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PR takeaways from the Cannes Lions; The PR job market in 2026: Where the hiring is; Why the future belongs to storytellers; and more!
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Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
5 PR takeaways from the Cannes Lions (PR Daily - June 26, 2026)
PR Roundup: Apple's Price Hike Playbook, Social Owns the Crisis Moment, and Starbucks Embraces Employee Storytelling (PRNEWS - June 25, 2026)
S&T Live Recap: Mid-Year Is a Good Time for a Wellness Refresh (PRsay - June 26, 2026) [VIDEO]
PR Stunt Watch: Flight Centre's "Gorilla Adoption", M&S's Picky Bits Day and Aunt Bessie's Harry Styles newsjack (PRmoment (UK) - June 26, 2026)
The PR Job Market in 2026: Where the Hiring Is (Everything-PR - June 23, 2026)
Announcing the winners of the 2026 Bulldog PR Awards—congrats, top 'dogs! (Agility PR Solutions - June 26, 2026)
Is an in-house PR team or a PR agency better for building brand authority? (Axia Public Relations - June 26, 2026)
Press Release Distribution Strategy: How to Get Media Coverage and Earned Media (EIN Presswire - June 25, 2026)
No…This – June 2026 (FINN Partners - June 25, 2026)
If You Remember One Thing About AI Visibility, Make It This (Franco - June 25, 2026)
Meta tells employees they can leave AI task force; Robinhood CEO says company 'never been stronger' in layoff memo (Ragan Communications - June 26, 2026)
The Pitch Deck Graveyard: Why The Future Belongs To Storytellers (Forbes - June 26, 2026)
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5 PR takeaways from the Cannes Lions
By Chris Harihar
PR Daily - June 26, 2026
At Cannes Lions, PR leaders saw creators, AI, newsletters and trusted content reshape the future of brand storytelling — while communications teams powered much of the work behind the scenes.
PR Roundup: Apple’s Price Hike Playbook, Social Owns the Crisis Moment, and Starbucks Embraces Employee Storytelling
By Nicole Schuman
PRNEWS - June 25, 2026
Apple offers a lesson in getting ahead of bad news, new Sprout Social confirms that social media is now the front line of crisis, and Starbucks turns to employee creators.
S&T Live Recap: Mid-Year Is a Good Time for a Wellness Refresh [VIDEO]
By PRSA Staff
PRsay - June 26, 2026
Mark Mohammadpour is the “Workplace Wellness” columnist for PRSA’s award-winning publication Strategies & Tactics. He was the guest on June 24 for S&T Live, PRSA’s monthly livestream series on LinkedIn that goes deeper into the topics covered in the publication and on PRSA’s PRsay blog.
PR Stunt Watch: Flight Centre’s “Gorilla Adoption”, M&S’s Picky Bits Day and Aunt Bessie’s Harry Styles newsjack
By Hannah Jackson, Creative Director at Pangolin
PRmoment (UK) - June 26, 2026
In a week of record-breaking heatwaves, political musical chairs and a distinctly average England game, brands had to shout pretty loud to be heard. These are the stunts that managed to cut through…
The PR Job Market in 2026: Where the Hiring Is
Everything-PR - June 23, 2026
The mid-decade snapshot of communications hiring is more nuanced than either the optimistic “comms is growing” or pessimistic “AI is replacing PR” narratives suggest.
Announcing the winners of the 2026 Bulldog PR Awards—congrats, top ‘dogs!
By Bulldog Reporter
Agility PR Solutions - June 26, 2026
As the only PR awards program judged exclusively by working journalists, the Bulldog PR Awards provides a uniquely media-focused evaluation of the campaigns, agencies, teams, and professionals shaping the future of communications.
Is an in-house PR team or a PR agency better for building brand authority?
Axia Public Relations - June 26, 2026
Learn when to build an internal PR team or hire a PR marketing company to scale credibility, earn media coverage, and boost brand authority.
Press Release Distribution Strategy: How to Get Media Coverage and Earned Media
By Issac Morgan
EIN Presswire - June 25, 2026
Press release distribution services provide access to hundreds, sometimes thousands, of news sites, journalists, and content platforms where your story can be published or syndicated.
No…This – June 2026
By Daniel Odonnell
FINN Partners - June 25, 2026
This month, we look at how LinkedIn’s expanded conversational search is turning credible, human-verified profiles into a key visibility driver, and what Meta’s move toward autonomous AI assistants could mean for the future of digital engagement and commerce. We also explore how brands can strengthen digital authority through five human-first content formats that cut through AI-generated noise.
If You Remember One Thing About AI Visibility, Make It This
By Lexi Trimpe
Franco - June 25, 2026
AI visibility isn’t SEO. Learn why AI visibility is modeled not measured and how content, technical SEO and authority drive AI search success.
Meta tells employees they can leave AI task force; Robinhood CEO says company ‘never been stronger’ in layoff memo
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - June 26, 2026
Greetings, comms pros! Let’s take a look at a few news stories from the last week and see what we can learn from them. Meta tells employees they can leave AI task force; Robinhood CEO says company ‘never been stronger’ in layoff memo. Plus, a look at the CEO transition underway at Domino’s.
The Pitch Deck Graveyard: Why The Future Belongs To Storytellers
By Rich Bornstein, Founder at Bornstein Media
Forbes - June 26, 2026
The pitch deck graveyard is filled with good companies that never stopped to find the story before they built their presentation.
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