Guides on PR and AI visibility.

    Practical guides on earning media coverage and AI visibility, written from what actually works, not generic advice repeated across a hundred other blogs.

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    Announcements

    How do you announce a product recall without losing control of the story?

    US law gives a company 24 hours to report a dangerous product once it has reason to know. What has to happen in that window, and what a second, worse recall actually looks like.

    Womedia Team · 5 November 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for HR tech and recruiting software brands?

    A December 2025 state audit found New York's AI hiring bias law barely enforced, and Colorado and the EU are now adding their own rules. What that patchwork means for an HR tech brand's AI visibility.

    5 November 2026 · 6 min read
    AI & Deep Tech

    How do you pitch an AI agent without sounding like agent washing?

    Gartner estimates only about 130 of thousands of agentic AI vendors offer the real thing. How a journalist spots the relabeled chatbots, and what to put in your pitch instead.

    4 November 2026 · 5 min read
    Crypto PR

    What does the SEC's crypto asset taxonomy mean for your PR?

    The SEC's March 2026 interpretation sorts crypto assets into five categories. What that taxonomy actually changes about what a project can say in a press release or pitch.

    4 November 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    How are PR teams actually using AI in 2026?

    Muck Rack's January 2026 survey of 564 PR professionals and Cision's survey of nearly 600 show where AI actually gets used in PR work, and where it does not.

    3 November 2026 · 6 min read
    Press Releases

    Should a press release disclose that AI wrote it?

    Nearly half of PR Newswire releases now contain AI-generated text, and the EU AI Act now requires disclosure in some cases. What that means for your next release.

    3 November 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for law firms?

    A 2026 survey of 1,110 US adults found ChatGPT use for finding a lawyer nearly tripled since 2023, while Google use fell 15 points in a single year. What that shift means for how a law firm actually gets found.

    2 November 2026 · 5 min read
    AI & Deep Tech

    How does PR work for a robotics startup right now?

    Venture capital into humanoid robotics has already topped $11 billion in 2026, more than double last year's full-year record. What that funding wave means for how a robotics startup actually earns coverage.

    2 November 2026 · 5 min read
    Fintech

    How does PR work for a fintech startup right now?

    Global fintech investment hit $103.1 billion in H1 2026, concentrated in a handful of mega-deals, while FDIC rules restrict how any fintech can describe deposit insurance. What both mean for a fintech founder's press strategy.

    1 November 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    Does sponsored content need to be labeled as an ad?

    The FTC's native advertising guide names the exact disclosure labels regulators accept and reject. What a sponsored article, paid press release placement or influencer post actually has to say.

    1 November 2026 · 6 min read
    Climate Tech

    How does PR work for a climate tech startup right now?

    Climate tech VC funding hit $26.1 billion in H1 2026, up 55 percent year over year, but deal count fell to a five-year low. What that concentration means for how a climate tech startup actually earns coverage.

    31 October 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    What can a company legally say during an SEC quiet period?

    Anthropic filed its S-1 with the SEC on October 26, 2026. Here is what the quiet period that follows actually restricts a company from saying, and what a 2004 Playboy interview taught every IPO candidate since.

    31 October 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    What's the difference between PR and marketing?

    The American Marketing Association and the Public Relations Society of America both have official definitions of their fields. Here's what the difference actually means for where you spend your next budget.

    30 October 2026 · 5 min read
    Founder Visibility

    Are business awards worth it for your company's PR?

    Gulf News traced UAE vanity award asking prices as high as Dh30,000 for trophies that cost under Dh200 to make. How to tell a real award from a certificate for sale, and when entering one is actually worth it.

    30 October 2026 · 5 min read
    Announcements

    How do you announce layoffs without destroying trust?

    Cloudflare cut 20% of its staff the same week it reported 34% revenue growth. Airbnb's 2020 memo is still studied as the model. What separates an announcement that holds up from one that becomes the story.

    28 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Saudi Arabia / GCC

    How should exhibitors handle PR for Cityscape Global 2026?

    Cityscape Global runs 16 to 19 November 2026 in Riyadh with more than 600 exhibitors expected. Three weeks out, here is what a real estate exhibitor can still realistically achieve.

    28 October 2026 · 5 min read
    PR Strategy

    What is reputation management, and how is it different from PR?

    Reputation management and PR get used interchangeably, but they do different jobs on different timelines. Here is what each one actually covers, with current data on how much a response to a review changes buying behavior.

