In a month that has been dominated by the toughest of news, work hasn’t been easy. It’s a credit to the team here that we pulled together, paid our respects, and continued to work hard for our clients. This month, we ran a press day in London, sponsored a travel comms events in Manchester, and … Continued
With last week’s events in our hometown still raw in the mind, it seemed fitting and respectful to begin this month’s newsletter with a tribute to the tragedy, or more accurately those affected by it, the people who worked tirelessly to help others during the chaos, and the reaction to what happened. As we all … Continued
As a Sheffield Hallam University student studying Public Relations, I was faced with a choice in my second year that many students have to consider; to go on placement, or not to go on placement. Taking a year out to do placement means graduating a year after all of your friends, potentially having to live … Continued
Smoking Gun PR sponsored the ABTA Crisis Management Communications event at The Midland Hotel on Wednesday. The event gave practical guidance and advice to help delegates plan and update their crisis communications strategy. The interactive and skills based seminar provided people with insights, tips, techniques and case studies all tailored for the travel industry Our … Continued
Everyone is a writer these days, or so the saying goes. But if that’s true how come so many domains are filled with the kind of words that make you weep for the English language? Let’s consider what it takes to actually get your copy read.
We wouldn’t be the only PR agency in Manchester, nor the only PR agency in the UK, to understand that press industry headlines are frequently rather negative. Staff redundancies, title closures, the decline of sub editors on major newspapers and websites. As such it’s nice to hear of some good news coming from the journalistic sector. … Continued
As all social media agencies will know, throughout history there have been many hard-fought battles in this area of online, and plenty of resulting casualties. MySpace, Vine, even Twitter have all managed to come out on the bottom of their fight to make enough cash to fund their existence, the latter still being a firm favourite with … Continued
Weekly High PETA has done it again with another great advert designed to raise awareness at just how bad many animals are treated, this time looking at the milk industry. Switching cows for humans, it makes a stark and alarming point that will have you on soya and almond alternatives before you can say ‘big shop’. … Continued
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) shelves recently, there’s a very good chance one size-related change won’t have passed by unnoticed. Let’s get one thing clear, though, before we get into the nitty gritty of this particular blog post. Dove’s Real Beauty campaign is one of the longest-running public-brand … Continued
Weekly High Although this advert isn’t new, it’s new to us (originally unveiled back in April). The David Lynch Foundation offers a startling portrait of life after war for veterans, told through battlefield sounds. Or not, as the case may be. Powerful, impressive. Weekly Low This week’s lowpoint has wider connotations for our industry … Continued
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