Nicole Schuman
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Corporate Social Responsibility
PR Roundup: Burgers Win, Macy’s’ Clear Warning and Lush Stands Up
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.
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Digital & Technology
How AI Deep Research Is Transforming PR: From Media Landscape Analysis to Campaign Planning
Discover practical PR strategies with deep research. Analyze media landscapes, find journalist feeds, research PR opportunities and prepare content.
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: Target Targets Families, White House Reframes Deportation, AI and CEO Trust
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.
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Digital & Technology
Take Control of AI in Your Organization: A PR Leader’s Guide to Governance Done Right
Discover practical steps for implementing AI governance immediately. We explore mapping your AI footprint, creating digestible guides, vetting vendors and ensuring transparent disclosure for a cohesive organizational strategy.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
PR Roundup: Claude’s Crash Course, McDonald’s CEO Goes Viral and Why Sustainability Messaging Still Matters
PR Roundup covers Anthropic’s Claude buckling under the weight of its own viral moment, the McDonald’s CEO trying to sell America on a new burger, and a new conscious consumerism report quietly dismantles the narrative that sustainability is dead
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Digital & Technology
Beyond the One-Off: How Brands Are Playing the Long Game in Virtual Worlds
Brands are putting real investment into gaming integrations in virtual worlds, going deeper than a single campaign.
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: BAFTA Apology, Employees More Trusted than CEOs, Burger King Updates Whopper
From a crisis communications misstep on one of the entertainment industry’s biggest stages and new data showing employees now outpace CEOs in brand trust, to Burger King’s surprisingly human response to a decade of customer complaints, this week’s PR Roundup highlights the power—and pitfalls—of modern communications.
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Crisis Management
AI Crisis Immunity: Building Three Layers for Organizations
Build a robust crisis immune system for your organization against AI-generated risks.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: AI Mistakes, Bush on Substack, ANTM Resurrects Feelings
PR Roundup explores how trust and accountability are being tested across communications, from AI hallucinations landing in public-facing content to former President George W. Bush’s Substack debut and renewed backlash against Tyra Banks.
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: Ring’s Ad Backlash, Palantir Employee Pushback and AI Super Bowl Skepticism
This week’s PR Roundup shows how quickly trust can unravel. Ring’s Super Bowl ad received backlash for its AI-powered “Search Party” feature, which aimed to charm viewers with a lost-puppy story, but many found it “creepy,” igniting privacy concerns.
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