Friday 6 March 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Relevance, Reach & Real Connection
This week’s PR & marketing roundup features adidas’ star-studded Superstar campaign, Chupa Chups’ deliberately hard-to-open lollipops, BuzzBallz’s giant gacha launch on London’s Southbank, and an Amsterdam hotel’s ultra-sweet “world’s sweetest person” competition.
Friday 27 February 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Viral Culture, Creative Partnerships & Human Connection
This week’s PR & marketing roundup features Punch the Monkey & IKEA’s viral campaign, Torres crisps launch an unusual Easter egg, Canva x Gemma Collins, phone-free communication concepts and Marks & Spencer’s F1 partnership.
PR’s New Definition Is Welcome, But It’s Purpose That Matters More
As the PRCA updates its definition of PR, the real challenge facing the industry is trust. This Visible PR blog explores why modern PR must move beyond messaging to proof, transparency and credibility.
Friday 20 February 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Fashion Play, Collectibles & Emotional Storytelling
This week’s PR & marketing roundup covers Lidl’s London Fashion Week trolley bag, McDonald’s retro trading cards, cultural narratives on yearning, Milka’s LaLiga tribute, and Dove’s R/eal Reviews Reddit campaign.
How PR is Reclaiming Influence in a Fragmented Media Landscape
In a fragmented media landscape, earned media is no longer a supporting act. Discover how PR is reclaiming influence through trust, credibility and cultural relevance in 2026.
Friday 13 February 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Muscling Into the Moment
This week’s PR & Marketing News Round-Up explores culture-led campaigns, Super Bowl ads, brand stunts and smart moments driving attention in 2026.
Friday 6 February 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Culture Plays from Pringles to PSG
This week’s PR and marketing roundup This week’s PR and marketing roundup spotlights Pringles’ Super Bowl rom-com with Sabrina Carpenter, Waitrose’s space-faring Gastronaut for food lovers, PSG’s Emily in Paris Netflix play, Heineken’s UCL friendship fuel, and World Cup contingency smarts.
Marketing Intelligence in PR: An Underused Asset or a Risk Worth Taking?
As traditional market research loses impact, marketing intelligence offers PR teams a smarter way to uncover credible, media-ready stories using existing data.
Friday 30 January 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Culture, Collabs & Cut-Through
This week’s PR and marketing roundup spotlights Caffè Nero’s record sales amid rival coffee struggles, Absolut’s fiery TABASCO vodka collab, Lindt’s Dubai-style and popcorn Easter eggs, and Amsterdam’s world-first meat ad ban.
Friday 23 January 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Stories That Connect, From Park Benches to Global Stages
This week’s PR and marketing roundup features the British Heart Foundation’s ‘In Living Memory’ park bench campaign, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime teaser, HelloFresh’s immersive Waterloo Station activation, TikTok’s new streaming ad formats, and the BBC’s move into original YouTube content.
Friday 16 January 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | From Tube Advert Mix-Ups, Toy Drops & Viewing Wars
This week’s PR & marketing roundup features Heineken’s Tube ad mix-up, Heinz’s fry box redesign, Anya Hindmarch’s Boots concept store, Lego Pokémon pre-orders and YouTube beating BBC viewing ratings.
Friday 9 January 2026: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Lego Smart Bricks, Gen-Z Treat Culture, McDonald’s Secret Menu & Brand Glow-Ups
This week’s PR & marketing roundup features Lego’s Smart Bricks launch, Gen-Z “little luxuries” culture, McDonald’s official Secret Menu, Botivo’s Paint the Town Yellow campaign, and Walkers’ biggest brand refresh in 80 years.
Friday 19 December 2025: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Christmas Classics, Dazzling Drones, Cult Buzz & Retail Rivalry
This week’s PR & marketing roundup features the greatest Christmas ads of all time, Aldi’s giant Christmas Cuthbert sculpture trolling M&S, a 2000-drone Tetris spectacle, cult trend BuzzBagz, and Monzo’s year-in-review.
Friday 12 December 2025: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | New Guinness Brewery, Aus U16 Social Ban, TUI’s AI Ads, Lidl’s Croissant Perfume & Travelodge Wrapping Rooms
This week’s PR & marketing roundup covers Guinness’s new £73m Covent Garden Brewery, Australia’s under-16s social-media ban, TUI’s AI-assisted travel films, Lidl’s croissant-scented perfume stunt and Travelodge’s Christmas wrapping rooms.
Friday 5 December 2025: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | The Best of Black Friday, Wrapped-Style Reports & Festive Pop-Ups
This week’s PR & marketing roundup features Spotify’s 2025 wrapped party, loveholidays unveils Joe Marler in a glass box, Peroni’s eye-catching beer fountain on the Southbank, Lidl unveils UK cravings wrapping paper and Greggs & Moonpig’s Christmas collab
Everyone has a personal brand. But what does it mean to be a real thought leader today?
Explore what real thought leadership looks like today and how original ideas, insight and substance can help you cut through the noise.
Friday 28 November 2025: PR & Marketing News Round‑Up | Lickable Wrapping Paper, Insane Bakes & Bold Christmas Filmmaking
This week’s PR & marketing roundup features Aldi’s edible wrapping paper, Ole & Steen ‘Insane Bakes’ in UK supermarkets, Google’s Love Actually inspired festive ad, Ricola’s cough-sweet scented scarf, and more
The sale that won’t sit still: How Black Friday keeps reinventing itself
Black Friday is changing fast. Learn what worked last year and how brands can stay trusted, stay relevant and use AI to cut through the noise.
Christmas Ads 2025: Why Nostalgia, Realism and Early Launches Are Transforming Festive Marketing
It’s that time of the year again when we all begin to wonder how we’ve reached November so quickly, and the festivities really begin. Without fail, the big season players have already hit hard with their Christmas ads, but this year, things seem different. 2025 marks a turning point where brands are finally letting go of glossy fantasy and embracing nostalgia, realism and fragmented storytelling. But what’s driving this change?
Friday 21 November 2025: PR & Marketing News Round-Up: PETA Christmas Ad, Viral TikTok Food Market, Itsu, Coca-Cola Christmas Truck & Nike’s Soup ShopParty Food
This week’s PR & Marketing Round-Up looks at the return of the iconic Coca-Cola Christmas Truck, Nike’s innovative pop-up soup shop, PETA UK’s thought provoking Christmas campaign and Itsu’s latest advert. Discover how brands are marking noise and driving cultural moments this week