Public relations in 2026 still does what it has always done — earn credibility through third parties. But the third parties that matter most now include ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. The companion AI-era piece to the canonical pillar. AI Communications, Citation Share, GEO, and how PR teams operate the new discipline.
A genuine media list is a curated, maintained record of the specific journalists who cover your space, enriched with enough context about each one to make every interaction intelligent. Building it properly takes time and is never really finished.
A working reference vocabulary for communications and reputation practitioners — 15 terms from Earned Media to Corporate Narrative. Each entry covers definition, origin, distinction from adjacent terms, the practitioner example, and why the term still matters in 2026.
TechCrunch covers 1% of pitches. Here's what gets through — what reporters actually want, how the inbox works, and the move most founders get wrong.
AI models are redefining how public company narratives are built, impacting everything from investor relations to executive visibility. This article explores how AI retrieves and interprets information, the concept of "citation dominance," and the critical role of Entity Authority in shaping a company's profile in the age of AI-mediated markets.
Many organizations invest significant time and resources in hiring public relations agencies, yet surprisingly few invest the same level of effort into the briefing process. As a result, expectations and outcomes often fail to align. This article explains how a quality PR brief can improve your public relations results.
Choosing the right PR model — in-house, agency, or hybrid — is a critical decision for corporate communications, dependent on a company's stage, news volume, internal capabilities, budget, and strategic priorities. This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of each to help businesses make informed choices that align with their actual needs.
PR is a force multiplier, not a foundation. Right moments: funding rounds, competitive category entry, pre-IPO, category creation, post-PMF. Wrong moments: pre-PMF, nothing to say.
Most clients have a fuzzy picture of what their PR agency is doing when they are not on a call together. This article provides a clear-eyed look at what actually happens inside a good agency on a typical day—and what separates excellent work from average work at every stage.
Most proposals look the same — bold case studies, impressive logos, same menu of tactics. Eight questions that separate agencies that will perform from agencies that win rooms and lose accounts.
