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PR's Top Pros Talk: Paula Davis

Thu, Feb. 16, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Paula Davis, Chief Comms. Officer, The Colgate Palmolive Company
Colgate-Palmolive CCO Paula Davis talks with Doug Simon about the importance of incorporating the causes and issues that matter to you into your work life on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Monique Kelley

Wed, Feb. 15, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Monique Kelley, Assoc. Professor, Boston University's College of Communication
Boston U. associate professor of strategic communications Monique Kelley talks with Doug Simon about how women are re-evaluating what they want from their careers in the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Ben Laws

Fri, Feb. 10, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Ben Laws, Deputy U.S. Lead for Business Mktg. Practice at Edelman
Ben Laws, deputy US lead for the business marketing practice at Edelman, talks with Doug Simon about the agency's research into the value of thought leadership in the B2B market on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Dan Hunter

Thu, Feb. 9, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Dan Hunter, Sr. Mng. Dir., Strategic Comms Practice at FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting senior managing director Dan Hunter talks with Doug Simon about how communicators can successfully negotiate the uncertain economic environment they face in the coming year on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Dave Jacobs

Fri, Feb. 3, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Dave Jacobs, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Homethrive
Dave Jacobs, co-founder and co-CEO of Homethrive, a platform that supports caregivers and their families, talks about how leaders can stay connected with a distributed workforce on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview with Doug Simon.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Stacey Grimsrud

Thu, Feb. 2, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Stacey Grimsrud, VP, Bospar
Bospar vice president Stacey Grimsrud talks about the increased importance of PR in tough economic times on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview with Doug Simon.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Stacey Bernstein

Thu, Jan. 26, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Stacey Bernstein, CEO, M Booth Health
M Booth Health CEO Stacey Bernstein talks about how the expectations consumers have of the pharmaceutical industry changed in the wake of COVID on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview with Doug Simon.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Whaewon Choi-Wiles

Tue, Jan. 24, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Whaewon Choi-Wiles, Dir. of Corp. Comms., Audi of America
Whaewon Choi-Wiles, director of corporate communications for Audi of America, talks with Doug Simon about how upgrading from "The Great Resignation" to "The Great Reflection" can open up new opportunities for communications pros during a time of major changes on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Lisette Paras

Thu, Jan. 19, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Lisette Paras, Pres. & Founder, Gravitate PR
Gravitate PR president and founder Lisette Paras talks with Doug Simon about how tech PR pros can turn concepts that can seem obscure into stories that are compelling for a variety of audiences in the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

Look to AI & Big Picture Moments in '23

Fri, Jan. 13, 2023

By Ken Jacobs

Emily Poe & Curtis SparrerPR industry veterans Emily Poe and Curtis Sparrer identified adopting AI as a tool for performing a higher level of work and focusing on big picture moments like a spot on the "Today Show" as two big trends communicators should focus on this year during a roundtable discussion.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Lori Jung

Tue, Jan. 10, 2023

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Lori Jung, Co-Founder, Hudson West PR & Marketing
Hudson West PR and Marketing co-founder Lori Jung talks with Doug Simon about why 2023 will be the year of the "new pivot," as well as sharing some tips on the best strategies for communicating with clients, on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Meredith Klein

Wed, Dec. 28, 2022

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Meredith Klein, Dir. of PR, GNC
GNC director of public relations Meredith Klein talks with Doug Simon about how communicators can help a legacy brand change with the times in the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

Musk Can Kick Out Whomever He Desires

Fri, Dec. 23, 2022

By Fraser Seitel

Fraser SeitalThere’s little doubt that Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter will go down as one of the dumbest takeovers of all time. But, contrary to the opinion of his critics, he can do whatever he wants with the sinking social media site.

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PR's Top Pros Talk: Peter Lucht

Fri, Dec. 23, 2022

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Peter Lucht, Head of Corp. Comms., Citizens Financial Group
Citizens Financial Group head of corporate communications Peter Lucht talks with Doug Simon about the kind of "disciplined offense" that can keep a company's communications on track in 2023, whatever the economic climate, on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Stacey Kumagai

Wed, Dec. 21, 2022

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Stacey Kumagai, Comms. Specialist, Media Monster Communications
Stacey Kumagai, communications specialist at Media Monster Communications, talks with Doug Simon about how her experiences as a journalist helped her find the human side of a client's message on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

Park Ego During Merger

Thu, Dec. 8, 2022

By Ken Jacobs

David KyneDavid Kyne, Group President-Communications, Evoke, reflects on his journey from founder of Kyne to CEO of a merged company during video interview.

PR's Top Pros Talk: Virginia Devlin

Tue, Dec. 6, 2022

By Steve Barnes

O'Dwyer's/DS Simon Video Interview Series: Virginia Devlin, CEO, Current Global
Current Global CEO Virginia Devlin talks with Doug Simon about how communicators can close the "inclusion gap" for people with disabilities on the latest "PR's Top Pros Talk" video interview.

2023: What Are You Chasing?

Mon, Dec. 5, 2022

By Gary Grates

Gary GratesAs corporate communicators plan for the next year, are you focused on the right priorities?