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Aug 2023
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The PR Week: 8.31.2023 - Paul Anastasiad...

Steve Barrett, PRWeek
About this episode

Football season is almost here and the U.S. Open is in full swing, so we have the perfect guest for the latest edition of The PR Week: M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment’s North America president, Paul Anastasiadis. 

He discusses the quickly changing world of sports marketing in the U.S and abroad and talks about the biggest marketing and communications news of the week.

 

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