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How PR Teams Are Using AI Synthetic Focus Groups to Research, Test Messages and Creative Ideas

April 13th, 2026 by

Discover how AI synthetic focus groups can transform your market research. We explore building personas, querying AI and refining ideas for compelling content and news stories.

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PR Roundup: McDonald’s CEO’s McNugget Meltdown, YouTube Dominates Influence and Nutella Goes to Space

April 9th, 2026 by

PR Roundup features the McDonald’s CEO who can’t seem to catch a social media break a new report revealing which brands are most influential, and a jar of Nutella spread that accidentally became the most talked-about brand in the universe.

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Amid Crisis, Banana Ball Benefits from Uncharacteristic Serenity

April 7th, 2026 by

Banana Ball’s handling of one recent story holds just as many lessons about the value of restraint and discipline in communicating through a crisis.

Why X (formerly Twitter) Remains the Ultimate Public Affairs Radar

April 6th, 2026 by

Social platform X is still ‘upstream’ for the news that communicators need to know, flag and contextualize for relevant clients and principals. But implementing certain best practices and personalizing use of the site to specific clients and workflows is optimal.

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PR Roundup: A KitKat Heist, United Responds and the Opinions of 900 Journalists

April 2nd, 2026 by

It’s been a week where a stolen truck full of KitKats became a brand-response masterclass, United Airlines turned government dysfunction into a customer feature, and Muck Rack dropped the data every PR pro needs to bookmark.

PRNEWS Unveils 2026 Purpose & Impact Award Winners

April 2nd, 2026 by

PRNEWS has unveiled the winners of the 2026 PRNEWS Purpose & Impact Awards, which recognize the organizations, teams and communicators redefining public relations through purpose-driven leadership and measurable social impact.

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30 Days to AI Search Visibility: The GEO Playbook PR Leaders Need Now

March 31st, 2026 by

We break down a simple, effective strategy for picking topics, creating authoritative content and securing placements that drive real AI search and GEO results.

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Your Brand’s First Impression May Now Be Written by AI. Stakeholder Education Is the Fix.

March 30th, 2026 by

Building stakeholder education content is essential to ensure both AI and human audiences understand your organization accurately.

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PR Roundup: Air Canada Crisis, the Second Screen of March Madness, and CCOs are not Happy

March 26th, 2026 by

From an Air Canada air traffic control crisis at LaGuardia Airport, to a PR workforce stretched thin by expanding expectations, to fans rewriting the rules of live sports engagement during March Madness—this week’s PR Roundup covers timely moments and data for all communicators to learn from.

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How Does ABC Manage the Damage After the Cancellation of ‘The Bachelorette’?

March 25th, 2026 by

ABC must tell all it knows about what happened with casting this season’s “The Bachelorette,” no matter how bad, to reclaim trust with its viewers and advertisers.