Ryan Barr of FINN Partners shares his perspective on why communications surrounding major media mergers must go beyond the financials to address audience expectations, brand loyalty and investor confidence.

Juneteenth is more than a historical milestone—it offers enduring lessons for communicators about truth, timing, trust, and the importance of ensuring every voice has the opportunity to be heard.

As the Class of 2026 enters one of the most rapidly evolving communications landscapes in decades, CommPRO is gathering advice and perspective from industry leaders on how young professionals can build meaningful, resilient careers in the age of AI.

As Tax Day coverage floods the media, it offers a real-time look at how trust is built, lost and earned in a moment when people are actively looking for clarity.

FINN Partners continues to invest in the future of the communications industry by creating meaningful education and early career pathways that connect students with real access, experience, and opportunity.

This snapshot highlights the PR and communications agencies most frequently surfaced in search and how corporate communications leaders are looking for new capabilities, specializations, and scale that matches needs in today’s evolving agency search landscape.

In a candid PR Masters Podcast conversation, Peter Finn of FINN Partners shares why independence matters in an era of consolidation, how values-first growth and selective clients build resilience, and why AI should strengthen people and judgment, not replace them.

In this episode of the PR Masters Podcast, Peter Finn, founder and CEO of FINN Partners, shares candid leadership lessons from building a purpose-driven, independent agency and explains why values, people and long-term thinking matter more than ever in a consolidating industry. The conversation is hosted by The Stevens/Jachetti Group and CommPRO.

The U.S. and EU are sending different climate signals—here’s how businesses and communicators can navigate the messaging gap and build trust through clarity and consistency.

Communications leaders challenge the industry to go beyond performative allyship and commit to advancing equity through authentic storytelling, inclusion, and systemic change.

Communications leaders agree—AI isn’t just arriving, it’s already rewriting the rules.

Executives at FINN Partners say AI is moving from experimental to essential as clients adopt it for strategic planning and campaign execution.

AI is reshaping communications—and this industry snapshot reveals who’s leading, who’s lagging, and why bold messaging is setting the new standard.

Join moderator Patrice Tanaka and her guests as they discuss how some purpose-driven organizations are supporting employees navigate unpredictable times to remain productive at work and in their personal lives.

I attended the 2019 PRSA Counselor’s Academy spring conference in St. Petersburg, Fla. It was an enlightening experience to be among a group of about 150 mainly younger entrepreneurs who own PR agencies.