Best Practices
Nate’s Honey Leans Into Lipton Tea Collab, Targeting Runners and Social Listening
While sales of honey grew nearly 6% over the past year, lack of awareness of its versatility and wellness benefits is preventing even more growth, according to Nate’s Honey’s top marketer. So it turned to collabs to get the word out.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: Piggy Problems, Cloudflare Outage Response, Bluesky and the Holidays
PR Roundup examines how to respond when your leadership insults members of the media, using the example of Trump and a reporter he called “piggy,” how the Cloudflare CEO responded after another outage and a new report acknowledging that users want brands on Bluesky for customer care.
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Branding/Marketing
PRNEWS Live: TikTok and AI Fuel 2025’s Fastest Growing Brands, Morning Consult Finds
PRNEWS sat down with Morning Consult for an inside look at its latest Fastest Growing Brands report. The discussion provides PR pros with information regarding Gen Z and traditional media consumption, tips for earned media in the era of AI, and the big impact of TikTok.
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Events
How Hallmark Keeps the Magic Alive: A Q&A with the Brand’s Chief Communications Officer
We spoke with Hallmark Chief Communications Officer Annie Howell about how the brand is ringing in the season and how it’s leaning into a “One Hallmark” approach that makes Hallmark Media a more cohesive part of the overall Hallmark brand.
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Crisis Management
Tylenol and the Trust Deficit: Why Healthcare’s Strongest Currency is Still Its Most Fragile
How healthcare brands like Tylenol, UnitedHealth and BetterHelp respond when trust meets skepticism reveals who they are, and whether they still deserve to be believed.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: Airline Comms in Turbulent Times, USAA Campaign Goes Beyond Veterans Day
This week’s roundup looks at the communication strategies from airlines amid travel disruptions and a Q&A with USAA’s chief communicator on its Honor Through Action program for Veterans Day.
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Pop-Ups
Fordham University Taps Experiential to Cut Through in Higher Ed Marketing
Fordham University’s Marketing VP discusses a new brand platform designed to differentiate the institution, grow brand awareness and battle the complexities of higher education marketing.
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Research
Forrester Survey: Customer Experience the Top Focus for B2C CMOs in 2026
A new survey from Forrester suggests that many B2C CMOs are planning to make the customer experience (CX) their top priority in 2026 — a notable shift from last year, when CX didn’t even crack the top five priorities in the same survey.
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Influencer Marketing
Not Just for the Big Leagues: NIL Scores for Marketers of Every Size
If you think NIL deals are only for powerhouse football programs or Final Four contenders, think again. There are plenty of more affordable options for brands.
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: SNAP and Brand Confusion, State of PR Measurement, a Beefy Play for A.1.
This week’s PR Roundup explores how brands should approach SNAP and the government shutdown, Muck Rack’s latest “State of PR Measurement” report and a beefy campaign from A.1.
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Crisis Management
Truth, Trust and Tech: Key Takeaways from PRSA ICON 2025
2025 PRSA ICON gathered comms professionals, educators and students to explore themes on impactful storytelling, industry ethics, leadership and reputation in polarized times, and the effect of technology on the profession.