The Chats with Chip Podcast
By Chip Griffin
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Episodes: 117
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Chip Griffin, founder of SAGA and creator of the Build to Own approach, talks with agency advisors, industry experts, and agency owners about the business of running a PR or marketing agency. Each episode brings a different guest perspective on the challenges that matter most to agency owners: growth, profitability, talent, positioning, client relationships, and long-term planning. Chats with Chip is part of the SAGA podcast network at sagaimpact.com
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How AI impacts PR agencies and solos (featuring Karen Swim and Michelle Kane)
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Building a passion-driven agency (featuring Emily Allard)
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Providing your team with constructive feedback (featuring Ken Jacobs)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Embracing change as an agency owner (featuring Tim Kilroy)
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May 13, 2025 |
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Thought leadership for agency growth (featuring Melissa Vela-Williamson)
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May 06, 2025 |
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Helping PR agency clients navigate a challenging communications climate (featuring Rachel Sales)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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How to support your team in times of stress (featuring Patrick Rogan)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Client perspectives on agencies in 2025 (featuring Lee McKnight, Jr.)
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Communicating in the face of chaos, confusion, and conflict (featuring Karen Swim)
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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How agency owners can avoid scope creep (featuring Steve Guberman)
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Building effective business development systems (featuring Jody Sutter)
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Content, consistency, and conversions for agency biz dev (featuring Lee McKnight Jr.)
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Expert advice on putting your agency in a position to succeed (featuring David C. Baker)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Practical HR advice on new overtime and non-compete rules (featuring Patrick Rogan)
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May 07, 2024 |
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Modernizing leadership in meetings (featuring Brad Farris)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Storytelling and a helpfulness mindset for agency owners (featuring Kristian Alomá)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Agency salary and compensation trends in 2024 (featuring Nicholas Petroski)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Resiliency and remote teams in an agency (featuring Xaña Winans)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Evolving as your agency grows (featuring Jason Swenk)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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How agencies should think about Wikipedia in 2023 (featuring Bill Beutler)
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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How to make conversations with your agency employees less difficult (featuring Allyns Melendez)
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Process matters for agencies (featuring Juliana Marulanda)
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Co-authoring a book with an all-star team (featuring Kami Huyse)
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Building a strong financial foundation for your agency (featuring Ryan Watson)
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May 09, 2023 |
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Should Chip stop blindly hating RFPs for agencies?
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May 02, 2023 |
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Jumpstarting your agency’s business development (featuring Adam Graham)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Going from agency coach to agency leader (Part 2 of 2)
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Transitioning your agency to new leadership (Part 1 of 2)
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Grow your agency by developing relationships at scale (featuring Dan Englander)
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Leveraging overseas talent to grow your agency (featuring Noel Andrews)
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May 03, 2022 |
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Getting a handle on your agency’s finances (featuring Jon Morris)
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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How to manage agency projects for profitable results (featuring Galen Low)
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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The evolution of agency events (featuring Carl Smith)
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Growing an influencer marketing agency (featuring Jess Phillips and Dylan Conroy)
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Creating winning new business strategies for your agency (featuring Shannyn Lee)
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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How agencies can manage the new work landscape (featuring Miles Everson)
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Managing your agency’s financials for better results (featuring Chris Hervochon)
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Finding relevant journalists and influencers (featuring Samantha Deeks)
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Running an experiential marketing agency in 2021 (featuring Dan Hirsch and Deb Lemon)
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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How finding focus drives agency growth (featuring Max Borges)
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Creating new lines of business for your agency (featuring Annelise Worn)
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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How to become microfamous to help grow your agency (featuring Matt Johnson)
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Spinning off a SaaS business from your agency (featuring Chris Dickey)
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Building the agency you want to own (featuring Chris Williams)
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Producing writing at scale (featuring Vincent D’Eletto)
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Building successful partnerships between agencies (featuring Jeremy Jackson)
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Getting agency business development right (featuring Dan Englander)
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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How agencies can use LinkedIn ads to grow their businesses (featuring Anthony Blatner)
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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A reality check for agency owners (featuring Brad Farris)
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May 12, 2020 |
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Meeting the HR challenges of agencies during the Covid-19 crisis (featuring Patrick Rogan)
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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What does agency business development look like now? (featuring Lee McKnight Jr.)
