Originally published September 19, 2006. Updated September 19, 2026. Ahoy, mateys! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and I have a confession. I wrote about this exact holiday 20 years ago, in a post called Talk Like a Pirate: PR Takeaways on September 19, 2006. Back then, Talk Like a Pirate Day was…
LinkedIn Is Now the Backbone of AI Search Visibility. Here’s What That Means for You If you work in professional services, executive leadership, consulting, speaking, or corporate communications, a quiet shift in B2B discovery has been happening right under our feet: your prospects, buyers, and members are no longer finding you through traditional search and…
What if the biggest revenue opportunity in your business has been hiding inside customer emotions you’ve never measured and the stories you’ve never told? That question crackled through the room at the CX Leadership Breakfast during Charlotte Fintech Week, a peer gathering at the Charlotte Convention Center that turned into one of the most candid…
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…
How to Architect AI: What the ThinkAI Symposium Revealed About the Future of Work, Trust, and Visibility By Barbara Rozgonyi, keynote speaker, AI + PR visibility strategist, and founder of WiredPRWorks and Brighter Presence ThinkAI Research & Innovation Symposium | May 14, 2026 | The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center CityPresented by UNC Charlotte’s…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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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