Best Practices

The rapid rise of AI has created a lot of buzz, but for media and entertainment companies, the real challenge lies in cutting through the noise and focusing on what truly matters: preparing content for an AI-driven future. One of the most critical first steps is content indexing.

“Political positions” used to mean explicit support of a candidate or issue, but in our polarized, partisan environment any public stance can be interpreted as political. This includes things you do in your workplace—DEI initiatives, vaccine clinics, voter registration drives and ERG’s can all become weaponized.

Whether you’re an agency PR pro representing a client or an in-house communicator, you know PR is crucial for the visibility and success of any business. But in this economy, many businesses are struggling to afford the full-scale PR programs they once had

This week’s PR Roundup features Taco Bell bringing National Taco Day and Taco Tuesday together for taco fans, BODEN’s new study on the impact of Latinas on cultural and economic influencer and PR Newswire’s latest State of the Press Release.

Irish whiskey brand Jameson sponsors several NFL teams, but it doesn’t have an official sponsorship deal with the league. Nor do any of the overseas games taking place this football season happen in the nation of Ireland. So to make some noise about that—and make the case for bringing a game to Ireland—Jameson launched the “Touch Down in Ireland” campaign with a stunt at the NFL HQ in NYC, coupled with tailgating activations happening next month.

We spoke with PepsiCo Global FoodService CMO Scott Finlow about the brand’s new local campaign, its strategic focus and how Pepsi intends to go big with supporting local businesses in the coming year.

Keeping the pitch short means PR people will come up short. Here’s some ways a longer pitch can attract the attention of even the busiest journalists.

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) recently experienced a social media nightmare when employees mishandled delivery order placed at one of its restaurants. But thanks to exemplary crisis communication, CPK transformed the nightmare into a media win.

e.l.f., the brand that began as a seller of $1 makeup products online, has evolved into a TikTok powerhouse and digital trailblazer in the beauty space. CM sister pub AdExchanger spoke with e.l.f. Chief Brand Officer Laurie Lam about the company’s ambitions to be a consumer destination—and not just a brand.

We spoke with Mike Allen, CMO at Denon parent company Masimo, about the campaign collaboration and its goals; Perry’s own marketing contributions; challenges to product differentiation; and lessons learned from previous marketing gigs.