The Fyre Festival marketing and PR failure remains one of the most notorious examples of promotional brilliance shadowed by operational collapse. Promoted as an ultra-luxurious musical escape, the festival dazzled audiences with influencer endorsements and blank orange Instagram tiles—but couldn’t deliver on its promises. 1. The Illusion: Influencer-Fueled FOMO In
Not every communications revolution begins with headlines. Some start with a quiet voice in someone’s earbuds—and change everything. Podcasts and public relations are now more connected than ever, as audio storytelling becomes a powerful tool for shaping public perception and building trust. Podcasts have emerged as one of the most
Credit: Original reporting by Podnews, April 22, 2025 When Evan Davis, the high-profile BBC presenter, launched The Happy Heat Pump Podcast, he probably imagined it as a passion project—a public service of sorts, helping people understand new heating technologies like heat pumps amid a UK policy shift. But just a
LONDON/TORONTO – 13 March 2025 – Stories and Strategies, the world’s most-listened-to PR podcast (using data from Rephonic), welcomes Farzana Baduel as Guest Co-Host for an initial three-month tenure. Baduel, President-Elect of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and CEO of Curzon PR, brings her strategic communications expertise to
I’ve tried watching Squid Game season two… it’s not as good as the first one IMO. At least I tried. So I went back and watched season one again. In 2021, Netflix’s Squid Game captured global attention, becoming the platform’s most-watched series. Beyond its gripping storyline, the show highlighted South
Stories and Strategies Podcast Episode 154 Guest: Matt Krayton, Publitics Published December 3, 2024 Listen to this episode Doug Downs (00:04): I have a guilty pleasure. I don’t talk about it with family or friends because it’s kind of something you don’t talk about out loud. I don’t know why
