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The Blagger's Blog 31st January 2014

 A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Thought for the Week “The events of the last few months had undoubtedly raised questions in some minds about the system’s future usefulness.” Published minutes from a Ministry of Defence meeting, discussing the future of the UK Government’s D Notices, wherein the media … Continued
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Heartwarming Animal Advert

This Sunday it’s the Superbowl, which in America means a massive party, massive advertising budgets and amazing new adverts designed to get the world talking. However ahead of our review of the advertising action on Monday, we felt we had to share this heart warming advert by Budweiser.  
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Rick's Rambles

It's all up from here

We all know January can has a depressing reputation. As such it has been remarkably reassuring to observe so many blue skies of late (at least in business terms!), with marketing budgets rising and more than flattering figures on the home front, all suggesting ever more demand for quality PR services. So whilst 2013 was a year in … Continued
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Has SKY reached its limit?

Next month sees the 25th anniversary of Britain’s very first SKY broadcast. Despite having a dish on plenty of unlisted buildings, though, the future may well decide not to sign up with the country’s leading subscription TV service. Not least because of the abundant competition now vying for custom in the marketplace. On-demand options have bitten into SKY … Continued
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Bike & Go: Helping Britain keep fit for New Year

This month is synonymous with resolutions. People often don’t stick to them, but thanks to a new national intitiative- which we’re proud to be part of- it has never been easier for people to encorporate a work out into their daily lives. Bike & Go offers the UK’s first cycle-rail facilities outside London, and Smoking … Continued
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January 2014 in the Smoking Gun study

2014, it would seem, is intent on waiting for no man. Or agency. Less than four weeks in and we’ve welcomed a new member of staff, a host of quality clients, and picked up a series of significant award nominations. Allow us to expound. First to business. Following an unarguably successful previous 12 months, with 30% overall growth, … Continued
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A plethora of impressive pet PR campaigns

As all our clients, and most of our professional contacts know, staff at this Manchester public relations agency love creatures great and small. That’s the reason we’ve worked with firms like The Kennel Club, and helped launch Mysocialpetwork as well as throwing our weight behind the amazing work of Support Adoption For Pets. Given this shared appreciation for feathered, … Continued
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What does shareable content mean for our attention span?

An infographic appeared in The Drum’s digital section earlier today, which has been put together by Bell Pottinger Wired based on stats and quotes from Forrester, Mashable and Cisco, to name but a few. Like any hardworking public relations agency then, we couldn’t help but consider what it contains. Unsurprisingly, the post, entitled ‘Digital Statistics for … Continued
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My tip for the winners of World Cup 2014: Nike

  The only thing that will be anywhere near as hotly contested as the World Cup this summer is the battle between the brands looking to make the most ‘noise’ during the tournament in Brazil. Theoretically speaking, you’d expect Adidas, the primary sponsor of the competition, to be the brand to beat in the buzz … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 24th January 2014

 A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week “Immediately find and remove the foreign media report “China’s Secret Offshore Tax Havens??? and related content. Interactive platforms must strictly check [users]. Related images and accusatory comments about leaders and the system [of government] must be deleted without exception,” Instructions issued by … Continued
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More award winning PR campaigns in the offing at the Golden Hedgehogs

More fantastic news has today been shot across the agency bows in our quest to irrefutably prove our PR prowess, in the form of multiple award nominations.The self-styled “world’s spikiest communications awards”, the Golden Hedgehogs, in association with PR Moment and the PRCA, has announced its list of contenders for the 2014 gongs. Smoking Gun … Continued
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When fridges attack- the new digital media frontier

Image (C) Granth on Flickr via Creative Commons If, like many people in this Manchester PR office, you’re partial to perusing the Metro on a weekday then chances are the ‘theme’ for Tuesday’s paper won’t have passed you by. Readers would have been forgiven for thinking we were approaching some white-good fuelled Internet armageddon in … Continued
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Fletcher and Moody help charity PR push for studded dinner

This Manchester-based social media and public relations agency has frequently harped on about the power of strong brand ambassadors and frequently highlight stand out work in the not for profit and charity PR sectors. So when you put all three together in a story we’re clearly going to be interested. With a date set for … Continued
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