Welcome to the latest PRmoment podcast. Today we’re chatting to 2 of The PRmoment Awards jury chairs Alison Clarke and Michael Murphy to get a chairs perspective on the jury day. The PRmoment Awards have 5 judging streams incorporating 6 juries across one day. So there are 30 odd jury sessions, of about an hour across 5 different judging streams. Each stream has an experienced chair to make sure everyone behaves and on today’s show we have 3 of the 5 chairs. Me, Alison Clarke and Michael Murphy.  As a chair it’s an exhausting day. At the end of it I need to open a cold beer and go and sit ..read more

Welcome to our review of PR pitches and mergers and acquisitions in the UK PR scene with Andrew Bloch. Here we discuss the biggest pitch wins, mergers a d acquisitions that the PR sector has seen in February 2025. Bloch  is the lead consultant  PR, social, content and influencer at the new business consultancy firm AAR and a partner at PCB Partners, where he advises on buying and selling marketing services agencies. He launched Andrew Bloch & Associates in 2020 and Big Dog Talent in January 2025 There’s a couple of new webinars that have gone live including The World's Greatest P ..read more

Today, the PRmoment Podcast has launched a new series, The Career Edit. Co-hosted by PRmoment’s editor Elizabeth Howlett and Dean Connelly, founder of PR recruitment firm Latte, the series will delve into the biggest debates surrounding the world of work and recruitment within the public relations industry.  Connelly and Howlett’s combined expertise in PR, recruitment, HR, talent and retention allows the pair to take an unflinching look at some of the main bugbears and barriers agency leaders and PR practitioners face.  In this first episode, the duo discuss the latest people moves o ..read more

Welcome to the latest PRmoment podcast. Today we’re chatting to the PRCA’s Interim CEO Sarah Waddington about her plans for the organisation.  In January this year Sarah was appointed to the role, having been appointed to the board of the organisation in 2023.. Sarah is about a month into the role but in that time the PRCA has joined the CBI, launched a PR Pitch guide and Ketchum has rejoined, having left back a couple of years ago. In a moment of gorgeous irony, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA. Do check out the programme for our next webinar on “The World’s Great ..read more

Welcome to the latest PRmoment podcast. Today we’re chatting about some new research that looks at the impact of earned media on ChatGPT’s content. On the show to talk about this is Darryl Sparey, the MD and Co-Founder of Hard Numbers, a PRmoment award winning communications consultancy.  Hard Numbers is predominantly an B2B PR firm, working with clients like BT Group and Nebius AI, but also with consumer clients like PDD, Roadchef. It has around 20 staff, and a fee incoming approaching £2m. Unlike many agency founders, Darryl spent much of his career in business development. After ten ye ..read more

Welcome to our review of PR pitches and mergers & acquisitions in the UK PR scene with Andrew Bloch. Here we discuss the biggest pitch wins and mergers & acquisitions that the PR sector has seen in Jan 2025 Andrew is the lead consultant - PR, Social, Content and Influencer at the new business consultancy firm AAR and a partner at PCB Partners, where he advises on buying and selling marketing services agencies. Andrew launched Andrew Bloch & Associates in 2020. There’s a couple of new webinars that have gone live including The Worlds Greatest PR Research, which is a new topic, where ..read more

Today on the PRmoment podcast we’re discussing the results of Global Women in PR’s Annual Index with Zeno UK MD Jo Patterson and Charlotte West Lenovo, vice president global corporate communications and board director of the Lenovo Foundation. 976 Female PR professionals around the world took part in the survey. Before we start don’t miss our next PR Masterclass: The Intersection of Data, Planning and Measurement. Attend this PR Masterclass to hear from experts on the latest techniques, tools and case studies about the use of data in modern communications. Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment ..read more

Welcome to the PRmoment podcast, with editor Elizabeth Howlett and founder Ben Smith and we’re talking all things measurement and data.  Ben has been putting together PR measurement and analytics conference programmes since 2009. So he’s been an interested observer of that intersection for 16 years, so it's safe to say Ben understands the players, the bluffers and the issues when it comes to PR data, analytics and measurement. No matter where you are on the PR data, analytics and measurement journey, you’ll improve your understanding of this dynamic and innovative area of communications o ..read more

Today on the PRmoment Podcast we’re talking to Louise Findlay-Wilson, managing director, Energy PR. Louise founded Energy PR 29 years ago. It’s a £1.1 m fee income business with 11 employees.  Energy PR is a generalist PR firm with a specialism in digital PR, so the SEO and link building side of things. Current clients include InnovateUK, the New York Toy fair and Trooli. We’ve just launched our PR Masterclass: The Intersection of Data, Planning and Measurement. Attend this PR Masterclass to hear from experts on the latest techniques, tools and case studies about the use of data in modern ..read more

On the podcast today I’m chatting with Will Hart about the launch of PRmoment Leaders 3rd semester, from late Jan to April 2025. We also talk about the PR agency market currently and where it's at after an eventful 2024. Before that, the breaking news is that the PRmoment Awards final entry deadline is the 17th January. Don’t miss the opportunity to create proof points of the quality of your agency’s work. Thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA. 2 mins Will reminds us about what PRmoment Leaders is all about? 5 mins What are the challenges faced by PR agency directors current ..read more