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Last Updated: Fri., Apr. 19, 2024 @ 1:08 pm

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PR's Top Pros Talk: April White

Fri, Apr. 19, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: April White, CEO & Founder, Trust Relations
April White, CEO and founder of Trust Relations, talks with Doug Simon about the keys to making the agency world profitable on the latest "PR's Top Pro Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Matt Kovacs

Mon, Apr. 15, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Matt Kovacs, Pres., Blaze PR
Blaze PR president Matt Kovacs talks with Doug Simon about how organizations can get the most out of their PR budgets on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Paddi Hurley

Fri, Apr. 5, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Paddi Hurley, Mng. Dir. of Health, Allison
Allison managing director of health Paddi Hurley talks with Doug Simon about the keys to developing effective healthcare communications campaigns on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Chris Hook

Fri, Mar. 22, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Chris Hook, Sr. Group Dir. of Comms. & Mktg., Cadence Design Systems
Chris Hook, senior group director of communications and marketing at Cadence Design Systems, outlines how communicators can effectively tell stories about the AI that is being used in products and services on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview with Doug Simon.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Steve Hirsch

Fri, Mar. 15, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Steve Hirsch, CEO & Co-Founder, Hirsch Leatherwood
Steve Hirsch, CEO and co-founder of Hirsch Leatherwood, talks with Doug Simon about the importance of top-of-funnel content marketplace education on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Laura Brusca

Mon, Mar. 11, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Laura Brusca, Chief Comms. Officer, Forbes
Forbes chief communications officer Laura Brusca talks with Doug Simon about the many ways in which communications pros can go about promoting and protecting their brands on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Brandi Sims

Wed, Feb. 28, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Brandi Sims, Founder & CEO, Brandinc PR
Brandinc PR founder & CEO Brandi Sims talks with Doug Simon about how to create a winning collaboration between a celebrity and a brand, as well as the keys to successful mentor/mentee relationships, on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Jen Fuhrman-Kestler

Fri, Feb. 16, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Jen Fuhrman-Kestler, Mng. Dir. of Health Services, Ketchum
Ketchum managing director of health services Jen Fuhrman-Kestler talks with Doug Simon about how the changing health ecosystem will affect communications—as well as why audiences should be a priority when collecting and analyzing data. Jen also points out some trends that health communicators can expect to see throughout 2024.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Rachel Huff

Fri, Feb. 9, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Rachel Huff, Pres. & Founder, Victoire & Co.
Victoire & Co. president and founder Rachel Huff looks at how agencies and clients can build trusting relationships, as well as effectively navigating team turnover on both sides of the relationship, on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview with Doug Simon.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Jamie Dowd

Thu, Feb. 1, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Jamie Dowd, North American Health Lead, Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick North America health lead Jamie Dowd talks with Doug Simon about how brands can handle the impact of misinformation with empathy on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Rosanna Maietta

Tue, Jan. 30, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Doug Simon, CFO, D S Simon Media
Rosanna Maietta, chief communications officer and senior counselor to the CEO at the American Clean Power Association, talks with Doug Simon about how comms pros can navigate a fast-paced news cycle on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Doug Simon on PR's Prospects in an Election Year

Fri, Jan. 26, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Doug Simon, CFO, D S Simon Media
D S Simon Media CEO Doug Simon says a look back at the 2020 election cycle shows that opportunity can come along with election-year uncertainty, and he offers some tips and information that might make communications pros feel more comfortable about their prospects for snagging media coverage in 2024.

DEI & ESG on the Hotseat

Thu, Jan. 25, 2024

By John O'Dwyer

LaTricia Woods & Ben FinzelThe Change Agencies co-founders LaTricia Woods and Ben Finzel addressed the coordinated attack on topics that relate to fairness and equality and the environment during a Jan. 8 webinar hosted by O’Dwyer’s and moderated by Researchcape’s Jeffrey Henning.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Alex Ebanks

Mon, Jan. 22, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Alex Banks, VP of Comms., Essence Ventures
ESSENCE Ventures VP of communications Alex Ebanks talks with Doug Simon how brands can leverage internship and mentorship programs to help them meet diversity and inclusion goals on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Shannon Moylan

Fri, Jan. 19, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Shannon Moylan, Sr. VP or PR, imre
Shannon Moylan, SVP of public relations at imre, talks with Doug Simon about why it's so important for healthcare communicators to remember the "heart of the story" (i.e. people being cured and lives being made better) on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Megan Prock McGrath

Wed, Jan. 10, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Megan Prock McGrath, Managing Director, MacDougall Advisors
MacDougall Advisors managing director Megan Prock McGrath talks with Doug Simon about what communications pros should keep in mind when they're trying to connect with investors and consumers in the biotech space on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview. She also examines the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the space.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Ben Finzel

Mon, Jan. 8, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Ben Finzel, President, RenewPR
Ben Finzel, president of RENEWPR and founding principal of The Change Agencies, talks with Doug Simon about how communications pros can bring common sense back to PR on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview. Finzel also shares the story of how The Change Agencies got its start and looks at the challenges the communications industry still has to work on.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Cheryl Overton

Wed, Jan. 3, 2024

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Cheryl Overton, Cheryl Overton Communications
Cheryl Overton, founder and CEO of Cheryl Overton Communications, talks with Doug Simon about how "designing for the margins" can result in a higher level of connection with all stakeholders on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview. She also discusses her 2024 trend predictions.