Work from the CommTech WG

The members of our working group regularly produce content such as white papers and impulse papers, blog articles and interviews. These are used, for example, as part of our webinars and other events. To ensure that the results of the initiatives are available to as many PR practitioners as possible (in the long term) and can be used for digital transformation, you can download all the contributions here.

Whitepaper:
Surfing on topic trends: Recognizing and using emerging topics early on with AI

Publication: April 2026

Impulse paper

Early detection of communication crises with AI

Publication: April 2026

Whitepaper

Agentic AI in corporate communications

Publication: March 2026

Playbook

Connect AI data sources

Publication: March 2026

Whitepaper

How communication departments build a database for their AI applications

Publication: February 2026

Impulse paper

AI agents in communication: what is feasible? Where are the limits?

Publication: February 2026

Impulse paper

Challenges in performance measurement 2026

Publication: January 2026

Whitepaper

Expectation gap vs. reputation gap

Publication: January 2026

Impulse paper

What communications can learn from the US Marine Corps when introducing AI

Publication: December 2025

CommTech Index Report 2025/2026

Publication: November 2025





    Survey data:
    CommTech Index Survey 25/26

    Publication: November 2025





      Impulse paper

      The future of AI-based media analysis

      Publication: November 2025

      Audio summary:
      Future roles and skills in the communications profession in the face of digitalization

      Publication: November 2025

      Impulse paper

      Introducing predictive communication intelligence

      Publication: March 2025

      Impulse paper

      Making stupid AI agents smart

      Publication: September 2025

      Whitepaper

      From SEO to GAIO – How reputation becomes a critical success factor

      Publication: August 2025

      Whitepaper

      Strategic paradigm shift in internal communication

      Publication: August 2025

      Impulse paper

      Recognizing communication crises with AI

      Publication: July 2025

      Study

      Future roles and competencies in the communications profession in the face of digitalization

      Publication: July 2025

      Impulse paper

      Proving communication successes

      Publication: June 2025

      Whitepaper

      Increase impact with AI-based media analyses

      Publication: May 2025

      Impulse paper

      How AI is democratizing media analysis

      Publication: April 2025

      Whitepaper

      Predictive intelligence topic management

      Publication: March 2025

      Impulse paper

      Predictive intelligence topic management

      Publication: March 2025

      Whitepaper

      Check today with AI,
      how communication will work tomorrow

      Publication: March 2025

      Whitepaper:

      Making data talk: How communicators draw insights from their data analysis

      Publication: March 2025

      CommTech Index Report 2024/2025

      Publication: November 2024





        AI-based reputation management

        Publication: August 2024

        Data culture

        Between enlightenment and upskilling

        Publication: November 2024

        Whitepaper

        Provide sound evidence of communication success

        Publication: January 2024

        Whitepaper

        How artificial intelligence is changing topic and reputation management

        Publication: March 2024

        Whitepaper

        Targeted communication management
        with the help of the stakeholder journey

        Publication: March 2024

        Impulse paper

        AI impulse paper in the newsroom

        Publication: February 2024

        Whitepaper

        Internal Comms Controlling

        Publication: February 2024

        CommTech Report 2023
        (German/English)

        Publication: November 2023





          Impulse paper

          AI in media analysis

          Publication: February 2024

          Whitepaper

          BENCHMARKING

          Publication: June 2024

          Whitepaper

          Brand Value

          Publication: June 2023

          Whitepaper

          Useful AI tools for communication departments

          Publication: December 2023

          Impulse paper

          Sustainability communication

          Publication: March 2023

          Whitepaper

          Dashboard

          Publication: March 2023

          Whitepaper

          Crisis sensors

          Publication: March 2023

          Whitepaper

          Reputation measurement

          Publication: March 2023

          Whitepaper

          Data Lake

          Publication: February 2023

          Artifical Intelligence in Public Relations and Communications

          Thomas Mickeleit & Christina Rettig: There is no shortcut to AI. Or is there? How German communications professionals are navigating the AI revolution: Insights from a focus group discussion of the members of AG CommTech.

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