Stella Bayles, author, speaker and director of PR technologies 'CoverageBook' & 'AnswerThePublic', hosts this direct and straight-talking podcast on PR, marketing and communications. In each episode, Stella explores an emerging topic in Public Relations and with the help of an expert dispels any myths and breaks down the jargon. Summarised in plain language, this PR podcast is informative, often amusing and always under and hour, so you can be clued up before your next Zoom call.
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Speaking with local actors in northeast Ohio on their experiences both indie and professional, cohosts Nick Thaman and Anthony Furiga seek to understand the actor experience through the eyes of filmmakers.
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We sat down with Jenica Jenick (they/thon/he) and Arianna Sieloff (she/her) and discussed the Kent State theatre experience, as well as discussing if theatre-kid stereotypes are true.By act-natural
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Mosslim (Moose) Ahmad and Nicholas DeAngelis
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We sat down with Mosse Ahmad (he/him) and Nicholas DeAngelis (he/him) and got to know how they got into acting, as well as acting from the perspective of someone who does acting as a side-gig.By act-natural
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We sat down with Jackson Bivens (he/him) and Kyle Nenadovich (he/him) and discussed funny actor backstories, as well as the importance of being a well-versed actor.By act-natural
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We sat down with Heather Bayles (she/her) and Hailey Reinke (she/her) and discussed typecasting, as well as the nuances that go into being an actor.By act-natural
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We sat down with Stella Naymik (she/her) and Collin Geter (he/him) and discussed their experiences acting for both screen and theatre, as well as understanding how actors operate from a director's perspective.By act-natural
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We sat down with actor Lanier Karpeh (he/him) to learn about his background on getting into acting and his experiences working on larger-scale projects.By act-natural
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Bella Perrotta, Steven Livingston, and Katie Boissoneault
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We sat down with actors Bella Perrotta (she/her), Steven Livingston (he/him), and Katie Boissoneault (she/her) to discuss the actor-director relationship, as well as how they learn to embody a character.By act-natural
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Julianna Marilyn and Shannon Metelko
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We sat down with Julianna Marilyn (she/her) and Shannon Metelko (she/her) and discussed our experiences with acting in horror, as well as how special talents can benefit you as an actor.By act-natural
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We sat down with Alex Funk (he/him) and John Capocci (he/him) and discussed the differences in screen versus stage acting, along with Shakespeare works and the challenges that come along with them.By act-natural
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We sat down with Stephen Knight (he/him) and Kurt Telzrow (he/him) and discussed the importance of playing characters that fit your aura, how the Meisner technique is important in acting, and why actors sometimes stop working on films.By act-natural
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CoverageImpact. Will it solve the PR Industry's number 1 problem?
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In this episode I interview the person that has inspired me the most in my career; Gary Preston. Gary is the founder of CoverageBook, AnswerThePublic and the new (free) PR measurement tool ‘CoverageImpact’. We discuss how the last 15 years of working together in marketing and the last 10 years of Gary being a successful software founder in the PR i…
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In the 25 years Steph Bridgeman has been working PR measurement, the world, media consumption and data has changed. But at a time when technology and data is abundant, why are we hearing of PR budget cuts and team struggles with proof of outcomes? In this fascinating podcast chat Steph and I explore why this is; from pivot table and design skills t…
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It's January 2024, offcially back to work. But before you dive into your next campaign its important to consider focus and development for the year. What do you as an individual, your team and as a collective industry need to work on to move forward and succeed this year? I have enlisted the help of PR powerhouse Stephen Waddington to help us do ex…
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How Influencers are Sharing the 'Essence of Cinema' for Cineworld UK
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In this episode Stella interviews Carla Boyd, Senior Social & Content Marketing Manager at Cineworld Cinemas Live from the Cineworld London Head Quarters they delve into influencer relations and why Cineworld UK has decided to switch nearly all of their communications to working only with social influencers over journalists. Carla explains how the …
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Why the UK’s biggest corporates are at risk of reputational damage
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In this episode Stella interviews the Chief Executive of the CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations) Alastair McCapra. They talk about FTSE 100 businesses and the lack of PR expertise in executive leadership teams and on boards in the UK. Alastair and Stella explore the reasons for this; including reputation management being viewed as a ‘whe…
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How Cultural Understanding & Rapid Media Response is Saving the World's Animals
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Bev Boyle, who is the Global Head of Media at World Animal Protection, plays a pivotal role in shaping the narrative around animal welfare on a global scale. She's at the forefront of crafting media campaigns that not only raise awareness but also inspire action. In this episode of the PR Resolution Podcast, Stella and Bev discuss a current campaig…
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How healthy does your agency feel? Are there uncertainties around budgets? Are some of your retainers switching to projects? Is your pipeline flowing or in need of some work? If your agency finances are feeling like a challenge right now you’re not alone. Research has confirmed that PR budgets are being reduced. Data gathered in June 2023 from the …
