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FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO READ

‘No hot pants!’ – do PR dress codes matter?

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Havas Red chief Rachael Sansom departs

Rachael Sansom. (Credit: Campaign UK)

Finn Partners sees four senior departures

Amy Skelding, Elizabeth Treversh, Polly Hughes, Grace Parker.

VisitScotland seeks global comms agency

Edinburgh. (Credit: John and Tina Reid/Getty Images)

From the Editor-in-Chief: FIFA isn’t the only sport governing body scoring reputation own goals

Danny Rogers.

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Is ‘job hugging’ stifling PR growth?

The ‘job hugging’ phenomenon – of people clinging onto jobs – is a growing cause of concern for PR agency leaders and recruitment specialists alike.

Count Binface PR rep unmasked

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WPP expected to cut hundreds of jobs this year

Essential

Havas’ Yannick Bolloré: Agency sector is now ‘in a good place’ as perceptions have ‘flipped’

Yannick Bolloré

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MikeWorldWide hires global chief intelligence officer

UK audit watchdog seeks comms agency

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‘Flaming June… not quite’ – Trading Tracker, agency bosses on June

Eileen Boydell, James Gordon-MacIntosh, Laura Perry, Darryl Sparey.

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Agencies upbeat on trading – PRWeek Trading Tracker

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Ofgem terminates Cavendish contract

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WPP names global president of social and creator

Pictured: Rema Vasan. (Photo credit: Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images)

PLMR hires ex-government comms chief

James Sorene.

MOST READ

Finn Partners sees four senior departures

Havas Red chief Rachael Sansom departs

‘No hot pants!’ – do PR dress codes matter?

Ex-Ketchum creative chief Indy Selvarajah joins Hope&Glory

Ex-Cow MD joins The Academy

Ex-Downing Street comms chief James Lyons joins agency

TRANSPARENCY REPORT

The Romans, Grayling, Smarts… which agencies are the most transparent?

Transparency report with stars.

Essential

Just seven Top 150 agencies offer equal parental leave – which offers the most?

Who offers the most?

Essential

Which Top 150 PR agencies pay the Living Wage?

Living wage.

Essential

Top 150 agencies reveal parental leave policies – who offers what?

Parental leave policies.

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Top 150 PR firms reveal parental leave policies (1-50)

Parental leave policies (1-50).

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Top 150 PR firms reveal parental leave policies (51-100)

Parental leave policies (51-100).

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Top 150 ‘Bubbling Under’ PR firms reveal parental leave policies

Transparency report Bubbling under.

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Top 150 PR firms reveal parental leave policies (101-150)

Parental leave policies (101-150).

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COMPANIES HOUSE FILES

FGS, Fleishman, Ketchum… which agency pays the most dividends?

Dividends paid.

Insights

Brunswick, Edelman, Headland… which PR firms have the highest asset value?

PRWeek Companies House Files: Tangible assets.

Insights

Brunswick, Headland, MHP… which agency’s ‘brand’ is worth the most?

PRWeek Companies House Files: Intangible assets.

Insights

Brunswick, Edelman, Fleishman… which agencies contribute most to staff pensions?

PRWeek Companies House Files: Pension Commitments

Insights

Revealed: gender splits on agency statutory boards

PRWeek Companies House Files

Insights

Proportion of female statutory directors at PR firms falls, PRWeek research reveals

PRWeek Companies House Files: Director trends

Insights

Talent war, cybersecurity, AI… agencies reveal top business risks

Companies House Files: Risks & Uncertainties

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AI, headwinds, talent... agencies reveal top priorities

Companies House Files: Trends

Insights

Which UK PR agencies generate the most profit?

Insights

Which UK PR agency bosses earn the most?

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Agency bosses’ pay dips amid tough trading, PRWeek research reveals

Insights

Brunswick, Freuds, MHP… which UK PR agencies pay the most tax?

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Which UK PR firms have the biggest wage bills?

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What are the Companies House Files and what do they reveal about top UK agencies? FAQ

Companies House Files logos.

