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Stories and Strategies for Public Relations and Marketing

By Monte Fest
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About Stories and Strategies for Public Relations and Marketing

Communication is in every facet of our daily lives. In fact, if the ability to cooperate is what makes us distinctly different as humans, it's the ability to communicate that facilitates this. Is it any wonder Communications has become a thriving profession? Those who succeed have the ability to persuade through marketing, public relations, government relations, media relations, crisis management, stakeholder engagement, advertising, through all things strategic communications. They will distribute the press release that earns placement in public media, create the websites and social media campaigns that influence us, the short form video that captures our attention, and the podcasts we remember. Doug Downs hosts this podcast about PR and Marketing for those who do the work and those who hire the comms pros.

166 Episodes

Reimagining School Marketing: Partnering, Not Promoting
Tue, 07 Jan 2025


SUNDAY FLASHBACK - Harnessing The Influence Of Wikipedia For Your Brand
Sun, 05 Jan 2025


Is AI A Hero Or A Villain For Public Relations And Marketing In 2025?
Tue, 31 Dec 2024


AI Written Poetry Is SHOCKINGLY Better Than Human Writers
Tue, 24 Dec 2024


Why Is My CEO So BORING On Social Media?
Tue, 17 Dec 2024


WOMEN Can Reach PR Executive Leadership Roles Faster Than You Think!
Tue, 10 Dec 2024


Political Campaigns As PR Case Studies
Tue, 03 Dec 2024


Has JAGUAR Committed Brand Suicide?
Tue, 26 Nov 2024


Adapt Or Die: PR In The Age Of AI
Tue, 19 Nov 2024


PROTECT Your Organization From Misinformation With Blockchain Tech!
Tue, 12 Nov 2024


The Human Element Of Crisis Management In PR
Tue, 05 Nov 2024


Why Communications Strategy Is NASA’s Secret Weapon
Sun, 27 Oct 2024


Regulating PR. What Three African Nations Are Doing
Sun, 20 Oct 2024


Accreditation Vs Certification For Communications Pros
Sun, 13 Oct 2024


AI Issues In Content Creation: Striking A Balance Between SEO And Authenticity
Sun, 06 Oct 2024


Throwback Thursday - Oh The Things We Can Do With Generative AI
Thu, 03 Oct 2024


The Influential Power Of Audio
Sun, 29 Sep 2024


Public Relations Strategies When Companies Hire Controversial Leaders
Sun, 22 Sep 2024


How CEOs And Other Senior Executives Are Using Digital Media
Sun, 15 Sep 2024


The Disinformation Playbook
Sun, 08 Sep 2024


Throwback Thursday – When Lies BUILD Trust
Thu, 05 Sep 2024


The AI Solution For Navigating Reputational Risks
Sun, 01 Sep 2024


Marketing For A Tough Industry
Sun, 25 Aug 2024


The Hidden Costs Of Cutting Corners In PR And Marketing
Sun, 18 Aug 2024


How Everyday PR Pros Are Using AI To Shave Hours Off Their Workflows
Sun, 11 Aug 2024


Mastering Consumer Shortcuts: How Marketers Leverage Heuristics For Success
Sun, 04 Aug 2024


Throwback Thursday - The Behavioural Science Communications Firm That's Changing Everything
Thu, 01 Aug 2024


Networking: Effective Communication At Big Events
Sun, 28 Jul 2024


Top Instagram Trends In 2024
Sun, 21 Jul 2024


As Communications Director, What’s Your Next Step For The Democrats? Or Republicans?
Sun, 14 Jul 2024


Why Public Relations Shouldn’t Abandon Controversial Industries
Sun, 07 Jul 2024


Throwback Thursday - The ORID Method For Structured Conversation
Thu, 04 Jul 2024


Shifting Leadership Communication From Command To Curiosity
Sun, 30 Jun 2024


How Digital Media Is Redefining Consumer Behavior
Sun, 23 Jun 2024


Does The C-Suite Still Not Understand Public Relations?
Sun, 16 Jun 2024


Embracing AI As A Stakeholder In Public Relations
Sun, 09 Jun 2024


Throwback Thursday - The Ethics Of AI In PR
Thu, 06 Jun 2024


FEED DROP – Punching Above Your Weight With A Smaller Marketing Team
Sun, 02 Jun 2024


So… You Want To Be A Professional Voiceover Actor?
Sun, 26 May 2024


How A Ban On TikTok Might Impact PR And Marketing Pros
Sun, 19 May 2024


Travel Marketing Strategies
Sun, 12 May 2024


PRSA’s Strategy To Out-Communicate Misinformation
Sun, 05 May 2024


A Close Examination Of Each Of The Major Social Media Channels In 2024
Sun, 28 Apr 2024


The Rise Of Virtual Influencers And Global Engagement
Sun, 21 Apr 2024


Exploring The Agile Framework For Communications
Sun, 14 Apr 2024


Beyond The Script: Effective Customer Service Communication
Sun, 07 Apr 2024


Setting The Rules: Why And How To Regulate AI In Public Relations
Sun, 31 Mar 2024


