Not by editing it yourselves, no. But the answer doesn't have to be "stay away from Wikipedia." Rather, it's "trust the process." Wikipedia has an official process built for exactly this situation, and while it isn't perfect, a bit of patience and persistence can pay off.
The process is called an edit request. Someone from your team, or your agency, posts the proposed update on the article's talk page, the public discussion page attached to every article. The post says openly who they work for, states the suggested wording, and attaches an independent news source. If the claim holds up, the volunteer editor makes the change. For routine, well-sourced updates this can work quite well. Not to mention, it starts building a public track record of your company taking the platform seriously, which earns goodwill you will want the next time you have a more challenging ask.
What to avoid is the easy shortcut: an employee or agency editing the article directly, whether or not they admit the connection, hoping no one will notice or make a big deal about it. Editing your own article is against Wikipedia's community norms even when disclosed, and doing it secretly violates the site's terms of use and creates exactly the kind of story no announcement needs riding along with it. If Wikipedia updates are becoming a regular need, that is the point where a specialist stops being a luxury; talk to us about what that looks like.
Last updated August 30, 2026.
