The most visible PR agencies in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

PRLab

8Heralded Score, range 6–15

Most cited source

linker-agency.com

43citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

MSL

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Walker Sands US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 linker-agency.com Consultancy 7.4% 4 of 4 14 Not read
2 linkedin.com Social 7.1% 3 of 4 22 Not read
3 enterie.com Consultancy 2.9% 3 of 4 7 Not read
4 besteprbureaus.nl Media 2.4% 3 of 4 6 1
5 clutch.co Directory 4.0% 4 of 4 13 1
6 sortlist.com Directory 3.6% 3 of 4 12 2
7 youtube.com Social 3.1% 3 of 4 15 Not read
8 google.com Vendor site 1.9% 2 of 4 13 Not read
9 commrank.com Directory 1.7% 1 of 4 8 4
10 comunicato.net Media 1.4% 1 of 4 8 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Alternatives to hiring a PR agency on a retainer in the UK English No brand recommended
Alternatives to sending press releases to journalists yourself in the UK English No brand recommended
I lead communications at a mid-sized company in the UK and need help handling a crisis. English No brand recommended
how to get media coverage for a startup in the uk English No brand recommended
how much does a pr agency cost in the uk English No brand recommended
pr agency vs in-house communications team in the uk English No brand recommended
What are the best PR agencies in the UK? English Brunswick Group, Edelman and MSL, tied
I'm the founder of a startup in the UK and want coverage in business media. Which PR agency should we use? English Ballou
What are the best PR agencies for startups in the UK? English Ballou and Hotwire, tied
Which PR agency is best for a growing company in the UK? English Hotwire

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured