Best Practices
Halloween Hits: How Brands Are Turning Tricks and Treats Into Engagement
PRNEWS took the opportunity to highlight some non-candy Halloween campaigns for creative examples on how to reach an audience in spooky season
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Crisis Management
Humanity Over Division: PR’s Call to Help Heal a Fractured World
The PR profession has a critical responsibility and opportunity to lead organizations and clients in bridging the divide in the country through relationship-building and dialogue that fosters greater understanding.
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Crisis Management
AI Sentiment Analysis: Is Your Brand Being Misrepresented?
Michael Brito, Global Head of Data + Intelligence at Zeno Group, discusses how AI’s interpretation of sentiment doesn’t always mirror the original source, potentially amplifying negative viewpoints.
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: Employee Conduct, AXE Creator Collaborations and Social News and Trust
This week’s PR Roundup explores the high stakes of personal conduct in a hyperconnected world, how AXE’s tongue-in-cheek TikTok collaboration proves the power of creator partnerships, and why new research shows PR pros must rebuild trust as young audiences turn to (but doubt) social media for news.
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Media Relations
Pentagon Press Policy Standoff: Lessons for Communicators
When the world’s most powerful defense institution declares that “the press no longer roams free,” it’s a revealing example of how even someone steeped in media can misunderstand both a mandate and the medium. In attempting to manage perception through control, the current U.S. Secretary of Defense and former Fox News host, Pete Hegseth, exposes […]
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Crisis Management
Crisis in Two Languages: Proactively Building Bilingual Rapid-Response Systems
For multilingual organizations, building a bilingual rapid-response system goes far beyond simply translating messages.
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Branding/Marketing
TrustRadius Report: GEO and Social Proof Key to Winning Gen Z Software Buyers
Gen Z makes up 9% of B2B software buyers, according to TrustRadius’s 2025 Buyer Research Report — outnumbering Boomers (6%) for the first time. And as Zoomers continue to enter the workforce and rise in the ranks, they’ll become an even more important segment to market to. The key is to lean into generative engine optimization (GEO) and social proof.
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AI
Madison Logic-Harris Poll Survey: 73% of Marketers Say AI-Generated Creative is the Future of B2B Advertising
In a new survey, 85% of B2B marketing decision makers said their company is actively investing in AI to lead the transformation toward a data-driven and creative-first advertising solution.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: American Eagle CMO Speaks, PR Not Sold on AI, Repicturing Rural America
This week’s PR Roundup reviews the first public appearance of the American Eagle CMO since this summer’s Sydney Sweeney jeans debacle, a new study showing not everyone in PR is into AI, and how Getty learned what its audience needed through reading data.
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Branding/Marketing
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
Colgate-Palmolive’s New Corporate Logo Is Employee Approved
The CPG giant refreshed its corporate logo to attract strong talent and keep employees engaged.