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As an industry leading and award-winning PR agency, at Unhooked Communications we invest in our own PR research and insights. These useful PR guides are designed to support business owners and marketing professionals to help them integrate PR into their wider marketing strategies.

2026 PR Trends

In an increasingly fragmented media and digital landscape, earning attention, building trust and proving impact have become some of the biggest challenges facing marketing teams.

The 2026 PR Trends Report from Manchester PR agency Unhooked Communications explores how audiences are discovering brands, what earns credibility, and how PR can contribute directly to business outcomes.

Backed by industry data and proprietary insights from Unhooked Communications, the report covers:

  • Why B2B buying has become more digital, complex and trust-driven, and how brands must show up earlier in the journey

  • The shift towards private spaces and communities, and what it means for reach, advocacy and content strategy

  • How the rise of AI search is transforming online discovery, and why authority, structure and earned media matter more than ever

  • Why journalists are overwhelmed with low-quality content, and how to build credibility through high-value media relations

  • The increasing pressure to evidence ESG progress, and what audiences consider meaningful action

  • Why PR must integrate with business strategy to demonstrate tangible outcomes such as sales, recruitment and retention

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