The Public Relations Blog

Learn the true cost of employing PR professionals inside of your organization with our host Jason Mudd. Jason is the managing partner of Axia Public Relations.

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Jason Mudd, On Top of PR host, helps companies get on Undercover Boss. He is a trusted adviser and dynamic strategist for some of America’s most admired brands. Since 1994, he’s worked with American Airlines, Budweiser, Dave & Buster’s, H&R Block, Hilton, HP, Miller Lite, New York Life, Pizza Hut, Southern Comfort, and Verizon. He founded Axia Public Relations in July 2002.

Topic: 

The one with Jason Mudd on how hiring an in-house PR professional compares to hiring a PR agency.

Learn how you can keep employees engaged and create a positive workplace culture with our guest Richard Hadden.

Guest:

Our episode guest is Richard Hadden. Richard is an author, speaker, and workplace expert who helps leaders connect people practices with profit performance.

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The one with Richard Hadden on what changes you can make to better engage employees.

Learn why you should put your PR efforts before advertising when building your brand with our guest, Laura Ries.

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Our episode guest is Laura Ries, president at Ries & Ries. Laura is a branding guru and the bestselling author of “The Fall of Advertising & the Rise of PR.”

Topic: 

The one with Laura Ries on how brands are built with PR and maintained with advertising.

Learn how the decay of civil public discourse is hurting our democracy with our guest, Anthony D’Angelo.

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The one with Anthony D’Angelo on what you can be doing to combat incivility in public discourse.

Find out what lessons Firehouse Subs learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how you can implement these solutions at your company with our guest Kristen Majdanics, vice president of marketing at Firehouse Subs.

Guest:

Our episode guest is Kristen Majdanics, vice president of marketing at Firehouse Subs. She leads a team of 17 marketing professionals and supports a system of more than 1,100 restaurants.

Topic: 

The one with Kristen Majdanics on what Firehouse Subs learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jason Mudd is an expert in earned media and media relations. Learn Axia Public Relations’ earned media process and how your company can replicate the steps. Jason is the managing partner of Axia Public Relations.

Guest:

Jason Mudd, On Top of PR host, helps companies get on Undercover Boss. He is a trusted adviser and dynamic strategist for some of America’s most admired brands. Since 1994, he’s worked with American Airlines, Budweiser, Dave & Buster’s, H&R Block, Hilton, HP, Miller Lite, New York Life, Pizza Hut, Southern Comfort, and Verizon. He founded Axia Public Relations in July 2002.

Topic: 

The one with Jason Mudd teaching you Axia’s earned media process.

Learn how to find the right PR agency for your company with our guest Drew McLellan, CEO of the Agency Management Institute.

Guest:

Our episode guest is Drew McLellan, CEO at the Agency Management Institute. For almost 30+ years, McLellan has been in the advertising industry and advised hundreds of small to mid-sized agencies on how to grow and become more profitable.

Topic: 

The one with Drew McLellan on how companies should hire and build a relationship with a PR agency.

Learn how to hire the best individual for your company, lead them to their highest potential, and remotely manage them during the pandemic all through personality analytics. Dolly Penland is the CEO of a talent optimization consultancy and has had years of experience helping companies scale.

Learn how you can transition a career in journalism to PR with our guest David DeCamp, corporate communications manager at Crowley.

Guest:

Our episode guest is David DeCamp, corporate communications manager at Crowley. DeCamp oversees all aspects of company content strategy and publication and directs internal communications, employer brand activities, and personnel.

Topic: 

The one with David DeCamp on how you can transition from a career in journalism to a corporate communications position.

Learn the production process for Undercover Boss and what it’s like to be on the show with our guest, Mike Cotton. Mike is an executive producer for Undercover Boss on CBS.