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How comms leaders become The CEO Whisperer; Stop pitching journalists like it's 2019; Why companies stay silent on sustainability; more!

Apr 14, 2026

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The CEO whisperer: How comms leaders become the most trusted voice in the room
By Mary Olson-Menzel and Michelle Powers
PR Daily - April 13, 2026
Today's most effective communications leaders are trusted advisors to CEOs, the C-suite and boards, helping to plan and strategize amidst complexity, anticipate reaction and ensure that every decision aligns with the organization's voice, values and vision. In other words, they become the CEO whisperer. In other words, they become the CEO whisperer.

How PR Teams Are Using AI Synthetic Focus Groups to Research, Test Messages and Creative Ideas
By Nicole Schuman
PRNEWS - April 13, 2026
Discover how AI synthetic focus groups can transform your market research. We explore building personas, querying AI and refining ideas for compelling content and news stories.

AI Lets Communicators Measure Emotions, but Gen Z Interest Is Cooling
PRsay - April 13, 2026
PR professionals are using AI to spark and research content ideas, write or edit press releases and other texts, and generate images. But just 28% are using AI to measure the impact of their work, according to Muck Rack surveys. And contrary to what might be assumed, young communicators are not necessarily eager to use AI in their work.

Tim Cook All-In with Building the Apple Brand Through Public Relations
By Lou Hoffman
Ishmael's Corner - The Hoffman Agency - April 13, 2026
In honor of Apple's 50th anniversary, I decided to dust off my favorite Apple post. This proved to be a time-intensive exercise. I had no idea that I had written so much about Apple over the years. Ultimately, I landed on this post from 2018 that stepped back and looked at Apple's use of public relations for brand building under Tim Cook.

Trust is back on the agenda and PR is perfectly placed to lead
By Lorraine Emmett, Managing Director of EC-PR
PRmoment (UK) - April 9, 2026
This edition explores Forrester's 2026 Predictions: B2B Marketing, Sales and Product report, based on research across B2B marketing, sales and product leaders – examining how trust, human expertise and the adoption of generative AI are reshaping B2B marketing priorities, and the implications for PR and communications.

Stop pitching journalists like it's 2019: The new rules of media relations nobody wants to admit
By Nahla Davies
Agility PR Solutions - April 13, 2026
The rules of media relations have shifted significantly, and if your outreach still looks the same as it did five years ago, that's probably the most honest explanation for why the replies stopped coming.

Ageism in the workplace | On Top of PR [PODCAST]
Axia Public Relations - April 14, 2026
AARP expert Carly Roszkowski explores ageism in the workplace, its effects on job seekers over 50, hiring bias, and strategies for multigenerational teams.

Storytelling Jobs Are Booming. But Where Are the Stories That Actually Stick?
By Barbara Jacobs
CommPRO - April 14, 2026
A surge in demand for storytelling roles across communications is reshaping the industry, even as truly memorable brand stories remain surprisingly rare.

How to effectively measure mis- and disinformation
By Marina Grudeva
Muck Rack - April 13, 2026
In PR and communications, the risk isn't only encountering false information, it's failing to detect and address it early. With the volume of content circulating online, achieving cut-through and maintaining attention is difficult.

Brand survival in the age of AI: Hold the line on what's worth protecting
By Charlotte Allen
FINN Partners - April 13, 2026
A study found that over 20% of YouTube videos shown to new users are AI-generated, low-quality and designed to farm views. Reconciling the discord between what AI users say they want and what people are being served should force brands to get real with themselves.

Greenhushing PR: Why Companies Stay Silent on Sustainability
By Abby Collins and Candace Guthrie
FischTank PR - April 13, 2026
While sustainability programs endure, fewer organizations are talking about it publicly. To understand greenhushing PR and greenhouses sustainability efforts must continue to accelerate to make sure consumer trust is sustained.

Too Many Signals: How Curated Authenticity Cuts Through The Noise
By Nataly Kelly, CMO at Zappi
Forbes - April 14, 2026
Brands that overshare in the name of authenticity often find themselves in the same place: real, but random.

PRovoke Media Names The 12 Best Public Relations Agencies in Canada
PRovoke Media - April 12, 2026
PRovoke Media has published its 2026 list of The 12 Best Agencies in Canada, a definitive survey of the best public relations firms. The announcement follows our earlier list of The 100 Best Agencies in the United States and is part of our Best Agencies in North America research.

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