
Employer Branding Is Over
The 2019–2024 talent-war playbook is finished. Citation Share replaces employer-brand impressions as the metric. What replaces it is harder, cheaper, and more honest.

The 2019–2024 talent-war playbook is finished. Citation Share replaces employer-brand impressions as the metric. What replaces it is harder, cheaper, and more honest.

One in four U.S. job listings is likely fake. 40% of companies admit to posting them. The single most underpriced reputation liability in corporate communications.

5W Public Relations published free research on U.S. PR and marketing education programs — AI integration status, curriculum review, and entry-level salary benchmarks. The reference data for prospective students and hiring managers.

The communications jobs most at risk from AI in 2026 — and the ones most insulated. Five role categories under substitution pressure, four that are growing, and what practitioners can do to position for the new environment.