    27 October 2026 · 5 min read
    Announcements

    How do you announce a CEO transition without losing stakeholder trust?

    Apple gave Tim Cook's successor a five-month public handover. Stellantis announced its CEO's exit the same day it happened. What the gap between those two approaches actually costs a company.

    27 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for energy and clean tech brands?

    The IEA projects $2.2 trillion in global clean energy investment for 2026. Here is why that makes keeping AI assistants' summaries of your company accurate harder, not easier.

    26 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Crypto & Web3

    What do VARA's marketing rules allow a crypto company to say in Dubai?

    A plain reading of VARA's Marketing Regulations for virtual assets: what every announcement must include, what is banned outright, and what the fines look like.

    26 October 2026 · 7 min read
    AI Visibility

    What does the German ruling on Google's AI Overviews liability mean for brands?

    A Munich court ruled Google is directly liable for false claims its AI Overviews make about a company. A Berlin court ruled the opposite weeks later. What actually happened, and what it changes for now.

    25 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Announcements

    How do you announce a rebrand without losing the customers you already have?

    Most rebrand announcements lead with the new logo and bury the reason. What actually belongs in a rebrand announcement, two real examples, and what AI visibility has to do with it.

    25 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How should a govtech company handle PR for World Governments Summit 2027?

    World Governments Summit 2027 runs February 1 to 3 in Dubai, drawing heads of state and government ministers rather than the startup press most PR plans are built around.

    24 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    What did Google just change about links in AI Mode and AI Overviews?

    Google said on October 15, 2026 that it is showing more links, higher up, in AI Mode and AI Overviews. What actually changed, why now, and what it does not do for a brand trying to get cited.

    24 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How should a startup handle PR at Expand North Star 2026?

    Expand North Star 2026 runs December 8 to 10 at Expo City Dubai inside more than 2,000 competing startups. Here is what actually gets a founder noticed there.

    23 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    Who should own AI visibility inside your company?

    Muck Rack's 2026 State of PR study found 73 percent of PR professionals call AI search visibility important, but 29 percent say no one at their company owns it.

    23 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Edtech

    How do edtech startups earn press coverage?

    Global edtech funding fell 26 percent in H1 2026 even as AI tutoring drew money. What that means for a founder's pitch, and the evidence claim that trips most of them up.

    22 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How should a finance company handle PR for Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2026?

    ADFW 2026 runs 7 to 10 December at ADGM with more than 800 speakers expected. Here is what still moves two months out and what the event actually rewards.

    22 October 2026 · 5 min read
    PR Strategy

    Should your next announcement be a press release or a blog post?

    A press release and a company blog post do different jobs. Google treats the links inside them differently too. Here is how to pick the right format for a given announcement.

    21 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    What should you do when an AI assistant gets a fact about your company wrong?

    ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity each have a different, narrow way to report a wrong answer. None of them lets you email a correction, and none of them fixes the source the model pulled from.

    21 October 2026 · 7 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How should a fintech company handle PR for the Dubai Fintech Summit 2026?

    The Dubai Fintech Summit runs 2 to 3 November 2026 as the anchor of DIFC's inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week. Two weeks out, here is what still moves and what is already gone.

    20 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How do Dubai startups earn press coverage?

    Dubai's tech press runs on institutional growth numbers, not a generic UAE launch story. What the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, DIEZ, DIFC and in5's own data actually give a founder to pitch.

    20 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    Do job candidates use AI to research your company before they apply?

    A 2026 PerceptionX survey found 96 percent of AI-using job seekers have used AI to research an employer, and 82 percent say it changed their mind. What that means for employer brand.

    19 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Insurtech

    How do insurtech startups get press coverage?

    AI-focused insurers took 99 percent of Q2 2026 insurtech funding, per Gallagher Re. What that crowded, regulated beat means for how an insurtech startup actually earns coverage.

    19 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Founder Visibility

    How do you prepare a founder for a press interview?

    Muck Rack's 2026 survey of journalists found 58 percent value interview access to sources in a pitch, right behind beat relevance. What separates a founder reporters keep calling back from one whose quote becomes the wrong headline.

    18 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for automotive brands?

    A Cars.com survey of 936 shoppers found 44 percent have already used an AI tool to shop for a car, and 97 percent of those users say it will shape their purchase. What that means for dealers and automakers.

