The Blagger's Blog
The Blagger's Blog 24th July 2015
A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort
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Social Media
I want those shoes now! The future of the social 'buy now' button
An attractive pair of shoes appears on your Instagram feed. The likes and comments are multiplying. They seem affordable. Moving away from the platform, researching and actually buying the shoes seems like a big deal. You give up. The shoes fade away. The brand loses your business. Or maybe not? A recent article on The … Continued
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Social Media
World Emoji Day: Transforming into our favourite characters!
When we heard it was World Emoji Day (17th July), we jumped at the chance of bringing our favourite icons to life! Since their launch in Japan in 1998/1999, emojis or ??? have become an integral part of the digital language. From helping to build emotional relationships, to defusing an awkward WhatsApp squabble, whether we like it or not, emojis … Continued
PR News
Public relations thoughts: Oh My Vlog launches
As we seem to say time and time again, here at Smoking Gun PR, arguably the country’s most ingenious, straight-talking public relations agency, digital firm and home for social media experts, we’re in the business of keeping abreast with all things going on in the media. Which is why the launch of a brand new, … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 17th July 2015
A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort
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Has Instagram Changed Journalism?
Back in June, our MD Rick blogged about the decline of print media and the bright future ahead for social media platforms to share content. In my eyes, a rising star in this field that simply cannot be ignored is Instagram. The photo sharing platform, most famously associated with hot dog legs, Kim … Continued
Social Media
Meerkat Cameo – a step forward for the live broadcast app
Not so long ago, here on Smoking Gun PR’s blog, we trumpeted the arrival of Meerkat, a still-relatively-new live streaming app that allows people and brands to set up broadcasts for other users to watch in real time. When we first wrote about the launch there were several questions to be asked. We initially pondered whether … Continued
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The Intern's Insight…
Hi, My name’s Meabh and I’m Smoking Gun’s new intern for the year. I’m spending my third year at university here, on a Marketing Management Course at Manchester Metropolitan. I’ve officially been working at SGPR for a month, and loving it. I’ve fully adjusted to the 7am wakeup call, the team are really friendly and helpful … Continued
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Last Week At Smoking Gun PR…
Last week was a busy old week for the SGPR team! Here’s a roundup of everything we’ve been getting up to…
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The Blagger's Blog 10th July 2015
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Social Media
Happy Birthday to you! Love Twitter xx
Twitter announced earlier this week that you can now submit your date of birth in your account settings, which you can display on your public profile, or just to your followers, or even keep it private just so that Twitter can send you a nice message on your birthday… Sounds very nice and friendly doesn’t it? … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 3rd July 2015
A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Quote of the week “While the 700 guests – who paid either £450 or £1,000 a ticket depending on where they sat – whooped with delight at video images of Ed Balls’s defenestration at the general election, the mood on the evening was understandably … Continued
Rick's Rambles
Journalism isn’t dead, it’s just finding itself
In the years since I started out in public relations so much about the industry has changed. It’s now almost unrecognisable. Plenty of good has come, but plenty of negatives too- not least the decline of print, job losses at every newspaper in the country, and the future of journalism becoming increasingly fragile. A leaked … Continued
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