You’re tracking mentions, counting clips, and delivering reports. But your C-suite keeps asking questions your current media monitoring can’t answer: “What’s driving the negative sentiment?” “How do we compare to our competitors’ messaging penetration?” “What narratives should we prepare for next quarter?” If these questions sound familiar, you’re experiencing the limitations of basic media monitoring—and […]
Pharmaceutical Crisis Communications: What Medical Device Recalls Teach Us About Protecting Brand Trust
When Abbott announced its FreeStyle Libre 3 device correction in November 2025, the company’s communications team had already established a verification website, deployed 24/7 customer support, and prepared replacement logistics. Seven deaths and 736 adverse events demanded nothing less. But the real test wasn’t the announcement, as îit was managing the narrative across global media, […]
The Complete Reddit Monitoring Guide for PR Professionals
Your legal team just forwarded a screenshot from r/technology. Three thousand upvotes on a post claiming your latest product update breaks user privacy. The thread, which is four hours old, has 847 comments and is now ranking on the first page of Google for “[your brand] privacy concerns.” This is the reality that PR teams […]
JPM Healthcare 2026: Why This Year’s Coverage Drove Real Influence—Not Just Headlines
Every January, the JPM Healthcare Conference sets the tone for the year ahead in pharma and biotech. It’s where strategy meets scrutiny—where investors, analysts, media, and stakeholders look for credible signals about pipelines, leadership, innovation, and long-term growth. This year, I experienced JPM in person for the first time—and it reinforced just how much influence […]
Media Monitoring Reports: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How Great Teams Use Them
A strong media monitoring report does more than recap yesterday’s headlines. It tells you what matters, why it matters, and what you should do next. For PR teams handling multichannel narratives, fast-moving crises, or complex stakeholder environments, these reports become the backbone of strategic communication. They help leaders make informed decisions, uncover risks early, and […]
Pharmaceutical PR in the Greenland Tariff Era: What Communications Teams Need to Track
The Truth Social post landed at 11:46 AM on Saturday, January 18. By noon, Novo Nordisk’s stock was dropping. By Monday morning, eight European countries faced new tariffs, pharmaceutical supply chains were in question, and PR teams across the industry were scrambling to explain what this meant for drug prices, manufacturing plans, and patient access. […]
The PR Professional’s Guide to Answer Engine Optimization
Named experts beat anonymous brand content in the new citation economy. AI search tools—ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews—increasingly evaluate who said something, not just where it appeared. Multiple studies confirm that content with credible author bylines, credentials, and first-hand expertise receives preferential citation over generic corporate content. For PR professionals, this represents a fundamental […]
Why Human-Verified Media Monitoring Delivers Superior Executive Intelligence
AI-generated news summaries contain significant errors 45-60% of the time, according to major 2025 studies from the BBC/EBU and Columbia University’s Tow Center. This alarming error rate—combined with high-profile scandals, such as Deloitte’s refund of $291,000 for AI-generated citations—makes the case for human verification in executive briefings more compelling than ever. For pharmaceutical companies facing […]
How PR Professionals Can Build Brand Authority in AI Search: The RISE Framework
Your CEO just asked ChatGPT which firms handle crisis communications for Fortune 500 companies. Your competitor appeared in the answer. You didn’t. This scenario plays out thousands of times daily across every industry. AI-powered search platforms now process over 2 billion queries per day, with ChatGPT alone handling this volume, and Google’s AI Overviews reaching […]
Top Pharma News in January 2026
What were the top pharma news stories in January 2026? Three major pharmaceutical news stories dominated December 2025: the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of childhood vaccine recommendations, voluntary drug pricing agreements under the Most Favored Nation policy, and the FDA’s qualification of AIM-NASH, the first AI tool for MASH clinical trials. January 2026 Pharma News […]










