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The Summer Your Brand Got the PR Glow-Up (Forget "Pretty")

Marge Serrano
Marketing
~3mins
August 7, 2025

Forget "The Summer I Turned Pretty." This is the summer your brand turned powerful. Magnetic. Unignorable. While everyone else was busy posting beach thirst traps, you were out here landing features, snagging headlines, and turning journalists into hype machines.

Plot twist? You didn’t stumble into this spotlight, you owned it.

Welcome to your summer PR era, where strategy meets swagger and buzz meets bottom line.

Why PR Is Your Brand's Secret Weapon This Summer

Let’s be brutally honest: paid ads are great, but they’re thirsty. They scream “please like me!” while earned media whispers, “everyone already does.” That’s the power of public relations.

Strategic PR gives you:

  • Credibility that converts
  • Visibility that scales
  • Buzz that builds community
  • Backlinks that boost SEO
  • A story that sticks

In a world drowning in noise, PR is the megaphone you actually need.

Act I: From Wallflower to Newsroom Darling

Before the glow-up, your brand had a vibe, but not volume. You were whispering in a world built for bullhorns. Then came the PR pivot: bold storytelling, spicy angles, irresistible pitches.

Let’s break it down:

  • Media Training: You learned to speak journalist, not jargon.
  • PR Angles: No more generic snooze-fests. You positioned your brand as the only option.
  • Pitch Strategy: Custom, cheeky, click-worthy.

Suddenly, BuzzFeed wanted a quote. Forbes came knocking. That one editor who ghosted your emails? Now they’re double-texting.

SEO Pro Tip:

Make sure your media mentions are linking back to optimized landing pages. PR isn’t just visibility, it’s link equity, baby.

Act II: The Hot Streak

You didn’t just get a feature. You became the go-to voice. The expert. The main character.

Every week, another hit:

  • Podcast interviews with industry legends
  • Quotes in Fast Company and Entrepreneur
  • Features in niche newsletters that actually move your audience

And what followed?

  • Website traffic up 150%
  • Social followers doubled
  • Sales through the freakin’ roof

PR isn’t a vanity play. It’s pipeline fuel. It’s how people discover, trust, and buy from you.

Metrics to Watch:

  • Domain Authority (hello, SEO boost)
  • Referral Traffic (thank you, backlinks)
  • Brand Mentions (you’re being Googled)
  • Conversion Rate from PR pages (we love a high-intent audience)

Act III: The PR Rebrand Isn’t a Phase

This wasn’t a summer fling. It’s your villain origin story, the moment you stopped playing nice and started playing smart.

Your brand voice? Sharpened. Your story? Polished and powerful. Your media kit? A damn masterpiece.

And guess what? You’re not going back.

  • You’ve got media relationships on speed dial.
  • You’ve got evergreen placements driving consistent traffic.
  • You’ve got clout.

PR as a Long-Term Strategy:

  • Quarterly campaigns keep the momentum.
  • Newsjacking lets you own trending topics.
  • Owned media (your blog, podcast, etc.) amplifies earned media.

Case Study Snapshot:

One of our clients, an edgy e-comm brand, went from zero press to being featured in Vogue, Hypebeast, and Refinery29 in under 60 days.

The results?

  • $100K in new revenue
  • Viral social campaigns
  • Wholesale partnerships from inbound leads

Because when the right people are talking about you, the right opportunities come knocking.

Want In? Let’s Make You Famous.

Forget fluff. We’re not here to make you look good. We’re here to make you unignorable.

We:

  • Craft angles that make editors salivate
  • Build press kits that do the talking
  • Land you features that Google and your grandma will brag about

And we do it with cheek, charm, and a healthy disrespect for the word “maybe.”

TL;DR: This Is The Summer You Turned Iconic

This isn’t just another campaign. It’s a coming-of-brand moment.

So yeah, "The Summer I Turned Pretty" was cute. But this? This is The Summer You Turned Iconic.

Need the headlines to match your hustle? Let’s talk.

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