This week on the PRmoment podcast I’m pleased to welcome Bibi Hilton, UK managing director at Golin. Here is a flavour of what Bibi and I discuss:
- Why she has stayed at one agency for so long
- Why autonomy is important in a networked PR agency
- Why she likes working for large networked firms
- Bibi identifies the biggest changes in PR in the last 16 years - and it’s not just spray mount and fax machines!
- Why the fundamentals of public relations have not changed
- Bibi marks PR out of 10 for how well it is performing against its marketing peers
- The lessons 6 years on from restructuring the people within Golin from generalists to specifically skilled communities within the business. In Golin’s case these communities were Strategists, Creators, Connectors and Catalysts.
- Why Golin’s specialist model lead to the firm having a more diverse workforce
- Why the high cost of living in London is partly responsible for the talent shortage in PR
- Whether finding talent has become easier as a result of their specialist structure
- Why Bibi believes there is still a lack of opportunities for women in business
- What are the legacy issues that contribute to the gender pay gap
- How returnships are a key driver in reducing the gender pay gap
- Why returnship schemes in PR have not scaled as quickly as hoped
- What can PR firms do to make flexible working easier
- Why research suggests that there is a gender paygap even in the early stages of a PR career
- Why Bibi has never set up her own PR firm
- Why Bibi believes she experiences a greater breadth of work by working at a large agency
- Why busy CEOs like Bibi volunteer for groups like Women in PR