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PR Roundup: “Your Mom” and Media Relations, CEOs Go Quiet, and Capri Sun’s Tricky Halloween
October 30th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanPR Roundup explores a “Your mom” quip from Press Secretary Leavitt to HuffPost’s Dáte in regards to a story question, Golin’s latest CEO Impact Index, and Capri Sun’s Halloween “Trick & Treat” stunt.
Halloween Hits: How Brands Are Turning Tricks and Treats Into Engagement
October 29th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanPRNEWS took the opportunity to highlight some non-candy Halloween campaigns for creative examples on how to reach an audience in spooky season
PR Roundup: WaPo Has a Heartbeat, AWS Outage Lessons, Group Chat Dominance
October 23rd, 2025 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup takes a look at a prime example of unprompted employee advocacy on LinkedIn, lessons from the Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage and a new study from GIPHY showing the triumphant preference of the group chat for sharing important information.
AI Sentiment Analysis: Is Your Brand Being Misrepresented?
October 20th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanMichael Brito, Global Head of Data + Intelligence at Zeno Group, discusses how AI’s interpretation of sentiment doesn’t always mirror the original source, potentially amplifying negative viewpoints.
PR Roundup: Employee Conduct, AXE Creator Collaborations and Social News and Trust
October 16th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup explores the high stakes of personal conduct in a hyperconnected world, how AXE’s tongue-in-cheek TikTok collaboration proves the power of creator partnerships, and why new research shows PR pros must rebuild trust as young audiences turn to (but doubt) social media for news.
PR Roundup: American Eagle CMO Speaks, PR Not Sold on AI, Repicturing Rural America
October 10th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup reviews the first public appearance of the American Eagle CMO since this summer’s Sydney Sweeney jeans debacle, a new study showing not everyone in PR is into AI, and how Getty learned what its audience needed through reading data.
How to Make Press Releases Work for Journalists and AI Algorithms
October 8th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanIn this exclusive Q&A, Reinoso explains that press releases are no longer just for journalists—they’re now built for search engines, social platforms and even AI aggregators.
Not If, But When: Data Breaches Threaten Brand Trust
October 7th, 2025 by Nicole SchumanLiv Allen, VP at Codeword, and Chelsea Korman, Brand and Communications Director at Demandbase, discuss the growing threat of cyberattacks and data breaches, noting 93% of company networks are vulnerable.
PR Roundup: AI Workslop Emerges, PR Loses Credibility and “Reading Rainbow” Returns
October 2nd, 2025 by Nicole SchumanPR Roundup explores AI workslop invading productivity for communicators, a new study showing journalist dissatisfaction with public relations professionals using AI for media relations and how the new host of “Reading Rainbow” was chosen via social media.