This week Apple presented its long-awaited update to the world’s most popular smartphone series, a model which will coincide with the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone- hence the name, X. Plenty has changed since the innocence of 2007, not least the universal agreement that touchscreen are a good thing. “That is the most expensive phone in … Continued
In an effort to make Facebook more colourful, the social media giant’s recent update is sure to turn a few users off. Over the past few days, Facebook has introduced colour comments in what The Independent reported, “an extremely garish new look???. Evert Groot, a Facebook user first spotted the change and shared his thoughts … Continued
This blog post was written especially for Measurement Month by our independent evaluation consultant Stephanie Bridgeman, who, along with her team, works alongside us to collect, categorise, curate and make sense of PR data.
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As regular readers of the Smoking Gun PR blog will know, we’ve been following the fake news situation with keenness. After all, it impacts on almost every aspects of our business, from its effect on the perceived legitimacy of what the public sees, hears, and reads, to the growing malaise towards the dissemination of information on … Continued
Quote of the Week “Putting the tat in Tatton.??? Andrew Langstone on Twitter, commenting on a pink hat for girls featuring the slogan ‘Future footballers wife’. Also criticised for its poor grammar, Tatton Park has now removed the item from stock.
This week we picked up on the announcement that Unilever, one of the world’s biggest FMCG companies responsible for a host of household name brands, was set to cull a significant amount of its current advertising budget. Thanks to Financial Times for the tip off.
Like thousands of other graduates across the UK, a few months ago I found myself sweaty-palmed, panicking, and asking the question “what now????. The fear of not having that safety blanket student loan to live on pushed me into a part-time job where I knew my destiny didn’t lie. I became incredibly thankful for the … Continued
Supposedly the world’s favourite social network, despite its popularity and usefulness, I can’t help but feel companies have good reasons to be angry at Facebook right now. From extremist content to fake news, the platform needs to step up in order to clean up its act. While there have been some significant steps taken of … Continued
Every company in the world has a tale to tell, and a yarn to spin. It’s one of the reasons PR, marketing and advertising agencies exist- to help businesses realise what they want to project. But have you ever stopped to think why this is important?
Earlier this month, BBC Two announced it would be bringing back Norwich’s most egomaniacal local radio DJ, Alan Partridge, and cult dark comedy, The League of Gentlemen. This got us thinking resurrections, and how hard it is to update anything.
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