Stories and Strategies with Curzon Public Relations
Stories and StrategiesWelcome to Stories and Strategies, the world’s most listened to Public Relations podcast according to Podchaser, Goodpods, and data from Rephonic on public relations, communications, and marketing.Hosted by award-winning PR professionals Doug Downs in Canada and Farzana Baduel in the UK, this weekly podcast offers you bold ideas, sharp insights, and honest conversations about the future of public relations, strategic communications, and marketing.Every Tuesday, we release a new 20-minute episode packed with practical takeaways for PR professionals, communication strategists, and marketing leaders around the world. Whether it’s earned media, brand storytelling, digital communications, or navigating AI and...
HARO Reloaded: How to Pitch Like It’s 2025
Jul 22 • 26m
Selling our Value – Not our Time
Jul 15 • 24m
Name, Blame, and Damage Control
Jul 1 • 27m
Media Literacy in the Age of Misinformation
Jun 24 • 27m
The Missing Channel in Your PR Strategy
Jun 10 • 29m
Zambia’s Public Relations Revolution
Jun 2 • 23m
GROW Your Way Out of PR Workplace Stress
May 13 • 24m
Culture Add – NOT Culture Fit
Apr 29 • 27m
The Science of How to Talk Like Ted
Mar 25 • 29m
How to Build a Personal Brand That Opens Doors
Feb 25 • 26m
Is AI a Hero or a Villain for Public Relations and Marketing in 2025?
Dec 31, 2024 • 25m
AI Written Poetry is SHOCKINGLY Better Than Human Writers
Dec 24, 2024 • 25m
Why is My CEO so BORING on Social Media?
Dec 17, 2024 • 29m
WOMEN Can Reach PR Executive Leadership Roles Faster Than You Think!
Dec 10, 2024 • 28m
Political Campaigns as PR Case Studies
Dec 3, 2024 • 27m
Has JAGUAR Committed Brand Suicide?
Nov 26, 2024 • 23m
Adapt or Die: PR in the Age of AI
Nov 19, 2024 • 24m
PROTECT Your Organization from Misinformation with Blockchain Tech!
Nov 12, 2024 • 23m
The Human Element of Crisis Management in PR
Nov 5, 2024 • 25m
Why Communications Strategy is NASA’s Secret Weapon
Oct 27, 2024 • 26m
Regulating PR. What Three African Nations are Doing
Oct 20, 2024 • 23m
Accreditation vs Certification for Communications Pros
Oct 13, 2024 • 22m
Throwback Thursday - Oh the Things We Can Do With Generative AI
Oct 3, 2024 • 25m
The Influential Power of Audio
Sep 29, 2024 • 27m
Public Relations Strategies When Companies Hire Controversial Leaders
Sep 22, 2024 • 23m
How CEOs and Other Senior Executives Are Using Digital Media
Sep 15, 2024 • 25m
The Disinformation Playbook
Sep 8, 2024 • 22m
Throwback Thursday – When Lies BUILD Trust
Sep 5, 2024 • 22m
The AI Solution for Navigating Reputational Risks
Sep 1, 2024 • 22m
Marketing For a Tough Industry
Aug 25, 2024 • 22m
The Hidden Costs of Cutting Corners in PR and Marketing
Aug 18, 2024 • 22m
How Everyday PR Pros are Using AI to Shave Hours Off Their Workflows
Aug 11, 2024 • 24m
Networking: Effective Communication at Big Events
Jul 28, 2024 • 26m
Top Instagram Trends in 2024
Jul 21, 2024 • 21m
Why Public Relations Shouldn’t Abandon Controversial Industries
Jul 7, 2024 • 22m
Throwback Thursday - The ORID Method for Structured Conversation
Jul 4, 2024 • 25m
Shifting Leadership Communication from Command to Curiosity
Jun 30, 2024 • 22m
How Digital Media is Redefining Consumer Behavior
Jun 23, 2024 • 25m
Does the C-Suite Still Not Understand Public Relations?
Jun 16, 2024 • 19m
Embracing AI as a Stakeholder in Public Relations
Jun 9, 2024 • 20m
Throwback Thursday - The Ethics of AI in PR
Jun 6, 2024 • 26m
FEED DROP – Punching Above Your Weight With a Smaller Marketing Team
Jun 2, 2024 • 51m
So… You Want to Be a Professional Voiceover Actor?
