Pride Month is a time for celebration, reflection and advocacy, and this year, regardless of the rumblings of companies staying quiet around DEI topics, brands and organizations are still stepping up with impactful campaigns.
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PR Roundup: Chestnut and Nathan’s Divorce, PR Job Stress, 2024 State of PR
June 13th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at a teachable influencer moment from Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs and Joey Chestnut, the current state of PR pros mental health and Muck Rack’s latest State of PR report.
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How Companies Can Engage Authentically with Pride Month
June 11th, 2024 by Nick FultonJune’s dedication to Queer liberation was born from great struggle, profound loss and generational activism. For this reason, corporate campaigns have to be so much more than rainbow-colored logos, and the intention of these initiatives needs to be lasting.
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PR Roundup: Skimm Rebuttal, Pro Athletes Rally for Mental Health, Trust in News
May 31st, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup features an example of timely teamwork making earned media happen, a new, robust campaign of professional athletes speaking about mental health, and who holds the most trusted name in news?
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[VIDEO] PRNEWS Live Discusses Creating Impactful AAPI Campaigns With NAPAWF
May 30th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanNAPAWF talked about communications strategies and impactful campaigns they’ve run to reach their AAPI audience and beyond.
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Diving In to Challenges: Q&A With Citi’s Global Head of Communications, Jennifer Lowney
May 24th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanLowney shared her experiences navigating the traditionally male-dominated financial industry, and highlighted the importance of confidence and support in professional growth.
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Diddy’s Apology Disaster: 4 Lessons in What Not to Do
May 21st, 2024 by Daniel BrackinsThe internet is fuming with criticism over Diddy’s recent apology for physically abusing his ex-girlfriend. The apology, awkwardly timed after video evidence surfaced, reads more like a self-help infomercial than a genuine expression of remorse.
![e.l.f. Beauty's Too Many Dicks campaign on display in New York City's financial district shows the lack of diversity on corporate boards.](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/dicks-150x150.jpeg)
PR Roundup: KC Kicker Misses, So Many Dicks, Oreo Dominance
May 16th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at KC Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker going viral for conservative speech, e.l.f. Beauty’s commitment to DEI with a blatant campaign and the reigning social media snack champion.
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Starbucks’s PR Blunder: Blaming Customers Equals Trouble
May 14th, 2024 by Dustin SigginsWhat compounds the problem and leads to the worst kind of viral media coverage is company leadership shirking accountability by saying sales dropped due to impatient Starbucks customers.
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Learning from Roku’s Breach Communication Shortcomings
May 7th, 2024 by Zach OlsenIn some ways, the breaches at Roku are unremarkable. These types of incidents happen so frequently, we’ve become immune to their scale. But that doesn’t mean companies can be complacent in their communication with customers, employees, partners, media and regulators.