The Comms Bestie Group Chat
A weekly round-upĀ of what I'd drop in the group chat.
Join 7,500+ comms prosĀ for the best 5 minutes of your week.
Think: smart reads, spicy takes, useful tips, and ideas that madeĀ us rethink comms (or just madeĀ us laugh).
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Oct. 3, 2025]
Itās October 3. That used to meanĀ Mean Girls Day. This year, itāsĀ Life of a Showgirl Day. Happy celebrating. š§”Ā
Hereās what else is in the group chatā¦
šļøĀ GEO PR Cert: Muck Rack just launched a newĀ GEO Fundamentals courseĀ packed with actionable insights and a fun completion certificate...
Oct 03, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Sept. 26, 2025]
Bless the press that tells us exactly how to pitch them. Plus an NYC meetup & more.
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All the comms hoopla this week gave me a headache.Ā Anyone else? Here's what would've made it into our group chat:
š½Ā But first: I'm hosting the first Off the Record IRL meetup in NYC on ...
Sep 26, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Sept. 19, 2025]
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What Spotify, Gap, and Huntr/x can teach us about comms this week
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Big week in comms land.Ā Hereās what weāre dropping in the chat š
šĀ Required listening: Lulu Cheng Meservey (who quite literallyĀ wroteĀ the āgo direct...
Sep 19, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [September 12, 2025]
Is Claude Code our new comms AI writing bestie?
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š¤Ā AI writing partner of your dreams?Ā Helen Kupp (my former Slack coworker, now leading Women Defining AI) dropped aĀ insight-packe...
Sep 12, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [September 5, 2025]
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Katie called it spicy š¶, Leah says hiringās back, and Lauren's got AI prompts
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āØĀ Dreams come true:Ā hot take queen Katie Boysen called myĀ Smart in Public episodeĀ the spiciest yet. I was literally sweati...
Sep 05, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [August 29, 2025]
AI Comms training, a RIP to the print AJC, and a surprising WSJ job
Hey,
Hereās what I would have dropped in our comms group chat.
š¤Ā AI + Comms Webinar: Iām hosting a free workshop with Axios HQ: The Ultimate Guide to AI in Comms: 5 Insights from 170+ Comms Pros.Ā Grab your seat.
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Aug 29, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [August 22, 2025]
Hey,
This weekās group chat is filled with industry news ICYMIs. What did I miss?
šĀ Worlds collide:Ā My favorite comms journalist joined my favorite comms podcast. Donāt missĀ Axiosā Eleanor Hawkins with The KatiesĀ on Smart in Public.
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Ā Not the Onion (but also, The Onion):Ā The Onion...
Aug 22, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [August 15, 2025]
Hey,
Pop culture did its thing this week. FromĀ Sweet LorenĀ RyanĀ toĀ HERE, DAMNĀ to everything in your feed suddenlyĀ turning orangeĀ š§”, if your group chats were anything like mine, they were popping off. Hereās what wouldāve made it into our Comms Bestie Group Chat:
šĀ Must-listens/reads/v...
Aug 15, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [August 8, 2025]
Hey,
If we were in a comms group chat, these links wouldāve made it in. What did I miss?
šĀ Help shape Comms + AI training:Ā Off the Record is teaming up with Axios HQ to build an AI training just for comms pros. But first, we need your input. Take thisĀ 5-minute surveyĀ to help us make i...
Aug 08, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [August 1, 2025]
Hey,
We officially passed 1,000 comms pros in the Comms Bestie Group Chat (!!). So glad youāre here. Letās get into it. š
šļøĀ Add to Your Media Training: WSJās David Benoit justĀ casually droppedĀ a mini-masterclass on how to handle CEOs who want stories killed. Save this one.
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Aug 01, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Friday, July 25]
The link that might finally get your CEO to post
Hey,
Group chats are fun. These are the links I would've dropped if we were in one together.
š©āš¼ Send this to your CEO: Internal comms bestiesā¦ struggling to amplify your impact or get your leadership team on board with LinkedIn? S...
Jul 25, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Friday, July 18]
Hey,
Hereās your weekly group chat drop. I had to work hard to make it not all Astronomer memesā¦Ā
š [S.W.A.K.] What else could top the list this week but the Astronomer CEO caught canoodling with his Chief People Officer on the Coldplay Kiss Cam? If you pitched this as a movie, itād get cut for ...
Jul 18, 2025
