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 communication 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

        Making data speak

        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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