Stories by Karl Mawhinney

Once seen as off-limits, classrooms are now fertile ground for brands like Jersey Mike’s and Kleenex, creating mutual benefits for both schools and communicators. Our author explores the benefits and successes of communicating in schools.

As inflation continues to be a problem, many economically disadvantaged communities are feeling the strain of tighter budgets and limited resources even more than they typically do. For marketers and communicators, finding ways to connect with and support these audiences requires thoughtful and empathetic strategies. Our author outlines three ways to reach these audiences.

At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nvidia made two significant missteps: alienating its core gaming audience with a pricey, power-hungry new GPU, and frustrating investors by delivering vague, overly ambitious updates on its AI initiatives without providing concrete timelines or measurable progress.

Brands, organizations and public figures should take steps now to ensure they’re ready for the possibility of a TikTok ban to protect their creator relationships and brand visibility.

Internal communications campaigns need to cut through the noise and drive action. These five tools are helping to level up these internal comms strategies and achieve even greater success.

In light of the growing opportunities for earned broadcast placements on LinkedIn, our PRNEWS columnists have compiled a set of recommendations based on market research and insights to help secure impactful new media broadcast opportunities on the platform in 2025.

Friends within our audience of PR and comms professionals have provided predictions of what’s to come in 2025, which we’ve organized into a series to publish throughout the week. The following address the evolution of content creation and storytelling.

Friends within our audience of PR and comms professionals have provided predictions of what’s to come in 2025, which we’ve organized into a series to publish throughout the week. The following address the media relations space.

Only 49% of companies have a formal crisis plan. And less than 25% of companies practice those crisis plans and conduct active drills.

By harnessing data-driven insights for media relations, PR professionals can refine communication strategies, enhance outreach efforts and even strengthen relationships with the right media outlets.