The PR industry's operating system is the media list. Every account team runs one. Every measurement framework anchors to placements earned inside it. The list is wrong. The Trade Press AI Index 2026 audited 680 million AI citations across nine industries and five...
RAG against the machine: What is RAG and how does it impact PR and marketing
I recently attended a seminar presented by the venerable Andrew Bruce Smith. In it, he used that phrase, ‘retrieval augmented generation (RAG)’. I immediately asked myself why a term that is really about programming an AI had found its way into a PR seminar, but there...
How AI search summaries are quietly reshaping brand authority online
Search has evolved beyond a simple gateway to websites and now functions as a direct answer hub. Thanks to AI-powered search overviews, users obtain summarized insights, suggestions, and brand comparisons within the results page without clicking any link. This change...
10 practical ways AI is changing how businesses acquire customers
Imagine an e-commerce organization dedicates $40,000 per month with a 1.8% click-through rate on paid ads. The same targeting had been used for two years, the same creatives were recycled, and campaigns were optimised manually once a week. Within six months of...
The power of AI-driven sentiment analysis in modern PR
Artificial intelligence isn't just transforming how we communicate. It's redefining how we understand communication. In today's public relations landscape, where perception can shift with a single tweet or viral video, staying ahead of sentiment is no longer optional....
5 practical AI agent examples your PR team should run in 2026
Are your PR workflows slowing down your team? Whether this is manually sending every outreach email or dedicating time and resources to media monitoring, each stage of brand promotion can drag without the right tools in place. Team-led workflows slow down business...
The PR team’s playbook for pitching a tech upgrade to leadership
Your pitch decks look great. Your media lists are solid. Your team knows how to land coverage. But behind the scenes, half your week disappears into copy-pasting between tools, manually updating spreadsheets, and rebuilding the same campaign reports from scratch every...
Top AI detector tools for teams that need results
When AI Detection Starts Slowing Teams Down Instead Of Supporting Them Not long ago, I worked with a content lead at a fast-growing SaaS company managing a distributed team of freelance writers. Output was strong (well-edited, consistent, on-brand), but they'd...
AI tools for PR teams: friend or foe? Here’s why they’re valuable assets that enhance efficiency and creativity
Artificial intelligence has become an increasingly prominent presence in the world of public relations. From AI-powered chatbots handling routine media inquiries to sophisticated content generators drafting press releases, AI is transforming how PR teams operate. This...
How AI is transforming PR copywriting without losing authenticity
Public relations has seen a profound shift in its core, and at the center of this change is Artificial Intelligence. With the ability to produce press releases, pitches, and media kits at breakneck speed, generative AI has evolved from a futuristic curiosity to a...
A good story is essential to AI visibility—here’s how to tell yours
In the PR world, storytelling is bedrock of what we do. From a strategic standpoint, we often leverage it through thought leadership, a strategy in which we uncover opportunities to position our clients as thought leaders in their industries through contributed...
The algorithm isn’t neutral: Why PR needs to speak AI’s language
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way people discover and trust information. For PR professionals, this shift is not simply technical; it changes the fundamentals of visibility, authority, and influence. Content is no longer evaluated solely by human editors...












