Stories by Nicole Schuman

Top Tips: Sustainability Communications

April 22nd, 2025 by

In this round of Top Tips, we asked the experts for best practices regarding sustainability communications—what’s working, what’s not and how brands can avoid greenwashing while staying true to their values. 

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PR Roundup: Blue Origin Promo Criticism, Omnicom Falls Short, Sponsoring a Team That ‘Sucks’

April 17th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup features a look at the conversation surrounding the Blue Origin celebrity flight—positive AND negative, what Omnicom coming up short on first quarter revenue means for the PR industry, and a new lollipop brand’s campaign to encourage people to “suck at something.”

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PR’s Next Evolution: AI, GEO, and the Rise of the Communications Engineer

April 11th, 2025 by

Kwittken believes that any PR tech should be “human-led and AI-fed, where tools enhance the ability to not only craft effective pitches, but also track media, identify relevant journalists, and predict what’s around the corner for key news topics.

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PR Roundup: Social Advocacy Advice, Small Business PR and Recycling Brainstorm Ideas

April 10th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup looks at social advocacy lessons from the Institute for Public Relations Bridge Conference, the results of a new small business public relations study, and a new tool to recycle and elevate forgotten brainstorm ideas.

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PRNEWS Live: AI Is Making Women Leaders MORE Burned Out, Not Less

March 31st, 2025 by

We talked about how AI adoption is impacting women at work, particularly those in PR and communications positions. 

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PR Roundup: PR Lessons from the Signal Crisis, PR Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction, UPS Launches Tariff Tool

March 27th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup looks at the crisis issues surrounding the fallout from sending of government Signal messages to a journalist, a new study about PR employee engagement not reflecting job satisfaction, and how a new online tool created by UPS is helping to alleviate tariff stress for customers.

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PR Roundup: Journos Pick Bluesky, Frontier Pokes Southwest Air, Forever 21 Bankruptcy Lessons

March 20th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup explores the growth of journalists on Bluesky, bankruptcy communications in light of Forever 21 closing, and how brands like Frontier Airlines and Polestar are taking advantage of market changes with messaging.

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PR Roundup: OPM PR Leader Caught Shilling, Trust in AI Increasing, Guinness Celebrates People

March 13th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup looks at an important federal communicator getting caught doing a side gig on the job, how trust in AI is increasing with the public, and how Guinness is connecting with consumers for its latest St. Patrick’s Day campaign. 

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New PRSA CEO Wants to Broaden PRSA’s Reach to Other Industries

March 7th, 2025 by

On March 3, the Public Relations Society of America, the largest professional member organization for PR practitioners in the United States, appointed Matthew Marcial as its new CEO. 

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PR Roundup: Ben & Jerry’s Meltdown, Apple’s Opportunity, Bird Flu Leads to Cat Food Recall

March 6th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup looks at how Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever would have to approach a decoupling from a communications standpoint, if Apple’s new product announcements were an opportunity or mistake, and how bird flu is affecting tertiary companies .