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AI, Creators, and Influencer Marketing for Brands and People
ByBarbara Rozgonyi June 10, 2026June 10, 2026
The future of marketing is being rewritten right now, and the conversation is electric. On June 9, AMA Charlotte hosted its premier marquee event, 704Forward, inside the unique, high-energy atmosphere of the Triple C Brewing Barrel Room. The night brought together some of the brightest minds in influencer marketing and artificial intelligence to tackle the…
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What Is AI Reading Right Now? How AI Sees Your Story Online | PR, GEO, and AI Visibility
ByBarbara Rozgonyi May 29, 2026May 30, 2026
If you work in PR or marketing, your job is shaping stories every day. The latest “What Is AI Reading?” study from Muck Rack reveals something powerful: AI tools are now retelling your brand’s story to buyers, executives, journalists, and decision‑makers. The big question is this: when someone asks AI about your company or your…
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The 2026 LinkedIn Profile Checklist: How to Turn Your Profile Into an Authority Beacon
ByBarbara Rozgonyi May 28, 2026June 10, 2026
Original version appeared on WiredPRWorks on April 11, 2018 We might call this week a LinkedIn hat trick. After running a corporate branding training session and doing two media interviews, a realization set in: LinkedIn is not a resume anymore. It is your live, 24/7 personal broadcasting network. When the original version of this checklist…
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Conferences | Events | Keynote Speaker | Leadership | Marketing | Meeting Planners | PR | Speaking | Thought Leadership | Travel
The Most Powerful Marketing Channel in 2026 Isn’t Digital — It’s This
ByBarbara Rozgonyi May 19, 2026May 19, 2026
The 2026 EIC Global Economic Significance of Business Events report just dropped and if you’re a meeting planner, speaker, event marketer, brand strategist, or thought leader, the numbers don’t just impress. They justify every dollar, every booking, and every keynote you’ve ever invested in. Produced by the Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with Oxford…
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AI in PR | journalism | Personal Branding | PR | Public Relations | Publicity | Thought Leadership
What 1,800+ Journalists Want PR Pros, Brands, and Thought Leaders to Know Right Now: 2026 State of the Media Report
ByBarbara Rozgonyi May 19, 2026May 19, 2026
If you’re a PR professional, brand communicator, or thought leader trying to earn media coverage in 2026, this report lands at exactly the right moment. Cision surveyed more than 1,800 journalists across 10+ global markets to produce the 2026 State of the Media Report and the insights are a direct playbook for anyone who wants…
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Creativity | Entrepreneurship | Leadership | PR | Storytelling | visibility | Women in Business
Create Anyway: A Love Letter to Artists, PR, and Marketing at CreativeMornings Charlotte
ByBarbara Rozgonyi May 4, 2026May 4, 2026
The most powerful work you’ll ever create starts with a decision, not a budget. Create anyway. That’s the lesson that crossed the finish line at CreativeMornings Charlotte on May 1, 2026 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, where Grammy-honored artist and nonprofit founder Dennis Reed Jr. delivered a keynote on May’s Creative Mornings global theme: Create. For PR…
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BrandSmart 2026: How to Market Better, not faster, in the Age of Acceleration
ByBarbara Rozgonyi April 29, 2026April 30, 2026
Last week, I attended AMA Chicago’s BrandSmart at City Hall in Chicago, and it delivered exactly what I hope a great marketing conference does: practical ideas, sharp thinking, and a clearer view of where our industry is headed. The event brought together marketers, communicators, and brand leaders to discuss one of the defining challenges of…
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What Chicago Taught Me About Slowing Down and Thinking More Strategically
ByBarbara Rozgonyi April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
It’s Travel Tuesday on wiredPRworks, and this story might sound familiar to anyone who navigates transportation routes, leadership paths, or marketing/PR/sales teams. As someone who knows my way around Chicago and the CTA, or so I thought, I had the perfect plan. My husband told me exactly which bus to take, the 66, from the…
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Branding | PR | Public Relations | Speaking | Storytelling | Travel | visibility | Women in Business
Origin Storytelling and PR Insights from 600 Years Ago
ByBarbara Rozgonyi April 14, 2026April 14, 2026
Whether you are a keynote speaker, a CEO, or a founder, your “Origin Story” isn’t just a bio filler. It is a magnetic professional asset that builds E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trust) in a way no AI-generated content ever could. Travel Tuesday takes us back to my family’s roots in Hungary. Last week, Hungary…
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Charlotte | Community | Nonprofit | Podcasting | PR | Thought Leadership
Are you lonely? Your Community Is. Here’s What That Means.
