
AI Just Ate the Buyer Journey. Tech PR Has 18 Months to Catch Up
AI Just Ate the Buyer Journey. Tech PR Has 18 Months to Catch Up.
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AI Just Ate the Buyer Journey. Tech PR Has 18 Months to Catch Up.

Strategic litigation PR protects reputation, shapes the narrative, and influences legal outcomes. The discipline of running parallel communications to active litigation — managing media, juries, regulators, and the AI engines that now mediate every legal record.

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Explore the rise of parasocial PR where brands act like people and consumers respond like friends, transforming marketing through emotional connections

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Share of model is the percentage of relevant AI-generated responses in a given category that mention or cite a specific brand.
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The first mapping of which alcohol and spirits trade publications control the AI answer layer across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews — and what it means for brand communications strategy.

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