Fake authority is the new spam: How over-optimized expert quotes are hurting brand trust
Audiences don’t passively absorb expertise anymore — they assess it instantly. On digital platforms, executive interviews, LinkedIn updates, and press commentary, readers constantly encounter refined insights that feel increasingly similar. The wording shifts a...
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From monitoring to engagement: Why AI-powered PR is critical for strengthening brand reputation
In the digital age, a brand's reputation can change drastically in a matter of hours. Social media conversations, online reviews, and search exposure now shape public opinion. Media monitoring (and social listening) is more important than ever for crisis management...
4 key ways AI-powered media monitoring is transforming PR strategy
The media landscape has evolved into a 24/7 information environment, where brand conversations occur at an accelerated rate. For PR professionals, managing the vast flow of data across news outlets, blogs, podcasts, and social media channels has become a challenging...
Crisis management has become a 24/7 expectation—but most companies still aren’t prepared
Organizations live in an always on environment where a single comment, customer complaint or internal issue can gain attention within moments. Companies often underestimate how quickly a situation can escalate and how many channels can amplify it. The expectation that...
PR Tech & AI
Why generative AI requires PR teams to rethink visibility
Generative AI is transforming how information is created, discovered, and consumed. For PR professionals, this shift is more than a technological curiosity. It is a fundamental change in how audiences encounter content and assess credibility. Traditional approaches to...
Top AI video tools for 2026 and their impact on creative content workflows
AI video creation software is no longer experimental. Video professionals now use AI to generate and edit usable footage without full crews, and that’s not the only thing they can do. They can also generate coherent scripts from scratch and even convert text into...
Pros and cons of using AI‑generated drafts for press release copy
Press releases have always been the backbone of brand communication, but now brands are drafting them in unexpected ways. For example, 75% of PR professionals now use generative AI in their workflows, a dramatic jump from just 28% in early 2023. But does AI hold up...
Content & Media Relations
Why your media training isn’t sticking: PR teams need microlearning, not one-off prep sessions
A lot of media training feels productive in the room and disappointing everywhere else. People leave a half-day session with marked-up notes, a cleaner version of the key message, and maybe one or two good rehearsal clips. Then real work resumes. A reporter calls...
PR without data is guesswork: What the numbers actually say about media coverage in 2026
PR has long operated in a space where instinct often outweighs evidence. Campaigns are planned on assumptions, pitches are sent in bulk, and success is measured in vague terms rather than concrete outcomes. But in 2026, that approach is no longer sustainable. As...
Why journalists prefer data-backed stories in the age of information overload
In today’s fast-paced digital news landscape, journalists deal with unprecedented information overload. Newsrooms get hundreds of daily emails, press releases, pitches, and alerts as brands, PR professionals, and industry experts compete for media attention. Facing...