Paul Holmes

New York

Founder, CEO and Writer at PRovoke Media

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Articles

Hamble Valley MP urges council not to close beloved study centre

2 months ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Paul Holmes

As this is my first column of 2025, it feels only right to start with a Happy New Year —though if we are being honest, it already feels like the 75th day of January! We have started this year as we mean to go on and it has been non-stop action, with plenty of local visits and crucial meetings. I’ve been busy urging Hampshire County Council to rethink several recent proposals.
ICCO Global Summit 2024: Charting New Directions in PR, With Eyes on India for 2025

Oct 21, 2024 | mynewsdesk.com | Paul Holmes

Istanbul, Turkey – The ICCO Global Summit 2024 concluded on October 10, 2024, at the Fairmont Quasar Hotel, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of public relations. Hosted in partnership with the Turkish association member, IDA (Communication Consultancies Association of Turkey), the summit brought together global PR leaders, professionals, and innovators to explore pressing challenges and emerging trends in the field. With the theme “Reputation. Relevance.
Richard Edelman: “I Like to Run the Pirate Ship”

May 20, 2024 | provokemedia.com | Paul Holmes

Key takeaways: Richard Edelman came into the firm his father founded in 1978, when it was a $6 million agency; today, it is a billion dollar business. Edelman built a firm to compete with all comers, from big ad agencies to boutique corporate and financial specialists. There’s still huge power in traditional mainstream media, Edelman says, but PR people today have many more channels at their disposal.
Independent PR Firms Embrace the Technology / Revolution

May 8, 2024 | provokemedia.com | Paul Holmes

BursonCoverage and analysis of BCW's merger with Hill & Knowlton to create Burson. DavosAll of PRovoke Media's coverage and events from the World Economic Forum in Davos. CannesCoverage of the Cannes Lions from PRovoke Media in association with ICCO. Crisis ReviewPR Crisis & Business Crisis review. PRovoke Media's annual analysis of the top reputation crises to rock the corporate sector. Read on here.
Excellera Advisory Acquires Italian Financial Communications Giant Barabino

May 8, 2024 | provokemedia.com | Paul Holmes

MILAN—Barabino & Partners, Italy’s largest corporate and financial communications firm, has been acquired by Excellera Advisory Group, a leading corporate affairs advisory group that has been making acquisitions with the support of Xenon Private Equity.
Does The ESG Backlash Require A Responsibility Reset?

May 7, 2024 | provokemedia.com | Paul Holmes

BursonCoverage and analysis of BCW's merger with Hill & Knowlton to create Burson. DavosAll of PRovoke Media's coverage and events from the World Economic Forum in Davos. CannesCoverage of the Cannes Lions from PRovoke Media in association with ICCO. Crisis ReviewPR Crisis & Business Crisis review. PRovoke Media's annual analysis of the top reputation crises to rock the corporate sector. Read on here.
The Disruptors: Team Farner Combines Consulting With Integrated Solutions

May 6, 2024 | provokemedia.com | Paul Holmes

After decades of domination by the big publicly-traded holding companies (and Edelman), the public relations agency business is ripe for the kind of disruption that has shaken up adjacent businesses, from advertising to the media itself. In this series of articles, PRovoke Media founder Paul Holmes identifies some of the firms aiming to disrupt the PR market, and talks to some of the individuals spearheading that disruption.
PRovoke NA Summit: Mitigating Reputation Risk In Influencer Campaigns

May 6, 2024 | provokemedia.com | Paul Holmes

NEW YORK—Data and analytics can help clients and their agencies identify reputation risk in influencer marketing before a campaign kicks off, a panel of experts told audience members at our PRovoke North America Summit last week.
Influence 100 Podcast: A Proactive Response To Polarization

Apr 22, 2024 | provokemedia.com | Paul Holmes

BursonCoverage and analysis of BCW's merger with Hill & Knowlton to create Burson. DavosAll of PRovoke Media's coverage and events from the World Economic Forum in Davos. CannesCoverage of the Cannes Lions from PRovoke Media in association with ICCO. Crisis ReviewPR Crisis & Business Crisis review. PRovoke Media's annual analysis of the top reputation crises to rock the corporate sector. Read on here.
Best Agencies To Work For: North America Analysis Offers Good News & Bad

Apr 22, 2024 | provokemedia.com | Paul Holmes

Our North American Best Agencies to Work For research contains both good news and bad news for public relations agency leadership, after a year in which the industry struggled with economic headwinds and employee satisfaction declined as a result. The good news is that the number one factor in overall satisfaction is “people and co-workers,” and the statement “I like the people I work with” generated the third most positive score of any of the 42 dimensions on which agencies are evaluated.