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May 2015 in the Smoking Gun Study

After a promising April it’s easy to see May as something of a wash out. That is unless, like us, you’ve been nominated for yet more esteemed accolades, have launched a huge new client campaign, seen a fresh face joining your list of brands, and welcomed back two familiar firms for a pair of exciting … Continued
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How do you judge your brand value?

We think you’d better sit down for this one, as it may come as something of a surprise. According to the annual Brandz global power list, which released its 2015 edition today, Apple is now the world’s most powerful brand, usurping Google from the throne following a 67% increase in estimated value to £161billion. OK, … Continued
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#PRStack e-handbook launched

Today will be remembered for many things; no doubt we all have our list of little achievements, successes and wins from the last eight (give or take) working hours. Here at Smoking Gun, though, we’ll be remembering today for a very different reason… Namely the launch of a brand new help text designed to give … Continued
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Tipit – When you think it’s over, you get a second chance!

  Virgin Media competition Pitch to Rich closed on 6th May and 50 projects with the most votes in each category (Start-up, New Things, Grow) gained the opportunity to be assessed, with the top 30 later to be chosen as the lucky semi-finalists. It seemed that the chance to fight for the opportunity to present … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 15th May 2015

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Quote of the week “I don’t think anyone steals anything; all of us borrow.” Legendary blues-man B.B. King, who sadly died this week, aged-89. He probably wasn’t talking about PR and the media at the time, but nevertheless it works. Weekly High  Geek chic aside, Silicone … Continued
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Social media news- Facebook Instant Articles go live

They say in social media land nothing stays still for longer than the average tweet takes to write. And whilst you might spend a while mulling over the best turn of 140-character-phrase, you probably get what we mean. With mobile-first rapidly becoming the standard, it’s unsurprising the latest update to the world’s foremost network- Facebook- is focusing … Continued
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SEO, content, attracting web traffic, and keeping it

SEO aside, there are many ways in which you can improve your chances of drawing in web visitors, and avoiding bounces. Some might even involve dogs doing funny things. 
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The Blagger's Blog 8th May 2015

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Quote of the week “I’ll eat my own hat if the polls are right.” Liberal Democrat Lord Paddy Ashdown, trying to discredit BBC exit polls during last night’s general election, which put the Conservatives as coming away with an outright majority. Weekly High  Votes … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 1st May 2015

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Quote of the week “This is a Scottish newspaper, produced in Scotland by a Scottish editorial team, fighting for the best interests of our readers. If that means we take a position different to our colleagues down south, then so be it. And don’t buy … Continued
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There is such a thing as bad publicity, ask Jay Z

In the words of conscious rap ensemble Public Enemy, don’t believe the hype. Long have people tried to claim that any column inches are good column inches, providing they namecheck your brand. (Who hasn’t heard the much appropriated phrase that may have emanated form the famous PR stunts Barnum, imploring that ‘there’s no such thing … Continued
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Mobilegeddon has begun- But what is it?

Not so much a natural disaster, but rather a man-made seismic shift in the way websites are ranked, like the Godzilla of results pages that has, until recently, been lurking in the depths of digital, last week Google screamed ‘All Change’ for its algorithm. Here’s exactly what you need to know. At Smoking Gun PR … Continued
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Ingeniousness in action: Pitch to Rich

If you’ve ever visited our website or Manchester HQ, then one thing should already be abundantly clear. Here at Smoking Gun PR we value ingenuity, and always have time for great, stand out ideas. As such the launch of Richard Branson’s Virgin Media #VOOM Pitch to Rich competition for 2015 has not gone unnoticed by … Continued
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10 things you didn’t know about The Huffington Post

On 9th May, 2005, a small news commentary website designed to offer an alternative to the mainstream media was launched. From those humble beginnings, The Huffington Post has grown into one of the most read news sources in the world, and celebrates its tenth birthday next week. To mark the occasion, we’ve come up with … Continued
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