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From ‘sexist’ to sexy: On Christmas adverts in 2012
This year's festive spots have led to innuendo and small scale furore. We take a look behind the scenes of the biggest season for retail sales and commercials.
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Four business benefits of 4G
Super fast mobile Internet has arrived in the UK. Here are a few reasons why you can't afford not to investigate for public relations, customer service and more.
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November 2012 in the Smoking Gun study
December’s coming fast, but with a brand new client along with several events and ongoing pitch opportunities, nobody at this Manchester PR agency is even close to starting their Christmas shopping.
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Simply unmissable 11
Gangnam Style via Scandinavian thriller The Killing and foreign prank shows are amongst the best of the web found by this public relations agency of late.
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The Blagger's Blog
The Blagger's Blog 23rd November 2012
Madonna's Russian gay rights controversy, Susan Boyle's album orgy, UK media news, moustached planes, news predictions for next week and events for the diary.
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Infographic – Content for SEO
At Smoking Gun PR we understand how important creating content is for clients – not just for PR but also for SEO purposes. As such, this week’s infographic explains why content is key for SEO. A hat tip to Brafton.com for creating the infographic
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#talibansubjectlines and the terror of incorrect PR emails
We've all done it. The dangers of not double checking press release mail outs come to fruition as a notable militant group neglects to use the BCC field.
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Movember madness continues with travel competition
Win a holiday for finding the best moustaches on the planet? Sounds pretty reasonable, and a great example of timely PR.
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The Blagger's Blog 16th November 2012
Schofield and Newsnight, what the UK newspapers said, defecate on Boris Johnson's patch for World Toilet Day, news predictions, and media dates for the diary.
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Homes and interiors PR agency reveals truth about home improvement shows
Being an expert homes and interiors PR agency, the team at Smoking Gun towers can often be found flicking between Sarah Beeny, George Clarke and Kevin McCloud to keep upto speed with the latest trends and news.
We've produced a handy infographic to help keep you in the know with what's happened and happening with homes related TV shows thanks to our exclusive research.
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The Newsnight Tory mess and journalistic accuracy
In the wake of another case in which the press look incompetent, at best, we try our hardest to consider both sides of the useless UK media argument.
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John Lewis Christmas advert spoof
The breaking of John Lewis’ Christmas TV advert is beginning to hold a place in our hearts as dear as Coke’s annual Santa spot. This year’s has met with nearly universal approval in Smoking Gun HQ and today we were tickled pink to see this meme break in spoof honour. Watch until the end and … Continued
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