The Embargoed

He's the Tech Media Whisperer. The man to which every journalist responds and to which anyone in tech PR seeks his advice. Come along as we consider whether or not to eulogize tech industry news as we know it with Media Survey's Sam Whitmore. 

This week we dive deep into the business of tech PR. Hourly vs. retainer client relationships, media strategy, embargoes, and which media are Hot or Not. We also reveal the first guest who ghosted us. Get in here. 

We’re back! We have a new intro and a new guest. This week we head to the land down under to talk with Richelle Gillett, head cephalopod at Giant Squid, Inc. Join us as we discuss comms in the continent and country of Australia and also hear us play the PR Over/Under Game.

Careers. That's the focus of this episode as our guest Michael Busselen shares his story of going from an account executive at a PR agency to the Chief Communications Officers at a publicly traded company. Now he grows grapes for a major wine label. Lots of goodness here no matter where you are in your career. Give it a whirl...or should I say swirl?​

The future belongs to our youth. On this episode we invite two teenagers on the show to discuss communications, social media, and news. The problem: they are our kids. Join your "Shawty" hosts Kevin and David as we deal with the mayhem of understanding new slang, gasp at answers to our questions, and wonder if the future is bright.

It's the Olympic Edition of The Embargoed as your hosts David Oro and Kevin Wolf ask if the Olympics has a PR problem. Whether it's achievement, corruption or mayhem, this discussion brings home the gold. Or so we think. Maybe we didn't even qualify. 

Cancel culture and crisis communications with expert Sara Brady whose experience of critical communication roles in numerous high-profile controversies and tragedies makes this show worth a listen. 

It's a WWE take down as PR vs. Social Media go at it. Our guest this week is Rob Gedarovich, who explains why social media is an important part of any comms strategy. We play the PR Jeopardy game. Join the fun. 

What do clients really think about PR? Listen as Jordan Sher, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at OpsRamp, joins The Embargoed. And find out who he chooses to date to on the PR Dating Game.

Is traditional media in Jeopardy with the launch of Andreessen Horowitz's Future? Segments: Dumb Sh!t PR Agencies Do and Rep, Fire, Refer.