    18 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for travel and hospitality brands?

    A third of travelers plan to use AI tools to plan a trip in 2026, per IMG's own survey, but only 6 percent fully trust AI with their travel, per Booking.com's research. What that gap means for hotels and destinations.

    17 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    Does schema markup help you get cited by AI assistants?

    A controlled study of 1,885 pages found adding schema markup produced no measurable gain in AI Mode or ChatGPT citations, and a small decline in AI Overviews. What structured data actually does.

    17 October 2026 · 5 min read
    PR Strategy

    Should you hire an in-house PR person or a PR agency first?

    Only 12 percent of public relations specialists work at agencies, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most of the profession is already in-house. What that means for which one you should hire first.

    17 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for insurance brands?

    Insurify's own survey found 42 percent of U.S. drivers have already used an AI assistant to shop for car insurance. What that means for how an insurer gets named, or left out, when a customer asks ChatGPT to compare coverage.

    16 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for real estate brands?

    The share of real estate agents using AI daily or weekly more than doubled in a year, according to NAR's own 2026 survey. What that shift means for how a brokerage or agent gets found when a buyer asks an AI assistant instead of Google.

    16 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    What do AI browsers like ChatGPT Atlas mean for your brand's visibility?

    ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity's Comet both launched in October 2025, putting an assistant between your customer and your site. Why visibility now depends on being a cited source, not a ranked page.

    15 October 2026 · 5 min read
    PR Strategy

    Does PR help SEO, or is that just a sales pitch?

    PR helps SEO, but only the earned kind, and not by buying links Google neutralizes the moment they are labeled. Where the real value comes from, including 84 percent of AI citations.

    15 October 2026 · 5 min read
    Announcements

    How do you announce an acquisition and actually get it covered?

    Crunchbase counted more than 500 venture-backed startups selling to other venture-backed companies in the first eight months of 2026 alone. Why most acquisition releases still read like a legal filing, and what to put in one instead.

    15 October 2026 · 7 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for healthtech brands?

    A third of US adults now ask AI chatbots health questions, and two separate peer-reviewed studies found those chatbots wrong roughly half the time. What that means for a healthtech brand's AI visibility.

    15 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Kuwait / GCC

    How do Kuwait startups and companies earn media coverage?

    Kuwait's startup story runs through a sovereign fund with $7 billion in capital, not a venture boom. What that means for how a Kuwait pitch should actually read.

    15 October 2026 · 5 min read
    Announcements

    How do you announce a new executive hire?

    Most executive-hire announcements get ignored because the hire is only news to the company that made it. How to tell when a senior appointment is worth announcing, what to put in it, and how to get it covered.

    14 October 2026 · 7 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for ecommerce brands?

    AI-referred traffic to U.S. retail sites is up more than 1,300% in eighteen months, and it converts better than other traffic. What that changes for how a store earns visibility in ChatGPT and AI search.

    14 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for legaltech brands?

    Stanford research found commercial legal AI tools still hallucinate 17% to 33% of the time, and courts are sanctioning lawyers for it every month. What that means for a legaltech brand's AI visibility.

    14 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for SaaS and B2B software brands?

    G2's own 2026 survey found 51% of B2B software buyers now start research with an AI chatbot, and 69% ended up choosing a different vendor than planned. What that changes for SaaS.

    14 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Oman / GCC

    How do Oman startups and companies earn media coverage?

    Riyada's fresh October 2026 data shows a small but deliberately engineered startup ecosystem. What that means for how an Oman pitch should actually read.

    14 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Media Relations

    What is a press embargo, and how do you use one?

    An embargo trades a reporter a head start for a promise to hold the story until a set time. How embargoes actually work, when they are worth it, and what to do when one breaks.

    13 October 2026 · 7 min read
    Media Relations

    How do you get media coverage when you have no news?

    Most months you have no announcement, and that is fine. The ways founders earn coverage between the big news: original data, fast expert reactions, and a point of view worth quoting.

    13 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Media Relations

    How do you get coverage in trade publications?

    A mention in the trade your buyers read every morning beats a line in a general outlet most will never see. How to pick the right trades and pitch the reporter who covers your category.

    13 October 2026 · 7 min read
    Bahrain / GCC

    How do Bahrain startups and companies earn media coverage?

    Bahrain's startup ecosystem is now valued at $1.6 billion, up 759% in five years, and Fintech Forward 2026 just closed with over 60 agreements signed. What that changes about the pitch.

