Top 150: how can agencies grow in 2026?
About this episode
The episode discusses insights from PRWeek's UK Top 150 Consultancies project regarding agency growth and trends in 2026.
What does PRWeek’s UK Top 150 Consultancies project tell us about the agency world in 2026 and beyond? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via Apple , Spotify , or listen on your favourite platform. This week, PRWeek journalists Danny Rogers (editor-in-chief), John Harrington (UK editor) and Siobhan Holt (deputy editor) delve into some of the main findings from PRWeek’s flagship UK Top 150 Consultancies project, which went live this week . They look at how agencies are increasingly having to run to stand still, especially given the pressure on margins, despite the agency sector overall being in growth. The trio discuss what agency leaders are saying about trading in 2025 and so far this year, and look at trends across different sectors, including consumer, health and tech PR. The journalists also discuss trends such as the apparent deprioritisation of media relations and the growing importance of AI, and look at changes in headcount, redundancies and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Danny Rogers, John Harrington, Siobhan Holt
Topics covered
- agency growth
- PR trends
- media relations
- AI in PR
- consultancy insights
- trading outlook
Keywords
- PRWeek
- consultancies
- agency growth
- media relations
- AI
- trends
- headcount
- redundancies
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Organizations: PRWeek, UK Top 150 Consultancies, Apple, Spotify, Acast
Places: UK
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