Editor’s Note – January 2026

One year in since I took over as Editor-in-Chief of Strategic, I feel a sense that we’re building a real force within the global communication profession.

There are a lot of publications and resources in our space.  But I think we’ve developed a unique niche – giving a platform for communication leaders to share their thoughts, ideas, playbooks and successes.

This past year, we’ve published daily.

We’ve published pieces that cross nearly all of the professional disciplines in the world of comms,  – public relations, media relations, internal communication, crisis, public affairs (though we still await our first investor relations piece!)

With the exception of Antarctica, all of the continents have been covered.

And we’ve built up an immensely diverse community of Strategic Columnists who represent the best our profession has to offer?

What’s new?

We’re now the home to #WeLeadComms – profiling communication leaders from around the world for their courage, initiative, and leadership.

We’ve launched a global awards program – including Strategic 26, a free-to-enter program for recognizing communication leaders who make a difference.

Together with IABC EMENA, we’re bringing back the Communication Leadership Summit Unconference on 17 April, and are in discussions to bring this event to other geographies later this year.

And we continue to collect, curate, generate and platform the most opinionated and thoughtful content in our industry.

Thank you for your continuing support!

– Mike Klein, Editor-in-Chief and Communication Director, Strategic

Written by: orlaclancy