ByBarbara Rozgonyi April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
By Barbara Rozgonyi | April 13, 2026 | Charlotte, NCNational Stress Awareness Month | Loneliness Epidemic | Community Building | Marketing Strategy | Thought Leadership April is National Stress Awareness Month. And this year, the most stressful thing I heard came not from a headline, but from a former U.S. Surgeon General sitting in a room…
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How London’s Totoro Production Reveals the Secrets of B2B Customer Experience Storytelling
ByBarbara Rozgonyi March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
Reading time: 6 minutes | Category: PR Strategy, Storytelling, Brand Experience, Travel AI Overview This article explores how the West End production of My Neighbor Totoro at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre reveals a powerful 4-Act framework for designing emotionally resonant B2B customer experiences. PR strategist Barbara Rozgonyi maps theatrical storytelling onto brand touchpoints, showing marketers, communications professionals,…
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Blog Publicity | Blogging | Branding | Keynote Speaker | Leadership | Marketing | PR | Women in Business | Writing
What Are the Best PR Blogs to Follow in 2026? A PR Pro’s Complete Guide
ByBarbara Rozgonyi March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
By Barbara Rozgonyi | March 2026 | wiredPRworks.com | Serving Clients Nationwide and GloballyLast Updated: March 2026 For nearly two decades, wiredPRworks has been one of the most continuously published public relations and digital communications blogs in the US. This month, it ranked #32 in FeedSpot’s “100 Best Public Relations Blogs to Follow in 2026”…
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Rooted in Resilience: What the Philadelphia Flower Show Teaches Us About PR, Events, and Growth
ByBarbara Rozgonyi March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
I wasn’t even in Philadelphia for 24 hours. I flew in, walked into the Pennsylvania Convention Center early on a Saturday morning, and could smell the flowers before I saw a single bloom. It felt like walking into a living vision board for how I want events, brands, and stories to feel in 2026: rooted,…
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How to Book the Top 9 Keynote Speaking Topics for 2026: The Ultimate Planner’s Guide
ByBarbara Rozgonyi February 26, 2026February 26, 2026
If you’re an event planner, this post is your shortcut to the 9 most requested speaking topics for 2026 and how to translate them into session tracks that fill seats. If you’re a speaker, this is your framework for reframing your existing talks so planners and AI‑search tools can actually find you. Event planners are…
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Top 50 PR Sites for 2026: How to Master AI-Driven Influence and B2B PR
ByBarbara Rozgonyi February 23, 2026February 23, 2026
By Barbara Rozgonyi | wiredPRworks | Updated February 2026 AI Research Disclosure: This post was created using a combination of AI-assisted research tools (including Perplexity AI) and Barbara Rozgonyi’s 20+ years of expert judgment in PR, social media, and B2B influence strategy. All sites have been manually reviewed and verified as active and authoritative as…
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From Visible to Valuable: Why Speakers Need High-Resolution Strategy in the AI Era
ByBarbara Rozgonyi February 11, 2026February 11, 2026
The Visibility Paradox of 2026 We’re drowning in content, yet starving for connection. For speakers, this paradox creates a brutal reality: you can be everywhere and nowhere simultaneously. Your LinkedIn posts get likes, your website traffic looks healthy, your proposals go out on time—but the bookings? They’re not matching the effort. This isn’t about working…
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How Can Associations Grow Better and Faster with AI: A 2026 AI + PR Visibility Playbook by an AI Keynote Speaker for Smarter Association Marketing
ByBarbara Rozgonyi December 4, 2025December 4, 2025
What’s your association’s biggest visibility problem? It’s not your budget. It’s probably not your marketing, or your leadership.Your biggest challenge is keeping up with the ever-evolving rules in a 2026 game that’s moving at hyper speed. In this article, by Barbara Rozgonyi an AI Keynote Speaker for associations, you’ll get the 2026 playbook you need…
