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MikeWorldWide Acquisition Reflects the New Reality of Workforce Communications
As workforce communications becomes central to reputation strategy, MWW’s latest move reflects how agency growth today is increasingly driven by culture, employee engagement, and business transformation.
The Invisible Leader Is a Liability: Why Every Leader Needs a Visible Platform in the Age of Influence
As influence reshapes leadership, communications and brand leaders can no longer afford to stay invisible, making a clear and consistent platform essential to building trust and impact.
Bullish Deal for Equiniti Signals a New Era for PR, IR and Trust
A major acquisition announced today could reshape how communications, investor relations and digital trust come together in the AI and blockchain era.
Owned Events That Deliver Impact
Owned events are evolving into powerful storytelling platforms, and when executed with purpose and precision, they can shape perception, deepen relationships, and drive real business impact.
When Your First Reader Is a Machine
As AI increasingly shapes first impressions before any human interaction, communications leaders are being challenged to rethink how reputation is formed, managed, and measured in a machine-first world.
Why Tech-Savvy Gen Z Is Wary of AI
As AI adoption accelerates, new insights reveal Gen Z is far more cautious than expected, raising important questions for communicators about trust, jobs, and creativity.
“Think Liquid” Could Be the Key to Success in Geoff Livingston’s Book, Now Is Gone
As AI accelerates marketing execution, Geoff Livingston argues that real success depends on rethinking strategy itself, not just scaling outdated approaches with better tools.
Digital Wellness Day Is a Signal for Communicators, Not Just a Moment
As Digital Wellness Day highlights the growing tension between AI, productivity, and burnout, communicators have an opportunity to reshape how organizations talk about technology, focus, and the future of work.
FIFA World Cup Sponsors Need Defensive PR Tactics
As global attention turns to the FIFA World Cup, brands face a more complex communications landscape where proactive strategies and thoughtful engagement are essential to navigating potential protests and protecting reputation.
AI Was Supposed to Save Time. So Why Does It Feel Slower?
The AI paradox: endless prompting, re-prompting, fact-checking, formatting and decision paralysis. Sound familiar? You are not alone. Shift Browser’s 2026 AI Consumer Insights Survey of more than 1,400 U.S. adults found that roughly a third of users engage with AI daily, and more than half say it improves their experience. In theory, that should mean a productivity boom.
Why Communications Leaders Need to Be in the Room
Communications leaders are coming together at The Industry Blend to tackle the real-world challenges shaping the future of the PR industry, from AI and revenue models to talent and compliance.
Graydon Carter on Storytelling, Instinct, and the Last Golden Age of Magazines
In a candid That Said conversation, Graydon Carter shares what today’s communicators can learn from building influence through storytelling, instinct, and a clear editorial point of view.
Graydon Carter On When the Going Was Good
Join Michael in his conversation with Graydon Carter about his memoir When the Going was Good, An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines which documents his life and storied journalism career including his twenty-five years as the award-winning editor of Vanity Fair.
Marketing Has the CEO’s Ear but Not Their Confidence
New Boathouse data shows marketing and communications are closer than ever to the CEO, but still struggling to prove real business impact.
AI Marketing Tools Reshape Execution for In House and SMB Teams
As AI tools move from experimentation to everyday infrastructure, new platforms like Agent Cloud are forcing communications teams to rethink how strategy, execution, and human value come together.
AI Is Reshaping Investor Relations Expectations in Real Time
As AI accelerates the pace of corporate communication, Investor Relations is being redefined by new expectations around real-time insight, data integrity, and trust.
World Cup PR Is Tough. Look Beyond Sports Writers
As brands gear up for the World Cup, this piece explores a smarter approach to earned media by looking beyond traditional sports coverage to reach broader, more receptive audiences.
Elliot Williams on ‘Five Bullets’ and the Power of Media Narratives
In his recent That Said podcast conversation with Michael Zeldin, Elliot Williams, author of Five Bullets, goes beyond the facts of the Bernard Goetz case to examine something more enduring and more consequential: how media narratives take shape, gain momentum, and ultimately define public understanding.
PRMuseum Opens Applications for Third Annual NextGen Awards Program
As the industry continues to prioritize access, mentorship, and new voices, the Museum of Public Relations and PRWeek open applications for the third annual NextGen Awards, spotlighting the next generation of PR leaders.
AI Performers Are Entering Advertising — And Now Getting Paid
As AI-generated performers enter mainstream advertising, new SAG-AFTRA rules are transforming talent usage into a high-stakes issue of compliance, compensation, and brand trust for marketers.

