PR Roundup looks at a study that reveals how adults are using TikTok, Nikki Haley’s “big announcement” trick, and how the nutrition industry is dealing with misinformation on social media.
Stories by Nicole Schuman


PR Roundup: KC Parade Tragedy, Gen Z Voting Data, How Comms Leaders Use AI
February 15th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup acknowledges the heartfelt response by the Kansas City Chiefs organization and players after a Super Bowl parade shooting, the results of a new study on how PR leaders are using AI, and why its important to learn more about Gen Z’s election 2024 expectations.

PR Roundup: McDonald’s Too Expensive, New AI Guidelines, and the Best Super Bowl Activation We’ve Seen Yet
February 9th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at customers pushing back on McDonald’s rising prices, the PR Council’s latest update to their AI guidelines, and a chapel in Las Vegas looks to marry the most famous couple of the year on Super Bowl Sunday.

Top Tips: How to Leverage the Super Bowl for an Unlikely Audience
February 7th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanHow can one decide to enter the conversation—especially as an outlier—and appeal to that broad of a base (such as the Super Bowl audience)?

PR Roundup: Elmo’s Empathy, Super Bowl Ad Preview, Higher Ed Crisis Prep
February 1st, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at Elmo’s impact on mental health, a preview of Super Bowl advertising themes and a new frontier for niche PR: Higher education.

TikTok News Anchors: A New Frontier for PR Professionals?
February 1st, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis shift in media consumption habits presents a unique opportunity for PR professionals. TikTok news anchors may help communicators to reach Gen Z in a way that traditional media outlets cannot.

PR Roundup: Media Layoffs and Media Relations, Causes That Count and Lessons from Kyte Baby
January 25th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanWe examine how exactly to handle media relations during media layoffs, what causes people really care about, and PR lessons from the Kyte Baby apology saga.

The Evolution of Agency Billing: Are Hourly Rates Dead?
January 24th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanPRNEWS discussed recent agency trends with agency experts to see how fee structures are evolving and if digital tools such as artificial intelligence are moving fast enough to play a role.

PR Roundup: Layoff Gone Viral, Edelman Trust Barometer, Hispanic Creatives
January 18th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at what went wrong in a recent tech layoff, this year’s findings in the Edelman Trust Barometer and how to work with Hispanic creators for brand communications.

[VIDEO] PRNEWS Live: Developing a Better Relationship between CEOs and PR Team
January 16th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanJoin PRNEWS Live for a discussion about building the bridge between CEOs and PR strategy with Greg Galant, cofounder and CEO of Muck Rack.