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In episode 40 Stella interviewed Rebecca Jolly and Joe Bellioti; the authors of best-selling book; ‘How Music Grows Brands’. They discussed the benefits music can have on a brands business but what about the other side of the partnership? The music artist. How does the involvement of a track in a PR campaign, advert, or TV show affect the artist? W…
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How Crime Journalism led to a Leading UK Charity PR Newsroom
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In this episode I’m joined by Martin McGlown who was once a crime journalist at the London Evening Standard newspaper and went on to head-up media relations at the world's leading cancer charity; Cancer Research UK. We talk about the moment Martin made his career-defining decision and why he and the charity have never looked back. We cover the chan…
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How a musical shoe led to a PR investment firm
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Margo Neely is the Chief Creative Officer of Neely & Daughters a New York based start-up business consultancy. She is also the creator of the Neely Air TR-808 “Disturb the Peace” drum machine shoe concept: a digital tap shoe (of sorts) that allows the user to create digital beats and rhythms with movement. This interesting breadth of experience has…
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Due to its success ‘Secret Cinema’ isn’t so secret anymore. The London-based entertainment company that specialises in immersive film events now has fans throughout Europe and has recently launched in the US. The magic of the immersive performances has led to a cult following. But how much of the following is driven by PR and marketing and how do t…
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How a PR team helped evacuate 54 Ukrainian orphans to the UK
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As a rule I don’t discuss PR agency’s values on the show. They are for staff and should stay on slides or post-its. But when I heard this story of how one ‘agency value’ resulted in a team helping to evacuate 54 orphans from Ukraine, I broke that rule and dedicated a whole episode to it! I interview David Fraser, the Founder & Managing Director of …
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In this episode I interview PR measurement experts, Richard Bagnall and Darryl Sparey on their latest joint research that explores the effects PR has on attracting investors and gain funding for tech start-ups. We delve into the research results including the types of business that see this success, the PR approach needed to gain these results and …
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In this episode I delve into the power of music; how it shapes cultures, grows brands and can drive business. I’m interviewing two people who’s deep understanding of music & culture has led them to work on brand partnership deals that have built reputation and grow businesses. I’m joined by ex-Head of Global Music at Coca-Cola, Joe Belliotti and Re…
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Confidence in data: Behind the scenes at H+K Strategies
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This episode lifts the lid on data literacy in one of there world’s most well-known agencies; H&K Strategies. I interview global head of data and analytics - Allison Spray alongside PR Agency One MD James Crawford. James and I co-wrote two chapters in a recent PRCA paper; ‘Data literacy in PR’. We looked at how to use tech to build confidence and i…
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Brands & fans in sport & entertainment in 2023
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In this episode I interview Amar Singh, ex-Evening Standard journalist turned content and digital marketing expert in sport and entertainment. Amar spent time at data-football specialists, Squawka. He worked in-house at Budweiser as Head of global football content and then at West Ham United where, as Head of Content, he helped the club grow its au…
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Getting the most from AMEC Measurement Month 2022
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AMEC Measurement Month is a time for everyone in Public Relations to level-up their knowledge in evaluation and measurement of comms. Held in November its the perfect time to learn and refresh your approach ready for new KPIs in a new year. There are just over 4 weeks of events and content releases from AMEC (Association of Measurement & Evaluation…
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PR & the most controversial World Cup in history
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At the time of publish, we are 3 weeks away from the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar. Normally at this stage we’re at the height of World Cup hype, fans are excited about team selections, journalists are reporting from training camps and tabloids are on WAG watch. This year is very different. Nearly all lead-up stories have been negative; covering the…
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How one PR report is helping gain funding to connect Dads with soul
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Stella Bayles interviews Dan Flanagan, founder of the growing community interest group 'Dad La Soul'. From humble beginnings of group of 14 dads getting together for a play date with their kids, ‘Dad La Soul’ is now a globally recognised Community Interest company that connects over 2.5k dads through art, tech and music events & in turn helps them …
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The PR powerhouse on every tech founders (& investors!) wish list
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In this episode I interview Donna Loughlin, she is the founder & owner of PR firm LMGPR and host of podcast ‘Before It Happened. Having started journalism at just 10 years old; helping at a local newspaper network that her family managed, Donna progressed & became a global journalist for Reuters and the BBC. It was when she was reporting in the Val…
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The creative comms formula that drives b2b sales
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This episode explores the business success that occurs when two areas of marketing combine and work together really well. I interview Grace Keeling and James Beverage, co-founders of Made by Giants. Launching a B2B communications agency at the beginning of a pandemic may sound may sound like a tall order but for Made by Giants, it couldn’t of gone …
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The day this podcast publishes (Tuesday 16th November 2021) CoverageBook 2 will launch. So, in this episode I catch up with the original founder of our PR tech; Gary Preston to share the details with our listeners first! We start with our journey; our agency pasts, and the measurement and reporting experiences that led to the birth of CoverageBook.…
