The most visible PR agencies in France, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from France in French and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Linker

25Heralded Score, range 5–51

Most cited source

cision.fr

5citations

From Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Linker

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Linker FR New entry 25 , range 5–51 27#1 21= #8
25
  • : score 25 · #1
10% 7% None First reading
2 425PPM New entry 18 , range 2–47 7#5 37#2
18
  • : score 18 · #2
7% 4% None First reading
3 Open2Europe FR New entry 15 , range 2–47 8#3 26#5
15
  • : score 15 · #3
8% 3% None First reading
4 Ballou FR New entry 14 , range 2–48 9#2 21= #8
14
  • : score 14 · #4
7% 4% None First reading
5 Oxygen RP New entry 13 , range 1–42 4#13 29#4
13
  • : score 13 · #5
5% 1% None First reading
6 Unglow New entry 12 , range 1–47 7#7 21= #8
12
  • : score 12 · #6
6% 3% None First reading
7 StoriesOut New entry 12 , range 1–47 7#8 21= #8
12
  • : score 12 · #7
5% 4% None First reading
8 Volga New entry 11 , range 1–46 5#11 21= #8
11
  • : score 11 · #8
5% 3% None First reading
9 Walker Sands US New entry 5 , range 2–36 7#4 0= #22
5
  • : score 5 · #9
5% 2% None First reading
10 Hotwire GB New entry 5 , range 2–36 7#6 0= #22
5
  • : score 5 · #10
4% 3% 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 and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 cision.fr Vendor site 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
2 genpress.fr Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 1 Not read
3 intercom.help Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
4 mediaconnect.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
5 shadow.inc Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
6 assurup.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 buzzstream.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
8 cision.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
9 helloasso.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
10 hsbcinnovationbanking.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best pr agencies for tech startups English Beantown Media Ventures (BMV), Bospar, Highwire, Inkhouse, Sparkpr and Walker Sands, tied
pr agency for b2b companies English Ballou, Fabriq, Hotwire, Open2Europe, PIABO and PR Paradigm, tied
how to get media coverage for a startup English No brand recommended
how much does a pr agency cost English No brand recommended
pr agency vs in-house communications team English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

Gemini

No brand named in at least three answers.

Google AI Overviews

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