Joe Public shortlisted for Best New Agency at the UK Agency Awards

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We have some rather exciting news: Joe Public PR has been shortlisted for Best New Agency at the UK Agency Awards 2026.

Considering we’re not even six months old; it’s a milestone that means an enormous amount to our growing team.

Joe Public launched at the beginning of 2026 with a clear ambition to create a different kind of UK PR agency – one focused on helping brands influence the people who really matter to their commercial success – customers and shoppers.

We bring together shopper PR, customer communications, digital thinking and integrated campaigns to help FMCG, food and drink brands build reputation and visibility that ultimately drive growth.

A big few months for our new PR agency

In a very short space of time, we’ve welcomed a brilliant team, built relationships with some fantastic clients and delivered work across retail, convenience, wholesale, food and drink.

We’ve grown quickly, but thoughtfully. From the beginning, we wanted Joe Public to be an agency where talented people could come and do ambitious, original and career defining work.

For our clients, that means having experienced, commercially minded people close to their business: people who understand the realities of the FMCG and retail landscape, care deeply about the detail and are always looking for ways to make communications work harder.

For our people, it means being part of a fun, energetic, plain-speaking team where good ideas are welcomed, collaboration matters and everyone has the opportunity to make a real mark.

Just getting started

Being shortlisted for Best New Agency is a wonderful recognition of what we’ve built so far – and of the trust our clients, colleagues and industry friends have placed in us.

But the most exciting thing is that this is only the beginning.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Joe Public in our first few months, and congratulations to all the other agencies on the UK Agency Awards 2026 shortlist.

We’ll be keeping everything crossed for the awards ceremony in October.

If you’re looking for a specialist FMCG PR agency to help your brand win with customers, retailers and shoppers – or you’re interested in joining our growing team – we’d love to hear from you.

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Ruth Kieran - CEO & Co-Founder

Ruth has over 25 years’ experience helping consumer brands win with shoppers and retailers across the UK and APAC. Named PR Leader of the Year by PRCA and listed in PR Week’s Power Book for seven consecutive years, her food and drink experience spans Organix, BEAR, Gü, PepsiCo, Ferrero and Britvic. She has also led crisis management for Burton’s Biscuits, Pizza Hut, Costa Coffee and Pets at Home. In 2022 she led the sale of Cirkle, building it into EMEA Creative Agency of the Year. Ruth’s Bio.