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PRWeek UK launches the Companies House Files

PITCH UPDATE

A Lakeland store.

Lakeland swaps PR agency after 20 years

Homeware retailer Lakeland has parted ways with Finn Partners after two decades.

LATEST PITCH UPDATES

Genting Casinos appoints comms agency for London Trocadero launch

Exclusive: McVitie’s owner assigns six-figure global corporate PR brief

North East mayoral body launches PR pitch process

Exclusive: KKR-owned Viridor refreshes PR support

Mondelēz International extends UK comms brief

TUI UK hands GEO brief to PR agency

Odeon appoints comms agency to boost AI visibility

Coca-Cola appoints EU public affairs leaders

Gary McElyea.

Ex-Ketchum creative chief Indy Selvarajah joins Hope&Glory

Indy Selvarajah.

C4 hires NGO CEO for new corporate affairs role

Daniel Bruce

Movers and Shakers: Edelman, H/Advisors, Ogilvy, MHP, Cow and more…

Movers and Shakers.

Brunswick hires ex-DGA and FTI leader

James Melville-Ross.

Ex-Downing Street comms chief James Lyons joins agency

James Lyons.

Ex-Cow MD joins The Academy

Matt Wilcock.

The Big Interview

‘As long as I’m here this all makes perfect sense’ – Big interview: Matthew Freud

Matthew Freud.

Weber Shandwick’s Susan Howe: ‘If you’re not earning a reaction, you can’t win’

Susan Howe

Big interview: More inner Zen but as hungry as ever - Richard Edelman at 70

Golin CEO Matt Neale: ‘It does feel like a golden age for us’

Matt Neale

H/Advisors chief: ‘You can’t be organised like in the ancient world’

FUTURE OF THE MEDIA

WATCH: LADbible’s Natalie Evans on how to land coverage with social publishers

Evie Barrett, Natalie Evans.

WATCH: Christian May - ‘If we launched City A.M. now, it would probably be a Substack’

Media focus: PRWeek UK editor John Harrington (left) with City A.M.'s Christian Rose

LISTEN: Manchester Evening News editor on PR, AI, and disinformation

Sarah Lester.

LISTEN: The Grocer’s Adam Leyland: PR think ‘beyond one story’

Adam Leyland, Siobhan Holt.

John Harrington.

From the UK editor: is this PR’s greatest AI misstep?

AI slop is in the news, and journalists are not happy.

‘Chilli Con Kane’ – a pun too far? Creative Hits and Misses of the Week

FIFA’s red-card meddling is a PR own goal

Ollie Edwards.

The Odyssey: lessons for brands and storytelling

Nick Beaumont.

Lily Allen backlash – PR must prepare audiences for brand change

Niamh Mercer Danher.

‘Really very dumb’ – Creative Hit and Miss of the Week

Pride Month is over. Bisexual people are still waiting to be understood

Lewis Oakley.

Community engagement – sweat the small stuff

Geoff Robjent.

Should PR ditch phone calls? Gen-Z pros debate – PRWeek podcast

A pair of young PR stars are guests on this week’s Beyond the Noise podcast, discussing AI, office attendance, navigating LinkedIn and more.

RECENT EPISODES

Cannes: where are the UK indie winners? PRWeek podcast

‘I gave honest feedback to a colleague and they cried’ – Am I the PR A***hole? PRWeek podcast

Edelman, Burson and Smarts on Cannes predictions – PRWeek podcast

Beyond the Noise.

‘PR is having an extraordinary renaissance with this World Cup’ – PRWeek podcast

Where are PR’s LGBTQ+ leaders? PRWeek podcast

Uncommon’s Nils Leonard: ‘PR should be scared’ – PRWeek podcast

Nils Leonard, Randy Manicks.

