Why is the PR industry still having the same tired conversation? Year after year, event after event… while the world moves on without us?
We talk about getting a seat at the table, then sit quietly when we do.
We debate metrics like we haven’t had decades to solve them.
We celebrate awards for campaigns that often say nothing and change even less.
We hold events that are same panel conversations… different year.
Somewhere along the way, the industry built for cultural leadership got stuck in a cycle of repetition, imposter syndrome, and comfort.
David Gallagher of Folgate Advisors is a veteran voice who’s seen the industry from the inside and isn’t afraid to say what others won’t. It’s time to stop outsourcing our thinking and start redefining what this industry is actually for.
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4:58 Are We Really as Dynamic as We Claim?
10:22 Why PR Avoids True Innovation
11:34 How PR Lost Its Science-Driven Edge
17:43 Following the Wrong Model: PR as Advertising’s Shadow
19:30 Answer to Last Episode’s Question from Guest Bill Welser
Guest: David Gallagher, Folgate Advisors
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