A regular show investigating issues affecting the tech sector from a PR and marketing stand-point. Brought to you by Babel PR.
#36, Shelly Kramer, MD and principal analyst - theCUBE Research, speaks with Babel director Simon Coughlin
As part of our B2B tech trends 2024 series, Simon speaks with Shelly Kramer. Shelly is the managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research, the analyst arm of popular enterprise technology media platforms theCUBE and SiliconANGLE. During her career Shelly has worked with some of the world’s largest tech brands to help them embrace disruption and to successfully navigate the process of digital transformation. She regularly advises and collaborates with senior leaders at major technology companies, covering a wide range of products and services, including Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, ESG, 5G, Enterprise Apps, and Automation. Shelly has been recognised as one of the world’s leading technology analysts and a B2B Marketing influencer.
Digital Communicators is a podcast from Babel, a leading technology PR agency. For more information head to www.babelpr.com
1/25/2024 • 16 minutes, 34 seconds
#35, Christina Trampota, tech industry leader and B2B influencer, speaks with Babel director Simon Coughlin
As part of our B2B tech trends 2024 series, Simon speaks with Christina Trampota. Christina is a technology industry leader with a passion for commerce and connectivity. She has more than 20 years of experience working with early-stage startups and large enterprises, including Meta, Visa, and Motorola, to name a few, helping brands enhance their product development and marketing efforts. She has been recognised by various channels and events as a Top B2B Influencer and Whos Who in Fintech, and when she is not building and scaling companies and communities, she enjoys teaching and mentoring tomorrow’s leaders. Topics under discussion include the importance of 'responsible AI' and the potential for tech to reduce the impact of climate change.
Digital Communicators is a podcast from Babel, a leading technology PR agency. For more information head to www.babelpr.com
1/2/2024 • 18 minutes, 15 seconds
#34, Kamales Lardi, digital and business transformation leader, speaks with Babel director Simon Coughlin
Kamales Lardi has more than 23 years of cross industry experience. She formed her own consulting business in 2012 and has helped many multinational companies harness the power of emerging tech including AI, augmented reality, automation and blockchain. Kamales has been widely recognised as an industry thought leader and is also a Teaching Fellow at Durham University Business School. In this podcast she gives her views on the B2B tech trends for 2024, outlines why tech firms must continue to focus on workforce diversity, and reveals what it takes to be a technology thought leader.
12/4/2023 • 23 minutes, 55 seconds
#33, Eric Siegel, machine learning expert, speaks with Babel Director Simon Coughlin
As part of our 'B2B tech trends 2024' series, Babel director Simon Coughlin speaks with San-Francisco based Eric Siegel, a leading consultant and former Columbia University professor who helps companies deploy machine learning. Eric is the founder of the long-running Machine Learning Week conference series, the executive editor of The Machine Learning Times, and a frequent keynote speaker. He wrote the bestselling "Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die," which has been used in courses at hundreds of universities.
11/23/2023 • 16 minutes, 28 seconds
#32, Cyril Coste, Chief Digital Officer, Digital and Growth and Simon Coughlin (Director, Babel PR)
Babel director Simon Coughlin speaks with digital transformation influencer Cyril Coste. Cyril is an experienced digital transformation expert having worked with some big global tech brands including IBM and AWS to enhance their product development, digital innovation and customer experience. Among his accolades, he has been named in Onalytica’s Global Top 100 Digital Transformation Influencers list since 2017. As well as giving his top tips for tech trends in 2024, Cyril provides an insight into life as a technology influencer.
11/17/2023 • 23 minutes, 52 seconds
#31, Rob Chambers (Managing Director, Total Telecom), Kerry Merritt (Head of Content, Total Telecom), and Declan Bradshaw (Associate Director, Babel PR)
8/22/2023 • 13 minutes, 22 seconds
#30, Eugina Jordan, CMO of Telecom Infra Project (TIP) on improving diversity in the Telecoms industry
7/27/2023 • 30 minutes, 52 seconds
#29, Lisa Bader, CMO of Enveil, and Ed Cooper, associate director at Babel
7/18/2023 • 18 minutes, 47 seconds
#28, Joel Goodson (senior content manager at Babel) and Marcus Hedenberg (senior campaign manager at Babel)
6/21/2023 • 22 minutes
#27, Andrew Bruce Smith, Chair of CIPR's AI in PR group and digital comms consultant
Andrew Bruce Smith joins our director Simon Coughlin to discuss the role of AI on PR.
6/13/2023 • 34 minutes, 47 seconds
#26, Konstantin Vinogradov, General Partner at Runa Capital
Digital Communicators Podcast featuring Konstantin Vinogradov
6/9/2023 • 18 minutes, 32 seconds
#25 Derek Weeks, Author, CMO, and co-founder of the world's largest DevOps community, on how companies can harness community-led marketing
4/26/2023 • 26 minutes, 27 seconds
#24 - The EU Artificial Intelligence Act - the implications for the tech sector with Jane Finlayson-Brown of Allen & Overy and Matt Kusner of University College London
The European Union is set to create the world's first broad standards for regulating or banning certain uses of artificial intelligence (AI).The AI Act will establish a framework for assessing the relative risk of different kinds of AI systems. This podcast is a recording of a Babel webinar discussing the potential impact of the Act on consumers, businesses and technology vendors.