Are you the PR A***hole? New PRWeek podcast launches

PEOPLE & PLACES AWARDS

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Industry Newcomer (under three years’ experience)

Ella Rowe

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Under 10 Years’ Experience

(Clockwise from top left) Sophie Woollands, Olivia Rawal, Lola Carter

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Over 10 Years’ Experience

(Clockwise from top left) Peter Klomp, Ella McWilliam, Sanjiv Winayak, Ella Fallows

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Small Consultancy (2-29 employees)

The Stand team

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Mid-Size Consultancy (30 to 99 employees)

The WPR team

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Large Consultancy (100+ employees)

The Golin team

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Diversity & Inclusion Award

The Hope&Glory team

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Best Internship Scheme Award

The Freshwater team

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Mental Health Champion Award

The Story Mob team

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Reward & Benefits Award

The Milk & Honey team

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Sustainability Award

The Forster team

PRWeek UK People & Places Awards 2026: Training & Development Award

Former interns and their current roles at Propeller

PRWeek UK’s People & Places Awards 2026 – winners revealed

PRWeek People Stars 2026

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Ella McWilliam, Full Fat

Ella McWilliam

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Hamid Miah, BT Group

Hamid Miah

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Olivia Rawal, Pangolin

Olivia Rawal

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Matthew Richards, Bloxspring

Matthew Richards

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Ella Rowe, Jefferson Communications

Ella Rowe

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Zoe Ruibal-Buxton, Hawthorn Advisors

Zoe Ruibal-Buxton

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Izzy Shipley, Third City

Izzy Shipley

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Sophie Woollands, Woodrow Communications

Sophie Woollands

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Jack Blenkiron, WPR

Jack Blenkiron

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Cara Hoenkhaus, InfoSum

Cara Hoenkhaus

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Rachel Ford, WA Communications

Rachel Ford

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Ella Fallows, Hawthorn Advisors

Ella Fallows

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Adaora Geiger, H/Advisors

Adaora Geiger

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Sian Bradshaw, H/Advisors

Sian Bradshaw

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Lola Carter, Milk & Honey PR

Lola Carter

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Kirsty Endfield, Swipe Right

Kirsty Endfield

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Josh Dowley, Hawthorn Advisors

Josh Dowley

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Peter Klomp, UEFA

Peter Klomp

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Alexa Joel, Popcorn

Alexa Joel

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Chris Maho, The Romans

Chris Maho

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Holly Ryan, WA Communications

Holly Ryan

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Georgia Welfair, Pangolin

Georgia Welfair

PRWeek People Stars 2026: Sanjiv Winayak, Milk & Honey PR

Sanjiv Winayak

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: PR Breakthrough

A split screen showing Mummy Pig in a veil and holding a sign saying 'Daddy Pig, I'm Pregnant!'

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Event Activation

Marcus Ericsson

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Influencer Marketing

People around a well

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Employee Communications

A cartoon of EMA by Mobil

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Healthcare

An Asian man walking his daughter down the aisle with the text: Make the 3rd Opinion your own

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Non-Profit

A room inside an incubator

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Product Brand Development

Progresso Soup Drops

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Public Sector

A woman in a doctor's coat showing various 'prescriptions' in Sweden

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Creative Idea

A woman on a market stall giving someone a Lego flower

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Integration

Peppa Pig and her family meeting Baby Evie

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Content

A TikTok video with Lady Gaga

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Campaign – Asia Pacific

A woman in a bikini with comments around her photo

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Campaign – Europe

An incubator with a room set up inside it

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Global Professional – Agency

Tom Beckman

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Agency – Asia Pacific

The Golin team in Asia-Pacific

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Agency – LatAm

The Sherlock Communications team

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Agency – Europe

The Weber Shandwick team

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Agency – Middle East

The Weber Shandwick team

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Corporate Branding

A man standing on a stage with a screen behind him showing a city skyline and text saying: The launch of the possible

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Corporate Social Responsibility

A boy in a school uniform with text saying Animal Politico - El Examen

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Campaign – LatAm

A boy in a school uniform with text saying Animal Politico - El Examen

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Campaign – Middle East

Don't Look Down campaign report

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Issues and Crisis

Campaigners for the Epstein Files Transparency Act

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Citizenship

Virginia Roberts Giuffre

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Campaign – Africa

People carrying a large casket

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best PR Software or AI Platform

