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Marketing News

10 weird and wonderful buzzwords

To coin one of Nathan Barley’s best bits, even if you’re not a ‘self-facilitating media node’, there’s a good chance you’re aware of just how prevalent buzzwords are within the creative industries, marketing and PR. Of course there’s a big problem- many don’t actually mean anything. Instead, these trendy terms are mere distractions from the … Continued
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January 2016 in the Smoking Gun study

Talk about hitting the ground running. We’re only a month into the start of this year and already it feels like so much work has been done, and so many great results achieved. One in the eye for those who believe momentum should be gathered over time. Whilst the financial year still has a while … Continued
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A Millennial on Instagram

As a millennial who is studying Public Relations and Marketing, it is expected of me to have a presence on every social media platform. However, brands don’t need to be on every channel so why am I expected to? Equally as some social media platforms aren’t relevant to certain business, different personalities don’t work with … Continued
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Social Media

Brands on social media in 2016

In a recent article from The Guardian, it was reported that social channels have become so called ‘walled gardens’ from fraud and adblockers, and there’s never been a better time to invest in them, because now they’re starting to deliver on traditional media and marketing objectives.Facebook earned an impressive £3.1bn last year. However traditional media, … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog – Ice Cube in Manchester, Holly and Phil's hangover, NHS strikes

A weekly roundup of media news, sans effort
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#SGPRblogs15 PRs and Bloggers unite…

In October 2015, we hosted Smoking Gun PR’s very first blogger event, #SGPRblogs15. Seven lovely bloggers based in the North West turned up to talk relationships. The day proved to be really insightful, for both teams involved, and so we’ve pulled together a list of the top tips we took home. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines When … Continued
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Top tips for brands when using Pinterest

Pinterest is an often overlooked social media channel. Since it was launched in 2010, Pinterest exists to allow users to virtually ‘pin’ items that inspire or excite them. For a non-Pinterest user, you’d probably assume that Pinterest solely exists to excite creative/crafty DIYers. Spend a couple of hours on the site, and you’ll soon discover … Continued
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PR News

If brands can learn anything from David Bowie's legacy

It’s now just over 48 hours since Britain woke up to discover one of the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st Century had sadly passed away. As is the standard practice, tributes have been pouring out from a range of sources- whether that’s major broadcasters and newspapers or your Facebook friends- although in this instance … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog 9th January 2016

A weekly roundup of media news, sans effort
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Ingenious Ideas

Mood-aware tech: Is the future really that depressing?

As we speak (or write?) CES 2016 is currently taking place in Las Vegas. Well, OK, given the time difference between Manchester and the Nevada desert it’s more likely the remnants of a few after show parties will be taking place right now. Nevertheless, one of the world’s biggest exhibitions of future technology got underway … Continued
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New year, new social

2015 has been and gone but not without leaving a large impact on the social media industry. There are over 2.2 billion active users on social. With the world of social changing so quickly, 2016 will see a host of new trends and updates emerge. So here are our three social media predictions unleashed for … Continued
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That was the year that was

“Cheers for a new year, and another chance for us to get it right.??? Or so said Oprah Winfrey- words that resonate with staff in our office as we look to the beginning of 2016, fresh opportunities and new challenges.
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The Blagger's Blog

Quotes of the year 2015

Every week, our Blagger’s Blog runs through all the media news and goings on you really should know about, but may well be too busy to pick up on. Each edition also opens with something someone said, somewhere, ranging from the most poignant to the downright absurd, the funniest to the most sincere.
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