Greetings! Your Monday Daily PR Brief is here - March 16, 2026
Oscars move to YouTube signals the future; How PR teams can build trust internally and externally; Investor comms in times of crisis; more!
Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Oscars Move to YouTube Signals the Future of the Awards Show (CommPRO - March 16, 2026)
This HR Executive Went to a Crime Scene With Her Team and Trust Changed Overnight. Here's Why (Inc. Magazine - March 11, 2026)
From Buzzword to Breakthrough (O'Dwyer's - March 16, 2026)
How communications leaders can close 2026's most dangerous AI gap (PR Daily - March 16, 2026)
4 Ways AI Can Help Your PR Strategy—And 4 Ways AI Can Harm It (Forbes - March 16, 2026)
Investor Communications in Times of Crisis (5W Public Relations - March 15, 2026)
Stunt Watch: M&S and Gillian Anderson plus Farage and Reform (PRmoment (UK) - March 13, 2026)
How PR teams can build trust internally and externally with secure practices (Agility PR Solutions - March 16, 2026)
What GEO strategies are working in 2026 (Muck Rack - March 13, 2026)
What Family Entertainment Centers Must Know About AI Relations (Axia Public Relations - March 14, 2026)
Travelodge crisis: What not to say when the unthinkable happens (Media First (UK) - March 16, 2026)
What the 2026 Middle East War Is Teaching Us About Communications (CIPR Crisis Comms Network - March 14, 2026)
18 Outdated Beliefs About Audiences Business Leaders Should Reconsider (Forbes - March 16, 2026)
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Oscars Move to YouTube Signals the Future of the Awards Show
CommPRO - March 16, 2026
As global audiences reacted to last night's Oscars across digital platforms, the Academy's landmark decision to move the ceremony to YouTube beginning in 2029 highlights how even the most iconic entertainment brands are adapting to a platform-driven media landscape.
This HR Executive Went to a Crime Scene With Her Team and Trust Changed Overnight. Here's Why
By Netta Jenkins
Inc. Magazine - March 11, 2026
Here is how HR leaders can build unshakable trust across the organization by deeply understanding and experiencing employees' roles.
From Buzzword to Breakthrough
By Lacey Outten, Associate Vice President at Hemsworth
O'Dwyer's - March 16, 2026
For brands that have built their bottom line on alcohol, this is a pivotal moment in time. How innovative brands can win in the "sober curious" economy by demonstrating flexibility and authenticity.
How communications leaders can close 2026's most dangerous AI gap
By Bo Breuklander
PR Daily - March 16, 2026
Across industries, we're seeing the same pattern: random prompts, siloed experimentation and no clear line tying AI use to key business measures.
4 Ways AI Can Help Your PR Strategy—And 4 Ways AI Can Harm It
By Heather Kelly, CEO of Next PR
Forbes - March 16, 2026
Using AI has become a standard practice in modern PR, but how you use it matters.
Investor Communications in Times of Crisis
5W Public Relations - March 15, 2026
Learn how to manage investor communications during crises with strategies for assembling teams, transparent updates, and coordinated messaging to protect reputation.
Stunt Watch: M&S and Gillian Anderson plus Farage and Reform
By Greg Double, Creative Director at Burson
PRmoment (UK) - March 13, 2026
The days are getting longer, but are the stunts getting stronger? As we march into March we have two stunts, from two very different sources.
How PR teams can build trust internally and externally with secure practices
By Elsie Oliver
Agility PR Solutions - March 16, 2026
Public relations teams can build trust inside and outside an organization by moving past traditional "spin" and using a framework based on radical transparency, honest positioning, and strong, secure data practices.
What GEO strategies are working in 2026
By Marina Grudeva
Muck Rack - March 13, 2026
As AI search stabilizes in 2026, optimization has shifted from ranking to citation. Here are the earned media and data strategies driving visibility now.
What Family Entertainment Centers Must Know About AI Relations
Axia Public Relations - March 14, 2026
AI search and recommendation engines are transforming how families discover attractions and restaurants. Learn how entertainment and eatertainment brands can use AI Relations and content reputation engineering to stay visible and preferred.
Travelodge crisis: What not to say when the unthinkable happens
By Adam Fisher
Media First (UK) - March 16, 2026
Knowing what to say - and what not to say - during a crisis can feel daunting. But this case study offers some key pointers.
What the 2026 Middle East War Is Teaching Us About Communications
By Philippe Borremans
CIPR Crisis Comms Network - March 14, 2026
The war that escalated on 28 February 2026 has compressed years of theoretical discussion about information warfare into a matter of days. For communications professionals, it offers a live case study in what happens when the assumptions underpinning crisis plans meet reality — and how quickly those assumptions can fail.
18 Outdated Beliefs About Audiences Business Leaders Should Reconsider
By Forbes Communications Council
Forbes - March 16, 2026
When longstanding beliefs go unchallenged, marketing and communications strategies can drift away from how people actually discover and interact with brands.
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