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The Activity Illusion
Smartphones are here to make our lives easier... or so we are told. One thinking mind begs to disagree.
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The power of dreams
Honda capture the power of dreams with a new interactive advert enabled by Apple's best-selling smartphone
Marketing News
The Lynx Effect
This week saw Lynx launch its new Facebook game where you try to bed….sorry I mean release Kelly Brook (a fallen angel). Now I’ll be honest I was really interested in this game when I heard about it. When I read about it in a national newspaper on Monday I immediately logged on and ‘liked’ … Continued
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Seen This?
The Great Manchester Debate
More scandal over the BBC's move out of London, and Manchester City Council's recently announced cuts. Can it really be put down to political one-upmanship? Yes, we think it probably can.
Media News
A slice of pie for hungry publishers?
Apple and Google both announce plans that will allow publishers to charge for digital content. The press breathe a sight of relief, and then look at the fees involved. Still, at least this is some quite good news for a change.
Media News
Going to hold it against Britney?
Manchester PR agency offers its take on Britney Spears' new product placement car crash pop promo
Social Media
Social Media? It's old news
The roots of electronic discourse can be traced back almost half a century, so let's take a potted look at the history of Tweets, Pokes, IMs and more...
Guest Post
G’day! An upside down look at consumer PR
How different can a PR agency in Sydney be to a UK consumer PR agency like Smoking Gun? I moved to the other side of the world to pursue my career in PR I thought, new media to learn, contacts to make but how different can it be, right? Wrong! Moving to Sydney Australia has been a learning curve from start to finish.
Media News
Social Media
Human Robots
Android has become the world's leading smartphone operating system, which should cause no end of fuss at Apple, Nokia and RIM.
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Smoking Gun wins people’s choice award
Industry recognition is great, but to get on the Recommended Agency Register your clients need to nominate you. One of the greatest accolades a marketing, PR or creative agency can receive, we’re proud to now boast RAR Status.
Media News
Social Media
Wish you were here
GPS based applications for smartphones are nothing new. These days things have come a long way since Foursquare, what with Facebook Places and now Google Latitude both on the map. But are they really a good idea?
Media News
iPhoneography- another word for nothing?
As a good PR agency new trends interest us enormously. Likewise, we’re inspired by the way language now develops from technology in the communication age.
Media News
Formats for the future
You may have noticed changes are afoot in the world of traditional print media. Glamour and Good Housekeeping launched regional variations last year, and The Independent revealed its new i publication, but it doesn’t stop there. Read on to find out more.
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