Pride Month is a time for celebration, reflection and advocacy, and this year, regardless of the rumblings of companies staying quiet around DEI topics, brands and organizations are still stepping up with impactful campaigns.
Stories by Nicole Schuman
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PR Roundup: Chestnut and Nathan’s Divorce, PR Job Stress, 2024 State of PR
June 13th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at a teachable influencer moment from Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs and Joey Chestnut, the current state of PR pros mental health and Muck Rack’s latest State of PR report.
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Top Tips: Coming Back from PTO
June 10th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanPTO is a beautiful thing. However, the preparation before your absence and the mountain of email to shift through afterward can be somewhat daunting.
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PR Roundup: McAfee Screws Up—Again, Executive Resonance Report, PRMuseum on the Move
June 6th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at ESPN personality Pat McAfee screwing up—again, a new report from KWT Global on executive resonance and a new partnership between PRSA and the PRMuseum.
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[VIDEO] PRNEWS Live Discusses “My Dad Does PR”
June 6th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanPRNEWS welcomed Dan Turk, PR Senior Director at Max Borges Agency and author of the new book “My Dad Does PR.”
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PR Roundup: Skimm Rebuttal, Pro Athletes Rally for Mental Health, Trust in News
May 31st, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup features an example of timely teamwork making earned media happen, a new, robust campaign of professional athletes speaking about mental health, and who holds the most trusted name in news?
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[VIDEO] PRNEWS Live Discusses Creating Impactful AAPI Campaigns With NAPAWF
May 30th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanNAPAWF talked about communications strategies and impactful campaigns they’ve run to reach their AAPI audience and beyond.
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Diving In to Challenges: Q&A With Citi’s Global Head of Communications, Jennifer Lowney
May 24th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanLowney shared her experiences navigating the traditionally male-dominated financial industry, and highlighted the importance of confidence and support in professional growth.
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PR Roundup: OpenAI Angers Scarlett Johansson, Best Times to Post on Social, Healthcare and Influencers
May 23rd, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at OpenAI’s response to ScarJo, the next chapter for healthcare, influencers and agencies, and new data on when to post to social media.
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Finding PR and Community on Reddit
May 17th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanPRNEWS spoke to Parry Headrick, Founder of Crackle PR about his Reddit AMA experience, as well as Alistair Berry, moderator for the r/publicrelations subreddit.