Good new week! Here's your Monday Daily PR Brief - January 26, 2026
How many speaking engagements execs should do per month; Ragan's Video, Visual & Virtual Awards finalists; The real skill gap in PR is alignment; more!
Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Announcing the finalists for the 2025 Video, Visual & Virtual Awards (Ragan Communications - January 23, 2026)
The Stakeholders You Can't See: A PR Playbook for B2B Invisible Buyers (PRNEWS - January 22, 2026)
Edelman Trust Barometer: Economic Anxiety, AI Fears, Distrust Making People Insular (PRsay - January 23, 2026) [VIDEO]
Prepare Leaders for High-Stakes Media Interviews: A Framework for Message Discipline Under Pressure (5W Public Relations - January 26, 2026)
"Entertain or die," Taylor Herring's CEO Sam Corry on the PRmoment Podcast (PRmoment (UK) - January 21, 2026) [PODCAST]
Why infrastructure reliability has become a PR and reputation issue (Agility PR Solutions - January 26, 2026)
2026 planning guide: How many speaking engagements should executives do per month? (Axia Public Relations - January 26, 2026)
Davos 2026 Shows Why Communicators Matter More Than Ever (CommPRO - January 25, 2026)
The real skill gap in PR isn't AI — it's alignment (PR Daily - January 26, 2026)
This PR Life: Upspring's Tiffany Rafii (PRovoke Media - January 23, 2026)
What can you learn from this staggering media interview? (Media First (UK) - January 19, 2026)
Davos Signals: Supply Chain Resilience Moves from Operations to Strategy and Communications (MikeWorldWide - January 22, 2026)
Muck Rack Report Finds Generative AI Adoption in PR Has Leveled Off (Yahoo! Finance - January 21, 2026)
Summary Section:
Announcing the finalists for the 2025 Video, Visual & Virtual Awards
Ragan Communications - January 23, 2026
We're proud to announce the finalists for Ragan's 2025 Video, Visual & Virtual Awards. This year's entries showcased extraordinary creativity across video storytelling, visual design and immersive digital experiences, making the judges' decisions more competitive than ever.
The Stakeholders You Can't See: A PR Playbook for B2B Invisible Buyers
By Georgia Harris, PR Lead – Themes at IBA International
PRNEWS - January 22, 2026
Invisible stakeholders are a challenging component of sales because they fall outside of the typical target audience. They are internal stakeholders who significantly influence business purchases, even if they are not the primary users of a product or service, which is why PR professionals need to consider all potential prospects to close the deal.
Edelman Trust Barometer: Economic Anxiety, AI Fears, Distrust Making People Insular [VIDEO]
PRsay - January 23, 2026
"People are retreating from dialogue and compromise," said Richard Edelman, CEO of Edelman. "Nearly 7 in 10 fear institutional leaders are deliberately misleading the public."
Prepare Leaders for High-Stakes Media Interviews: A Framework for Message Discipline Under Pressure
5W Public Relations - January 26, 2026
Learn essential strategies to prepare executives for high-stakes media interviews through a six-step protocol covering message discipline and bridging techniques.
"Entertain or die," Taylor Herring's CEO Sam Corry on the PRmoment Podcast [PODCAST]
PRmoment (UK) - January 21, 2026
Sam Corry, CEO of Taylor Herring, discusses the agency's history, evolution from media focus to consumer PR with an "entertain or die" mantra, and its recent internal shifts following the departure of founders Kath and James Herring after 24 years.
Why infrastructure reliability has become a PR and reputation issue
By Ethan Rome
Agility PR Solutions - January 26, 2026
In an always-on media environment, outages, slowdowns, and system failures can turn into public issues within minutes.
2026 planning guide: How many speaking engagements should executives do per month?
Axia Public Relations - January 26, 2026
Find the right balance of visibility and time with targeted keynote speaking opportunities that fit your 2026 PR and thought leadership goals.
Davos 2026 Shows Why Communicators Matter More Than Ever
By Fay Shapiro
CommPRO - January 25, 2026
From AI and trust to reputation and national positioning, Davos 2026 reinforced how communications leaders are shaping the global conversation, not just responding to it.
The real skill gap in PR isn't AI — it's alignment
By Will Hodges,U.S. Cross-Commercial Communications leader at PwC
PR Daily - January 26, 2026
Everyone is racing to learn new tools, build new workflows and generate more content faster than ever. But many teams are discovering that simply adding AI doesn't fix misalignment — it tends to multiply it. Before communicators can truly accelerate their work, they often have to reconcile something more fundamental.
This PR Life: Upspring's Tiffany Rafii
By Camillia Dass
PRovoke Media - January 23, 2026
This PR Life is a series by PRovoke Media where we profile people in and around comms and find out more about what they do and what makes them tick. Today, we are chatting with Tiffany Rafii, the co-founder and CEO of Upspring, an award-winning agency of more than 50 professionals representing 80+ clients across architecture, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, consumer goods, and beyond.
What can you learn from this staggering media interview?
By Adam Fisher
Media First (UK) - January 19, 2026
What happens when a PR professional interrupts a media interview? Discover the fallout from the latest example and how you can avoid this situation.
Davos Signals: Supply Chain Resilience Moves from Operations to Strategy and Communications
By Rory Swikle
MikeWorldWide - January 22, 2026
At Davos, global leaders signaled a shift: supply chain resilience is now a strategic and reputational priority. What this means for companies.
Muck Rack Report Finds Generative AI Adoption in PR Has Leveled Off
Yahoo! Finance - January 21, 2026
Muck Rack released its 2026 report, The State of AI in PR, which examines how public relations professionals are using, governing and evaluating generative artificial intelligence. The report indicates the industry has entered a more mature phase.
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Thanks for writing this, it clarifies a lot. I found the interplay between the Edelman Trust Barometer's 'AI Fears' and the Muck Rack report on generative AI adoption leveling off particulary thought-provoking. What are your insights on whether this plateau is a direct result of those anxietes, or if other factors are at play in PR's tech integration?