Social Media & SEO
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Digital & Technology
30 Days to AI Search Visibility: The GEO Playbook PR Leaders Need Now
We break down a simple, effective strategy for picking topics, creating authoritative content and securing placements that drive real AI search and GEO results.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: Air Canada Crisis, the Second Screen of March Madness, and CCOs are not Happy
From an Air Canada air traffic control crisis at LaGuardia Airport, to a PR workforce stretched thin by expanding expectations, to fans rewriting the rules of live sports engagement during March Madness—this week’s PR Roundup covers timely moments and data for all communicators to learn from.
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Influencer Marketing
Behr Paint’s New Marketing Campaign Speaks to DIYers’ FOMU — Fear of Messing Up
With its “Let’s Be Honest” campaign, which launched March 23, Behr Paint aims to help consumers overcome decision paralysis and fear of failure.
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Digital & Technology
From Soundbite to Story: Media Training for New Media
Video and long-form audio content isn’t just where audiences are, it’s increasingly where AI systems go to learn what your spokespeople stand for.
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Mobile
Targeting Insomniacs, Sleep App ‘Rest’ Hijacks TikTok Shop Broadcasts in the Early Hours
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.
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Social
Consumers Are Divided Over this Dr Pepper-Inspired Sausage – And that’s the Point
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.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
PR Roundup: Burgers Win, Macy’s’ Clear Warning and Lush Stands Up
From a viral fast food run at In-N-Out to a candid Macy’s CEO and Lush’s purpose-driven product launch, this week had no shortage of brand moments worth studying.
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Shopper/Retail
Beauty Brand Clarins Rolls Out U.S. Mobile App to Assist Shoppers In-Store
Roughly a decade after discontinuing its first mobile app, beauty brand Clarin has tried again with a successful UK rollout and U.S. launch. The new app assists shoppers in-store, provides access to AI features and supports its growing subscription business.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
PR Roundup: Claude’s Crash Course, McDonald’s CEO Goes Viral and Why Sustainability Messaging Still Matters
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
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Crisis Management
Inside a TikTok Outage: A Practical Playbook for PR and Social Teams
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.