Executive Communication

Sally Ann O'Dowd

Setting and sharing the stage: President Biden strives to unite

Comms experts break down the inauguration’s messaging highlights, speechwriting tactics and storytelling takeaways.

Beki Winchel

Brand managers celebrate Inauguration Day, Unilever launches sweeping DE&I commitments, and Netflix tests a ‘shuffle’ feature

Also: Data-backed digital marketing trends for 2021, TikTok previews a Q&A tool, Pillsbury and Oreo team up on a new product line, and more.

Ragan Insider | Ted Kitterman

Biden offers vision of unity in first address as president

PR and media professionals weigh in on how his speech offers a bridge to the many priorities he has set for his incoming administration—and what communicators can learn from a symbolic day.

Beki Winchel

Biden’s Inauguration Day social media engagement, ViacomCBS rebrands streaming service as Paramount+, and AP style tips for ‘Inauguration Day’

Also: Verizon creates interactive mobile experience for Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021’s top video content trends, TV host Al Roker receives COVID-19 vaccine on air, and more.

Beth Haiken

How Jan. 6 became a day of reckoning for reputation management

Here are the main takeaways for brand managers in the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot and ongoing civil unrest in the U.S.

Ted Birkhahn

Can data help brands and business leaders stay relevant?

Here’s how one agency leader is trying to make sense of the numbers.

Beki Winchel

GitHub apologizes for firing employee over ‘Nazi’ remark, hospitals and governments turn to influencers for COVID-19 campaigns, and the NRA declares bankruptcy

Also: Ford calls for unity, search engine DuckDuckGo reports 62% daily search growth in 2020, Oscar Mayer seeks Weinermobile spokesperson, and more.

Brian Weinthal

Can the boss fire you for taking part in the Capitol Hill incident?

A prominent employment attorney discusses the limits of speech and expression in today’s heated, hyper-partisan environment.

Dick Grove

In the war over credibility, everyone loses

The strong rebuke from Forbes of those who have refused to acknowledge the truth of the 2020 election is a warning for the PR profession, one pro argues.