A screengrab of Meltwater

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Best Use of AI or PR Software

Cars suspended in the sky

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Consumer Launch

A man standing on his porch with a Grubhub delivery in front of him

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Campaign of the Year

Pregnant Mummy Pig with her family

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Small Global Agency

The Romans team

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Global Brand

A Lego Botanicals stall and a couple with a Lego flower

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Mid-Size Global Agency

The Ruder Finn team

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: Large Global Agency

The Golin team

BRAND FILM AWARDS

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Animated

An animated group of children, a woman and an elderly man in winter clothes

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Organisation Documentary

The London Eye

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Branded Programme

Leigh-Anne Pinnock in a London Eye pod

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Scripted

Women in a lab

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Social Change

A woman standing by a grey wall with the text 'AXA Safe Spaces' superimposed

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Director

A girl asleep with a woman stroking her head

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Consumer Goods

A man holding up a Guinness World Records certificate

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Sport

Natasha Rothwell

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Healthcare & Pharma

A woman squinting at her computer with text overlaid saying: Specsavers - Resting squint face

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: B2B

A man sitting at a desk with equations overlaid on the screen

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Internal

A woman in a Japanese costume and face paint in a city centre

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Corporate

Women looking out from a balcony on to a city landscape

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Public Affairs

A Mongolian woman on a horse

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Use of a Small Budget

A schoolboy with abusive messages overlaid on the screen

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Use of Humour

A woman squinting at her computer with text overlaid saying: Specsavers - Resting squint face

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Charity/Third Sector

A girl hugging a page of text with the blurb

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Post-Production Sound Design

A chimp in a desert landscape looking at a giant tusk

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Post-Production Editing

A chimp in a desert landscape looking at a giant tusk

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Post-Production Motion Graphics

A chimp with a butterfly on its finger

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Most Emotional Impact

A couple holding hands and looking at each other

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Use of Digital/Social Media

Stormzy

Brand Film Awards 2026 winners: Best Use of An Influencer/Celebrity

Babar Azam advertising Ufone Data Bohat Hai

CORPORATE AFFAIRS AWARDS

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Product Launch

A bus outside Parliament with stats on the side saying 'The UK chews 4 billion pieces of plastic gum every year'.

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Crisis or Issues Management

An electrical worker being interviewed on a road in a rural area.

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Public Health Awareness Campaign

Brenda Edwards standing in front of an audience with a Specsavers clipboard

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Use of Content – Corporate/City

Connection Test chair.

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Handling of an IPO

Verisure listing on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Newcomer of the Year – Public Affairs

Zak Wagman

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: In-House Professional of the Year – Pharma/Healthcare

Olivia Warner

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: In-House Professional of the Year – Public Affairs

Michael Phillips

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: In-House Professional of the Year – Corporate/City

Simon Condon

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best In-House Comms Team

British Dental Association campaigners outside Number 10

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Agency Professional of the Year – Pharma/Healthcare

Sarah Gordon

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Consultancy of the Year – Corporate/City

Threesixty team

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Integrated Agency

MHP staff at an event

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Use of Media Relations – Corporate/City

Cover of eToro research report.

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Handling of a De/merger or Acquisition Deal

Aviva 'We shine brighter together' graphic.

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Use of Media Relations – Pharma/Healthcare

Brenda Edwards with an 'Auntie Army'.

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Proactive Lobbying Campaign on an Issue or Cause

MP Scott Arthur and Sonia Khan in the House of Commons.

