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Coffee Break with Dreena Whitfield, founder and CEO of WhitPR
Whitfield sits down with PRWeek’s Steve Barrett 10 years after she went out on a limb and started her firm.
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The PR Week: 10.15.2021: Kristal Howard, Kroger
The 2021 Purpose Awards jury chair talks about her main takeaways from the awards and the PRDecoded: Purpose Transformed Conference.
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Purpose brings PR world back together after two years
Thursday night’s Purpose Awards celebration was PRWeek’s first large-scale in-person event since December 2019.
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Coffee Break with Noemi Lujan Perez, president & CEO, ECO Diversity Media
ECO Diversity Media’s CEO marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month by discussing American monuments and the intersection between DE&I and social, environmental and ethical responsibility.
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Zuckerberg is the problem at Facebook
The precocious founder and CEO of the social behemoth is failing in his mission to create a more open and connected world.
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Coffee Break with Tom Coyne, founder & CEO of Coyne PR
Coyne PR’s founder spends 15 minutes of his day describing his firm’s origin story as it celebrates 30 years in business and keeping up with the demands of modern PR.
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People don’t want to come back to the office
Most office-based business functions are allowing workers to go back on a voluntary basis – which in practice means everyone’s staying at home.
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Coffee Break with Pam Jenkins, president, global public affairs, Weber Shandwick
The Interpublic Group firm’s president of global public affairs discusses the relationship between geopolitics and business.
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Coffee Break with Freuds U.S.’ Tola St. Matthew-Daniel
The EVP sits down to discuss the B Corporation, from its presence in the U.S. to what the future holds while continuing to navigate a COVID-pressured world.
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CEOs are empowering PR pros to lead their purpose agendas
PRWeek’s September-October issue examines the major players in the push for purpose.
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Communicators: 'It’s our time'
The latest edition of PRWeek’s seminal industry survey shows the PR function is more valued than ever at organizations, but that brings with it additional pressure to deliver.
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Coffee Break with Heineken USA’s Dayna Adelman
The global brewer’s USA director for external relations talks about the company’s new campaign, fulfilling brand promises, learning from prior sport endorsements and future trends in the beer world.
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Coffee Break with Cognizant’s CCO Jeff DeMarrais
As CCO of Cognizant, a New-Jersey-based tech consultancy that’s staffed by residents of the world, DeMarrais talks about the company’s recent record-breaking success, the collaboration with Aston Martin and utilizing technology to reach a broader audience while telling the same story.
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Strength through adversity
So many things have fundamentally changed in the past two decades since 9/11, but the most important thing is for us to remember those who perished and make sure we all honor their memory with a renewed spirit of togetherness.
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Coffee Break with Egami Group’s Teneshia Jackson Warner
The founder and CEO talks about Egami’s new partnership with Zeno and how it can supercharge the agency’s development.
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A PR legend, centenarian and a gentleman
David Finn is one of the founding fathers of PR and a throwback to the genesis of the communications industry.
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Healthcare fueled PR’s recovery over the past 12 months
The continued impact of COVID-19, vaccine roll-outs, booster shots and health equity plus groundbreaking technological innovation mean healthcare is a more ubiquitous factor than ever across communications.
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Coffee Break with Aircover Communications’ Mike Moeller
West Coast firm’s founder & CEO talks about running a virtual agency of senior counselors dealing directly with tech clients.
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Milton Friedman got it wrong
Two years ago, America Inc. signed up to a purpose agenda that aims to return capitalism to its responsible roots rather than solely lining shareholders’ pockets, but the reality doesn’t yet match the rhetoric.
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Coffee Break with Iovate Health Sciences’ Jake Duhaime
The nutrition and weight management company’s PR manager discusses the reluctance of big name athlete influencers to promote COVID-19 vaccinations and how regulation of Big Pharma differs compared to smaller operators.
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