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Coaches, consultants, advisers, and other help for your agency (featuring Ken Jacobs)
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Improving PR writing in an agency environment (featuring Don Bates)
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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The power of creativity and community in difficult times (featuring Carl Smith)
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Transitioning agency ownership to the next generation (featuring Jonathan and Erik Bernstein)
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Making the transition to become a virtual agency (featuring Todd Zeigler)
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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How podcasts can help agencies and their clients (featuring Kelly Glover)
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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When students get a chance to run their own PR agency (featuring Amy Shanler)
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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How PRSA Counselors Academy helps agency owners (featuring Chuck Norman)
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Leveraging freelance writers for your agency (featuring Gideon Stein)
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Metrics and benchmarks to improve agency profits (featuring Marcel Petitpas)
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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Building a positive team culture at your agency (featuring Keith Scandone)
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Eating your own dog food and marketing your agency (featuring Aaron Strout)
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Non-obvious trends and thinking for agency leaders (featuring Rohit Bhargava)
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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How agencies can avoid common legal mistakes (featuring Sharon Toerek)
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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What it is like to sell an agency to a holding company (featuring Mitch Joel)
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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The value of getting your agency certified as a small, minority, woman, or veteran-owned business (featuring Dr. Sandra Wills Hannon)
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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How agencies can avoid scope creep with client projects (featuring Ben Aston)
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Starting an agency with an MBA in hand (featuring Paul Benson)
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Key financial metrics for agency owners (featuring Darryl Salerno)
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Building a large independent PR agency (featuring Ronn Torossian)
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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How agencies should think about AI and analytics (featuring Katie Robbert)
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Business development mistakes agencies make and how to solve them (featuring Jody Sutter)
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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The PR agency as a news-driven organization (featuring Sean Cassidy)
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Rebranding after an agency merger (featuring Trevor Francis)
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Effective case studies for your agency (featuring Rachel Jacobs)
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Professional development for agency owners and employees (featuring Mike Rhodes)
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Transparency in the agency business (featuring Steve Parker, Jr.)
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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The role and impact of solo PR agencies today (featuring Karen Swim)
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Is Outcome Relations the future of communications? (featuring Matt Rizzetta)
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Advice for agencies on better use of video for clients (featuring Doug Simon)
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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Podcast Pitch
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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How agencies can get the most out of LinkedIn (featuring Chuck Hester)
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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CWC 32: Leading an ethical agency (Mark McClennan)
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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CWC 31: Using your lawyer as a business advisor (Matt Benson)
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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CWC 30: RFP advice for agencies (Robert Udowitz and Steve Drake)
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May 14, 2019 |
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CWC 29: Practical M&A advice for agency owners with Rick Gould of Gould+Partners
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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CWC 28: Brent Lightner of Taoti Creative
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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Information for CWC Podcast Guests
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Chats with Chip Podcast
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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CWC 27: James Papiano on leadership & culture in agencies
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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CWC 26: Nick Petroski of Promethean Research
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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CWC 25: Patrick Rogan on HR for small-to-midsize agencies
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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CWC 24: Johna Burke of AMEC
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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CWC 23: John Wall of Marketing Over Coffee
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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CWC 22: Tim Hayden of Brain+Trust Partners
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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CWC 21: CC Chapman, Storyteller
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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CWC 20: Gordon Platt of Gotham Media Strategies
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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CWC 19: Craig Carroll on corporate reputation and measurement
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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CWC 18: Jason Booms on how primary research can help communicators
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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CWC 17: Ann McCain on hiring and working with millennial PR professionals
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May 18, 2017 |
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CWC 16: Patrick Rogan on strategies to hire and retain talent in the PR industry
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May 11, 2017 |
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CWC 15: Joe Thornley on evolution of the PR business
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Apr 26, 2017 |
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CWC 14: Scott Monty on building a consultancy to manage digital transformation
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Apr 13, 2017 |
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CWC 13: Ryan Williams on internal communications and measurement
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Oct 21, 2016 |
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CWC 12: Terry Flannery on higher ed communications and marketing
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Aug 18, 2016 |
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CWC 11: Doug Haslam on social identity theft
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Aug 17, 2016 |
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CWC 10: Neville Hobson on AI and machine learning in PR
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Jul 19, 2016 |
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CWC 9: Gini Dietrich and the business side of PR
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May 20, 2016 |
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CWC 8: Karen Swim of SoloPR Pro
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May 13, 2016 |
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CWC 7: Shonali Burke on Social PR, measurement, & more
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Nov 09, 2015 |
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CWC 6: Gini Dietrich of Arment Dietrich (and Spin Sucks)
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Dec 22, 2014 |
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CWC 5: Kami Huyse of Zoetica Media
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Dec 12, 2014 |
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CWC 4: William Beutler of Beutler Ink
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Nov 03, 2014 |
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CWC 3: Matt Cookson of Cookson Strategies
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Oct 16, 2014 |
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CWC 2: Kevin Anselmo of Experiential Communications
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Oct 09, 2014 |
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CWC 1: Jonathan Bernstein of Bernstein Crisis Management
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Sep 24, 2014 |