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The Blagger's Blog

Blagger's Blog— Navigating chaos, Chicken Town bites, Sheffield's flag faux pas

Smoking Gun's media news roundup this week— Sales advice has deeper meaning, KFC's Chicken Town triumph, and Sheffield's St Patrick's Day error.
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Influencer marketing

We asked bloggers about the sponsored post guidelines for social media influencers

Following renewed regulations regarding brands and influencers, we spoke to three of our favourite bloggers to get their opinion.
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Social Media & Digital

All change on the Facebook front: Messenger is the future of social media for business

Facebook's announcement that its future will combine WhatsApp and Instagram with Messenger at its core is good for brands, marketers and PRs. Here's why.
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PR

Marketing and PR experts must not rely on data alone for top results

We're fans of driving great work with good use of data, but as a number of leading marketers have said, numbers should never replace creative thought.
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PR

Brand purpose era is the time for PR agencies to shine

Iceland's significant reputation gains off the back of embracing the conscious consumer proves we are entering a golden age for PR agencies that understand brand purpose.
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The Blagger's Blog

Blagger's Blog— International Women's Day

 Smoking Gun's marketing and PR news roundup on International Women's Day— with great and not-so-great headlines from the industry relating to today.
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PR

7 literary PR stunts you'll love for World Book Day

We're celebrating World Book Day in the only way a top-level PR agency can; by compiling a list of exceptional examples of literary PR stunts.
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The Blagger's Blog

Blagger's Blog— Youth rising, Poundland passports, Chris failing

Our media news roundup— kids unite in letter to media on climate, Poundland's priceless Brexit stunt, Chris Grayling further muddies government waters.
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Recently here at Smoking Gun HQ

They say that in February there is everything to hope for and nothing to regret. For everyone here at Manchester’s most innovative PR and social media agency there’s actually plenty to celebrate, too. Six award nominations, enough new business to forgot that B-word, staff promotions and new aims for the coming months. Let’s start with … Continued
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Rick's Rambles

If your brand went gentle into that good night, would anyone care?

Most consumers wouldn't care if 81% of brands vanished, with poor quality and irrelevant content largely to blame. So what are you going to do about yours?
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Food PR

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We are what we eat: The best veggie food marketing campaigns

It's Veggie Month in the UK, and so we're looking at the best examples of food marketing that encourage people to get the greens in.
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Digital marketing

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How to… give consumers digital marketing content they want

A report from Stackla shows a gap between digital marketing content people want, and what brands deliver. Here's how to get ahead of the digital pack.
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Social Media & Marketing

Rise of the machines: 6 sensationally effective chatbots

Think a chatbot is just for basic customer service? Time for a re-appraisal as we run through the most innovative automatic brand assistants in history.
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    Our Awards

    Why stop at global stardom and incredible sales? When our clients work with us, they get the silverware to boot. We’re not into tooting our own horns, but the awards we’ve won with our clients are too good to miss…