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In last week's episode of #TheWeekUnspun🎙️

@farzanabaduel.bsky.social, Doug Downs, and @tbonegallagher.bsky.social discuss:

🎬 Netflix vs Warner Bros
⚖️ English law as soft power
✈️ US entry rules & perception

Watch the full episode👇
youtu.be/uw9r995KMew
Netflix vs HollyWood • English Law Promotion • US Entry Rules Tighten | The Week Unspun
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December 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱.

In this insightful piece on 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, Apollo Tyres CDO Hizmy Hassen sets out why supplier accountability and governance must come first.

Worth reading 👇
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Complacency in supply chain cybersecurity could be your biggest risk
Every organisation, no matter their resources, can fall victim to a cyberattack, and companies are showing more wishful thinking than confidence in their supply chain ...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🎙Episode 15 of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝗽𝘂𝗻 goes live tomorrow!

⏰3 PM BST/10 AM EST

🎙️Join @farzanabaduel.bsky.social,
@tbonegallagher.bsky.social, and Doug Downs as they discuss this week's biggest stories from a PR lens.

🔗 To join: bit.ly/4pySJH7

Enjoy this clip from last week👇🏾
December 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Our CEO, @farzanabaduel.bsky.social visited The HALO Trust to see their humanitarian work in Sri Lanka first-hand.

At Curzon we believe in connecting worlds for good, and our paid volunteering time helps us make an impact.

Grateful to our clients and colleagues who make this possible.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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🛑Online hate is not going away.
Silence will not keep organisations safe.

This week on PR Insider, @davidinspires.bsky.social explains why 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 and 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Read more: bit.ly/4a958MZ
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December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁.

Next week, our CEO and CIPR President-elect @farzanabaduel.bsky.social will be speaking at PRASL on how leaders can stay ahead.

Find out more: prasl.lk

And if you're in Sri Lanka, make sure to attend!
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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This week on Stories & Strategies podcast, @farzanabaduel.bsky.social & Doug Downs speak with reputation strategist Steven S Smith on trust, character vs capability, and why values still shape public opinion more than ever.

Watch/listen:
📺 bit.ly/4iL7QdG
🎧 apple.co/4iHKZzQ
🎥 bit.ly/4rFGXvT
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🎉

When we started in 2009, there was 𝗻𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗻𝗼 𝗨𝗯𝗲𝗿 and 𝗻𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧

Just 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙩, 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 & 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨.🔍

And lots of lessons learned👇
#CurzonAt16
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Our CEO @farzanabaduel.bsky.social will deliver the keynote at Women in Management's Top50 Global Week in Colombo.

She'll be speaking on the theme: “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨.”

She will also join the panel on Sri Lanka’s global narrative.
December 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Fresh from today's episode of #TheWeekUnspun🎙️

@farzanabaduel.bsky.social, @tbonegallagher.bsky.social, Doug Downs, & guest @arunsudhaman.bsky.social unpack the week’s headlines:

🤖 AI Layoffs & Workforce Anxiety
🏢 Omnicom–IPG Shake-Up
🌍 Venezuela & Strategic Framing

Full episode👇
bit.ly/4iFWvLX 📺👇
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Our Marketing Manager @davidinspires.bsky.social left Lagos’ sunshine 🇳🇬 for Calgary’s -10 cold 🇨🇦 to meet Doug Downs, our Stories and Strategies podcast co-host, in person for the first time.
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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🎙Episode 14 of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝗽𝘂𝗻 goes live tomorrow!

⏰3 Pm BST/10 am EST

🎙️Join @farzanabaduel.bsky.social, @tbonegallagher.bsky.social, Doug Downs, and guest, @arunsudhaman.bsky.social as they discuss this week's biggest stories from a PR lens.

🔗 bit.ly/4oAuff8

Enjoy this clip from last week👇🏾
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Reputation risk is now a top global threat, so why are PR professionals still missing from most boards?

This week’s #PRInsider breaks down how PR leaders can position themselves and what boards gain when reputation becomes strategy.