    13 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How do you get cited in Grok?

    Grok's top cited sources are Reddit, YouTube and Facebook, and roughly half its citations trace back to posts on X itself. What that means for earning a mention.

    13 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Media Relations

    What are the best HARO alternatives in 2026?

    HARO is not dead, it is free again under Featured.com. A plain comparison of the source platforms journalists use now, and how to choose one without testing all of them.

    12 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Thought Leadership

    What is newsjacking, and how do you do it well?

    Inserting your expertise into a breaking story is the fastest way to earn coverage you could never pitch cold, and the fastest way to become the cautionary example. What separates the two.

    12 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    How do you get your company into Google News?

    Google takes no submissions for Google News. Sites are considered automatically when they publish original, bylined, dated, transparent content the crawler can read.

    12 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Thought Leadership

    How do you write an op-ed that gets published?

    The New York Times caps guest essays around 1,200 words and demands they be exclusive. What actually gets an op-ed published, and how it differs from a paid byline.

    12 October 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    How do you choose a PR agency?

    A 2019 IPR and RFP Associates study found 35% of companies are dissatisfied with their current PR firm. The criteria that separate a real fit from a good pitch, and the red flags worth walking away from.

    12 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How does AI visibility work for fintech brands?

    The FCA's own 2026 research found 26% of consumers view ChatGPT as a reliable source of financial information, and only 40% know there is no formal recourse when it gets something wrong. What that means for a fintech brand's regulatory claims.

    12 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Media Relations

    What should a press kit include?

    Cision's 2026 survey of 1,899 journalists found 66% rely on PR-provided content for story ideas. What a press kit needs to earn coverage instead of sitting unopened.

    11 October 2026 · 7 min read
    Founder Visibility

    How do you get booked as a podcast guest?

    Edison Research's Infinite Dial 2026 found 58% of Americans listen to a podcast monthly. How founders actually get booked, and which shows to target first.

    11 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Media Relations

    How do you write a press release?

    A five-year PR Gun analysis of 138,901 press releases found 90.2% of headlines are too long for Google to display, and a quarter ship with no boilerplate at all.

    10 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How do you get cited by Claude?

    Muck Rack's May 2026 study of 25 million AI citations found Claude cites sources in only 55% of responses, far less than ChatGPT or Gemini, but averages 13 sources when it does.

    10 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Media Relations

    How do you build a media list journalists actually respond to?

    Muck Rack and Cision's 2026 surveys of nearly 2,800 journalists say most pitches reach the wrong person. How to build a list from bylines rather than titles, what each entry should record, and why it goes stale within months.

    9 October 2026 · 7 min read
    PR Strategy

    What should a startup crisis communication plan include?

    Only 49% of U.S. businesses have a written crisis communication plan, per Capterra, yet 98% of leaders who used one say it worked. Who decides, who speaks, what to draft in advance, and who hears first.

    9 October 2026 · 8 min read
    AI Visibility

    How do you get cited in Google Gemini?

    Gemini cites an average of 3 sources per response against ChatGPT's 15, per Semrush's 126 million prompt study, and Reddit alone takes more than a quarter of them.

    9 October 2026 · 5 min read
    Qatar / GCC

    How do Qatar startups and companies earn media coverage?

    Qatar just tripled a sovereign fund's startup commitment to $3 billion and crossed 500 licensed media companies in Doha. What that changes about the pitch, the outlets, and the calendar.

    9 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    Should you block AI crawlers like GPTBot on your company website?

    GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended and Perplexity-User each govern something different, per the companies' own documentation. Which blocks cost you citations, and what a Cloudflare default may already be doing.

    8 October 2026 · 7 min read
    Saudi Arabia / GCC

    How do Saudi Arabia startups and companies earn media coverage?

    Saudi venture funding fell 74% in H1 2026 while deal count held up, which changes what a Saudi pitch needs to say. The outlets, GAMR's licensing rules, and the LEAP 2027 window.

    8 October 2026 · 7 min read
    AI Visibility

    Do online reviews affect whether AI assistants cite your brand?

    Seer Interactive studied 804,491 AI responses and found a Trustpilot profile moves citation rates from 1% to over 50%. What the data shows, and what it doesn't prove.

    8 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    What percentage of AI citations actually come from earned media?

