Olmstead Williams Communications

10/02/2026

🌎 From Social Media Today: LinkedIn has shared some new tips for marketers looking to maximize their LinkedIn ads approach, based on insights from over 50,000 closed deals from 850 B2B organizations.

The data suggests that marketers should enact longer lead-in promotions to tap into early discovery.

10/01/2026

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Online threats can put a company’s reputation and its leaders at risk.

Our Talk PR interview with Digijaks founder and CEO Alan Silberberg explores cyber threats and online reputation protection.

Watch the interview: https://bit.ly/47yGNgU

Alan Silberberg is the founder and CEO of Digijaks and the go-to resource for executives under threat from anonymous hackers. He was our second-ever guest when Talk PR kicked off in 2024. We caught up with Alan two years later to discuss what’s behind the rise in cyberattacks, risk management, and...

09/30/2026

🎙 TALK PR: Tim Schneider has brought back to life the Palisadian-Post, the area's local weekly newspaper that previously folded. He joins us on the latest episode of Talk PR to discuss the economics behind local newspapers, content development, and how the Palisadian-Post rebuilds alongside the community. Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3VhXniw

09/29/2026

The Glendale News-Press Covered iQLA's Back to School Event, an outdoor event at a local park held in part to remember the 25th anniversary of the attacks. The annual gathering gives online students a chance to spend a day together.

Firefighters from Glendale Fire Department Station 24 spent part of their shift on Sept. 10 with a group of students who have known 9-11 only as history. The station’s crew joined students, families, and staff from iQ Academy of California – Los Angeles (iQLA), a K-12 powered online public schoo...

09/28/2026

📱 The AI era makes every press release more valuable. It can live forever in the AI library of knowledge and be cited for years to come. So, what makes a press release stand out in the GEO era?

Press releases have a new audience. Their most influential readers are now AI models like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, which digest announcements before a customer sees them or a reporter writes a story. This shift has given rise to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). While Search Engine Optimizati...

09/24/2026

iQLA was featured on ABC7 for its annual in-person Back-to-School event, where they were joined by the local fire department to honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11. As an online school, iQLA prioritizes creating opportunities for students to gather in person, build personal connections, and experience the community of a traditional school setting.

iQ Academy of Los Angeles – California (iQLA) hosted its annual in-person Back-to-School event at a local park on September 10. As an online school, iQLA prioritizes creating opportunities for students to gather in person, build personal connections, and experience the community of a traditional s...

09/23/2026

: Big news stories dominate every feed right now, and company announcements struggle to break through. Our latest explains how brands still earn attention when the news cycle leaves little room.

Too much news is bad news for old-fashioned company news. Today’s economic uncertainty and wrenching global events command instant attention for stories that spread across broadcast, digital, social media and AI platforms at viral speed. The news market is overwhelmed. Reuters Institute’s 2025 D...

09/22/2026

The first day of fall signals that Q4 is almost here. September is a good time to review communications priorities, identify opportunities for the final months of the year and start planning for 2027. The work done now can help companies finish the year with greater visibility, stronger relationships and momentum heading into the new year.

09/21/2026

AI summaries are now the first point of interaction between companies and their audiences. How does AI do it? By collecting, at warp speed, everything known from media coverage, a**lyst commentary, reviews, forums, and industry publications across the internet. Read more here:

AI summaries are now the first point of interaction between companies and their audiences. ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews generate direct responses that instantly define companies, technologies, and experts. How does AI do it? By collecting, at warp speed, everything known from media coverage, a**l...

09/18/2026

13 WHAM ABC covered Impella patient Sydney Pelusio, a healthy, active mother of two who went into cardiac arrest within an hour of arriving to the hospital with flu-like symptoms. Doctors implanted an Impella heart pump that circulated her blood while her heart rested. Check out the full story:

For Sydney Pelusio, a quiet day outside playing with her dog, watering flowers or watching her children reach another milestone means more than it once did. Two years ago, the healthy, active mother of two went to Unity Hospital with flu-like symptoms. Within an hour, she went into cardiac arrest. ....