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Marketing

Destination marketing: This 80-second video explains why we love Manchester

‘Oh Manchester, so much to answer for’. So said Morrissey, one of the region’s most controversial spokespeople, in The Smiths’ track Suffer Little Children. Now a new ultra-short film is backing up the claim, and doing a fine job in destination marketing.
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The Blagger's Blog

Blagger's Blog- Ukip 'borrows' green design, BK sold a whopper, and everyone loves Easter

The Blagger’s Blog – a weekly roundup of media news, sans effort Quote of the week “In this case the only difference between our leaflets and Ukip’s is that the Green Party ones contain sensible policies.”
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Travel PR

Crisis management and travel PR: Where now for United?

In recent weeks the Smoking Gun PR blog has had plenty of travel PR content. Maybe it’s the time of year, with many Britons who haven’t done so well in advance now scrambling to get their summer holiday plans in firmly in place. Perhaps it’s the ABTA Crisis Management Communications seminar we’re sponsoring in Manchester next month.
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Travel PR

ABTA’s Crisis Management Communications seminar : If a crisis happened tomorrow are you prepared?

Words: Isabel O’Riordan, Marketing Manager, ABTA If a crisis happened tomorrow are you prepared? Do you have an effective strategy to manage the media and keep key stakeholders up to date?
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Blagger's Blog- Bon Jovi's voice, Cuba's green boom, angry Aussie journalists

The Blagger’s Blog – a weekly roundup of media news, sans effort Quote of the week “I’m singing like sh!* tonight…”
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Social Media

Top 5 April Fools’ PR Stunts

April Fools’ Day PR stunts. Some might say they’re like Marmite and here at Smoking Gun, we have a pretty divided opinion within the team on whether they’re fortuitous for brands or simply a waste of time. To help us decide, we’ve decided to do a quick round up of the top 5 April Fools’ … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog

Blagger's Blog- Au revoir EU, HSBC trans accounts, homophobic theme park fail

The Blagger’s Blog – a weekly roundup of media news, sans effort Quote of the week “We already miss you. Thank you and goodbye.”
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March 2017 in the Smoking Gun study

With the triggering of Article 50 this week it’s easy to feel a little uneasy about what the future has in store. Not so here on Bridge Street, though, with an excellent month of new clients, new starters, and knowledge sharing pointing to a very positive immediate future and beyond. First things first, then, let’s … Continued
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The ideal filling- Expert advice on sandwich-year internships

It’s getting to the time of year when the best and brightest start looking to the best and brightest to make them even better and brighter. Thousands of PR, marketing, communications, media, and journalism students across the UK are finalising sandwich year placements for September 2017 onwards, hoping to bolster their chances of full time … Continued
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Travel PR

PRs and passports- Travel campaign fails, and crisis success stories

On 17th May we’re sponsoring ABTA, the Association of British Travel Agents, for a Manchester event on Crisis Management Communications. The aim being to offer practical advice and guidance on how travel brands can better plan for marketing and comms catastrophes, or avoid them altogether.   Those interested in attending should follow this link for details … Continued
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Technology

Ask Alexa- How brands are using Amazon Echo’s personal assistant

With technology hurtling along at an ever-faster rate, sometimes you can’t help but wonder if it really is a brave new world, or overcomplicated excuse to sell more products. Amazon’s personal assistant, Alexa, which runs on Echo hardware, is a prime example. On the face of it, having a bluetooth speaker doubling up as connected … Continued
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Rick's Rambles

Just how much is your CEO really worth to your business?

Earlier this year we published a blog post- Brand marketing: Good for me, or good for all. Based on figures relating to companies, and their impact on society, community, and the environment, the message was clear- firms with positive, caring images enjoy better customer loyalty and perception. But what about the image projected by the … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog

Blagger's Blog- Escape from Eden, dirty water, Uber issues

The Blagger’s Blog – a weekly roundup of media news, sans effort Quote of the week “… load of rubbish.”
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