    Muck Rack's own classification rules decide what counts as earned, owned or paid in its AI citation study. What the rules actually say, and why that changes how to read the 84%.

    8 October 2026 · 5 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How should exhibitors handle PR for ADIPEC 2026?

    ADIPEC runs 2 to 5 November 2026 in Abu Dhabi with an AI Zone and a Digitalisation Zone. Four weeks out, here is what is still achievable and what is already gone.

    7 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How do you get cited in Microsoft Copilot?

    Microsoft has published actual rules for AI citation eligibility, which no other major search company has done. Here is what the Bing Webmaster Guidelines now say.

    7 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Media Relations

    How do you write a media pitch a journalist will actually read?

    Two 2026 surveys of nearly 3,000 journalists agree on why most pitches fail, and it is not the writing. Here is what to fix first.

    7 October 2026 · 7 min read
    Ecommerce

    How do ecommerce and DTC brands earn press coverage?

    Why gift guides and founder features matter more than another paid ad, and how Shopify's own BFCM 2025 numbers show why the category is this crowded.

    7 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Abu Dhabi / UAE

    How do Abu Dhabi startups and companies earn media coverage?

    Why Abu Dhabi's PR story runs on different hooks than Dubai's, and how Hub71 and ADGM's own growth numbers give founders a real pitch angle.

    7 October 2026 · 7 min read
    Dubai / Hospitality

    How do hotels and restaurants earn press coverage in Dubai?

    Why Dubai's record 2025 tourism numbers make this a strong pitching window, and what actually makes a hotel or restaurant story newsworthy here.

    6 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Healthtech

    How do healthtech and digital health startups earn media coverage?

    What health tech reporters actually want to hear, why vague claims about clinical results backfire, and how to talk about FDA clearance without overstating it.

    6 October 2026 · 7 min read
    PR Strategy

    How do you announce a study or research report?

    The disclosure standard journalists check before citing your survey, and the publication rule that can kill peer-reviewed results you announce too early.

    5 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Founder Visibility

    Should a founder build a personal brand on LinkedIn?

    Audiences moved toward individual voices, and the Reuters Institute has the numbers. What that means for a founder's LinkedIn, and where the channel stops working.

    5 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    How do you get a Wikipedia page for your company?

    Wikipedia's own rules say only unpaid, independent coverage counts, and that paid editors who do not disclose are banned from editing. What that means in practice.

    5 October 2026 · 6 min read
    SaaS & B2B Tech PR

    How do SaaS startups get press coverage?

    What tech journalists actually treat as news from a SaaS company, how to use embargoes and exclusives correctly, and why a generic launch post gets ignored.

    5 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    What is Google's AI Contribution Pilot, and does it change how brands earn AI visibility?

    Google is quietly paying a small number of publishers when their page shapes an AI Overviews, AI Mode or Gemini answer. What the pilot actually does, and why it does not replace earned coverage.

    5 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    Which websites do ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity actually cite?

    5W's AI Platform Citation Source Index analyzed 680 million AI citations. Which sites dominate, why each platform cites differently, and what that means for where you pitch.

    4 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Measurement

    How do you measure whether PR is actually working?

    Advertising value equivalency was rejected by the PR industry's own measurement standard in 2010. What AMEC's Barcelona Principles say to use instead, and how to apply it.

    4 October 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    What does Google Search Console's new AI performance report actually show you?

    Google rolled out a Generative AI performance report to every Search Console property in August 2026. What it measures, what it leaves out, and what that means for tracking AI visibility.

    3 October 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    What does Reddit's ChatGPT citation collapse teach brands about AI visibility?

    Reddit's share of ChatGPT citations fell 86% in four days in August 2026. What the data shows, what OpenAI says happened, and what it means for any brand relying on one source for AI visibility.

    3 October 2026 · 5 min read
    PR Strategy

    What is earned media, and why does it matter more than ever?

    Earned media explained: how it differs from paid and owned media, why people trust it more than ads, and why it is what AI assistants actually cite.

    1 October 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    What is digital PR, and how is it different from traditional PR?

    Digital PR explained: how it differs from traditional PR and from link building, what replaced HARO, and what it actually delivers.

    1 October 2026 · 6 min read
    Crypto PR

    What actually builds trust for a Web3 project?

    What separates Web3 marketing that builds real trust from paid hype: community versus KOLs, marketing versus PR, and what the SEC's celebrity touting cases mean for your next campaign.

