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Meow Wolf’s Former VP of Comms: AI Is Telling Your Story. Is It Getting It Right?

August 3rd, 2026 by

Communications teams already have the skills to manage how AI machines answer the questions. Use them now, or spend years explaining an answer you had no hand in shaping.

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Complaining About Bad Coverage Is the Surest Way to Amplify It

July 27th, 2026 by

The most reliable way to draw more attention to bad media coverage is to complain about it publicly.

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PR Roundup: Olive Garden’s Accidental Politics, Gen Z’s New Rules of Fandom and Why Kraft Heinz Is Betting on Disney Magic

July 23rd, 2026 by

PR roundup covers an Olive Garden pasta promotion becomes a political flashpoint, new research on how Gen Z is rewriting the path to sports fandom and why the Kraft Heinz and Disney alliance is one of the best brand partnerships.

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Why Podcast Show Notes Win at GEO and Earned Media

July 20th, 2026 by

Most teams treat podcast show notes as a chore. Used well, they teach an audience something real and leave a permanent AI answers citation for your spokesperson.

Winners Announced: The 2026 PRNEWS Experiential & Event PR Awards

July 16th, 2026 by

PRNEWS announced the winners of the 2026 Experiential & Event PR Awards, celebrating the year’s most impactful experiential campaigns, activations and event-driven communications.

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Apple’s AI Problem Isn’t Siri. It’s the Story Apple Can No Longer Tell.

July 13th, 2026 by

Siri became the place where Apple’s mythology cracked, following the launch of the Apple Intelligence initiative.

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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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85% of Tech Journalists Have a Primary PR Contact. How to Be That Person.

July 8th, 2026 by

When Nycole Walsh and her research team at Kickstand surveyed 350 tech journalists about what’s working in their inboxes, 69% said they have warned a colleague about a specific PR person to avoid.

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The Comments Section Is a Liability. AI Just Made It Worse.

July 6th, 2026 by

Consumer brands can’t afford to ignore what’s going on in their comments sections. AI can hurt, but also help.

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Fandom FOMO: What It Is and How to Catch the Fun Before It Waddles Away

June 30th, 2026 by

PR and communications leaders have historically been trapped in a reactive loop. We build strategies around what we already know to watch, measuring keyword volumes after a trend has already spiked, instead of following fandom.