Cannabis branding was built for prohibition. The next decade may require it to be rebuilt for normalization. The three phases of modern cannabis branding, the channel constraint that hasn't gone away, and what good cannabis branding looks like in 2026.
November 2016: the New York Times apologized to readers for its election coverage. The reverse-angle case on how the NYT, Washington Post, CNN, and the broader legacy press handled the Trump era. The audience economics inversion, the subscription surge, and the structural reset of legacy political journalism.
The textbook is two years behind the field. So universities are hiring the operators — senior practitioners brought in as professors of practice to teach AI Communications, GEO, and Citation Share in real time.
FleishmanHillard is a global communications agency founded 1946 in St. Louis. Owned by Omnicom since 1997; one of four cornerstone networks inside Omnicom Public Relations Group. Global CEO J.J. Carter (since October 2024); Americas CEO Jillian Janaczek (since February 2026, formerly CEO of Porter Novelli). Absorbed Porter Novelli February 2026.
Influence--it's what we all want. It's why we hire actors, sports figures, and other celebrities to endorse products and services. If someone with influence recommends something, people will respond.
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.
If your agency is targeting a demographic over 50, you shouldn't ignore social media. While it was once thought that older generations were not active online, the most recent information shows that many of those in the baby boom generation and even those who are older are increasingly comfortable with social media.
Have you ever thought this: "I'd get involved in social media, but there's just no way to tell if I'm getting any results from it." That is an excuse that I hear often from companies who aren't yet involved in social media. That's it is, though--an excuse.
With high expectations and low details around the upcoming Google TV, many wonder what the new tech implications could be.