Reputation

This week’s PR Roundup looks at a new credentialing push to professionalize influencer marketing, Justin Bieber stealing the Coachella conversation and troubling new data for philanthropy’s reputation.

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.

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

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.

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.

In periods when political pressure, press attacks and media volatility rise together, communications strategy becomes an exercise in protecting trust.

From a viral fast food run at In-N-Out to a candid Macy’s CEO and Lush’s purpose-driven product launch, this week had no shortage of brand moments worth studying.

From Target’s bid to win back skeptical shoppers, to the White House’s quiet attempt to reframe one of its signature policies, to what actually builds credibility in the AI era—this week offered a masterclass in how brands and institutions communicate under pressure.

The refusal of Anthropic to waiver under political pressure and compromise its AI safeguards can lead to improved employee morale, increased productivity, attracting and retaining talent, gaining news business and engendering trust.

Do not overreact to a single outage, but do use this moment to pressure‑test your dependence on TikTok as a single point of failure.