The Power Of Podcasts For Developing Brand Affinity
Sun, 24 Mar 2024


The Strategic Storyteller
Sun, 17 Mar 2024


The Legal Implications Of Employee Reviews
Sun, 10 Mar 2024


The Ukrainian PR Army
Sun, 03 Mar 2024


The Evolution Of Royal PR
Sun, 25 Feb 2024


PRovoke Media Asia-Pacific Comms Leader Study
Sun, 18 Feb 2024


How To Forgive And Accept An Apology
Sun, 11 Feb 2024


Saying Sorry: Why Is It So Hard?
Sun, 04 Feb 2024


Muck Rack’s 2023 State Of Marketing And PR Leadership Report
Sun, 28 Jan 2024


Challenging The Status Quo In PR Metrics
Sun, 21 Jan 2024


Exploring The Myths Of Body Language Analysis On TV And YouTube
Sun, 14 Jan 2024


The Double-Edged Sword Of Generative AI And Why It’s Part Of A Broader Problem For Public Relations
Sun, 07 Jan 2024


FEED DROP – Learning Real Communication With Your Kids
Sun, 24 Dec 2023


How To Communicate – When People Won’t Evacuate
Sun, 10 Dec 2023


Coaching Politicians To Be Better Communicators
Sun, 26 Nov 2023


Immersing Ourselves In AR, VR And XR Technologies. The Next Wave In Communications
Sun, 12 Nov 2023


FEED DROP: Six Presentation Tips For Advanced Speakers
Sun, 05 Nov 2023


The Four Traits Of Inspiring Thought Leaders
Sun, 29 Oct 2023


Finding The Four Minute Window
Sun, 15 Oct 2023


Harnessing The Influence Of Wikipedia For Your Brand
Sun, 01 Oct 2023


Diverse Perspectives, Powerful Results: Multicultural Marketing Insights
Sun, 17 Sep 2023


The Role Of Marketing And Public Relations In Central Asia: Explained
Sun, 03 Sep 2023


Cracking The Code To Low Journalist Response Rates
Sun, 20 Aug 2023


Change Your Mind = Change Your Brain
Sun, 06 Aug 2023


Exploring Trust In Media Brands Today
Sun, 23 Jul 2023


Influencing Behaviors Through Social Marketing
Sun, 09 Jul 2023


How To Make Internal Communications More Inclusive
Sun, 25 Jun 2023


The Best PR Campaign That Changed The World
Sun, 11 Jun 2023


The Evolution Of The Communications Engineer
Sun, 28 May 2023


Oh The Things We Can Do With Generative AI (including Chat GPT)
Sun, 14 May 2023


How AI Tools Are Already Impacting The PR Profession – And Where It’s All Going
Sun, 30 Apr 2023


FEED DROP – Micro Influencers – When Smaller Is Better
Sun, 23 Apr 2023


Social Media Is OVERRATED!!
Sun, 16 Apr 2023


PR And Marketing For Web 3.0
Sun, 02 Apr 2023


Digging Deeper Into The Edelman Trust Barometer
Sun, 19 Mar 2023


The Truth About Umms And Uhhs
Sun, 05 Mar 2023


Headlines With Ragan’s PR Daily – Chat GPT And Other News
Sun, 19 Feb 2023


Is The Person You’re In Conversation With – Faking It?
Sun, 05 Feb 2023


Do Sales Funnels Still Work? Or Is The Concept Springing Leaks?
Sun, 22 Jan 2023


When Lies Build Trust
Sun, 08 Jan 2023


Integrating The Newer Tools Into Traditional Marketing And PR
Sun, 25 Dec 2022


A Close Look At Today’s Social Media Channels With Grey Group
Sun, 11 Dec 2022


Taking An Organizational Stand On Social And Political Issues. Is It Worth It?
Sun, 27 Nov 2022


Building Reputation Capital Before The Crises
Sun, 13 Nov 2022


Halloween Special: Those Career Moments That Terrify Us
Sun, 30 Oct 2022


The ORID Method For Structured Conversation
Sun, 16 Oct 2022


New Research Suggests We Each Have 6,200 Thoughts Per Day
Sun, 02 Oct 2022


How To Pitch Micro Media (Like Podcasts)
Sun, 18 Sep 2022


The Behavioural Science Communications Firm That’s Changing Everything
Sun, 04 Sep 2022


The Five Situations Your Senior Leaders Will See Or Hear You
Sun, 21 Aug 2022


Could Spy Agencies, Like The FBI, MI5, And CSIS, Use Some PR Help?
Sun, 07 Aug 2022


How The Real-Life Siri (GPS Girl) Found Her True Sense Of Direction
Sun, 24 Jul 2022


Finding Your Niche Skill Or Authority To Future-Proof Your Career
Sun, 10 Jul 2022


Four Tips For New PR Grads
Sun, 26 Jun 2022


Stories And Strategies Podcast Trailer
Tue, 21 Jun 2022


How Executives Use Social Media To Lead
Sun, 12 Jun 2022


A Look At The Personality Traits Of Some In History Who Had Influence
Sun, 29 May 2022


