Diversity + Sustainability
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
PR Roundup: Silence from American Eagle, AI Models in Vogue, USPS and Pantone Team Up
This week’s PR Roundup explores some fresh takes about the American Eagle/Sydney Sweeney situation, Vogue getting roasted for publishing a Guess ad featuring a model created by AI, and a partnership between USPS and Pantone celebrating the former’s big 250th birthday.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
PR Roundup: Sony’s Sustainability, AI Summary Crisis, Top 50 Creator-Journalists
This week’s PR Roundup looks at what communicators can learn from Sony’s public pledge for product sustainability, a new list honoring the top 50 independent creator-journalists and the continuing problem of AI summary results for the news industry and earned media.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
A PR Power Play: Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Messaging Masterclass
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York City’s mayoral Democratic primary really defined what it means to connect and win in the digital age. Grounded in multilingual storytelling, community-first outreach, intersectional identity and multichannel presence, his campaign is a communications blueprint, and here’s why: Language & Narrative Clarity Mamdani speaks in the cadence of kitchen-table conversations. Clear, […]
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
PRNEWS Live: Where’s the Pride for Pride?
This discussion addressed the changes in Pride PR, as well as the proactive methods of some who are doubling down on Pride this year.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
PRNEWS Unveils Winners of the 2025 Impact Communications Awards
PRNEWS has unveiled the winners of its 2025 Impact Communications Awards, which honor the most outstanding CSR, ESG & DEI initiatives and communicators driving that impact.
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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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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Better Halfs and Laundromat Soirees
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Better Halfs, UNO Social Clubs and laundromat soirees.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
PRNEWS Live: AAPI Heritage Month: PR Experts Redefining Leadership
PRNEWS hosted a chat honoring AAPI Heritage Month, discussing the personal and professional empowerment of communicators leading employee resource groups (ERGs).
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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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Corporate Social Responsibility
News Outlets Respond to AI-Generated Summer Reading List Insert
The Chicago Sun Times and Philadelphia Inquirer did not help boost any new media trust when caught in an AI content controversy.