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December 2025 Charlotte Business Event Guide How to Start 2026 with Stronger Connections, Clearer Visibility, and Real Opportunity
ByBarbara Rozgonyi December 1, 2025December 1, 2025
Every December, Charlotte shifts. The pace slows, but the possibilities sharpen. While inboxes fill with automated holiday messages, the real conversations move offline and into the rooms where next year’s ideas begin. If you work in marketing, PR, communications, digital strategy, entrepreneurship, or leadership, this month offers something rare: access. Access to decision-makers. Access to…
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Wicked for Good: What a New Oz Taught Me About Courage, Creativity and Coming Home
ByBarbara Rozgonyi December 1, 2025December 1, 2025
A Monday Mindset Story by Barbara Rozgonyi for WiredPRWorks with assistance from AI and Gemini for the Glinda the Good inspired featured image. An Introduction: Why Oz Still Speaks to Us in 2025 In a world shaped by AI, shifting identities and unprecedented change, the stories that last are the ones that remind us who…
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ChatGPT Turns Three: What You Need To Know About The Future Of Visibility, Communication, PR, And AI Strategy
ByBarbara Rozgonyi November 30, 2025December 1, 2025
This article was co-created using ChatGPT conversational AI to support research, structure, and clarity. All insights, interpretations, and conclusions reflect Barbara Rozgonyi’s professional experience in AI, branding, marketing, PR, storytelling, and visibility strategy. On November 30, 2025, ChatGPT turned three years old.The milestone itself is simple. The meaning behind it is much larger. In only…
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Two Hours at Galleria Borghese: What Rome’s Most Curated Museum Reveals About Focus, Visibility, and the Power of Attention
ByBarbara Rozgonyi November 18, 2025November 18, 2025
Travel Tuesday edition, September 2025 In an age where AI systems index, interpret, and prioritize the content we create, the places that teach us the most about visibility aren’t always digital. Sometimes they’re carved in marble. During our September 2025 visit to Rome’s Galleria Borghese, the combination of a strict two-hour window, masterful works by…
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Fractional CMO Buyer’s Guide: Expert Strategies for Choosing Transformative Marketing Leadership
ByBarbara Rozgonyi November 6, 2025
How to Choose Fractional CMO Marketing Leadership That Moves Your Business Forward Faster In 2026, strategic marketing leadership transcends mere tactics or frequent posting. True marketing defines your business’s presence, reputation, and most crucial, your relationships. If your company is experiencing growth, but your messaging, market positioning, or digital visibility lag behind, this isn’t a…
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Rooftops: Your Essential Reset in an AI-Driven World—Gaining Perspective for Leadership, Creativity, and Growth
ByBarbara Rozgonyi November 4, 2025November 4, 2025
In an era where AI algorithms process data at breakneck speeds, it’s all too easy to get lost in the daily grind. Bots excel at detecting patterns and optimizing efficiency, but they can’t touch the human spark: crafting meaning from the chaos. That’s where a simple shift in perspective—like gazing out from a rooftop—becomes a…
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How to Build an Award-Winning PR Campaign: Lessons from a 2025 Platinum PR Awards Judge
ByBarbara Rozgonyi October 29, 2025
Quick Take: A 2025 PRNEWS Platinum Awards judge, Barbara Rozgonyi, reveals how top campaigns earn recognition and results. Learn six secrets behind award-winning PR campaigns that build trust, drive measurable impact, and stand out through authentic storytelling and flawless execution. How judging the PRNEWS Platinum Awards 2025 revealed what separates good campaigns from truly exceptional…
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What Happens When AI Meets Creativity: Amplifier, Replacement, or Partner?
ByBarbara Rozgonyi August 28, 2025August 28, 2025
Everywhere you look, AI is reshaping how we live, work, and create. But one question rises above the noise: what actually happens when AI meets human creativity? As a brand marketing and PR consultant who’s worked at the intersection of creativity, communications, and tech for decades, I find this question fascinating. Is AI an amplifier that…
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