Case Study – A Simple Message, Easy Call To Action, Complicated Outcomes
Sun, 15 May 2022


Making Communications More Accessible
Sun, 01 May 2022


Behavioural Economics And Public Relations
Sun, 17 Apr 2022


How To Respond To A Reputational Crisis
Sun, 03 Apr 2022


Exploring What The Metaverse Means To Marketing And Communications Strategies
Sat, 19 Mar 2022


Intercultural Communication In The Workplace
Sat, 05 Mar 2022


The Future Of Corporate Communications
Sat, 19 Feb 2022


PR Trends To Keep An Eye On In 2022
Sat, 05 Feb 2022


Using Communications To Power Small Business
Sun, 06 Jun 2021


Nudge Theory Part II With Rory Sutherland
Sun, 23 May 2021


Nudge Theory Part I With Rory Sutherland
Sun, 09 May 2021


The Sin Of Slow In Crisis Communications
Sun, 02 May 2021


From The Language Of Science To The Language Of People
Sun, 25 Apr 2021


How To Be A Great Podcast Guest
Sun, 18 Apr 2021


The Invention Of Color
Sun, 11 Apr 2021


The Epigenetics Of Leadership
Sun, 04 Apr 2021


Communicating With Elite Performers
Sun, 28 Mar 2021


You Want A Seat At The Table? Earn It
Sun, 21 Mar 2021


The Trust Trifecta Of Leadership
Sun, 14 Mar 2021


The Psychology Of Giving And Receiving Feedback
Sun, 07 Mar 2021


Is It Better To Be Street-Smart Or Book-Smart In PR?
Sun, 28 Feb 2021


Communication Strategies When De-escalation Is Needed
Sun, 21 Feb 2021


When The Words Mean Nothing – And The Message Means Everything
Sun, 14 Feb 2021


11 Capabilities Of A Communications Professional Or Team
Sun, 07 Feb 2021


The Success Of Digital News Start-ups
Sun, 31 Jan 2021


Exploring The Impacts Of COVID-19 On Health Care Communications Professionals
Sun, 24 Jan 2021


Stirring The Right Pot
Sun, 17 Jan 2021


Progress, In A World Of Cancel Culture
Sun, 10 Jan 2021


Ode To Joy (and Positivity)
Sun, 13 Dec 2020


Stressing The Benefits… Of Stress
Sun, 06 Dec 2020


Why Are There So Few African American Males In Public Relations?
Sun, 29 Nov 2020


PRCA In Latin America
Sun, 22 Nov 2020


A Little Less Presentation. A Little More Conversation
Sun, 15 Nov 2020


Communication Strategies We Learn At Work (and Use At Home)
Sun, 08 Nov 2020


The 2020 US Election Through A Psychological Lens
Wed, 04 Nov 2020


Media? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Media
Sun, 01 Nov 2020


Creativity – The UNcommon Sense
Sun, 25 Oct 2020


Change Management Needs To Change
Sun, 18 Oct 2020


Why Professional Comedians Have Serious Presentation Skills
Sun, 11 Oct 2020


Women In PR – Canada, USA, The Americas
Sun, 04 Oct 2020


The 2020 IPR Disinformation In Society Report
Sun, 27 Sep 2020


Secrets Of Content Marketing
Sun, 20 Sep 2020


The AI In PR Ethics Report
Sun, 13 Sep 2020


Coffee May Be The Best Communications Strategy Of Them All
Sun, 06 Sep 2020


Is Digital Media Leaving A False Impression?
Sun, 30 Aug 2020


Your Brain In Crisis-Mode
Sun, 23 Aug 2020


The Value Of Mentorship In Professional Communications
Sun, 16 Aug 2020


Working From Home And The Impacts To Communication And Leadership
Sun, 09 Aug 2020


Interviewing Professional Athletes
Sun, 02 Aug 2020


CIPR State Of The Profession Survey
Sun, 26 Jul 2020


Tweeting A Social Movement - Black Lives Matter And Its Use Of Twitter
Sun, 19 Jul 2020


Snake Oil In The PR Business? Say It Ain't So...
Sun, 12 Jul 2020


COVID-19 Brand Pulse Report
Sun, 05 Jul 2020


Public Engagement: Finding Rumi's Field
Mon, 29 Jun 2020


The History (and Future) Of Mass Media
Mon, 22 Jun 2020


Ready Or Not... Here Comes The "Recovery"
Sun, 14 Jun 2020


Culture Club - Looking Beyond Fit
Sun, 07 Jun 2020


Why It's Important To Be A Member Of A Professional Communications Association
Fri, 29 May 2020


Change-Up, The Modern Way To "Pitch" The Media
Fri, 22 May 2020


Lights Camera Crisis!
Mon, 18 May 2020


Changes To How We Communicate When Life Returns To Normal
Mon, 11 May 2020


The Spin Doctor Will See You Now
Sun, 10 May 2020


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