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Why are agency bosses leaving? PRWeek podcast
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Why are agency bosses leaving? PRWeek podcast

Agency boss departures and Nike England shirt row

Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast · PRWeek Podcasts

March 27, 202418m 50s

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<p>What explains the recent exodus of agency bosses? That's one topic examined in PRWeek's latest Noise in Brief podcast.</p><p>Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.</p><p>Download the podcast via&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-the-noise-the-prweek-podcast/id1513615965" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0onUHcQsn5ITC1lYtW89jZ?si=c965c18c49724d2c&nd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or on your favourite platform.</p><p>This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and features UK editor John Harrington and reporter Evie Barrett.</p><p>Recent weeks have brought news of a number of senior agency figures announce their departures,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prweek.com/article/1865838/why-so-agency-bosses-departing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a trend examined in a recent PRWeek article</a>.</p><p>The PRWeek team discuss why it may happening now, looking at issues such as the challenging trading conditions, burnout and the desire to try something new.</p><p>Elsewhere, the recent&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prweek.com/article/1866366/nike-england-shirt-row-dangers-culture-war-baiting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">controversy around Nike's new England shirt</a>&nbsp;featuring a differently-coloured cross of St George is explored in the context of brands operating in the 'culture war' era.</p><p>And the trio pick out some of their highlights from last week's PRWeek PharmaComms conference.</p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>