FEATURE: The freelance game - PR Week takes an exclusive look at new research that highlights the growing trend for PROs to opt for greater independence. Peter Simpson reports

In the not too distant past, it seemed only those PROs recently made redundant, or those possessing that rare communications Midas touch, handed out business cards inscribed 'freelance consultant'. But how times have changed - and continue to do so at a quickening pace, according to a new survey, reviewed exclusively by PR Week.