Best Practices
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Conversations
Pete & Gerry’s CMO on Courting Families, Discerning Shoppers and Consumer Education
We spoke with Pete & Gerry’s CMO about the company’s marketing strategy, recent campaigns, creative, category challenges and more.
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Branding/Marketing
PR People Should Offer Publicity Alternatives to the Super Bowl, Olympics
Creating your own newsworthy, publicizable sports marketing program can achieve what every client wants from a PR firm—the positive earned media coverage that assures consumers remember who the sponsor is. Multimillion-dollar Super Bowl and Olympic brand campaigns are hard-pressed to deliver that.
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Branding/Marketing
AI, ‘Retailtainment,’ RMNs: Marketing Takeaways From NRF ’25
Marketing takeaways from NRF ’25 include an emphasis on AI investment, experiential in-store, the revenue potential of retail media networks and the challenges of appealing to younger shoppers.
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: Dimon’s Gaffe, Distrusting Meta, How to Do Trend Reports
This PR Roundup looks at JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s flip flop on tariffs heard around the world, Meta’s Instagram follow/unfollow crisis, and how to get the right attention from trend and insights reports.
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Digital & Technology
How Duolingo Entered the TikTok Ban Conversation Through a PR-Social Collab
As the potential TikTok ban came to a head last weekend, press coverage and social comments about the adoption of Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu (referred to as RedNote in the U.S.) took off. Duolingo, a language-learning brand known for viral humor and cultural relevance, saw an opportunity to join the conversation.
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Digital & Technology
Why Do Some Industries Capture More Media Attention Than Others?
A recent Intelligent Relations report showed financial services and gaming clients boasted significantly higher PR email open rates, while fintech and IT lagged behind. Here we unpack the numbers to learn how companies can move past any inherent disadvantages of their industries to secure media placements.
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Branding/Marketing
Communicating in Classrooms: How Brands Can Approach Partnering With Schools
Once seen as off-limits, classrooms are now fertile ground for brands like Jersey Mike’s and Kleenex, creating mutual benefits for both schools and communicators. Our author explores the benefits and successes of communicating in schools.
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Branding/Marketing
Three Ways to Connect Authentically With Underserved Communities
As inflation continues to be a problem, many economically disadvantaged communities are feeling the strain of tighter budgets and limited resources even more than they typically do. For marketers and communicators, finding ways to connect with and support these audiences requires thoughtful and empathetic strategies. Our author outlines three ways to reach these audiences.
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Branding/Marketing
B2B Marketers: Why So Serious?
Four ways your B2B company can embrace B2C tactics to take your brand from bland to bold.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: RedNote Migration, Viral Cringe, DEI Pressures and Anniversaries
This week’s PR Roundup looks at the migration to RedNote, consumers’ distaste for trend posts, how companies are responding to DEI pressure and a unique anniversary celebration.