Read here ⬇️
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Why PR Professionals should sit on boards | Strategic Communications & Public Relations Blog | The PR Insider
CIPR research has long argued that communications should sit at the heart of strategic decision making, but board demographics still reflect another era. The...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Our CEO, @farzanabaduel.bsky.social, alongside Satvir Bungar, spoke at the CEDAR Employee Network event by BDO UK, exploring how reverse mentoring bridges generational gaps and strengthens inclusive leadership.
A powerful programme supporting 200+ young professionals.
#ReverseMentoring #Leadership
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Fresh from today's episode of #TheWeekUnspun🎙️

@farzanabaduel.bsky.social, @tbonegallagher.bsky.social, and Doug Downs, unpack the week’s headlines:

📄 Forum Media 25 🇿🇨🇿
☁️ Global Political Leaks
📺 Everything Becoming TV

Watch the full episode here 👇

▶️ youtu.be/Wswfc7gfRmg 🎥
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🎙Episode 13 of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝗽𝘂𝗻 goes live tomorrow!

⏰3 Pm BST/10 am EST

🎙️Join @farzanabaduel.bsky.social, @tbonegallagher.bsky.social, & Doug Downs as they unpack the week’s biggest stories from a PR lens.🔍

Join here- bit.ly/4oei8nP

Enjoy this clip from last week👇🏾
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Our CEO, @farzanabaduel.bsky.social will keynote at AmCham Sri Lanka on how strategic comms can fuel investment, talent & global partnerships.

Panelists Include:
🔷Neela Marikkar
🔷Dilshan Wirasekara
🔷Renuka weerakone
🔷Rishini Weeraratne

📍Taj Colombo | 15 Dec

🔗 Register: bit.ly/4858Rd3
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Over 1.3B people live with a disability, yet much of modern communication still excludes them.

Accessibility isn’t compliance. It’s connection and empathy.

Read our latest #PRInsider by @davidinspires.bsky.social on inclusive communication.

Read here ⬇️

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Accessible Communication: Reaching All When It Matters Most | Strategic Communications & Public Relations Blog | The PR Insider
Discover why accessible communication is essential for reaching diverse & neurodiverse audiences, with practical steps to embed inclusion in every message.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Our CEO, @farzanabaduel.bsky.social, joined 70+ speakers at the Forum Media 2025, Central Europe’s largest gathering for professional communications.

Petr Pavel, President of Czech Republic, also delivered a keynote on the role of independent media in sustaining democracy.

#ForumMedia25
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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This week on Stories & Strategies podcast, @farzanabaduel.bsky.social & Doug Downs speak with public affairs veteran Lionel Zetter on trust, polarisation, lobbying & the future of influence.

Watch/listen 👇🏾

📺 bit.ly/3XhnxQc

🍏 apple.co/49FL5pc

🎧 bit.ly/4p1GMti
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Our CEO, @farzanabaduel.bsky.social, has written a new op-ed in South Asian Herald News: “A South Asian Woman’s Journey Through Britain.”

A moving reflection on migration, identity, resilience, and how “being different” became a strength that shaped her career

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A South Asian Woman’s Journey Through Britain - South Asian Herald
When my parents arrived in London in the 1960s, they joined a wave of South Asians who crossed continents in search of opportunity. They left Kashmir with hope in their…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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🎙Episode 12 of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝗽𝘂𝗻 goes live tomorrow!

⏰3 Pm BST/10 am EST

🎙️Join @tbonegallagher.bsky.social, Doug Downs, and guest, Miranda Mitchell as they unpack the week’s biggest stories from a PR lens.🔍

Join here-https://bit.ly/4ib00K7

Enjoy this clip from last week
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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We’re hiring. 🔈

Curzon PR is looking for an Account Director, a strategist who shapes narratives that move markets and minds.

If you know how to connect the dots and enjoy working across different cultures, we should talk.

Apply here - curzonpr.bamboohr.com/careers/76
October 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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A BBC Panorama edit of Trump’s 6 January speech has reignited questions about accuracy, intent and trust in the media.

What does this mean for PR, public affairs and the credibility of the wider information ecosystem?

Full piece by @davidinspires.bsky.social

- curzonpr.com/theprinsider...
What the BBC–Trump Dispute Teaches Us About Media Trust | Strategic Communications & Public Relations Blog | The PR Insider
The BBC Panorama–Trump row shows how editing choices affect trust in news. Discover key lessons for PR and public affairs teams on accuracy, framing and response.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Next week in Prague: Our CEO, @farzanabaduel.bsky.social, joins global leaders at the #ForumMedia2025.

She’ll be speaking on how AI is transforming PR into a true management discipline.

With 70+ speakers and a keynote from Czech President Petr Pavel, it’s set to be a landmark year. 🇨🇿
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM