Best Practices

From Ye’s crisis apologies and credibility questions to Oscar Mayer’s bun-believable brand theatrics and Muck Rack’s AI reality checks, this week’s PR Roundup highlights how communicators are navigating seriousness, spectacle and strategy all at once.

As social issues, such as those in Minnesota, escalate rapidly and play out in real time, business leaders are increasingly forced to decide not just whether to speak or make statements, but how clearly—and at what risk—in moments when silence, caution or ambiguity can be interpreted as a message of its own.

The Buffalo Bills’ week of misfires provides stark, real-world instruction for public relations professionals. The failure was not necessarily in the decision to fire their coach, but in their total breakdown of crisis communication protocols.

The medical-grade formula brand is marketing its products to consumers looking for extra nutrition, such as children and GLP-1 users. Kate Farms is increasing its investments in retail media networks and medical influencers.

When “Pluribus” showrunner Vince Gilligan expressed a desire to film several scenes of his new Apple TV show within an Albuquerque location of Sprouts Farmers Market, the regional grocery store chain had a choice to make.

Here’s how to sharpen PR skillsets in order to achieve B2B sales success through expanding brand awareness, tailoring content to address wider audiences, showcasing quantifiable results, and remaining relevant with a steady, consistent approach to appeal to all buyers, even the ones you can’t see!

From Dr Pepper’s savvy elevation of a creator’s viral jingle to new data revealing what’s holding PR teams back, we examine how brands and agencies are adapting to shifting media dynamics, AI realities and a changing early-career pipeline.

During a panel discussion at CES 2026 titled “From Funnel to Flywheel: How Culture Drives Growth in Media & Marketing,” VP of Global Advertising Brian McDevitt shared how family safety app Life360 strengthens its connection with users.

Tech convenience and a human touch. Price consciousness and selective splurging. Openness to AI and wariness of it. Shoppers are rife with contradictions, according to Capgemini’s report “What Matters to Today’s Consumers 2026.”

From reputational risk landmines to renewed fears over press freedom—and even a fast-food brand poking a very devoted sports fandom—this week’s PR Roundup underscores how quickly trust, tone and transparency can collide