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Rise of the underdogs: Top quality challenger brands

As a young but ingenious and award-winning public relations agency with a dogged and determined attitude at our core, we love to see smaller firms shaking up industries. It’s what makes the professional world exciting, as often these are the brands using the most innovative business models and PR concepts. With the recent news that … Continued
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Food and drink PR case study: Making music videos that sell

One of our recent endeavours saw us get behind the camera to produce a promo video for one of our most beloved brands, assisted in no small part by a pair of aspiring young performers from one of the region’s finest seats of learning. Read on to discover how we secured food and drink PR success through … Continued
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14 weirdest things on the Internet of Things

These days we’re all accustomed to the wonders of the world wide web, but the more recent rise in talk of an Internet of Things may be less familiar. Put simply, any wired-in gadget- from fridges to watch- exists in this hinterland between the physical and digital worlds. Here are our 14 weirdest of the … Continued
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May 2014 in the Smoking Gun study

  As spring quickly turns into summer there’s plenty to feel cheerful about from where we’re sitting. Not least our latest client win, with more new members of the family joining the fold and our wonderful new offices to boot. After a smooth and virtually seamless move to our new address here on Bridge Street, … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 23rd May 2014

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Thought for the Week “#WhyImVotingUkip – to stand up for white, middle class, middle aged men w sexist/racist views, totally under represented in politics today.” Jasmine Lawrence, a channel editor at BBC News, via her personal Twitter account on Wednesday, with the statement … Continued
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Tunepics social media app wants to 'define a generation'

We’ve heard some bold statements in our time, but the latest social network looking to cause a stir seems to have particularly high expectations. Then again, perhaps it should. Despite the constant musings over an imminent social decline- whether Facebook will fail, if Twitter’s ongoing alterations will put people off- the critics are consistently being … Continued
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Why this digital marketing agency likes re-appropriation

One of the best things about working at an award-winning public relations agency, aside from all the awards, is the sheer number of cool, interesting and innovative ideas you’re exposed to on a daily basis. Logically, when your job is to come up with ingenious concepts, it pays to take in as much inspiration as … Continued
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Social media manager job in Manchester

Smoking Gun PR announces new social media manager job in Manchester   As part of the agency’s continual development it is now looking to appoint a social media manager to seamlessly sit alongside the existing team and deliver our ingenious campaigns across a range of digital mediums and integrated with our PR and internal comms … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 16th May 2014

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Thought for the Week   “Shortly we will start see more connected cars, fridges, wearable tech – we believe the devices you buy in five years time – if they are not connected they won’t be bought… …This all opens up lot of … Continued
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Summer PR Intern Job Vacancy

Ingenious PR intern required Calling all students … want to get ahead during your summer break? Well we have the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for a hard-working student to join our team as a summer intern. This is a fantastic opportunity to boost your CV and learn on the job in the … Continued
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Essential digital marketing reading: Why opt-outs could be out

With the rise of data in digital marketing it seems agencies and brands are constantly devising new ways of capturing credentials for use at a later date in campaigns. For many consumers the situation is becoming overwhelming, and already several household names have come unstuck as a result of their efforts to maintain huge reams … Continued
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Twitter Website Card expands social media marketing offering

If you take social media marketing seriously then there’s a good chance Twitter’s new Website Card won’t have passed by unnoticed. Introduced a fortnight ago, it’s the latest attempt by the network to boost advertising revenue by offering a more efficient and effective service to brands spending money on the platform. Just in case this … Continued
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Smoking Gun amongst Prolific North Awards winners 2014

It seem like hardly a day goes by at the moment without some great news or other to share with our friends and colleagues, and whilst we don’t like to boast, another addition to the trophy shelf does deserve a little attention. Our staff recently ranked amongst the Prolific North Awards winners 2014, with the … Continued
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