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The Blagger's Blog 23rd January 2015

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Thought for the Week  “I feel disorientated and scared.” TV host Jeremy Kyle, commenting on when he was pepper-sprayed in Magaluf whilst filming his new show, The Kyle Files; the episode was aired on ITV last night. Just in case you missed it, though, … Continued
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Digital marketing: Fisher-Price, the future and first hugs

The relationship between parents and their children cannot be countenanced. From that initial moment when you first hold them in your arms, to the time they arrive home having ‘missed’ the last bus, stinking of blue WKD, it’s safe to say that in the vast majority of cases biological guardians would do anything and, after a … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 16th January 2015

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort      Thought for the Week  “[H]earing it over when you played it was like waterboarding I guess. ” Fox News pundit Steven Emerson, reacting to his own comments that Birmingham, UK, is a city non-Muslims are no longer welcome in, which sparked outrage amongst … Continued
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PR advice: Read Lisa Mennie's local TV piece for The Drum

Here at Manchester’s most ingenious award-winning PR team we pride ourselves on keeping the Smoking Gun blog updated with posts offering tips, insider secrets, and PR advice. As such we felt obliged to write this. Over on The Drum, one of our favourite industry-related publications- an essential bookmark in our eyes- Lisa Mennie published and … Continued
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Mobile games and brands: Putting the fun back into business for 2015

Back in 2012, Dom Duhan wrote an insightful piece for Brand Republic on mobile games and brands. At the time he commented on the fatigue users often experience when it comes to digital platforms, largely due to the overwhelming number of corporate messages they receive in the Facebook News Feed, for example. He also pointed … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 9th January 2015

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Image source: David Pope, Political Cartoonist, Canberra Times (@davpope)  Thought for the Week  “No one has the right to kill those who offend them… …If they claim that right, they are the most deserving targets of satire and criticism imaginable.” Extract from Nick … Continued
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Video marketing: Facebook and Vimeo prove why your business should invest

It’s New Year, which automatically means new ideas, trends and thoughts are set to surface as the months begin to roll by. Nevertheless, some great concepts never disappear (or at least take ages to do so), and, although we’ve harped on about it until the cows have almost come home, it seems bovines are still … Continued
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The Smoking Gun PR Almanac 2014

That’s pretty much that, then. No sooner had we finished our first planning meeting of the year we began our last. Or so it seems. Sort of. Another successful 12 months has passed for Smoking Gun PR, and our most successful yet to say the least. From exponential growth in team numbers- for both junior … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 19th December 2014

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effor     Thought for the Week  “Wow. Everyone caved. The hackers won. A complete and utter victory for them. Hollywood has done Neville Chamberlain proud today.” Actor Rob Lowe, commenting on Sony’s decision not to release The Interview, a movie centred on a plot to … Continued
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Facebook Search for Christmas proves social media marketing works for retail

If you’re one of the people who tuned in to last night’s Black Mirror – White Christmas special on Channel 4 then chances are you woke up this morning feeling rather dismayed about the way the world might be heading. As per usual in the Charlie Brooker-written show, the focus was on technological improvements that wind … Continued
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#YuleLove Smoking Gun’s Christmas charity initiative for Wood Street Mission

CHRISTMAS MISSION FOR WOOD STREET We’re delighted to announce the  novel approach we’ve taken to this year’s Christmas card. Proving our ingenius credentials again, we’ve created a Christmas card with a handy pop out picture frame, encouraging recipients to use it to take pictures of their favourite festive things. For each person that shares their … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 12th December 2014

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week  “This man is not a cartoon character … He is a pound-shop Enoch Powell.” Comedian, general loudmouth and self-styled revolutionary Russell Brand launching into one of many verbal attacks against Nigel Farage and the Ukip party during an episode of … Continued
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Social networking for business: Will Facebook At Work work?

With half the country in full-on December swing it seems rather Grinch-ish to be focusing on what happens after Christmas. Nevertheless, January will be here before we know it, and as such it pays to be prepared. One of the biggest talking points of recent weeks, social-media-speaking, is the imminent arrival of Facebook At Work, … Continued
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