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Arun Sudhaman

Arun Sudhaman

Bengaluru
Arun Sudhaman is a global media entrepreneur and journalist, and founding editor of Earned First. He has spent more than two decades reporting on PR and communications, with deep insight across both established and emerging markets.
Julianna Richter exits Ogilvy PR

Julianna Richter exits Ogilvy PR

Julianna Richter is leaving Ogilvy PR after six years as global CEO
Arun Sudhaman 02 Jul 2026
Earned First Awards: Less than one week left ⌛️

Earned First Awards: Less than one week left ⌛️

Entries to the inaugural Earned First Asia-Pacific Awards will close on 7 July.
Arun Sudhaman 02 Jul 2026
Cannes learns context 🦁

Cannes learns context 🦁

As someone who has chronicled the PR sector's uneven emergence at Cannes since 2009, there are good reasons for optimism.
Arun Sudhaman 01 Jul 2026
Cannes: Relationships over algorithms

Cannes: Relationships over algorithms

Insights from an Earned First/Zeno dinner that brought together marketing and communications leaders as Cannes 2026 drew to a close.
Arun Sudhaman 01 Jul 2026
Cannes Podcast: Chris Foster on creative shifts, earned momentum and acquisition lessons

Cannes Podcast: Chris Foster on creative shifts, earned momentum and acquisition lessons

The Omnicom PR CEO on why creativity is shifting toward influence, what AI means for earned media, and what seven months of building the industry's largest PR network has taught him.
Arun Sudhaman 01 Jul 2026
Cannes Podcast: Craig Buchholz on the PR Grand Prix, the CCO's rise and more

Cannes Podcast: Craig Buchholz on the PR Grand Prix, the CCO's rise and more

The Burson US CEO speaks to Earned First at Cannes Lions 2026, the morning after the agency's PR Grand Prix win.
Arun Sudhaman 01 Jul 2026
Cannes: This year's communications themes

Cannes: This year's communications themes

Arun Sudhaman 01 Jul 2026

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