Keeping up with China Inc's global ambitions
Long-awaited overseas expansion creates new opportunity for communicators, but will test the fitness of global and local agency models alike.
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How independents scale | Partner Content
In this edition of Independents’ Day — Earned First’s monthly series in partnership with PROI — James Brasher discusses how resilient independent agencies grow without losing what made them worth acquiring.
State of PR in Africa: AI usage soars amid concerns
Glass House PR's 2026 report reveals near-universal AI adoption in African PR, alongside growing unease about authenticity, platform risk and an education system struggling to keep pace.
When stability is the brand 🏙️
For countries that have built their reputations on predictability and openness, conflict can be an uncomfortable communications test.
PR 2030: Help define how public relations is changing
Senior communicators are invited to take part in a new APACMEA study on how the function must transform, led by Earned First, IPR and Ruder Finn Asia.
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Political comms gets personal in Japan 🇯🇵
Sanae Takaichi’s rise illustrates how personality, tone and shareability have become as important as policy detail, normalising populist strategies in politics and beyond.