Announcement: See You Soon for Season 4!

November 15, 2024 0 Comments

Announcement: See You Soon for Season 4! In this special episode of the PR Wine Down podcast, April announces a temporary sabbatical as she and Laura take a much-deserved break from the podcast over the holiday season.Don’t cry! This isn’t goodbye — just a temporary break, as they take a breather before diving back into …

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Tricky Media Situations & Career Horror Stories

October 25, 2024 0 Comments

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Tricky Media Situations & Career Horror Stories Welcome back to the annual PR Wine Down Halloween Special! You know the drill: Pour yourself a brew and get ready for some tricks of the trade from your favorite podcast hosts. This year, we’re unmasking five never-before-heard stories from our anonymous listeners! Tune in as …

Gini Dietrich: Redefining PR for the Future of Media, Technology & Culture

October 11, 2024 0 Comments

Future of PR: The End of Beats, Print Monitoring and PR as We Knew It In this week’s episode of the PR Wine Down podcast, April and Laura discuss recent seismic shifts in the practice of the PR profession through the lens of two seasoned media strategists. First, your favorite hosts discuss an excerpt from …

Future of PR: The End of Beats, Print Monitoring and PR as We Knew It

September 27, 2024 0 Comments

Future of PR: The End of Beats, Print Monitoring and PR as We Knew It In this week’s episode of the PR Wine Down podcast, April and Laura discuss recent seismic shifts in the practice of the PR profession through the lens of two seasoned media strategists. First, your favorite hosts discuss an excerpt from …

PR Trends: Toxic Competition & Saving Local News

September 13, 2024 0 Comments

PR Trends: Toxic Competition & Saving Local News On the podcast this week, our favorite hosts discuss two hot PR industry topics: competitive work environments and the future of local news. First, April and Laura share this week’s Anonymous PR Horror Story, from a listener who has encountered a culture of toxic competition at their …

Welcome to the Winedown

August 30, 2024 0 Comments

Welcome to the Winedown April and Laura welcome you to the first-ever episode of The PR Wine Down. Your hosts chat about why they decided to start the podcast, what’s wrong with the traditional PR agency structure, what’s going on in sports PR and more. You can also listen on: OUR CO-HOSTS April White Laura …

Chris Atkins – True Tales of a Life in PR

August 30, 2024 0 Comments

Chris Atkins – True Tales of a Life in PR April and Laura sit down with long time professional, consultant, author speaker and professor of public relations Chris Atkins to discuss his 35 plus years of PR experience, how the industry has changed and the truth about a PR degree. You can also listen on: …

Joaby Parker – What exactly is a fractional CMO?

August 30, 2024 0 Comments

Joaby Parker – What exactly is a fractional CMO? This week, April and Laura chat with Fractional CMO and Co-Founder of Cover3 Creative Joaby Parker about what it means to be a fractional CMO and how to avoid conflicting interests. They also get into discussions around the importance of media training, knowing that anyone can …

Paul Rosengren – A Government Affair

August 30, 2024 0 Comments

Paul Rosengren – A Government Affair Paul Rosengren joins April and Laura on the show to give an insider perspective of government communications and how it can be used to influence legislation. April and Laura also have discussions around the Trader Joe’s controversy, racial sensitivities and what Matel is doing to push the brand towards …

Abel Flint – Pivoting Your Marketing and PR Strategy

August 30, 2024 0 Comments

Abel Flint – Pivoting Your Marketing and PR Strategy April and Laura are joined this week by Suzy Senior Brand Manager Abel Flint. Together they discuss the importance of being able to quickly pivot your marketing and PR strategy to adapt to the changing world around you, how to use market research to create products …