    30 September 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    How do you announce a product launch and actually get covered?

    How to announce a new product so journalists actually write about it: what makes a launch newsworthy, how to sequence embargoes and exclusives, and what to avoid.

    30 September 2026 · 5 min read
    PR Strategy

    How do you build a PR strategy from scratch?

    A practical framework: one goal, a precise audience, message and proof, an earned-versus-paid channel mix, and honest measurement.

    28 September 2026 · 6 min read
    Crypto PR

    How should you distribute a crypto press release?

    How crypto wire distribution actually works, why verbatim syndication carries almost no SEO value, and what to check before paying for guaranteed placement.

    28 September 2026 · 6 min read
    Crypto PR

    How do you get press for a crypto token launch?

    Why the launch itself is not the story, how to sequence the TGE and the exchange listing, and the regulatory line every release needs.

    27 September 2026 · 5 min read
    PR Strategy

    How to announce a partnership and get it covered

    Why most partnership announcements get ignored, what actually makes one newsworthy, and how to frame the story instead of the logos.

    27 September 2026 · 5 min read
    Real Estate

    Do Dubai property press releases need a Trakheesi permit?

    What DLD's Trakheesi advertising permits and Madmoun QR codes cover, where earned coverage differs, and how property comms teams can plan around it.

    27 September 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    What do Google's Preferred Sources and Highly Cited badges mean for PR?

    What Google has announced about reader-chosen sources and Highly Cited labels, what its documentation does not claim, and what brands should do about it.

    27 September 2026 · 6 min read
    Crypto & Web3

    How should a crypto brand handle PR around TOKEN2049 Singapore?

    TOKEN2049 runs October 7 and 8, 2026 with over 1,000 side events competing for the same reporters. How to plan press around it.

    26 September 2026 · 6 min read
    Crypto & Web3

    What do Singapore's crypto promotion rules mean for PR?

    A plain reading of the MAS guidelines on promoting digital payment token services, and how crypto teams can plan announcements around them.

    26 September 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    Do ChatGPT ads and Google AI Mode ads get you cited?

    OpenAI and Google both now sell ads inside AI answers, but the citation data shows paid placement and AI visibility are two separate things.

    26 September 2026 · 6 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How should exhibitors handle PR for GITEX Global 2026?

    GITEX moves to a new Dubai venue in December 2026 after 45 editions at Dubai World Trade Centre, and what that means for exhibitor press strategy.

    26 September 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    How to announce a funding round and get covered

    Why the money is not the story, when to use an exclusive versus an embargo, and how to pitch reporters so they actually write.

    26 September 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    What can AI visibility tools actually do for your brand?

    The new tools that track whether AI mentions you, what the data reveals, and what actually gets your brand cited.

    24 September 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    How do you show up in Google AI Mode?

    What query fan-out changes, why Google says you need no special file or schema, and why earned coverage is what gets you cited.

    23 September 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    What does a PR agency actually do?

    The work, the limits, what it needs from you, and how to tell earned coverage from a paid placement.

    21 September 2026 · 8 min read
    PR Strategy

    What a PR agency actually delivers in the first 90 days

    A day 30, 60 and 90 scorecard for a PR retainer: what you should see, what you will not see yet, and when to walk away.

    20 September 2026 · 7 min read
    Founder Visibility

    How founders get quoted in major publications

    The three routes into a publication, what replaced HARO, and the reply habits that make reporters come back.

    15 September 2026 · 6 min read
    PR Strategy

    Are press releases still worth it in 2026?

    What a release can and can't do now: what AI assistants cite, what Google ignores, and when distribution earns its cost.

    14 September 2026 · 6 min read
    Thought Leadership

    Is Forbes Councils worth it?

    A paid membership, not press coverage. What the fee-based label means, when it is a reasonable buy, and when it is not.

    11 September 2026 · 6 min read
    AI Visibility

    GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Fable 5.1

    Two frontier launches in 72 hours. What the benchmark claims say, where independent testing disagrees, and what that teaches about announcements.

    7 September 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    How to check whether ChatGPT recommends your business

    A repeatable way to measure what assistants tell buyers about your category, and how to read the sources they cite.

    4 September 2026 · 5 min read
    AI Visibility

    Why ranking on Google doesn't mean ChatGPT cites you

    AI assistants and Google draw on different sources. What the citation-overlap data shows, and what it changes.