May 26, 2024 • 24m
How a Ban on TikTok Might Impact PR and Marketing Pros
May 19, 2024 • 24m
Travel Marketing Strategies
May 12, 2024 • 22m
SNAPCAST PROMO for This Sunday's Episode
May 10, 2024 • 1m
PRSA’s Strategy to Out-Communicate Misinformation
May 5, 2024 • 24m
SNAPCAST PROMO for This Sunday's Episode
May 3, 2024 • 3m
Throwback Thursday - Nudge Theory
May 2, 2024 • 29m
A Close Examination of Each of the Major Social Media Channels in 2024
Apr 28, 2024 • 24m
SNAPCAST PROMO for This Sunday's Episode
Apr 26, 2024 • 1m
The Rise of Virtual Influencers and Global Engagement
Apr 21, 2024 • 24m
Exploring the Agile Framework for Communications
Apr 14, 2024 • 21m
SNAPCAST PROMO for This Sunday's Episode
Apr 12, 2024 • 1m
Beyond the Script: Effective Customer Service Communication
Apr 7, 2024 • 29m
SNAPCAST PROMO for This Sunday's Episode
Apr 5, 2024 • 2m
Setting the Rules: Why and How to Regulate AI in Public Relations
Mar 31, 2024 • 24m
SNAPCAST PROMO for This Sunday's Episode
Mar 29, 2024 • 1m
The Power of Podcasts for Developing Brand Affinity
Mar 24, 2024 • 25m
SNAPCAST PROMO for This Sunday's Episode
Mar 22, 2024 • 1m
The Strategic Storyteller
Mar 17, 2024 • 21m
SNAPCAST PROMO for This Sunday's Episode
Mar 15, 2024 • 21m
The Legal Implications of Employee Reviews
Mar 10, 2024 • 23m
The Ukrainian PR Army
Mar 3, 2024 • 26m
The Evolution of Royal PR
Feb 25, 2024 • 21m
PRovoke Media Asia-Pacific Comms Leader Study
Feb 18, 2024 • 20m
How to Forgive and Accept an Apology
Feb 11, 2024 • 22m
Saying Sorry: Why is it so Hard?
Feb 4, 2024 • 23m
Muck Rack’s 2023 State of Marketing and PR Leadership Report
Jan 28, 2024 • 22m
Challenging the Status Quo in PR Metrics
Jan 21, 2024 • 24m
Exploring the Myths of Body Language Analysis on TV and YouTube
Jan 14, 2024 • 26m
FEED DROP – Learning Real Communication With Your Kids
Dec 24, 2023 • 33m
How to Communicate – When People Won’t Evacuate
Dec 10, 2023 • 24m
Coaching Politicians to be Better Communicators
Nov 26, 2023 • 21m
FEED DROP: Six Presentation Tips for Advanced Speakers
Nov 5, 2023 • 35m
The Four Traits of Inspiring Thought Leaders
Oct 29, 2023 • 20m
Finding the Four Minute Window
Oct 15, 2023 • 20m
Harnessing the Influence of Wikipedia for Your Brand
Oct 1, 2023 • 19m
Diverse Perspectives, Powerful Results: Multicultural Marketing Insights
Sep 17, 2023 • 20m
Cracking the Code to Low Journalist Response Rates
Aug 20, 2023 • 19m
Change Your Mind = Change Your Brain
Aug 6, 2023 • 24m
Exploring Trust in Media Brands Today
Jul 23, 2023 • 21m
Influencing Behaviors Through Social Marketing
Jul 9, 2023 • 20m
How to Make Internal Communications More Inclusive
Jun 25, 2023 • 21m
The Best PR Campaign that Changed the World
Jun 11, 2023 • 36m
The Evolution of the Communications Engineer
May 28, 2023 • 24m
Oh the Things We Can Do With Generative AI (including Chat GPT)
May 14, 2023 • 24m
FEED DROP – Micro Influencers – When Smaller is Better
Apr 23, 2023 • 19m
Social Media is OVERRATED!!
Apr 16, 2023 • 20m
PR and Marketing for Web 3.0
Apr 2, 2023 • 23m
Digging Deeper Into the Edelman Trust Barometer
Mar 19, 2023 • 18m
The Truth About Umms and Uhhs
Mar 5, 2023 • 23m
Headlines with Ragan’s PR Daily – Chat GPT and Other News
Feb 19, 2023 • 18m
Is the Person You’re in Conversation With – Faking it?
Feb 5, 2023 • 21m
Do Sales Funnels Still Work? Or Is the Concept Springing Leaks?
Jan 22, 2023 • 17m
When Lies Build Trust
Jan 8, 2023 • 22m
Integrating the Newer Tools Into Traditional Marketing and PR
Dec 25, 2022 • 21m
A Close Look at Today’s Social Media Channels With Grey Group
Dec 11, 2022 • 27m
Building Reputation Capital Before the Crises
Nov 13, 2022 • 24m
Halloween Special: Those Career Moments That Terrify Us
Oct 30, 2022 • 30m
The ORID Method for Structured Conversation
Oct 16, 2022 • 23m
New Research Suggests We Each Have 6,200 Thoughts Per Day
Oct 2, 2022 • 28m
How to Pitch Micro Media (Like Podcasts)
Sep 18, 2022 • 21m
The Five Situations Your Senior Leaders Will See or Hear You
Aug 21, 2022 • 23m
Could Spy Agencies, Like the FBI, MI5, and CSIS, Use Some PR Help?
