Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Bring more of the leader into leadership storytelling (Ragan Communications - September 2, 2026)
The Key to Optimizing AI Search Visibility? Credible Data and Research (O'Dwyer's - September 2, 2026)
AI Data Centers Must Go Beyond Sustainability Claims to Win Back Their License to Operate (PRNEWS - September 2, 2026)
The Training Worth Your Time in the AI Visibility Era (Spin Sucks - September 3, 2026)
An open letter to CEOs: If your communications team disappeared tomorrow, what would the business lose? (PRmoment (UK) - August 27, 2026)
Six Leaders Who Show Us What Communication Leadership Really Means (CommPRO - September 3, 2026)
frankly… Episode 97: Community Is an Output, Not an Input (Franco - September 2, 2026) [PODCAST]
Why your thought leadership keeps failing (PR Daily - September 3, 2026)
Growing Entry-Level Agency Talent Into Leaders In An AI-Enabled World (Forbes - September 2, 2026)
Reputation Debt: How Crises Compound Over Time (Everything-PR - September 3, 2026)
Businesses and PR lessons learned from Callaway and Good Good Golf (CBS News - September 2, 2026) [VIDEO]
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Bring more of the leader into leadership storytelling
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - September 2, 2026
Jenny Westfall, director of enterprise communications at Brunswick, told Ragan that communicators can create space for more of a leader's personality to come through when shaping their stories.
The Key to Optimizing AI Search Visibility? Credible Data and Research
By Nathan Richter
O'Dwyer's - September 2, 2026
Proprietary opinion research is one of the most effective ways PR teams can strengthen brand visibility in AI search because LLMs prioritize original insights supported by hard data over recycled information.
AI Data Centers Must Go Beyond Sustainability Claims to Win Back Their License to Operate
By Lisa Ann Pinkerton, CEO of Technica Communications
PRNEWS - September 2, 2026
The next phase of AI data center communications begins with asking people to trust that these facilities are more efficient or sustainable.
The Training Worth Your Time in the AI Visibility Era
By Melissa Wickes
Spin Sucks - September 3, 2026
Not all online trainings are created equal. Melissa Wickes outlines the AI visibility and tool courses that marketers and communicators should consider.
An open letter to CEOs: If your communications team disappeared tomorrow, what would the business lose?
By Yulia Zhulii, Head of PR at NovaPay
PRmoment (UK) - August 27, 2026
Perhaps the business could manage without it. The interesting question is not what would happen tomorrow. It is what would happen next.
Six Leaders Who Show Us What Communication Leadership Really Means
By Fay Shapiro
CommPRO - September 3, 2026
There are people in our business who build impressive careers, and then there are people who, along the way, help shape the business itself. They mentor people, challenge conventional thinking, open doors, counsel leaders through difficult moments and, sometimes without even realizing it, influence how the rest of us think about what we do.
frankly… Episode 97: Community Is an Output, Not an Input [PODCAST]
By Ashley Ortiz
Franco - September 2, 2026
Dan and Rachel explore how community, strong brand experiences and business alignment shape effective consumer marketing with Ali Weiss.
Why your thought leadership keeps failing
By Allison Carter
PR Daily - September 3, 2026
So many executives now want to be thought leaders — to be recognized in their field for their expertise and insight. There's just one problem. Few are bold enough to truly stake a claim and say something meaningful.
Growing Entry-Level Agency Talent Into Leaders In An AI-Enabled World
By Forbes Agency Council
Forbes - September 2, 2026
How can entry-level talent build the judgment needed to lead with AI taking over some of the work that helps them master the basics at the beginning of their careers? Here, members of Forbes Agency Council share strategies to foster next-gen leadership in a hybrid, AI-enabled workplace.
Reputation Debt: How Crises Compound Over Time
Everything-PR - September 3, 2026
Reputation Debt rarely comes from one bad decision. It compounds from a pattern.
Businesses and PR lessons learned from Callaway and Good Good Golf [VIDEO]
CBS News - September 2, 2026
Businesses and PR lessons learned from Callaway and Good Good Golf. The founder of Green Dot Communications, Darice Nagy, is here to weigh in.
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