Threlkeld Communications Blog

Digital PR Meets Social Search: Why TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube Are Your New Media List

There’s a fundamental shift happening in how people discover brands — and if your PR strategy hasn’t caught up, you’re missing where your audience actually looks for answers. The era…

Google’s February 2026 Discover Core Update

Google just made a move that every content marketer needs to pay attention to. The February 2026 Discover core update is rolling out now — and it’s the first time…

From “Vanity” to “Value”: Connecting Earned Media to Revenue Attribution

For years, Digital PR lived in a measurement silo. We reported on Domain Authority, the number of backlinks secured, and the “estimated reach” of a placement. While these metrics were…

Pitching the “Micro-Media” Ecosystem: Newsletters & Niche Podcasting

For years, the “holy grail” of Digital PR was a mention in a legacy publication with millions of monthly visitors. We chased the high Domain Authority of national newspapers and…

Beyond the Backlink: Using Digital PR to Optimize for “Citations” in AI Overviews

For the better part of a decade, the “Golden Fleece” of the digital PR world has been the backlink. We measured our success by the blue underlined text that passed…

The Zero-Click Future: Why Authoritative PR is Your Brand’s Survival Strategy in AI Search

If you are a marketing leader staring at your monthly analytics report, you might be noticing a troubling trend. Organic traffic is flattening—or dipping—even though your ranking positions haven’t plummeted.…

Brand Positioning In An AI World

There’s a foundational principle in marketing that has held up for more than four decades, even as technology, AI, and content channels have radically evolved. It comes from Ries and…

Why Outsourcing PR Matters Even More in the Age of AI

AI has transformed how content is created, distributed, and consumed. Anyone can now produce a blog post, social caption, or even a pitch email in seconds. But the rise of…

Why Podcast Interviews Are the New PR Power Play for Building Brand Authority

The rise of the podcast era in PR The media landscape is shifting — fast. Traditional newsrooms are shrinking, and audiences are increasingly gravitating toward voices they trust. Podcasts have…

Exploring the New Rules of Brand Visibility in an AI Search World

What if I told you the SEO strategies you’ve spent years perfecting are losing their power? We’re at a major turning point in how visibility is earned online. For the…