{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5dcc39baa20b6b9503a07b26/60997645a589697ecb0049fd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Events and PR Agencies are Changing with Blast PR Warren Pickett","description":"<h2><strong>In This Episode…</strong></h2><p>We talk with Blast PR’s Warren Pickett about what has been going in the events industry, how 2020 made a lasting effect on it, what the future holds for events, what the role of PR agencies look like, and what the next evolution of PR agencies look like.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Show Notes</em></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[00:46] Are you a coffee or tea drinker? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[01:20] Can you give a little more information about your expertise?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[03:11] What is your take on virtual events?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[03:58] There seems to be a working person event tier that came out of the pandemic?  </p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[05:05] Event coordinators have figured out how to use virtual events?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[06:09] Have people missed physical events?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[07:33] What can you expect from the new trends coming to event planning?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[08:48] How are hybrid events going to work?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[10:17] Are we going to see a rise in omnichannel event strategy?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[11:34] What role will PR agencies play in “events 2.0?”</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[12:32] Will we start to see a mostly digital world?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[14:09] Should PR agencies build up their influencers?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[16:22] What will the result be from pivoting last year?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[18:17] Will PR agencies play more of a role as content creators?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[19:55] Will PR agencies hire more freelancers to create the content?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[21:01] Are PR agencies starting to figure out how to utilize podcasts?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[23:07] What is the next evolution of PR agencies?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[24:50] If you could create an event for yourself, what would it be? </p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[25:33] Final thoughts</p><h2><br></h2><h2><strong>People and Companies, We Mentioned in the Show</strong></h2><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Warren Pickett</em> was our guest today. Learn more about <em>Blast PR</em>.</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Episode Length: <em>26:45</em></strong></h2><p>Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!</p><h2><br></h2><h2><strong>Download Options</strong></h2><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Listen and subscribe to <a href=\"https://plinkhq.com/i/1496390646?to=page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, or your favorite podcast player</a> for free!</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a review!</p><h2><br></h2><h2><strong>Contact Us!</strong>&nbsp;</h2><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you want to get involved, leave us a comment!</p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/globalresultscommunications/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page</a>!</p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow us on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/globalresults\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Global Results Communications"}