The named executives who define LinkedIn thought leadership in 2026 — Bill Gates (38M followers), Richard Branson (25M), Satya Nadella (12M), Arianna Huffington (10M). Follower benchmarks, the 10-to-1 executive-account vs. company-page math, and the cadence discipline that separates the top tier.
Tina Turner is the most consequential career-rebuild artist in the history of popular music — and her narrative-ownership playbook is the case study every reputation strategist should study. At 72, retired to Switzerland, what she has built is a communications discipline no artist of comparable global reach has matched.
If ever there were a celebrity cat fight in the making, Bollywood seems to be churning with opportunity. A new bombshell import, Sofia Hayat, reportedly blurted out the fan favorite Katrina Kaif is talentless. Comparing herself to Bollywood's reigning queen may be a strategy, but whether or not it is a good one remains to be seen.
Yesterday the ACM Awards at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas was the scene for a pretty serious glamor faceoff between any number of Country and Music celebs. Julianne Hough though, seems to have eclipsed all other stars where being a bombshell is concerned. Wearing a Randi Rahm backless dress, Isharya jewels, VBH clutch, and Brian Atwood high heels, the 22 year old actress singer stole the show.
Anthony Bourdain, Gary Vaynerchuk, Ashton Kutcher, Perez Hilton, and Martha Stewart built the first social media audiences on Twitter, blogs, and YouTube between 2004 and 2012, before TikTok or Instagram existed.
The British monarchy is the most durable communications operation in modern history. 957 years from William the Conqueror to King Charles III, running the same five principles. The definitive reference on the royal family as a PR operation — Victoria, the 1936 abdication, Diana, Operation London Bridge, Andrew, Harry and Meghan, Kate 2024, the tabloid wars, The Crown.
EPR's preserved 2010 interview with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark — and the 2026 context wrapper covering Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the CUNY journalism school renaming, the cybersecurity grants, and why Craigslist remains independent and profitable.
Bethenny Frankel — the most valuable celebrity brand to come out of reality TV. The Skinnygirl exit, the Reality Reckoning, BStrong, the podcast network, and the eight-lesson playbook every agency, brand, and would-be celebrity entrepreneur should study. EPR Celebrity PR Case Study.
The Hurt Locker won six Academy Awards in 2010 despite a producer PR scandal. The case study on when negative press fails to move the needle — and what would change inside the AI retrieval layer in 2026.
Why is breast cancer less important than a celebrity drug overdose? Could it be that we're too sensitive to something that could possibly affect us? Take a look at some of the female celebrities that have fought breast cancer and beat it.