Corporate Social Responsibility

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Climate Comms is Broken. Here is What Actually Resonates.

September 23rd, 2026 by

Fear. Guilt. Pressure. These are emotions most climate communicators are familiar with. Many have believed them to be the key to get individuals and organizations to pay attention, to act and to care. Yet despite… Continued

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The Smartest Decision in Sports: How the Buffalo Bills Kept Canada in the Fold

September 16th, 2026 by

In a break from tradition, the Buffalo Bills have asked the Toronto-based band Barenaked Ladies to perform “O Canada,” prior to the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

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PR Roundup: Anthropic Researcher Sounds an Apocalyptic Alarm, Communicators Are Burned Out, and TEMPTATIONS Nails the Bodega Cat Moment

September 10th, 2026 by

PR roundup covers what happens when Anthropic employees publicly confirm its risks, new research showing that communicators are increasingly burned out and eyeing the door, and how TEMPTATIONS turned the beloved “bodega cat” into a textbook experiential PR campaign.

AI Data Centers Must Go Beyond Sustainability Claims to Win Back Their License to Operate

September 2nd, 2026 by

The media narrative around artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers has shifted dramatically. The next phase of data center communications begins with asking people to trust that these facilities are more efficient or sustainable.

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The Power of Causing a Crisis: What Meta’s Payout Can Teach About Advocacy Communications

September 1st, 2026 by

Advocacy campaigns can often take on companies many times their size, like Meta, throwing them into crisis. Sustained-pressure communications runs on a different logic than defense.

What Amgen’s MrBeast Partnership Shows About Communicating Complex Issues

August 27th, 2026 by

In this Q&A, Susie Tappouni, head of Corporate Affairs at Amgen and Sue Schwartz, co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer, discuss how their organizations worked with Beast Philanthropy and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to bring the patient perspective to a creator-led campaign.

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PR Roundup: Threads Finds Its People, World Cup Builds a New U.S. Fanbase, and Local News Decline Reshapes CSR

July 9th, 2026 by

What Threads’ third birthday tells us about the platform’s evolving identity, record World Cup viewership, and new research on how the disappearance of local newspapers is changing CSR.

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Five Questions With Kevin Wong: How The Trevor Project Is Keeping Its Mission Visible When Corporate Pride Support Is Uncertain

June 25th, 2026 by

Drawing on his experience leading communications for The Trevor Project, Kevin Wong discusses how to maintain mission visibility amid shifting corporate priorities, including during Pride, what authentic partnership actually looks like and how to turn earned media moments into lasting impact.

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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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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.