3/16/2023 • 50 minutes, 7 seconds
#23 - National Apprenticeship Week with PRCA Head of Apprenticeships, Stephanie Umebuani, and Babel apprentice Lauren O'Harrow
To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2023, Babel Director Simon Coughlin spoke with PRCA Head of Apprenticeships, Stephanie Umebuani, and Babel apprentice Lauren O'Harrow about the value of apprenticeships within the PR industry."
2/9/2023 • 11 minutes, 59 seconds
#22 - Robin Smith, research specialist at Censuswide
A discussion with Robin Smith, research specialist at Censuswide
2/9/2023 • 12 minutes, 15 seconds
#21 - The Babel Cybersecurity 2023 webinar. A discussion with Katrina Manson of Bloomberg News and Ciaran Martin CB, founding chief executive of the UK National Cyber Security Centre
A discussion with Katrina Manson of Bloomberg News and Ciaran Martin CB, founding chief executive of the UK National Cyber Security Centre
1/6/2023 • 1 hour, 44 seconds
#20 - John Leonard, Research Director, Computing
John Leonard, Research Director, Computing
1/5/2023 • 15 minutes, 36 seconds
#19 - Armando Samayoa, Télécoms Sans Frontières
Armando Samayoa, Télécoms Sans Frontières
10/13/2022 • 17 minutes, 51 seconds
#18 - Cristina Criddle, technology reporter, Financial Times
Cristina Criddle, technology reporter, Financial Times
9/20/2022 • 14 minutes, 29 seconds
#17 - Jessica Haworth, journalist, The Daily Swig
9/1/2022 • 12 minutes, 44 seconds
#16 - Beatrice Askaner, CMO, Leapwork
Beatrice Askaner, CMO at client Leapwork, joins Babel director Simon to discuss the challenges of global expansion, the benefits of investing in a good PR partner and more.
7/25/2022 • 15 minutes
#15 - Martyn Landi, Technology Correspondent, PA Media
Babel director Simon Coughlin is joined by PA technology correspondent Martyn Landi, who shares everything from a typical day in his life to why PRs should never pitch via DMs.
7/11/2022 • 14 minutes, 57 seconds
#14 - Starting in the PR industry
5/27/2022 • 12 minutes, 7 seconds
#13 - Shelli Zargary, the Marketing Content and Strategy Manager at GenCell - Earth Day
To mark Earth Day, our Director Paul Campbell spoke with Shelli Zargary, the Marketing Content and Strategy Manager at GenCell. Earth Day is a global environmental holiday, which occurs every year on 22 April and is celebrated by an estimated 1 billion people, per EarthDay.org – from schoolkids to heads of state. The day is meant to serve both as a reminder of the threats to our planet and a chance to appreciate everything the Earth offers. As a company with the primary objective of delivering ‘green power anywhere’, Shelli offers her views on how businesses can help reduce carbon emissions and specifically, the role of hydrogen and ammonia in this process.
4/22/2022 • 17 minutes, 53 seconds
#12 - Christine Hall, TechCrunch reporter focusing on start-ups
Startups & Venture Capital with Christine Hall from Techcrunch
#9 - Kate O'Flaherty, freelance journalist, cybersecurity
12/21/2021 • 18 minutes, 14 seconds
#8 - Scott Bicheno, Editor, Telecoms.com
This month we are talking to Scott Bicheno. Scott is editor of Telecoms.com and also hosts the title's weekly podcast along with Light Reading's Iain Morris. Scott talks to Babel's Declan Bradshaw about his entry into journalism, the stories that interest him and how companies can get on his radar (without winding him up).
11/15/2021 • 35 minutes, 20 seconds
#7 - Cecile Bussy, Freelance journalist (Sifted, Financial Times Group)
This month’s podcast is a conversation between Babel’s Simon Coughlin and freelance journalist, Cecile Bussy, who has most recently been working with Sifted, part of the Financial Times Group. Sifted covers startups and the technology scene.. As well as talking about her background, Cecile discusses what it takes get coverage in titles like Sifted.
9/9/2021 • 16 minutes, 4 seconds
#6 - Chloe Rigby, Editor, Internet Retailing
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8/5/2021 • 24 minutes, 55 seconds
#5 - Joe O'Halloran, Networking Editor, Computer Weekly
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6/2/2021 • 26 minutes, 54 seconds
#3 - Cybersecurity discussion with Orange Cyberdefense's Stuart Reed
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4/30/2021 • 18 minutes, 34 seconds
#2 - Virtual media roundtables
Discussed whitepaper on the impact of Covid on cybersecurity: https://babelpr.com/covid-19%3A-the-impact-on-cybersecurityMusic:Ahjay Stelino - Break Away Ketsa - Good Vibe
3/26/2021 • 33 minutes, 11 seconds
#1 - How has media relations changed since the pandemic
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