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What to Do When Clients Ask: “Can We Use ChatGPT for This?”

November 17th, 2025 by

The next time a client asks, “Can we use ChatGPT for this?” Don’t just answer yes or no. Show them how it can fit into a strategy only you can deliver.

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How a PR Team Used AI to Scale Smartly, Thrive and Achieve a 5X ROI in 10 Days

November 11th, 2025 by

AI is a readymade solution for scaling. For the price of a ChatGPT subscription, the firm expanded capacity immediately in a way that could also easily cut back without impacting the team.

3 Reasons Your Executive Isn’t Breaking Through on LinkedIn—and What to Do About It

November 10th, 2025 by

LinkedIn is a great place to break business news. But the facts are only half the story. If your executives are sounding more like a press release than like the unique human they are, it’s time for a refresh.

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PR Roundup: WaPo Has a Heartbeat, AWS Outage Lessons, Group Chat Dominance

October 23rd, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup takes a look at a prime example of unprompted employee advocacy on LinkedIn, lessons from the Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage and a new study from GIPHY showing the triumphant preference of the group chat for sharing important information.

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Humanity Over Division: PR’s Call to Help Heal a Fractured World

October 21st, 2025 by

The PR profession has a critical responsibility and opportunity to lead organizations and clients in bridging the divide in the country through relationship-building and dialogue that fosters greater understanding.

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PR Roundup: Employee Conduct, AXE Creator Collaborations and Social News and Trust

October 16th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup explores the high stakes of personal conduct in a hyperconnected world, how AXE’s tongue-in-cheek TikTok collaboration proves the power of creator partnerships, and why new research shows PR pros must rebuild trust as young audiences turn to (but doubt) social media for news.

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PR Consolidation Is Forcing In-House Teams to Become the Agency

October 2nd, 2025 by

As consolidation reduces the number of PR agency partners and rising costs make retainers tougher to swallow, in-house teams are evolving.

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PR Roundup: AI Workslop Emerges, PR Loses Credibility and “Reading Rainbow” Returns

October 2nd, 2025 by

PR Roundup explores AI workslop invading productivity for communicators, a new study showing journalist dissatisfaction with public relations professionals using AI for media relations and how the new host of “Reading Rainbow” was chosen via social media.

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PR Roundup: Kimmel Free Speech Fallout, Comscore Launches Scoreboard, Gen Alpha Drives Family Purchases

September 18th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup looks at the chilling effect of employer retribution for triggering Charlie Kirk remarks on social media, how a new Comscore tool can inspire brand creativity and a new study that shows how Gen Alpha controls many purchasing decisions in the household.

How Savvy Brands Are Beating LinkedIn’s Algorithm and Boosting Reach

September 9th, 2025 by

Organic brand reach on LinkedIn sits at just over 1%—a steep drop from 7% just four years ago—and many PR professionals and business leaders are facing a hard truth: branded company content is no longer enough.