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Use of Social Influencers/Creators – Corporate/City

A man smiling and holding money in the air

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 winners: Best Corporate Internal Comms or Employee Engagement Campaign

TMICC employees in front of a sign saying 'life tastes better with ice cream'

AWARD WINNERS

PRWeek UK’s People & Places Awards 2026 – winners revealed

PRWeek Global Awards 2026: winners revealed

Brand Film Awards 2026: winners revealed

A montage of winning campaigns

Corporate Affairs Awards 2026: winners revealed

Purpose Awards 2026: Specialist – Long-Term Commitment

Lots of supermarket products with pink labels and Asda Tickled Pink/Breast Cancer Now/CoppaFeel! logos

Purpose Awards 2026: Company Awards – Agency of the Year

The Kindred team

Purpose Awards 2026: Specialist – Best Use of Creativity

Images shot on iPhone comparing current tourist spots with their predicted state due to climate change

Purpose Awards 2026: Specialist – Best Use of Celebrity and/or Influencers

GK Barry

Purpose Awards 2026: Specialist – Best Use of Technology

A man lying on a sofa with an ambulance behind him and text saying 'Be the giving type'

Purpose Awards 2026: Specialist – Best Use of Social

A cartoon Joe Wicks doing exercise

Pay Gaps Report

PRWeek reveals biggest-ever Pay Gaps Report – but are gaps closing?

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Pictures: PRWeek Pay Gaps Report event

PRWeek Pay Gap Report event.

Ethnicity table – PRWeek UK Pay Gaps Report 2025

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Gender table – PRWeek UK Pay Gaps Report 2025

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Pay Gaps Report agencies strongly outperform PRWeek UK Top 150

Model figures on coins. (Credit: Aitor Diago via Getty Images)

PRWeek UK Pay Gaps Report: How are PR agencies closing their pay gaps?

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Grayling, Smarts, SEC Newgate UK – agencies reveal steps to close pay gaps

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Pay Gaps Report examines disparity between ethnic groups

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MONTHLY TRADING TRACKER

‘Nervous energy in the air’ – Trading Tracker, agency bosses on May

More agencies find trading worse than expected – PRWeek Trading Tracker

‘Listen to business, Andy!’ Do PR firms want Burnham as PM?

Are PR firms using freelancers less?

‘We’re all feeling nervous’ – Trading Tracker comments

Late-paying clients compound tough trading – PRWeek Trading Tracker

‘Alarm bells are starting to sound’ – Trading Tracker comments

NEW BUSINESS RANKINGS

Smarts, The Romans, PC Agency – who won the most new biz in September?

Final new-business rankings: who won the 2025 league?

The Romans versus Tin Man – who’s top of the new-biz league?

The Romans, Smarts and Tin Man: new-biz league hots up

Tin Man extends lead in August new-business rankings

Burson and Weber Shandwick surge in latest new-business rankings

Smarts closes gap as new-business rankings heat up in July

LATEST CAMPAIGNS

David Brent and Premier Inn, London Eye tattoos, Aldi and Pitbull – Campaigns round-up (part two)

AO wedding crash, Holland & Barrett pints, ‘Chilli con Kane’ – Campaigns round-up (part one)

Five Campaigns We Liked in June: your winner revealed

‘I say bring back rainbow washing’ – Pride hits and misses

(Credit: erremmo/Getty Images)

Speedo and Minions, HelloFresh viral ambassador, Travelodge shower thoughts – Campaigns round-up (part two)

Specsavers hotline, Lego and Olivia Rodrigo, Tesco Wimbledon van – Campaigns round-up (part one)

Five Campaigns We Liked in June: vote for your favourite

Partner Content

Why brands need to replace visibility with retrievability

PR360

Earnies champions human insight with new DEEPER division

AI, layoffs and trust gaps: why context is now corporate affairs’ core challenge

PR360 roundtable hosted by PRWeek and convened by Two Degrees Below

Creativity Multiplied: how Brandnation rebuilt its agency model

Columbia Hike day

The NFL doesn’t care how you find it… just that you do

Two speakers at Influencer360 conference

Can you trust AI in a crisis?

Speaker at a conference

The indie era: how independent agencies are reshaping Middle East PR

Photo of interviewee

6 ways the rise of intelligent AI is redefining PR in 2026

Portrait image of author