meme Queen – Crypto Scheme. Fame in the Age of Absurdity

She made the internet howl with one absurd phrase. Haliey Welch, the self-proclaimed “Hawk Tuah Girl,” turned a bizarre street interview viral fame almost overnight. What started as a joke spiraled into a full-blown phenomeno...

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Jan. 7, 2025

Reimagining School Marketing: Partnering, Not Promoting

Rate this podcast with just one click In today’s crowded digital landscape and with marketing budgets tighter than ever, brands are looking for fresh, innovative ways to connect with younger audiences. One emerging frontier? ...

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Jan. 5, 2025

SUNDAY FLASHBACK - Harnessing the Influence of Wikipedia for Your Bra…

Wikipedia is one of the top the most-visited websites in the world. Additionally, it has influence. The information on Wikipedia is also disseminated across the web on Google’s Knowledge Graph and associated search page compo...

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Dec. 31, 2024

Is AI a Hero or a Villain for Public Relations and Marketing in 2025?

Rate this podcast with just one click Time to explore predictions for the coming year in public relations, marketing, and the evolving role of AI. There are conflicting views on AI's future, its role in content generation, an...

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Dec. 24, 2024

AI Written Poetry is SHOCKINGLY Better Than Human Writers

Rate this podcast with just one click We think we can tell when bots take the pen, When AI spins words again and again. "Deep dives" and "delves" in their usual tone, The cadence, the phrasing, they’re not quite our own. But ...

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Dec. 17, 2024

Why is My CEO so BORING on Social Media?

Rate this podcast with just one click Executives are finally beginning to understand the power of participating in digital channels. “What if I mess up?” “Why would anyone want to hear from ME?” Those WERE the common excuses ...

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Dec. 10, 2024

WOMEN Can Reach PR Executive Leadership Roles Faster Than You Think!

Rate this podcast with just one click There’s a striking imbalance in the PR industry: while women make up two-thirds of the workforce, they hold only a third of executive positions. For Dr. Karen Hills Pruden the strategy to...

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Dec. 3, 2024

Political Campaigns as PR Case Studies

We want to hear from you https://podcast.storiesandstrategies.ca/survey Rate this podcast with just one click What can political campaigns teach us about the art of public relations? Political strategist Matt Krayton explores...

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Nov. 26, 2024

Has JAGUAR Committed Brand Suicide?

We want to hear from you https://podcast.storiesandstrategies.ca/survey Rate this podcast with just one click Jaguar is one of the most iconic luxury car brands in the world, known for its sleek designs and powerful engines. ...

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