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2016 Was 10 Years Ago

January 28, 2026

By Sarah Van Dommelen If you spent any time on Instagram this January, you’ve seen the “2016 was 10 years ago” trend. Cue the collective identity crisis! When thinking about how much my life has changed over the last 10 years (and realizing how old…

Stretch PR Honored as a PRWeek “Best Places to Work 2025 – Small Agencies”

December 3, 2025

Chicago, December 2, 2025 – Stretch PR is proud to announce it has been honored by PRWeek as one of the “Best Places to Work 2025 – Small Agencies.” This prestigious recognition highlights the agency team’s strong commitment to one-another and to delivering exceptional results…

Un-Predictions for 2025

December 2, 2024

The last time I made predictions for the coming year was in 2019. I recently looked back on that lovely piece of content. Sure, there were lots of great predictions for 2020, but a global pandemic was not on the list. So, instead of giving…

My Favorite Olympic Moment So Far: An Unexpected Zag.

August 7, 2024

Like much of the world, I’ve become an Olympic junkie over the last couple of weeks. I find myself scrutinizing pommel horse flare execution and arguing the degree of difficulty in women’s synchronized diving. That I think about these only once every four years makes…

What I’ve always known brought back to life at the Sports PR Summit

June 20, 2024

I have always known that communication is important. From my mother telling me to look people in the eyes and have a firm handshake as a child, to leading PR programs today as a communications professional in sports and business. Yet sitting at the Sports…

How to use AI – for reluctant PR pros

July 10, 2023

We’ve all been grappling with the introduction of generative AI. We’ve had tons of conversations and debates about it. Some have embraced it unabashedly, and others have drawn a line in the sand – prohibiting its use. Here’s my take: 1. It can help you…

Five Reasons Why Young Professionals Should Build Their LinkedIn Profiles – Today

June 8, 2023

It goes without saying that social media is essential for personal branding and professional networking. And, we all know that LinkedIn is the go-to platform for professionals of all ages. Yet, you’d be surprised how many young professionals embarking on their career journeys are not…

Changing the Rap in the Insurance Industry

February 21, 2023

For many years, I have advocated for the insurance industry to coalesce in pursuit of a perception change. The industry clearly gets a bad rap. ProfitableVenture notes seven reasons why people think insurance companies are bad. I think at least a few are missing from this list.…