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Turning a Crisis into a Catastrophe: Ten Lessons From a Texas Developer’s PR Disaster

June 23rd, 2026 by

When The Barbed Wire and Texas Observer reported that Silo Mills—a residential development with an on-site elementary school—may have been built on a site where radioactive fracking waste had been dumped, the companies involved gave communicators a masterclass in what not to do in a crisis.

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Seven Rules for Getting Your Content Cited by AI

June 22nd, 2026 by

Getting your brand noticed comes down to whether your expertise stands out when AI citations pull snippets from your pages—and whether it holds up in a world where people consume content fast.

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PR Roundup: Tylenol Tops Trust Rankings, Local Journalism Hits a New Low and Allbirds Becomes Smartbird

June 18th, 2026 by

This week’s PR Roundup examines what it takes to build—and keep—consumer trust in uncertain times.

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Old School Is the New School: How Independent PR Is Outrunning the Holding Company Model

June 18th, 2026 by

Like-minded independent PR agencies are proving that impact does not have to come with unnecessary overhead, endless layers or a model that mistakes size for strength.

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Five Ways PR Pros Can Get More Value from Cannes Lions

June 16th, 2026 by

The most successful attendees don’t treat Cannes as a series of meetings, panels and parties. They approach it with a clear strategy and a disciplined plan.

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AI Search Is Rewriting Your Company’s Reputation. Here Is What You Can Do About It.

June 15th, 2026 by

The more consequential question is about vulnerability: What does AI search reveal when someone is actively looking for controversies or criticisms?

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PR Roundup: When Culture Moves, Brands Follow—Lessons from Kalshi, the World Cup and Toy Story 5

June 11th, 2026 by

PR Roundup covers how communicators can interpret Kalshi’s compliance move, which brands are actually breaking through the World Cup noise and why “Toy Story 5” is giving brands a nostalgia-fueled engagement boost ahead of its release date.

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Explainer: Share of Voice

June 10th, 2026 by

Share of voice (SOV) is an evolving PR benchmark.

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The Seasonal PR Mistake Brands Make Every Year (and How to Avoid It)

June 9th, 2026 by

Consumer brands often make the same seasonal PR mistake: They start pitching when shoppers begin buying. Editors, however, start planning those stories months earlier. While marketers and communicators focus on summer promotions, Prime Day and… Continued

PRNEWS Celebrates Women in PR, Communications and Marketing at the 2026 Top Women Gala

June 9th, 2026 by

PRNEWS celebrated the 2026 Top Women Gala at Current in New York City last week. And for the first time the event brought together two groups of incredible women professionals: the 2026 PRNEWS Top Women in PR and Communications and Chief Marketer’s 2026 Top Women in Marketing.