‘Agencies should stand up for their staff’

<p>Client-agency relationships, acquisitions and how agencies are really using AI – these are among the topics discussed in PRWeek UK’s latest podcast.</p><p>This week’s edition of Beyond the Noise features insights from the PRWeek UK Top 150 questionnaire, which asked comms consultancies about a range of issues affecting their businesses.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prweek.co.uk/pr2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here</a> to access the articles published to date.</p><p>Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-the-noise-the-prweek-podcast/id1513615965" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0onUHcQsn5ITC1lYtW89jZ?si=c965c18c49724d2c&nd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or on your favourite platform.</p><p>PRWeek journalists Danny Rogers (editor-in-chief), John Harrington (UK editor) and Evie Barrett (senior reporter) analyse the data and pick out salient comments from agencies, taken from the Top 150 questionnaire.</p><p>Questions discussed include:</p><ul><li>How many agencies are asking for higher fees – and are they successful?</li><li>Are clients becoming more demanding?</li><li>How are agencies really using AI on a day-to-day basis?</li><li>How many agencies plan to increase their mandatory office days?</li><li>Are agencies still keen on acquisitions, and what does it tell us about the market?</li><li>What are the top locations for new offices?</li></ul><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>