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The Blagger's Blog August 19th 2011

It's Friday, again, with Jeremy Irons, Brangelina in Glasgow, Abercrombie & Fitch banning Jersey Shore, Manchester v London v Washington DC in the Tweets, and more media news.
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Newspaper circulation skyrockets with hacking scandal

We analyse the impact the News of the World closure has had on the UK Sunday newspaper market. Some have done very, very well. Others not so.
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Social Media & Digital

Manchester riots – a bizzare response?

You just never know what you’re going to see when you’re out and about in town these days and we just witnessed something quite bizarre. We’re not sure if this is a poet’s ant-riot protest but check him out…
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Quirkies, Weird and Wonderful

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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog August 12th 2011

Riots top Manchester and London's tweetstakes, and even show up in Melbourne, Levi's pulls a cinema and TV campaign as a result, while Wrangler gets interactive.
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Arab springs, British summers, and social media revolutions

In the wake of public unrest across England, the failed white washing of a Chinese rail crash, and the ongoing Arab spring social media, its politicisation and policing, isn't far from anyone's lips.
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Smoking Gun grows FMCG roster with anti-baldness bestseller

Alpecin has joined the Smoking Gun FMCG fold, and we couldn't be happier, or, thanks to the brand's handy Baldness Calculator, balder.
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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog 5th August 2011

Manchester v London v New Delhi in the Tweetstakes, Blackburn Rovers tuck into some badly judged chicken advertising, while Troll Hunters are sought in the London area. The Blagger's Blog- all the media you need.
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How To Guides

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Social Media & Digital

Recommended Viewing – LinkedIn's Timeless Guide To Small Business Success

From the horse's mouth, as it were, the folk at LinkedIn guide you to SME fame and fortune.
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Case Studies

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Effective PR in action – the Smoking Gun proof

When we launched Smoking Gun we wanted to create campaigns that offered our clients tangible results and as no two campaigns are the same, neither are our reporting metrics. PR is so much more than a book of cuttings and we aim to show that with every piece of work. In brief, here are five headline results we’ve achieved with recent work.
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The Blagger's Blog 29th July 2011

Amy Winehouse tops the Tweets for Manchester, London and Los Angeles, while Umbro creates beautiful art for advertising.
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British online video consumption booms (while news falls)

The UK's online activities for June have been analysed and reported on, with increases and plummets abound.
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‘How far would you go for press coverage?’ asks Smoking Gun MD Rick Guttridge

Rome wasn’t built in a day, but Rupert Murdoch’s empirical influence on British politics ended in one. So how deep does this media rot go?
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How To Guides

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How to… avoid a brand crisis

A company’s reputation is in the hands of consumers. Fires can start with barely a catalyst, so making sure you know how to douse the flames is essential.
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