Aug 7, 2022 • 21m
How the Real-Life Siri (GPS Girl) Found Her True Sense of Direction
Jul 24, 2022 • 22m
Finding Your Niche Skill or Authority to Future-Proof Your Career
Jul 10, 2022 • 22m
Four Tips for New PR Grads
Jun 26, 2022 • 24m
Stories and Strategies Podcast Trailer
Jun 21, 2022 • 1m
How Executives Use Social Media to Lead
Jun 12, 2022 • 21m
A Look at the Personality Traits of Some in History Who Had Influence
May 29, 2022 • 27m
Case Study – A Simple Message, Easy Call to Action, Complicated Outcomes
May 15, 2022 • 24m
Making Communications More Accessible
May 1, 2022 • 32m
Behavioural Economics and Public Relations
Apr 17, 2022 • 22m
How to Respond to a Reputational Crisis
Apr 3, 2022 • 21m
Intercultural Communication in the Workplace
Mar 6, 2022 • 25m
The Future of Corporate Communications
Feb 20, 2022 • 26m
PR Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2022
Feb 6, 2022 • 26m
Using Communications to Power Small Business
Jun 6, 2021 • 21m
Nudge Theory Part II with Rory Sutherland
May 23, 2021 • 35m
Nudge Theory Part I with Rory Sutherland
May 9, 2021 • 27m
The Sin of Slow in Crisis Communications
May 2, 2021 • 23m
From the Language of Science to the Language of People
Apr 25, 2021 • 22m
How to Be a Great Podcast Guest
Apr 18, 2021 • 25m
The Invention of Color
Apr 11, 2021 • 22m
The Epigenetics of Leadership
Apr 4, 2021 • 21m
Communicating with Elite Performers
Mar 28, 2021 • 20m
You Want a Seat at the Table? Earn it
Mar 21, 2021 • 22m
The Trust Trifecta of Leadership
Mar 14, 2021 • 21m
The Psychology of Giving and Receiving Feedback
Mar 7, 2021 • 21m
Is it Better to be Street-Smart or Book-Smart in PR?
Feb 28, 2021 • 19m
Communication Strategies when De-escalation is Needed
Feb 21, 2021 • 20m
When the Words Mean Nothing – and the Message Means Everything
Feb 14, 2021 • 19m
11 Capabilities of a Communications Professional or Team
Feb 7, 2021 • 19m
The Success of Digital News Start-ups
Jan 31, 2021 • 22m
Stirring the Right Pot
Jan 17, 2021 • 20m
Progress, in a World of Cancel Culture
Jan 10, 2021 • 21m
Ode to Joy (and Positivity)
Dec 13, 2020 • 17m
Stressing the Benefits… of Stress
Dec 6, 2020 • 20m
Why Are There So Few African American Males in Public Relations?
Nov 29, 2020 • 20m
PRCA in Latin America
Nov 22, 2020 • 19m
A Little Less Presentation. A Little More Conversation
Nov 15, 2020 • 20m
Communication Strategies We Learn at Work (and Use at Home)
Nov 8, 2020 • 21m
The 2020 US election through a psychological lens
Nov 4, 2020 • 21m
Media? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Media
Nov 1, 2020 • 16m
Creativity – the UNcommon sense
Oct 25, 2020 • 21m
Change Management Needs to Change
Oct 18, 2020 • 14m
Why Professional Comedians Have Serious Presentation Skills
Oct 11, 2020 • 20m
Women in PR – Canada, USA, the Americas
Oct 4, 2020 • 20m
The 2020 IPR Disinformation in Society Report
Sep 27, 2020 • 22m
Secrets of Content Marketing
Sep 20, 2020 • 17m
The AI in PR ethics report
Sep 13, 2020 • 24m
Coffee may be the best communications strategy of them all
Sep 6, 2020 • 19m
Is Digital Media Leaving a False Impression?
Aug 30, 2020 • 19m
Your Brain in Crisis-Mode
Aug 23, 2020 • 20m
The Value of Mentorship in Professional Communications
Aug 16, 2020 • 15m
Working From Home and the Impacts to Communication and Leadership
Aug 9, 2020 • 18m
Interviewing Professional Athletes
Aug 2, 2020 • 22m
CIPR State of the Profession Survey
Jul 26, 2020 • 14m
Tweeting a Social Movement - Black Lives Matter and its use of Twitter
Jul 19, 2020 • 15m
Snake Oil in the PR business? Say it ain't so...
Jul 12, 2020 • 20m
COVID-19 Brand Pulse Report
Jul 5, 2020 • 17m
Public Engagement: Finding Rumi's Field
Jun 29, 2020 • 21m
The History (and Future) of Mass Media
Jun 22, 2020 • 22m
Ready or Not... Here Comes the "Recovery"
Jun 14, 2020 • 19m
Culture Club - Looking Beyond Fit
Jun 8, 2020 • 17m
Change-Up, the Modern Way to "Pitch" the Media
May 22, 2020 • 22m
Lights Camera Crisis!
May 18, 2020 • 24m
Changes to How We Communicate When Life Returns to Normal
May 11, 2020 • 19m
The Spin Doctor Will See You Now
May 10, 2020 • 21m
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