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How a PR infographic secured an NBA player a $64million deal
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In this episode I interview Brian Wallace Founder of NowSourcing, the top rated infographic agency in the United States. If you thought using infographics in PR activation had its day, think again. Brian and his team recently helped a NBA player secure a $64million deal by reshaping the way the US media thought about him, all through data visualisa…
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Meet the PR team increasing the influence of the UK's biggest lifestyle media
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Media readership and influence is one of the most important elements of PR planning, but who is responsible for growing that influence? In this episode I interview Effie Kanyua, the Director of PR & Comms at publisher 'Hearst UK' which includes Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health and Women’s health, media titles man…
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In this episode I interview Anthony Hayes, founder of the Hayes Initiative, based in NYC. We discuss his experience of upholding ethics in public affairs PR, where responsibility lies in mis-information in the media and why following your heart in communications is so important. Hayes Initiative, a certified LGBTQ-owned and operated public affairs …
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Understanding how people interact with news and media sites is essential in PR planning and measurement. It has been an on-going challenge in Public Relations to understand the true volume of people arriving on news sites due to publishers' secrecy on traffic figures. There was further focus on this topic recently, when UK news site, The Guardian r…
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Understanding your audience is the most important stage in developing PR strategy. It’s impossible to influence and change opinion without a full understanding of who you are talking to and how they feel. And with more data available than ever before, where on earth do you begin that kind of research? Step forward Alex Judd, Alex is the head of Imp…
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In this episode Stella interviews Brendon Craigie, the co-founder and managing partner of Tyto. A global PR agency that uniquely has a team working across multiple communications disciplines and international borders, without physical offices. Brendon shares his experience in setting up and running a completely remote global PR agency, not because …
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In this episode Stella interviews Sarah Waddington, founder and curator of the FuturePRoof book series and discusses the latest edition, 'celebrating BME talent'. Stella and Sarah explore representation in Public Relations, from an inclusivity perspective on the communicators side but also our responsibility in truly understanding, connecting and r…
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Understanding public feeling part 2: Crisis Communications
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The second episode in our ‘public feeling’ mini-series, Stella Bayles interviews crisis communications expert, Amanda Coleman, on why understanding ‘how the public is feeling during a time of crisis’ is paramount to PR strategy. With 20 years' experience working in emergency services communication, Amanda Coleman is the former Head of Corporate Com…
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With huge adjustments in how we live and global events reaching us in real-time, there is constant change in public feeling. Whether it’s uncertainty, mistrust, frustration or comradery, understanding the way we, the public are feeling has never been so important in Public Relations. In this episode I speak to Stephen Waddington. Wadds is an adviso…
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'Share of voice' is a term used to describe how a brand is being talked about against it’s competitors. Share of voice is worked out very differently in Public Relations in comparision to other areas of marketing. This is mainly down to earned, owned and paid media all having different data and what we're allowed access to. At the end September 202…
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Public Relations professionals excel in storytelling. PR has also been known not to use data as well as other areas of marketing. So when I came across the wisdom of Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, the founder & CEO of storytelling with data, I had to interview her on the PR Resolution Podcast. Cole is the author of the best-selling book, ‘storytelling wi…
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How to sell in to news desks during a pandemic
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The PR industry has had to adapt to a huge change recently. Not only have many comms strategies had to change, we've never had a news agenda like this. In this episode I'm joined by news experts from 72Point, part of SWNS Media Group which is an independent press agency working directly with major news-desks in the United States and the UK. I inter…
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Since the world went into lockdown, millions have turned to Amazon. The online retailer is due to release sales and profit figures on 30 April, however analysts have already forecast a sales increase of at least 22%. It’s been predicted that during the pandemic Amazon has experienced sales of $10,000 every second, day and night!! wow. Just before t…
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A simple guide to attribution with russell mcathy
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Should you be affiliate marketing in 2020?
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PR measurement: Sentiment analysis explained
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Sentiment is a crucial part of measuring Public Relations. It’s the process of understanding if a brand is being described in a positive or negative light. But what if you’re in a crisis team and most of your clips are expected to be negative? Or you’re running a youth campaign and the social posts include negative/positive slang in multiple langua…
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An award-winning campaign: Tinder for cows
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In many cases, Public Relations objectives are often set by a marketing team with little involvement from the CEO. So what happens when a PR agency not only has access to the CEO but they come up with a PR campaign together? You get, Tinder for Cows! In this episode, I interview Doug Bairner, the CEO of Hectare, an agriculture technology business a…
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