What can businesses learn from the Kardashians' PR strategy?

Five transferable lessons: give your audience what it responds to, treat timing as strategy, manage every news cycle as material rather than crisis, maintain consistent positioning across all platforms, and build professional infrastructure to scale attention into a business.

Why are the Kardashians considered good at PR?

Because their publicity is disciplined, not accidental. They maintain consistent positioning, control the timing and volume of announcements, convert controversy into managed narrative, and professionalized the operation under a chief marketing officer, turning attention into operating businesses like SKIMS.

Who handles Kardashian PR and marketing?

Tracy Romulus has served as chief marketing officer of KKW Brands since 2017, overseeing marketing and communications across the family's brand portfolio. She is a former senior vice president at 5WPR and founder of Industry Public Relations.

Is all publicity good publicity actually true for the Kardashians?

Not exactly. The operation does not seek bad publicity — it manages whatever publicity occurs into an asset through fast, consistent, narrative-controlled responses. The skill is in the handling, not in courting controversy.

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What the Kardashians Teach Us About PR Strategy

EPR Editorial TeamSep 17, 20261 min read

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