Best Practices
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Media Relations
Pentagon Press Policy Standoff: Lessons for Communicators
When the world’s most powerful defense institution declares that “the press no longer roams free,” it’s a revealing example of how even someone steeped in media can misunderstand both a mandate and the medium. In attempting to manage perception through control, the current U.S. Secretary of Defense and former Fox News host, Pete Hegseth, exposes […]
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Crisis Management
Crisis in Two Languages: Proactively Building Bilingual Rapid-Response Systems
For multilingual organizations, building a bilingual rapid-response system goes far beyond simply translating messages.
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Branding/Marketing
TrustRadius Report: GEO and Social Proof Key to Winning Gen Z Software Buyers
Gen Z makes up 9% of B2B software buyers, according to TrustRadius’s 2025 Buyer Research Report — outnumbering Boomers (6%) for the first time. And as Zoomers continue to enter the workforce and rise in the ranks, they’ll become an even more important segment to market to. The key is to lean into generative engine optimization (GEO) and social proof.
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AI
Madison Logic-Harris Poll Survey: 73% of Marketers Say AI-Generated Creative is the Future of B2B Advertising
In a new survey, 85% of B2B marketing decision makers said their company is actively investing in AI to lead the transformation toward a data-driven and creative-first advertising solution.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: American Eagle CMO Speaks, PR Not Sold on AI, Repicturing Rural America
This week’s PR Roundup reviews the first public appearance of the American Eagle CMO since this summer’s Sydney Sweeney jeans debacle, a new study showing not everyone in PR is into AI, and how Getty learned what its audience needed through reading data.
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Branding/Marketing
PRNEWS Announces the 2025 Platinum Award Winners
PRNEWS announced the winners of the 2025 Platinum Awards on Tuesday, October 7, before an audience of more than 400 PR and communications professionals gathered at the Pier Sixty venue in New York City. This year’s Platinum winners represent the industry’s highest standard of creativity, innovation and impact—those who have reached the pinnacle of strategic storytelling, brand reputation and audience connection.
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Branding/Marketing
Colgate-Palmolive’s New Corporate Logo Is Employee Approved
The CPG giant refreshed its corporate logo to attract strong talent and keep employees engaged.
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Digital & Technology
How to Make Press Releases Work for Journalists and AI Algorithms
In this exclusive Q&A, Reinoso explains that press releases are no longer just for journalists—they’re now built for search engines, social platforms and even AI aggregators.
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Sponsorships
CeraVe Marketing VP on Scoring Multiyear NBA Partnership, IRL Activations and Medutainment
CeraVe announced a multiyear sponsorship on Oct. 6 as the NBA’s Official Skincare and Haircare Partner. We spoke with Jasteena Gill, VP of Marketing at CeraVe U.S, about the impetus for the partnership, the brand’s goals, and balancing humor and expertise.
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Crisis Management
Not If, But When: Data Breaches Threaten Brand Trust
Liv Allen, VP at Codeword, and Chelsea Korman, Brand and Communications Director at Demandbase, discuss the growing threat of cyberattacks and data breaches, noting 93% of company networks are vulnerable.