The PR Wine Down Trust Relations

Today’s episode features an article that April wrote for the Forbes Agency Council, “Suffering From Public Relations Skepticism Disorder? Three Tips For Agencies And Brands To Recover.”

The unspoken truth is this: The status quo PR agency approach works against employees and clients. Many brands have been burned by PR in the past, with lackluster media results, inexperienced account staff, murky agency contracts, and strategies that don’t align with their broader business goals. 

As Trust Relations celebrates its 5th agency anniversary this month, we’re dedicating this special episode of the PR Wine Down podcast to consider a pervasive issue that has yet to be uprooted in this industry: the disappointing experience many brands face when engaging with a PR firm for the first time.

The traditional PR agency model is broken, and we’re on a mission to reinvent it and replace it with something better. With the Trust Relations approach, we’re dedicated to changing client and staff expectations for what a PR agency can be — and then exceeding them. 

In this special edition of April’s reads, our CEO & Founder April White takes a closer look at what brands and agencies can do to achieve success, improve the industry and redefine what PR can do for brand’s today.

Listener Note: Don't worry, your favorite interviews and conversations with Laura Schooler and our wonderful guests from in and around the PR industry aren’t going anywhere. Our hosts will be back in your feed for another classic episode in two weeks.

You can read the original article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomon/2024/04/20/best-timepieces-watches-and-wonders-geneva-2024/?sh=9785f4356620 

Connect with Trust Relations:

Have an anonymous PR horror story to share or questions you want to be answered on the show? Email us at contact@prwinedown.com.

You can stream the show live at 2:00 pm ET every Saturday, on ElectroMagnetic Radio.

You can also connect with Trust Relations on our website or on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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This month, Trust Relations is celebrating five years in business! 



In this special episode, April and Laura welcome Fatou B. Barry to the virtual recording booth! If  you're a PR practitioner and you use Instagram, you probably follow PR Girl Manifesto; Fatou is the founder of the nonprofit organization of the same name. She is also the co-founder of the advocacy group Hold The PRess. Fatou is here to discuss her impressive career, and how she built a viral community for tomorrow’s PR pros, through PR Girl Manifesto.



Tune in as April and Laura cover some of the PR industry issues which inspired the PR Wine Down — and April’s decision to found Trust Relations. Your favorite podcast hosts chat with Fatou about uprooting toxic and outdated industry practices, improving mentorship and learning in the PR agency environment, changing the PR profession for the next generation, and more. 



In the PR News of the Week segment, April and Laura discuss a common media training question: Is it ever acceptable to share information with a reporter “off the record?” 



Learn more about Fatou’s work here: https://www.fatoubarry.com/ 

Follow PR Girl Manifesto on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prgirlmanifesto/?hl=en 

Read the PR News of the Week here, in PR Daily: https://www.prdaily.com/how-to-go-safely-go-off-the-record-with-a-reporter/ 



Connect with Trust Relations:

Have an anonymous PR horror story to share or questions you want to be answered on the show? Email us at contact@prwinedown.com.

You can stream the show live at 2:00 pm ET every Saturday, on ElectroMagnetic Radio.

You can also connect with Trust Relations on our website or on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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Longtime listeners, rejoice! This week, one of our favorite repeat guests is back in the virtual recording booth. In this episode, Ronjini Joshua, Owner & President of The Silver Telegram PR agency, is back for an industry update. Together with hosts April and Laura, Ronjini shares her observations about the PR industry in 2024 so far. They also discuss challenges facing PR practitioners as media scrutiny continues to rise, the increase in solo practitioners in the PR industry, and the budget constraints that many brands faced in Q1.  

Also in this episode, April and Laura discuss a recent viral video in which a former Cloudflare employee was laid off. The conversation includes the common messaging mistakes companies make when facing layoffs, and how brands can use empathy and strategic communications to avoid these pitfalls when sharing difficult news with their staff.

Read the PR News of the Week here: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2024/02/11/companies-use-every-term-in-the-thesaurus-to-avoid-saying-you-re-fired?mbcid=34314159.1258026&mid=21d46d16783f109d631ad3b58fdb2827&utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew 

Connect with Trust Relations:

Have an anonymous PR horror story to share or questions you want to be answered on the show? Email us at contact@prwinedown.com.

You can stream the show live at 2:00 pm ET every Saturday, on ElectroMagnetic Radio.

You can also connect with Trust Relations on our website or on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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April and Laura are chatting 1:1 this week about two lesser-known issues a PR practitioner might face: a use case of anti-brand messaging, and how to manage feedback that isn’t constructive.

The PR News of the Week features an update on Tesla’s PR strategy, with a critical look at The Dawn Project’s anti-Tesla Superbowl ad back in February. April and Laura also weigh the consequences of Elon Musk’s longtime rejection of investing in a formal PR team for himself or his business and discuss whether a brand can be successful without a strategic communications infrastructure.

This week’s Anonymous PR Horror story features a write-in from a listener whose last manager shared a series of overly-personal pieces of feedback, and how to bounce back from non-constructive criticisms at work. Your favorite hosts also candidly share their own personal experiences with targeted personal criticisms in the workplace.

Read the PR News of the Week here: https://www.businessinsider.com/super-bowl-ad-tesla-boycott-tech-ceo-2024-2 

Connect with Trust Relations:

Have an anonymous PR horror story to share or questions you want to be answered on the show? Email us at contact@prwinedown.com.

You can stream the show live at 2:00 pm ET every Saturday, on ElectroMagnetic Radio.

You can also connect with Trust Relations on our website or on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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In light of the recent and tragic passing of Mikal Reich, our team is taking a walk down memory lane to re-release this interview with Mikal, originally released in January 2021. Mikal's intelligence and exuberance are fondly remembered and appreciated by those who knew him.

Episode Description: The PR Wine Down podcast welcomes Michael Reich, Executive Creative Director and Co-Owner at ⁠Dead As We Know It⁠ creative agency and Laura’s personal friend. With hosts Laura and April, Mikal discusses his career path into the advertising industry, reminisces about his favorite ads and career milestones, and shares advice for navigating common client challenges and leveraging creative ideas to generate press coverage. 

You can learn about Mikal and his work at ⁠https://deadasweknowit.com/⁠

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April and Laura are chatting 1:1 this week about two familiar dilemmas for mid-to-senior level PR practitioners: managing junior staff and navigating shrinking marketing budgets. 

This week’s Anonymous PR Horror story features an honest write-in from a listener who is struggling to connect with the intern they’re managing — and has run out of ways to share feedback. In PR News of the Week, our hosts discuss the rise of “challenger” PR firms and the role of independent practitioners and mid-sized agencies as the PR landscape continues to shift. Together, they discuss how economic concerns and shrinking marketing budgets are impacting big brands and the agencies that serve them, and how newer, more disruptive firms can provide an alternative.

Read the PR News of the Week here: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/18/the-rise-of-challenger-firms?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioscommunicators&stream=business 

Connect with Trust Relations:

Have an anonymous PR horror story to share or questions you want to be answered on the show? Email us at contact@prwinedown.com.

You can stream the show live at 2:00 pm ET every Saturday, on ElectroMagnetic Radio.

You can also connect with Trust Relations on our website or on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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