Best Practices
Four Probable Client PR Crises in 2025
Our author predicts four PR crises that are likely to receive major media coverage in 2025. PR agencies with clients in those sectors must make certain that account groups are staffed with experienced personnel rather than newbies learning on the job.
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Digital & Technology
Breaking into Podcasts: Media Relations Tools
Where do podcasts reside in the PR pro’s toolbox, and how can one identify the most appropriate pods for a company or client — especially with millions now in production?
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Branding/Marketing
Audible’s Head of Brand and Content Marketing on Experiential, Digital and Social Strategy
Audible’s marketing activations have popped up at festivals, international events and fan cons over the past year, all with the goal of reaching new audiences in real life through experiences. Audible’s James Finn, Global Head of Brand and Content Marketing, discusses the brand’s major marketing moments, global reach, strategic goals and how digital tied into the overall delivery.
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Crisis Management
49% of Companies Have a Crisis Plan. But Is It Enough to Save a Reputation?
Only 49% of companies have a formal crisis plan. And less than 25% of companies practice those crisis plans and conduct active drills.
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Digital & Technology
5 Ways to Improve Media Relations with Data Support
By harnessing data-driven insights for media relations, PR professionals can refine communication strategies, enhance outreach efforts and even strengthen relationships with the right media outlets.
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Branding/Marketing
5 Ways to Modernize Your Legacy Brand in 2025—and Beyond
Five ways to bring your legacy brand into modern consideration, while keeping your wits, and your best bits, about you.
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Agencies
Chief Marketer Unveils 2025 Agencies of the Year
Chief Marketer’s Agencies of the Year is the ultimate comprehensive guide spotlighting the most innovative marketing firms in the business.
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Branding/Marketing
Communicators Voice Concerns Tied to Trust for 2025
A PRSA panel on Communications Trends and Strategies for 2025 featured PR experts who provided their current PR concerns for the coming year, as well as key takeaways for tackling those issues and building trust.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: Influencer Tragedy, Tick Tock for TikTok, Omnicom and IPG Merger Impacts
This week looks at the aftermath of a popular influencer’s untimely death, the clock ticking down on TikTok and what the Omnicom/IPG merger means for the rest of the communications industry.
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Branding/Marketing
Including Independent Media Voices in Media Outreach Strategy
We’ve witnessed the rising influence of a more fragmented and decentralized media ecosystem, where independent voices, from Substack newsletters to podcasters, have carved out their own powerful platforms.
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Agencies
Agency Elite 2025: The Top PR, Marketing and Communications Firms
PRNEWS’ annual list of the most innovative PR, marketing and communications firms in the business.