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Ode to the silly season
With competitions and crises abound this year- from the Olympics to the Euro- the usual media summer of soft stories has vanished. All's not lost though.
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10 Best Football Adverts of All Time
From Bobby Moore advertising local pubs to Steven Gerrard shooting at pigeons, here are the most memorable commercials dedicated to the beautiful game, in time for Euro 2012.
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May 2012 in the Smoking Gun Study
In true spring style this month has been all about new life on Quay Street, with a fresh addition to the team, not to mention all manner of staff enrichment and skill sessions.
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Simply Unmissable 5
This time round we’ve got Sacha Baron Cohen falling off a camel, John Terry making a nuisance of himself, and Inception in images
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Infographic: YouTube Facts & Figures
At Smoking Gun PR we're big fans of YouTube, and this infographic is full of mind numbing facts about the channel.
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The Blagger's Blog 25th May 2012
Media talking points will Will-I. Am. arriving to eco conference in a chopper, great Samsung advert, and pop music assaulting Twitter.
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Facebook shares prove potential false hope as investors dislike
From $38 to $34 per share, Mark Zuckerberg's social network suffers its first major public slip up as billions are wiped off the company value.
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The Blagger's Blog 18th May 2012
Another week in the media with Amanda Holden, Britain's Got Talent, Land Rover survival, Nike's Manchester mistake, R Kelly, Beastie Boys and more...
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New ABC newspaper figures reveal Saturday is the day
Weekend papers, unsurprisingly, out-sell weekday editions, by a huge amount. As such we have to ask; will this spell trouble for future revenue streams?
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Wednesday Infographic: Inception Explained
This week’s infographic is a little different from normal as Inception Explained is a web based infographic designed by Matt Dempsey that aims to explain the plot of the 2010 film Inception. We’ve included some screen grabs of the infographic below but to fully enjoy it, click on the above hyperlink.
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The Blagger's Blog 11th May 2012
Tulisa is FHM's sexiest, Cameron defends Hunt, Kraft thank Facebook Likers, London Marathon doesn't recognise paralysed runner... all this and more media news.
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A return to Cosgrove Hall?
With talk of Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment looking for space in Manchester we thought a trip down memory lane might be in order.
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