    31 August 2026 · 3 min read
    AI Visibility

    How to appear in Google AI Overviews

    Why organic ranking still matters on Google's AI surfaces specifically, and what determines which sources get cited.

    28 August 2026 · 3 min read
    AI Visibility

    Is llms.txt worth doing?

    What Google has actually said about it, where it genuinely gets used, and why the evidence doesn't match the hype.

    24 August 2026 · 3 min read
    Cybersecurity

    How to do PR for a cybersecurity startup

    What security journalists actually want, why original threat research travels, and what gets ignored.

    21 August 2026 · 3 min read
    Cybersecurity

    How to prepare a breach communications plan

    What an incident communications plan contains, and why almost none of it can be written during an incident.

    17 August 2026 · 4 min read
    AI Visibility

    AI visibility for cybersecurity vendors

    Why security buyers now ask AI assistants for shortlists, and what makes a vendor one of the names returned.

    14 August 2026 · 2 min read
    AI & Deep Tech

    How to announce an AI model or product launch

    Benchmarks that stand up, limitations stated upfront, and what technology journalists check first.

    10 August 2026 · 3 min read
    AI Visibility

    What is generative engine optimization (GEO)?

    GEO explained: what it is, how it differs from SEO, and why earned media is the part most GEO guides skip.

    7 August 2026 · 4 min read
    AI Visibility

    How to get cited by ChatGPT

    What actually influences citation, and the earned-media step most guides skip.

    3 August 2026 · 3 min read
    AI Visibility

    How to rank in Perplexity

    Why Perplexity's citation-first model rewards crawlability and freshness specifically.

    31 July 2026 · 2 min read
    AI Visibility

    AI visibility for B2B brands

    How AI visibility applies across fintech, cybersecurity, legaltech and AI industries.

    27 July 2026 · 3 min read
    AI Visibility

    AI visibility for crypto and Web3 brands

    Why crypto is one of the least contested spaces for AI visibility work today.

    24 July 2026 · 2 min read
    Crypto & Web3

    How to get media coverage for a crypto project

    What crypto journalists actually consider newsworthy, and how to pitch it.

    20 July 2026 · 2 min read
    Crypto & Web3

    How to write a crypto press release

    Structure that works, what to leave out, and the regulatory check every release needs.

    17 July 2026 · 3 min read
    Crypto & Web3

    How to choose a crypto PR agency

    What to check before hiring one: outlet relationships, regulatory awareness, and the right questions.

    13 July 2026 · 2 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How to get press coverage in the UAE

    The bilingual media landscape, why business districts matter, and what earns a placement.

    10 July 2026 · 3 min read
    Dubai / UAE

    How to choose the best PR agency in Dubai

    Why the ranking lists are unreliable, the earned-versus-paid question to ask first, and how PR and marketing agencies differ.

    6 July 2026 · 7 min read
    PR Strategy

    How to choose the best global PR agency

    What the global rankings actually measure, what holding groups, independents and boutiques each buy you, and how to tell them apart.

    3 July 2026 · 7 min read
    Thought Leadership

    How to get your article published in online media

    What editors actually accept, how to pitch a contributed article, and why guaranteed placement is usually advertising.

    29 June 2026 · 6 min read
    Fintech

    What is fintech thought leadership?

    Why trust matters more here than in general tech, and how it differs from generic content.

    26 June 2026 · 2 min read
    AI & Deep Tech

    How AI startups get media coverage

    How to earn coverage in a category flooded with hype, and the pitches that actually land.

    22 June 2026 · 3 min read
    LegalTech

    How legaltech startups get press coverage

    Why generic B2B SaaS PR framing doesn't work on a risk-averse legal audience.

    19 June 2026 · 2 min read
    Gaming

    How to get press for an indie game

    What games journalists and content creators actually want, and how to time a launch pitch.

    15 June 2026 · 2 min read
    Cybersecurity

    GISEC Dubai exhibitor PR playbook

    How cybersecurity vendors should approach press strategy before, during and after GISEC.

    12 June 2026 · 2 min read
    Fashion

    How to get press for a fashion brand in the GCC

    Including modest fashion, and why a translated Western strategy doesn't work here.

    8 June 2026 · 2 min read
    Healthcare

    DHA/MOHAP advertising approval vs healthcare PR

    How regulated advertising differs from earned healthcare PR in the UAE.

    5 June 2026 · 3 min read
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