It’s a good week at Landis. We’re proud to share that Landis Communications Inc. (Landis) has been named to PRNEWS’ 2027 Agency Elite Top 120, the industry’s most respected roster of PR and communications firms. The list, unveiled on September 9, recognizes agencies of every size and specialty for the kind of work that actually moves the needle for clients,…
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Category: Journalism
The Lost Art of the Thank-You Note
By Makenzi Jordan Rodriguez When did “thank you” become optional? PR moves at lightning speed. We pitch, follow up, coordinate interviews with press, send media assets, monitor media coverage, and then immediately move to the next thing. Somewhere in that cycle, a simple “thank you” can get overlooked. Journalists don’t owe publicists coverage. That’s part of the game and what…
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By Makenzi Jordan Rodriguez History has a way of finding you when you least expect it. I’ve loved history for as long as I can remember, and antiques hold a special appeal because they are living relics of another time. The dustier the better, because I know a good story lives within that item. It’s one of the many reasons…
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Our Favorite PR Moments of 2025 (Part 2)
As we kick off 2026, we’re taking a moment to look back at the PR moments that defined 2025—campaigns that made us laugh, think, and admire just how powerful creativity is in communication. From Mattel’s 2025 Type-1 Diabetes Barbie to the return of The Devil Wears Prada 2, to the Coldplay kiss-cam scandal, to PUMA’s “biggest goal ever”—these were the…
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5 Tips to Amplify Your Message During Election Season
By Brianne Miller Unless you live under a rock (in which case, can I join you?), you know that this year’s U.S. presidential election will continue to take up most of the media’s attention until the inauguration. The political fervor is palpable, and the airwaves are saturated with campaign messages, debates and election-related news. But life and business go on….
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This week’s blog post is written by Leslie Dagg, Account Supervisor at Bianchi Public Relations, Inc., our Public Relations Global Network partner in Michigan. Earlier this month, the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Detroit chapter hosted an illuminating in-person event titled Connecting to Detroit’s Automotive Media. Local PR professionals had the opportunity to engage with a distinguished panel of…
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Threads’ Way Forward
By Sean Dowdall Threads Needs to Grow Up Fast – A Roadmap Threads has achieved an astonishingly successful launch by reaching 100+ million users in just five days. The platform is a newborn baby that doesn’t have the luxury of taking months or years to develop. It needs to run fast to keep its vast community engaged and growing. It…
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“We Still Need to Fight Misinformation and Disinformation”
Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, David Wills – Media Profile Inc. For the original blog, please visit here. The slippery slope of misinformation and disinformation is getting steeper. And when you add politics to the mix, it’s like throwing oil on the slope, too. While I am encouraged that many people are adapting and…
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Susan Slusser – Meet the Media
Happy Opening Day! As Major League Baseball opens the season this week, we invited award-winning journalist, Susan Slusser to be interviewed for “Meet the Media.” Susan covers the San Francisco Giants for the San Francisco Chronicle. She covered the Oakland Athletics for more than two decades, before she became the Giants beat writer in 2021. In 2021, Susan was the first…
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The State of Journalism in 2023, according to Muck Rack
The highly anticipated Muck Rack 2023 State of Journalism Report, which the company released at SXSW on March 15, 2023, provides valuable insight into the ever-changing media landscape and how journalists perceive their work. Conducted with over 2,200 journalists worldwide, the survey results are fascinating. Among many other findings, the report indicates that economic uncertainty has impacted the work of…
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