Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Digital & Technology
Cannes Lions Takeaways: Creativity Hits Back and PR Earns Some Metal
At the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity PR finally broke through and received well-deserved award recognition. For the first time, a PR agency claimed sole credit for the PR category, with Golin winning the PR Lions Grand Prix for Idea Creation for their “Misheard Version” campaign for Specsavers. Ogilvy PR also earned big accolades […]
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Branding/Marketing
How to Avoid Charges of Rainbow Washing During Pride Month
Pride month is an important opportunity to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, and there’s no shortage of brands and businesses keen to get in on the act. However, as the awareness month has grown, it’s also sparked a trend of “rainbow washing.”
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Pride 2024: Notable Campaigns Roundup
Pride Month is a time for celebration, reflection and advocacy, and this year, regardless of the rumblings of companies staying quiet around DEI topics, brands and organizations are still stepping up with impactful campaigns.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
How Companies Can Engage Authentically with Pride Month
June’s dedication to Queer liberation was born from great struggle, profound loss and generational activism. For this reason, corporate campaigns have to be so much more than rainbow-colored logos, and the intention of these initiatives needs to be lasting.
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Crisis Management
PRNEWS Announces 2024 Top Women in PR
Meet the 2024 PRNEWS Top Women—the supportive, innovative, inspiring women making an impact on their organization, whether that’s leading the brand out of a crisis, breaking into new markets, engaging a new audience or mentoring other colleagues.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
[VIDEO] PRNEWS Live Discusses Creating Impactful AAPI Campaigns With NAPAWF
NAPAWF talked about communications strategies and impactful campaigns they’ve run to reach their AAPI audience and beyond.
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Branding/Marketing
Diving In to Challenges: Q&A With Citi’s Global Head of Communications, Jennifer Lowney
Lowney shared her experiences navigating the traditionally male-dominated financial industry, and highlighted the importance of confidence and support in professional growth.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: KC Kicker Misses, So Many Dicks, Oreo Dominance
This week’s PR Roundup looks at KC Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker going viral for conservative speech, e.l.f. Beauty’s commitment to DEI with a blatant campaign and the reigning social media snack champion.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Guess What? PR and Motherhood Aren’t That Different
Despite the similarities, there’s an ultimate differentiator between PR and motherhood: the lifelong bond between mothers and their children. In PR, we can lose a client or change jobs, but as mothers, we are our children’s foundation for life.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Working Together to De-stigmatize Women’s Mental Health Issues
Women are working harder than ever before, and their stress levels show it. Companies must do better in supporting today’s working women, and not just during May—Mental Health Awareness Month.