Hello! Stay in the loop with your Tuesday Daily PR Brief - March 17, 2026
How Uber builds internal comms memos; Press release myths that refuse to die; What it means to be a PR in 2026; more!
Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
How Uber builds internal comms memos across its global footprint (Ragan Communications - March 16, 2026)
What Does It Mean to Be a PR in 2026? (Vogue - March 17, 2026)
Shaping Food Brand Perception Before the First Bite (O'Dwyer's - March 17, 2026)
AI May Speed Up PR Teams, but Does it Make Them More Productive? (PRNEWS - March 16, 2026)
Pressure, Blind Spots Push CEOs to Take Divisive Stances, Research Finds (PRsay - March 16, 2026)
The Belonging Economy: What 'Kidults' And Experiential Retail Reveal About Modern Consumer Behavior (Forbes - March 17, 2026)
AMP3 PR Agency Trend Watch: Fashion, Beauty & Travel Cultural Shifts 2026 (AMP3 Public Relations - March 17, 2026)
3 press release myths that refuse to die (Agility PR Solutions - March 17, 2026)
Media-First PR with Storyblok's Brandon Watts | On Top of PR (Axia Public Relations - March 17, 2026) [PODCAST]
The Academy Awards Hollywood's Ultimate Publicity Gimmick (CommPRO - March 16, 2026)
March Social Media Updates: Instagram's Mini-Drama Era, UK Social Bans, and the LinkedIn Video Surge (FINN Partners - March 13, 2026)
PR Daily’s 2025 Marketing Awards finalists announced: See the full list (PR Daily - March 16, 2026)
Disney Taps Insider Paul Roeder For Top Comms Role (PRovoke Media - March 13, 2026)
10 things PR teams need from clients to do good work (Sword and the Script - March 17, 2026)
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Summary Section:
How Uber builds internal comms memos across its global footprint
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - March 16, 2026
At Uber, a company with teams that have members in multiple offices, remote workers and business units that span the globe, there's a deliberate process to building a memo that hits the right notes.
What Does It Mean to Be a PR in 2026?
By Lucy Maguire
Vogue - March 17, 2026
Vogue Business tracked some of the leading PR agencies across New York, London, Milan, and Paris to understand what the job entails today.
Shaping Food Brand Perception Before the First Bite
By Tim Schramm, EVP at Coyne PR
O'Dwyer's - March 17, 2026
Food marketers working in today's media landscape must meet consumers in the multidimensional platform environment that shapes brand relevance, authority and perception.
AI May Speed Up PR Teams, but Does it Make Them More Productive?
By Tim Gray
PRNEWS - March 16, 2026
More than 80% of companies saw no noticeable productivity gains despite widespread AI adoption, per a recent National Bureau of Economic Research survey.
Pressure, Blind Spots Push CEOs to Take Divisive Stances, Research Finds
PRsay - March 16, 2026
Over the past decade, many companies have waded into tricky sociopolitical waters. As researchers at the University of Virginia and McKinsey & Company write for Harvard Business Review, political statements by CEOs and other forms of corporate activism can bring significant consequences.
The Belonging Economy: What 'Kidults' And Experiential Retail Reveal About Modern Consumer Behavior
By Angela Cortez, VP of Consumer Products LATAM & US Hispanic Retail at Miraculous Corp.
Forbes - March 17, 2026
Today, the purchase is often secondary to the experience. Consumers participate in a narrative, share moments with others and reinforce personal connections with brands.
AMP3 PR Agency Trend Watch: Fashion, Beauty & Travel Cultural Shifts 2026
By Nicole Meza
AMP3 Public Relations - March 17, 2026
At AMP3 PR, a leading NYC PR agency recognized among the top PR firms in New York, we look beyond headlines to understand what trends signal about evolving consumer behavior. As spring approaches, industries are shifting toward lighter styling, wellness-driven innovation, and experience-led travel.
3 press release myths that refuse to die
By Emma Smith
Agility PR Solutions - March 17, 2026
The press release has probably been declared dead more times than print journalism and skinny jeans combined (for the record, this millennial refuses to abandon either). And yet here we are, still writing them, still sending them and still seeing them translate into coverage when they are executed effectively.
Media-First PR with Storyblok's Brandon Watts | On Top of PR [PODCAST]
By On Top of PR
Axia Public Relations - March 17, 2026
Brandon Watts, Director of PR and communications at Storyblok, joins Jason Mudd to discuss how to prioritize audience and authenticity in media-first PR during the AI era.
The Academy Awards Hollywood's Ultimate Publicity Gimmick
By Arthur Solomon
CommPRO - March 16, 2026
Once a stage for unscripted political moments and headline-making speeches, the Academy Awards have become a carefully choreographed broadcast that reflects how risk-averse today's entertainment today’s entertainment industry has become.
March Social Media Updates: Instagram's Mini-Drama Era, UK Social Bans, and the LinkedIn Video Surge
By Emily Kemp, Justin Buchbinder
FINN Partners - March 13, 2026
Ready to move beyond the basics? This is the Boom Scroll, your essential digest of social media updates, platform shifts, and intelligence from March 2026, delivered to you from FINN's global social media team.
PR Daily’s 2025 Marketing Awards finalists announced: See the full list
PR Daily - March 16, 2026
PR Daily is proud to announce the finalists for the 2025 Marketing Awards, recognizing the campaigns, teams and leaders pushing the boundaries of modern marketing. This year’s finalists represent some of the most creative, strategic and results-driven work from organizations and agencies around the world.
Disney Taps Insider Paul Roeder For Top Comms Role
By Diana Marszalek
PRovoke Media - March 13, 2026
Disney has named longtime communications executive Paul Roeder senior executive VP and chief communications officer, as incoming CEO Josh D'Amaro begins shaping the company's senior leadership team.
10 things PR teams need from clients to do good work
By Frank Strong, MA, MBA
Sword and the Script - March 17, 2026
There's no doubt that media relations is more challenging today than when I started out years ago. I've come to believe that's why a lot of PR people don't like media relations work: it's hard work, and like salespeople, you face a lot of rejections.
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