The Comms Bestie Group Chat
A weekly round-upĀ of what I'd drop in the group chat.
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Think: smart reads, spicy takes, useful tips, and ideas that madeĀ us rethink comms (or just madeĀ us laugh).
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.
šÆāāļø B...
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
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Friday, July 11]
Hey,Here's your weekly group chat drop. More links, less pings. Did I miss anything good?
š° [NIGHT OWL] The Daily Express editor is lobbying for 10pm embargoes. As a lifelong 7am ET girlie, Iāmā¦ conflicted.
š¹Ā [FAKEFLUENCERS] NYT shares how brands are hiring regular people to pretend to be influe...
Jul 11, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Friday, June 27]
Hey,If we were in a group chat together, this is what I'd be dropping in. What's making the rounds in your group chats?
š° [POST CHECK] WaPo is piloting a program where sources can annotate the very stories theyāre quoted in after theyāre published. On one hand: transparency. On the other: the jo...
Jun 27, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Friday, June 20]
Hey,
If we were in a group chat together, this is the stuff Iād be dropping in. What did I miss?
š [CANNES CAN] Did you know it was Cannes Lions this week? LOLz, of course you did. Itās all over the feeds. I have to applaud the chutzpah of the college PR student who snagged a selfie (and some i...
by Gab Ferree ā
Jun 20, 2025
Comms Bestie Group Chat [Friday, June 13]
Hey,
If we were in a group chat together, this is the stuff Iād be dropping in.
Letās call it the Comms Bestie Group Chat. All of the fun with fewer notifications.
Hereās what caught my eye this week š
š¤ [The New SEO] The comms world is buzzing about earned media feeding AI search, but are you t...
by Gab Ferree ā
Jun 13, 2025
