Social Media & SEO

When a CEO asks whether PR deserves more investment, the job is not to produce the biggest number we can find. It is to make the strongest claim that evidence can credibly support with PR measurement.

Start with a hypothesis, not a survey. Here’s how to build original research that gives journalists a real story.

Marketing research has shown that 68% of Google searches are “no-click” because, instead of clicking a link to your website, users are content to read through the AI search summary Google now presents at the top of most search results.

PR roundup covers what Cornell’s response to a sexual assault lawsuit, new Edelman-Yale research showing that facts alone won’t earn trust in healthcare and how Logan Airport turned an overhead announcement into one of the more viral PR campaigns of the fall.

According to The Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report, audiences now heavily rely on creators and influencers on social media for their news. As audiences move, the people informing them are changing, too.

PR roundup covers the White House’s ongoing press access battles, why DoorDash’s “we screwed up” settlement statement is worth studying and what data says about how holiday shoppers are expecting more from brands on social.

When a client appears on a podcast and does nothing to promote it, the deepest cost is not a missed marketing opportunity. It is a relationship cost, and it is charged to the practitioner who made the booking, not to the client.

PR roundup covers Arch Manning’s AI video moment and subsequent apology, why the Macklemore-Sheeran-Kraft dispute shows that neutrality is hard to claim and new research that finally puts a dollar figure on what a strong reputation is actually worth.

What exactly are brands, such as the U.S. Open, expecting from the creators and influencers they increasingly invite into these spaces, and how should communicators navigate these opportunities?

PR roundup covers what happens when Anthropic employees publicly confirm its risks, new research showing that communicators are increasingly burned out and eyeing the door, and how TEMPTATIONS turned the beloved “bodega cat” into a textbook experiential PR campaign.