Diversity + Sustainability

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.

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.

The barriers that once made accessible advertising difficult have largely disappeared.

Many companies are now learning the hard way that communicating technical solutions about data centers alone isn’t nearly enough. Those wishing to do more than inform, or more specifically, persuade, must also tell a human story, focused on the benefits for the audience.

As 2026 approaches, it pays to take stock of everything that occurred in 2025 and how it could impact the next year of the PR industry. Some friends in the communications world approached PRNEWS with predictions for the coming year for many PR tenets including digital, crisis, media relations and more.

Cannabis brand Spherex has found a lot of success leaning into activity-based events—a strategy Katie Mattox, vp-marketing, says was “partially intentional, partially by accident.” After hosting a roller-skating party inspired by the release of a Taylor Swift album a few years ago, Spherex discovered that its community enjoyed skating and wanted more. Around the same […]

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover sandcastle restaurants, pop-up orchards and the Betch of the Year Meme Gala.

This week’s PR Roundup looks at how Vanity Fair and journalist Olivia Nuzzi decided to part ways after a public scandal, how Instagram is promoting its Teen Accounts through conversations with Usher and his kids, and what was the word of the year on social media in 2025?

From Ford’s perspective, both employees and dealers are the brand’s greatest ambassadors, and that makes nurturing the relationship between the two parties essential to the overall health of the business. To ensure those partnerships thrive, the automaker hosts a variety of live events and experiences throughout the year, from the Driving Ford+ Program to the […]

This week’s PR Roundup explores how brands should approach SNAP and the government shutdown, Muck Rack’s latest “State of PR Measurement” report and a beefy campaign from A.1.