Paul Holmes | PRovoke Media
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Paul Holmes

Founder, CEO and editor-in-chief

Paul Holmes has been writing, speaking and thinking about public relations for more than 40 years.

Paul began his career in local newspapers in the north of England and also worked for a newspaper group in South London before joining PR Week as news editor in 1985. In 1987 he moved to New York to launch the US edition of that publication, before working with Adweek and Adweek’s Marketing Week for a year.

In 1989, he launched his own company, initially publishing Inside PR, and later Reputation Management magazine, both focused on providing analysis of critical trends and issues in the public relations industry. He created the annual Public Relations Agency Report Card, which included profiles of the leading PR firms in the US, and the Creativity in Public Relations Awards, which grew to become the largest in North America.

Early in 2000, Paul launched The Holmes Group, which provided knowledge and insight to public relations professionals across a variety of platforms, including a website, an e-newsletter, events, printed reports, research and consulting assignments, and the SABRE Awards competition. The group’s flagship title, PRovoke Media (p/k/a The Holmes Report), covers the public relations business in the Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2011, Paul was inducted into the ICCO (International Communications Consultancies Organization) Hall of Fame.