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PRmoment Podcast

The PRmoment Podcast is a series of life story style interviews with some of the leading lights of UK PR.

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14:56

The potential sale of Burson is not a story about the...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/04/14

Welcome to the PRmoment podcast and on the show today we’re chatting to Jim Donaldson about the news that WPP might sell Burson. Previously Jim was CEO UK and Middle East at Fleishman and held senior roles at both Weber Shandwick and Hill & Knowlton. He is now a non-exec to a raft of independent PR firms including Woodrow, Schon&Co and Matlin PR. Before we start, don't miss our new PR Masterclass: AI in PR. Check out the full speaker line-up at https://www.prmasterclasses.com/m...

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7:52

The PR News Review: Trump and his axis of chaos,...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/04/11

This week's PR News review covered Donald Trump's foreign policy, the resulting and global chaos before moving on to disucss NASA's Artemis mission for its public relations. Trump's foreign policy rhetoric Mark Borkowski and Ben Smith centered on whether Donald Trump's actions were aimed at selling war or peace? Borkowski argued that Trump failed in the propaganda war with Iran by not achieving a clean exit. Global vulnerability, the Axis of chaos and increased defense spending Participants...

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33:20

PR agency paralysis is sector wide problem, claims...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/04/10

Summary This PRmoment Podcast discussion with James Thomlinson centered on the theme of agency paralysis within the PR industry due to economic pressures and the increasing complexity - of both the PR market and the PR agency business model. Agency paralysis discussed James Thomlinson argues that agency paralysis is a trend within the Public Relations industry caused by increased simultaneous pressures and the extensive number of required leadership decisions. These decisions cover flexible ...

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57:24

The PRmoment Awards shortlists 2026

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/04/02

Welcome to this special podcast to celebrate the shortlists for the PRmoment Awards. In this show we're going to be talking in detail about the shortlist for the PRmoment Awards in London and we'll be talking about the shortlist for the North next week. On the show today we're going to be discussing the shortlist, talking about which firms were shortlisted the most and revealing some new data highlighting some of the extraordinarily high cumulative average category score for this year's PRmom...

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13:28

The PR News Review: Huw Edwards' publicist Barry...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/03/27

Welcome to the News Review on the PRmoment podcast. In this weekly show I’m joined by Angie Moxham and Mark Borkowski. In the PR News Review we look at the biggest news stories of the week from a PR perspective. This week, we're talking about Huw Edwards' publicist Barry Tomes leaving GMB hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls speechless, what to expect from Meta and Google as social media gets its Big Tobacco moment and whether new BBC director general Matt Brittin has the hardest job in media. Tic...

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36:16

The PR pitch wins and M&A run down for March

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/03/25

Our March review highlighted a resilient M&A market and increased pitch activity with specialist agencies dominating wins. Pitch and M&A Market Health The PR pitch market is good with high agency confidence, but client decision-making timelines are lengthening, creating a sustained grind. The M&A market is robust, demonstrating strong resilience with high demand for specialist, technology-driven agencies, particularly from US buyers. Major PR Wins Secured Multiple high-profile p...

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52:36

What does great agency leadership look like?

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/03/24

Host: Will Hart, dean of school, PRmoment Leaders Featuring: Victoria Usher, CEO and founder, GingerMayDavid Phillips, co-founder and CEO, PangolinThis is a special one-off edition of the podcast, hosted by Will Hart who heads up the PRmoment Leaders programme. Joining Will are Victoria Usher and David Phillips, both founders of successful independent agencies operating for over 10 years and specialising in separate sectors (respectively, GingerMay in b2b and Pangolin in consumer)...

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10:43

The PR News Review: Farage’s latest political stunt,...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/03/20

This week the PR News Review panel of Angie Moxham, Mark Borkowski and Ben Smith explore Nigel Farage's data-driven political stunt, the gossip surrounding Zendaya and Tom Holland and finish with a discussion about Banksy's identity reveal. Farage's political stunt Nigel Farage's action of paying an entire street’s electricity bill was deemed a clever stunt to draw attention to the energy debate and, perhaps more importantly, collect valuable data for Reform UK campaigns. Zendaya and H...

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14:15

The PR News Review: Starmer, Mandelson the Iran War...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/03/13

Welcome to the News Review on the PRmoment podcast. In this weekly show I’m joined by Angie Moxham and Mark Borkowski. In the PR News Review we look at the biggest news stories of the week from a PR perspective and this week we're talking: Starmer, Mandelson and the Iran WarMusk, Tesla and Ofgem PR Ethics, Lobbying Rules and why PR firms need to be increasing careful in choosing their clientsBefore we start do check out The PRmoment Awards shortlists, they are an incredible selection of ...

