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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog – Michael Moore pans UK, amazing film fest ad, Adidas typo

A weekly roundup of media news, sans effort Quote of the week “I mean this with respect, we didn’t feel like there was anything left to learn here. And that you had given up on yourselves.”
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PR News

It's a new national newspaper, but not as we know them

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Marketing News

Time to get real: Why brands are ditching celebs for folk like us

 
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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog- Amanda Holden, British Asian Network, Like our page or face eviction

A weekly roundup of media news, sans effort Quote of the week “Erm… Yeah… I’m sure the horizon is always that wonky…”
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3 habits that bloggers need to start adopting, ensuring they are keeping within Google's guidelines

Did you know that each year, Google changes its search algorithm around a whopping 500–600 times. While most of these changes are minor, Google occasionally rolls out a “major” algorithmic update (such as Google Panda and Google Penguin) which previously affected search results in a significant way. Penguin was an algorithm update from Google in … Continued
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Social Media

Social media marketing: Facebook's Live Video map might be cool, but is it useful?

As we explained in the last issue of our monthly newsletter, Facebook has introduced Live, a video streaming platform built into the social network, which allows users to broadcast themselves direct from a smartphone to anyone they like- from private friends-only streams to public showpieces. For our lowdown on that, click here. Further headlines have … Continued
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Marketing News

Marketing the referendum: The EU campaigns none of us expected

As you have probably picked up on, we are now just weeks away from the biggest socio-economic-political decision the UK has made in decades. Inadvertently referencing The Clash in the process, it seems the country and everyone living here is locked in the tumultuous choice- should we stay or should we go? One of the … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog – Ryanair's referendum offer, meat-eating vegans, terrorist #PRFail

A weekly roundup of media news, sans effort Quote of the week “Vote Leave must be getting really desperate if they are now objecting to low fare air travel for British citizens.”
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PR News

Lifestyle media coverage after Google's blogger guidelines

  Google issued a stark warning in March about articles that have come about as a result of a writer receiving something for free. More recently, it handed out manual penalties to sites carrying content that didn’t fall in line. People use links in web content, and there are two types that can be used- Follow … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog- Stone Roses 'like Bryan Adams', BBC lifeline, dogs as accessories

A weekly roundup of media news, sans effort Quote of the week “As it started, I thought it sounded like Bryan Adams fronting Rainbow. And then I realised that it sounded more like Rainbow, the kids’ TV show.”
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Social Media

Does Google have more power than the government?

News hit yesterday that Google plans on expanding its ad blocking powers to cover adverts for loans due within 60 days of the agreement, or charged at an interest rate of 36% and above. This is the latest in a string of reports relating to online advertising, with concerns ranging from whether an advert is appropriate … Continued
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Now that's what I call a food PR fail (and what to learn from it)

Let’s face it, we all love to eat great food- whether that’s the stuff we love with a smattering of guilt, or the stuff we love that’s actually good for us. Everyone here at Smoking Gun PR is no different, and as such you can probably imagine the passion with which we approach any work … Continued
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Rick's Rambles

How to avoid becoming the next BHS

The high street is the business equivalent to a dangerous jungle. The inhabitants are  constantly on guard, and survival of the fittest rules across an unforgiving, unpredictable terrain. Last month news hit that one of Britain’s most recognisable retail chains was biting the bullet after almost 90 years in business. A devastating blow to tradition, … Continued
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