What Wine Marketers Can Learn from the Rise in Flavored Wine

There’s been a lot of doom and gloom in the wine industry lately. But one surprising bright spot has emerged, and it’s not organic wines, canned wines or Rosé. Surprisingly (or not surprising if you keep reading), it’s flavored wine. That is, wine infused with natural flavoring made from non-grape materials, as opposed to traditional…

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How Brand Visibility Has Changed in the AI Era

By Catherine Bormann How brands show up online has fundamentally changed. For years, brand visibility strategies were built around traditional search engines and keyword rankings. Today, discovery is increasingly happening through AI-powered platforms such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other large language models that generate answers rather than lists of links. These systems synthesize information from…

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Top 3 Takeaways from The PR Net Future Focus 2025 Conference

The PR Net Future Focus Marketing & Communications Industry Conference was held in New York City on April 4, 2025

The pace of change in Public Relations can be dizzying. As part of our efforts to stay on top of trends in the industry, my colleague Patricia and I attended a one-day conference in NYC – The PR Net Future Focus Marketing & Communications Industry Conference in April. With ten sessions throughout the day hosted…

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The Worst-Case Scenario Just Happened, Now What?

Five Tips for Managing During a Crisis We may not know when and we may not know how, but the one thing we do know about crisis, is that it is bound to happen. Once that moment hits, knowing how to respond can bring a calm to the storm. While each crisis situation is unique,…

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Creating Your Press Release Strategy: Tips for 2025

Ah the press release. An old relic, if you will, of public relations and communications. A staple of many PR strategies for companies large and small. In 2020, our agency declared the press release NOT dead, and four years later, the same still remains true: a good press release will help you “control the message,…

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The Importance of Competitive Monitoring in Public Relations

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Public Relations is a fast-paced field. As good as any PR plan is when it is created, the world and therefore the news cycle will change quickly after a plan is created. Rather than always executing a plan in its original form, PR professionals must be adaptable to current events and trends. While we can…

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