Our Month in Numbers
Our month in numbers: October 2026
The coverage, reach and wins from a month of PR for our clients.
Amy BlythPR consultantPublished · 1 min readIn October 2026, marco/richards secured 732 pieces of media coverage for its clients, with a combined reach of 209.5 million. Coverage ran in titles including the Express, the Mirror, the Guardian, GB News and The Sun.
October was a big month for the marco/richards team. Across our client portfolio we secured 732 pieces of coverage, with a combined potential audience reach of 209.5 million.
We're especially proud of how we handled the Autumn Budget. We started preparing well ahead of the Chancellor's statement, so on Budget day our experts were ready to comment as soon as the announcements landed. It was also a strong month for health: National Cholesterol Month, prostate cancer awareness and the latest weight-loss research all gave our medical experts a chance to share their advice in titles including the Express, the Mirror, SheerLuxe and the Guardian. In the garden, our lawn experts kept readers mowing and helped them prepare for the wet weather ahead.
732
Pieces of coverage
209.5m
Combined reach
No tricks. Just 732 treats.
October is National Cholesterol Month and our cardiologist client, Dr Francesco Lo Monaco, was on hand to share his advice on how to lower levels of 'bad' cholesterol.
The Daily Star's Neil Docking visited Footy Nation in Southport this month and shared his verdict on the footgolf experience with his readers.
Grass expert Jonathan Davis told Tom's Guide why it's crucial to maintain a mowing schedule this month.
Chien Wong from OCL Vision told SheerLuxe why regular eye tests are so important. The consultant ophthalmic surgeon and director at OCL Vision revealed how check-ups are vital as the retina "gives us a direct window onto what is happening throughout the body".
Molly Monks, insolvency practitioner at Parker Walsh, had plenty of media requests to answer on Budget day. As businesses digest the Chancellor's announcements, Molly's message is clear: financial difficulties need attention now.
London NowMet Police officer and Police Now graduate Amy Greener was nominated for an award after helping to house a vulnerable mother and baby who had been sleeping on the streets of Brixton.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in UK men, but it's still not talked about enough. That's according to Dr Jiri Kubes of the Proton Therapy Center, who is encouraging men to have a 'five-minute chat' that could save their lives.
As the Chancellor announced that the fuel duty cut would be extended to July 2027, Graham Conway from Select Car Leasing explained what this temporary relief really means for motorists.
Ruaraidh Buckenham, senior governance pharmacist at Simple Online Pharmacy, commented on a new weight-loss injection that could target belly fat, reducing any stored around internal organs and in the liver. He told the Mirror that the findings on survodutide raise interesting questions about the next generation of weight-loss treatments.
The UK started to see the other side of El Niño, extreme wet weather, and there's more to come. Chris McIlroy shared how to prepare so gardens are not ruined by heavy downpours.
'Ferritin face' trended on TikTok again this month, and our expert GPs at The Health Suite were asked by the Guardian to explain which of the claims about low iron stores were fact and which were fiction.
Elliot Castle warned Sun readers of the risk of overpricing their homes. The We Buy Any Home CEO was featured in an article on how sellers are having to slash their prices in order to sell. His advice is to price right from the start, instead of trying to test the market.
Week by week: This Week in Coverage, 9 October, This Week in Coverage, 16 October, This Week in Coverage, 23 October.
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