Best Practices

Pearson is trying to outrun its past. For many people, the education brand reminds them of a logo on the back of a high school chemistry textbook. But the company sees itself as a lifelong learning partner spanning schools, universities, vocational training and the workplace. And Pearson wants to shift the audience’s perception. Pearson’s first […]

Sleep app Rest is reaching out to potential users when they’re most in need of the app: in the wee hours as they scroll social media while battling insomnia. And they’re leveraging creators to do it.

In March, sausage company Johnsonville launched a new product: a Dr Pepper-inspired sausage, available in both fresh and smoked, pre-cooked varieties. Here’s how they got the soft drink brand on board.

Camera brand Nikon hosts free camera workshops during the South by Southwest festival to spur shoppers to try cameras and post pictures.

AMC Networks’ new Silicon Valley drama “The Audacity” will have its world premiere this weekend at SXSW. It follows a sneak peak of the series in January at CES. We spoke to AMC Networks’ CMO Kim Granito about the motivation behind activating there.

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.

Today the startup label appears everywhere: a two-person consultancy calls itself a startup; a local retail brand with an online store adopts the label; a profitable, bootstrapped business with no ambition to scale beyond a niche still uses the term.

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

Brands are putting real investment into gaming integrations in virtual worlds, going deeper than a single campaign. 

Do not overreact to a single outage, but do use this moment to pressure‑test your dependence on TikTok as a single point of failure.