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This week’s PR Roundup looks at the difficulties journalists are facing after the devastation of Hurricane Helene and how PR folks can help, what business communicators can learn from the port strike and Memo’s latest study on messaging while your organization’s leadership turns over.

It is imperative for PR pros to ensure that the essence of their story is flexible enough to work across multiple platforms while maintaining a compelling core message​.

An Institute for Public Relations Webinar last week, titled “Al-Powered Answer Engines: Shifts in Digital Reputation Building,” panelists outlined five ways in which marketing and communications professionals can proactively manage digital brand reputation amid the shift brought about by AI-powered answer engines.

PRNEWS spoke to Alyson Buck of Samsung Electronics America on how to plan in advance for influencer crises and how brands should respond if one occurs.

This week’s PR Roundup looks at the backlash to Amazon’s return to office rollout, how B2B agencies can profit this year and where PR pros are tightening their budgets.

In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month PRNEWS and Laura Bremer, President-U.S. at Citizen Relations, discussed the agency’s evolution to take people-first culture to the next level, with mental health advocacy as a key component.

While many LinkedIn executive profiles fall short by losing focus and posting too frequently without a clear purpose, nearly every top voice or executive who has built meaningful “linkfluence” on LinkedIn has remained disciplined and committed to a niche strategy. Here are four key questions your communications team should consider with each executive post.

The advent of social media was a game changer for marketers and PR practitioners to build narratives, promote products, enhance brand reputation and increase sales. However, there are challenges beyond the control of marketing and PR practitioners and entirely under the control of social networks. One of these challenges is the social media algorithm and its changes over time. These algorithms impact the effectiveness of content, and any change in them can stagnate the impact of PR and brand campaigns. Here’s how PR pros can shift with the algorithm changes and stay ahead of the game.

“Political positions” used to mean explicit support of a candidate or issue, but in our polarized, partisan environment any public stance can be interpreted as political. This includes things you do in your workplace—DEI initiatives, vaccine clinics, voter registration drives and ERG’s can all become weaponized.

Whether you’re an agency PR pro representing a client or an in-house communicator, you know PR is crucial for the visibility and success of any business. But in this economy, many businesses are struggling to afford the full-scale PR programs they once had