Branding/Marketing
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Branding/Marketing
A Rancher’s Perspective on Brand Storytelling: CattleCon Collaboration
As a PR practitioner, the job is to build narratives. As a rancher, you live them. For me, authenticity wasn’t a tactic: it was the life I lived before I ever wrote a press release. That intersection has shaped every part of my career—as well as my home life—and it shaped one of the boldest […]
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: CEO Popularity, Wilson from Cast Away is Back, Mattel Studios Launches
This week’s PR Roundup looks at a new study from Morning Consult about CEO popularity and company reputation, Mattel going all in on entertainment with a new TV and film studio, and Wilson, the iconic volleyball, teaching the public about ecology and ocean waste.
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Conversations
Brooks Running CMO on Launching the Brand’s First Lifestyle Shoe Line
As one of the top running brands in the U.S. since the 1970s, Brooks knows its way around a performance running shoe. Some 50 years later, the brand saw an opportunity to enter the lifestyle space and embark on the next phase of its evolution.
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Branding/Marketing
How Anti-Trans Sports Bills Are Impacting Corporate Sponsorships and Branding
The impact of anti-trans legislation is far-reaching, even impacting corporate sponsorships and branding, leaving PR professionals wondering how they must shift their approach to reflect the impact on their clients.
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AI
What Google’s AI Mode Means for Search Traffic and Brands
Google launched “AI Mode,” a chatbot-style interface embedded into its apps, at its annual developers conference this week. The new feature stands to alter the search landscape even further, requiring brands to shift from optimizing for search to optimizing for audiences.
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DEI
Grindr Aims to Improve Brand Perception With New Social Series
Queer dating app Grindr releases the second season of its queer history lessons content series “Daddy Lessons,” a content marketing initiative that works to de-stigmatize the app.
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ROI | Metrics
Gartner: 39% of CMOs Plan to Reduce Labor Costs and Cut Agency Allocations
According to Gartner’s 2025 CMO Spend Survey, marketing budgets as share of company revenue remain flat, and 39% of plan to reduce labor costs and cut agency allocations.
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Branding/Marketing
Learning About Crisis From Sports Controversies
Sports crisis communications experts, Jim Rocco and Thom Weidlich, decided to co-author the recently-released “Sports Crisis Communications: Cases and Controversy.”
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Campaigns
The Honest Kitchen CMO on the First Full-Funnel Marketing Campaign for the Pet Food Brand
The Honest Kitchen, a 23-year-old pet food brand, has launched its first-ever full-funnel marketing campaign following a sizeable retail distribution increase.
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Sponsorships
12 Brand Experiences at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix
A photo gallery roundup of 12 brand experiences at this year’s Miami Grand Prix.
