Insights & Strategy
How Senior Leaders Actually Improve Their Communication Skills
How senior leaders actually improve their communications craft — Satya Nadella, Mary Barra, Brian Chesky, Jamie Dimon. The five habits the strongest share.
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PR, AI & Communications News
Dunkin's Rebrand at Eight Years: From Donuts Dropped to Beverages First
September 25, 2018: Dunkin' Donuts dropped "Donuts" from the name. December 2020: Inspire Brands acquired the company for $11.3B. Eight years later, the rebrand is the canonical brand-architecture compression case — and the canonical TikTok-era QSR case via the Charli D'Amelio partnership. The 2026 state of Dunkin'.
Editorial
Founder-Operator Productivity in 2026: How Olipop, Graza, and Vuori Sustain Compounding Work
Founder-operator productivity in 2026 — AI tool integration, calendar architecture, aggressive delegation, asynchronous-first communication, single-priority focus, strategic withdrawal rhythm, health infrastructure. The founders running compounding companies at Lenny's Newsletter, Gumroad, Olipop, Liquid Death, Vuori, Bombas, Graza, Brightland, Soft Services, Fly By Jing, Bobbie. The tools and systems worth studying.
Editorial
Boris Becker's Diplomatic-Immunity Gambit
Boris Becker's diplomatic-immunity gambit against his June 2017 UK bankruptcy is the most novel legal-and-PR play any high-profile debtor has run in years. Whether it succeeds or fails at the High Court hearing later this year, the framing has already produced the reputational cost that will define the case.
Insights & Strategy
Should You Get a Masters in Communication?
A clear-eyed guide to whether a master's in communications is worth the cost — top programs, tuition, salary outcomes, and when experience beats the degree.
Insights & Strategy
Don’t let correlation cause a bad connection
You've heard it before: "Correlation does NOT equal causation." Just because it follows, doesn't mean it connects.
Insights & Strategy
The Numbers of Financial Communications
For those interested in a career in financial communications, it's time to up your game with numbers, percentages, ratios, and so much more.
Social Media
Google vs Amazon: The 2017 YouTube/Fire TV Feud Through the AI Lens
Google pulled YouTube from Amazon Echo Show and Fire TV in 2017 — the early flashpoint that previewed today's Gemini vs Rufus AI engine battle.
Entertainment & Media
Nickelodeon Fires Chris Savino Over Harassment Allegations
Heads are rolling at entertainment companies across the country as consumers focus more on industry-wide sexual harassment allegations.
Sports & Gaming
Beth Mowins, 30 Years Later
September 11, 2017. Monday Night Football. Beth Mowins becomes the first woman in 30 years to call play-by-play on a nationally televised NFL game. The canonical case on NFL on-air talent inclusion arc: Mowins, Kremer-Storm, Taylor, Andrews, Mendoza, and the position that remains closed.