by Maura Lafferty | Nov 9, 2026 | Blog, Content, PR, Public Relations
Earlier this year on the FiredUp! podcast, we discussed Turning Events Into PR Wins. With the fall event season in full swing, and the spring season coming up, we thought it would be worth reviewing some rules of thumb and best practices for getting coverage for...
by Lucy Allen | Nov 4, 2026 | Blog, Content, PR, Public Relations
At a recent client site visit, our team spotted a wall covered in print-outs, post-it notes and photos. We made a beeline for it. “What’s that?” we asked. “Oh that? It’s how we designed our product.” Peering closer, we found photos of a dog, some cartoon...
by Morgan McLintic | Oct 21, 2026 | Blog, Content, PR, Public Relations
We use AI every day at Firebrand. I’m using it to help write this post, even. Agents track award deadlines, monitor coverage and find speaking opportunities. We use it for research, drafts and call prep. We spend a fair amount of time working out where else it might...
by Morgan McLintic | Oct 6, 2026 | Blog, Content, PR, Public Relations
We are hiring for a PR account director and account supervisor, which means I am looking at a lot of resumes. I’m not using AI or an Applicant Tracking System to parse them. I am looking at each application one-by-one, old-school. I thought I’d share some insights in...
by Meghana Patnana | Sep 30, 2026 | Blog, Content, PR, Public Relations
A wise and tired schoolteacher once said, as her classroom of kids stuffed their crumpled worksheets into their bite-sized backpacks, “When you get home, be useful, not a pain, please.” The same advice applies to whether you speak up or sit out a hot media debate....
by Morgan McLintic | Aug 12, 2026 | AI Tools, Blog, Business, Digital Marketing, GEO, Marketing, PR
You’ve built a technical edge. Faster inference, fine-tuned model weights, proprietary training data that took two years to assemble. And the buying committee can’t see any of it. Not because you’re hiding it. They just can’t evaluate it...
