The most visible PR agencies in United Kingdom, October 2026

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

Leader

Hotwire

11Heralded Score, range 4–34

Where engines disagree most

Milk & Honey PR

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews 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
– Diffusion Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Drofa Comms RU Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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2% 0% None First reading
– Eskenzi PR GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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4% 2% None First reading
– Fair Public Relations Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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2% 0% First reading
– FieldHouse Associates GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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1% 0% None First reading
– Finn Partners US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Firebrand Communications US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Firecracker PR GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Firefly Communications GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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5% 5% None First reading
– FleishmanHillard US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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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
11 reddit.com Community 6.7% 3 of 4 3 Not read
12 wcs.agency Consultancy 6.7% 4 of 4 1 1
13 bridgeheadcommunications.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 1
14 energypr.co.uk Consultancy 5.0% 3 of 4 2 Not read
15 everything-pr.com Media 5.0% 2 of 4 2 1
16 hendrixrosepr.co.uk Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 1
17 hsbcinnovationbanking.com Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 2 Not read
18 leapfrog.uk.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 1 Not read
19 pragencyguide.co.uk Directory 5.0% 1 of 4 2 Not read
20 presswire.com Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Public relations agency for a startup in the UK English CCgroup and CommsCo, tied
How can a startup get press coverage for its launch in the UK? English No brand recommended
How do I find a PR agency in the UK that knows our industry? English No brand recommended
In-house communications vs. PR agency for a growing company in the UK English No brand recommended
PR freelancer vs. PR agency for a startup in the UK English No brand 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

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

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