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What Reddit smartwatch threads say about consumer trust; Favorite PR moments of the 2026 FIFA World Cup; Communicators on what Taylor Farms should do now; more!
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Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
What Reddit Smartwatch Threads Say About Consumer Trust (Meltwater - July 24, 2026)
Be the CCO: Communicators on what Taylor Farms should do now (PR Daily - July 23, 2026)
PR Roundup: Olive Garden's Accidental Politics, Gen Z's New Rules of Fandom and Why Kraft Heinz Is Betting on Disney Magic (PRNEWS - July 23, 2026)
What the Data Tells Us About AI Visibility in 2026 (Agility PR Solutions - July 23, 2026)
Marketing leaders are reframing reputation management as a revenue strategy (Axia Public Relations - July 24, 2026)
FIFA And The IOC Are Living In A Dream World; Often It's A Nightmare (CommPRO - July 24, 2026)
Beyond GEO: Why Share Of Model Is The Metric That Matters Next (EIN Presswire - July 23, 2026)
Our Favorite PR Moments of the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Landis Communications - July 23, 2026)
18 Asia-Pacific Innovation SABRE Winners Announced (PRovoke Media - July 24, 2026)
Tech Has an Opinion Crisis. Influence Belongs to the Brands with Something to Say | What's Up In Tech PR (The Hoffman Agency - July 22, 2026)
ESPN informs on-air talent of job cuts during broadcasts; Monday.com says company will 'simplify' work amid layoffs (Ragan Communications - July 24, 2026)
Why Local Knowledge Is Still a PR Agency's Biggest Advantage (PRGN - July 24, 2026)
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What Reddit Smartwatch Threads Say About Consumer Trust
By Anna Amarotti and Lance Concannon
Meltwater - July 24, 2026
Meltwater analyzed more than 500K smartwatch mentions on Reddit to uncover what drives trust, and how marketers can uncover insights.
Be the CCO: Communicators on what Taylor Farms should do now
By Allison Carter
PR Daily - July 23, 2026
It's your turn to be the CCO. What do you do about the cyclospora lettuce disaster?
PR Roundup: Olive Garden's Accidental Politics, Gen Z's New Rules of Fandom and Why Kraft Heinz Is Betting on Disney Magic
By Nicole Schuman
PRNEWS - July 23, 2026
PR roundup covers an Olive Garden pasta promotion becomes a political flashpoint, new research on how Gen Z is rewriting the path to sports fandom and why the Kraft Heinz and Disney alliance is one of the best brand partnerships.
What the Data Tells Us About AI Visibility in 2026
By Osama Saeed
Agility PR Solutions - July 23, 2026
For our 2026 research report, Closing the AI Visibility Gap, Agility PR Solutions analyzed 24,480 prompt-and-answer pairs across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude, capturing 183,004 brand mentions and 177,487 citations across 48 industries.
Marketing leaders are reframing reputation management as a revenue strategy
Axia Public Relations - July 24, 2026
Discover why marketers are revamping reputation management in public relations to safeguard credibility, strengthen authority, and drive growth.
FIFA And The IOC Are Living In A Dream World; Often It's A Nightmare
By Arthur Solomon
CommPRO - July 24, 2026
The Olympics and the World Cup promise to unite the world, but history suggests global sporting events often become flashpoints for politics, protest, and reputation risk.
Beyond GEO: Why Share Of Model Is The Metric That Matters Next
By Jeremy Fields
EIN Presswire - July 23, 2026
Originally published by the Forbes Communications Council, this article was written by Jeremy Fields, vice president of corporate development at Newsmatics, which owns EIN Presswire.
Our Favorite PR Moments of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
By info@landispr.com
Landis Communications - July 23, 2026
The 2026 FIFA World Cup gave us major upsets, breakout stars, packed watch parties, memorable brand campaigns and more memes than anyone could reasonably keep track of. From a PR perspective, here are a few of the moments that stood out to us.
18 Asia-Pacific Innovation SABRE Winners Announced
PRovoke Media - July 24, 2026
Three leading global public relations networks—Burson, Edelman and Weber Shandwick—have won two 2026 Asia-Pacific Innovation SABRE Awards.
Tech Has an Opinion Crisis. Influence Belongs to the Brands with Something to Say | What's Up In Tech PR
By Ariana Tooker
The Hoffman Agency - July 22, 2026
Tech brands are drowning in sameness: 'innovative,' 'secure,' 'scalable.' Discover why a genuine point of view is what actually drives influence and impact.
ESPN informs on-air talent of job cuts during broadcasts; Monday.com says company will 'simplify' work amid layoffs
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - July 24, 2026
ESPN informs on-air talent of job cuts during broadcasts; Monday.com says company will 'simplify' work amid layoffs. Plus, a new study reveals intergenerational gaps in work jargon.
Why Local Knowledge Is Still a PR Agency's Biggest Advantage
By Natalie Ghidotti
PRGN - July 24, 2026
Learn how local knowledge, strong relationships, and community understanding help PR agencies create powerful strategies with global impact.
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