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41:55

Michael Kempner, founder of MikeWorldWide on the...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/03/10

In this week’s show Ben Smith and Michael Kempner discuss the current US political climate. Michael Kempner talks us through the organic growth of MikeWorldwide from a garage in 1986 to a “$70 million turnover”, crediting early success to "intentional serendipity," a strong network, and a focus on problem-solving outside of traditional PR conventions. The discussion also covered Michael Kempner's optimism about the future of PR and Michael’s advice on risk, failure, and the impor...

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11:39

The PR News Review: Zack Polanski’s winning style and...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/03/03

Ben Smith, Angie Moxham, and Mark Borkowski discuss the Greens' bi-election win in Gorton and Denton, attributing the success of the candidate, Hannah Spencer, and Zack Polanski's effective communication campaign that provided a message of hope, local authenticity, and leveraged identity politics against Labour. On the show we also discuss the language of war in the Iran conflict, where Mark Borkowski noted the problematic trend of naming military operations like video games and t...

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42:23

The February PR Pitch & MA Review

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/03/02

Ben Smith and Andrew Bloch reviewed the UK PR pitch and M&A market in February, noting that the pitch market was "steadier" with clients taking longer to decide, while agency M&A was "booming" with high demand and competition driving up prices for agencies around the £20 million enterprise value, especially those leveraging AI. PR pitch wise we saw significant client wins for Edelman, Words and Pixels, Brazen, W, and Hope&Glory, and key acquisitions included Resident acquir...

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36:27

The effectiveness of virtual versus in-office PR teams

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/02/23

Ben Smith moderated a discussion between Howard Kosky and Lynsey Barry about the effectiveness of virtual versus in-office PR teams, with an emphasis on how both agency culture and leadership styles are impacted by physical location. Howard founded and ran Markettiers for 30 years and built the group to a £38m + turnover. Like most businesses it was office based until Covid and then developed a hybrid in office, virtual set up. Lynsey Barry is CEO and founder at Five not 10, a B...

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15:46

The PR News Review: The best (or toughest) job in PR,...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/02/13

Ben Smith, Mark Borkowski, and Angie Moxham discussed several key topics including the difficulty of the Downing Street director of communications role and the need for a fresh perspective, Jim Ratcliffe's controversial "colonialisation" comment, and the emergence of fake AI experts. Angie Moxham and Mark Borkowski analysed the Washington Post redundancies, attributing reduced war coverage to "war fatigue" and economic factors driving editorial decisions, and concluded that PR professionals h...

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18:47

A look ahead to PRmoment's PR Masterclass: The...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/02/11

Elizabeth Giles and Ben Smith of PRmoment introduce its latest PR Masterclass: The intersection of PR and GEO, and large language model (LLM) optimisation, scheduled for February 25th in London with virtual attendance available.

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15:19

Will Peter Mandelson bring down Sir Keir Starmer's...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/02/09

Welcome to the News Review on the PRmoment podcast. In this weekly show I’m joined by the dream team which is Angie Moxham and Mark Borkowski. In the PR News Review we look at the biggest news stories of the week from a PR perspective and this week there’s really only 1 story in town, Peter Mandelson and whether he’s going to bring down Sir Keir Starmer's government. Before we start, check out our latest PR Masterclass: The Intersection of PR & GEO, all the info you’ll need is accessible ...

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10:40

Rajar results Q4 2025 commentary

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/02/09

Welcome to the PRmoment Podcast. This is our quarterly bonus podcast where we chat about Rajar’s latest results. For those of you who aren’t aware of Rajar - it was established in 1992 and operates the single audience measurement system for the radio industry in the United Kingdom Raja publishes the listenership figures each quarter, which is good for insight for PR, curious about how the public engages with radio and how the market is performing. On the show today, we have James Dickman, ...

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32:25

January’s Review of PR Pitches and Mergers &...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/02/04

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 the last month 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 also runs the advisory firm Andrew Bloch & Associates. Be...

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6:15

The PR News Review: Fake PR Experts, SEO firms...

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/02/02

Welcome to the News Review on the PRmoment podcast. This week I'm joined by Angie Moxham, founder of Fourth Angel. In the PR News Review we look at the biggest news stories of the week from a PR perspective and this week we’re talking about Fake experts and SEO masquerading as PR firms, Brand Beckham takes a "don't explain, but you can complain approach" and The relaunch of Davos. Concerns Over Fake PR Experts and SEO Firms Ben Smith introduced the first main topic of the news review, which w...

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28:28

Sam Corry Podcast

PRmoment Podcast ·

2026/01/22

Ben Smith introduced Sam Corry, CEO of Taylor Herring, discussing the agency's history, evolution from media focus to consumer PR with an "entertain or die" mantra, and its recent internal shifts following the departure of founders Kath and James Herring after 24 years. Corry emphasized that Taylor Herring’s current strategy focuses on integrated, long-term brand building, and announced the launch of "Cited," a proprietary GEO tool developed with Publicis Group's Performix to leverage extensi...

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