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#100HappyDays – Be Positive

One month into 2014 and how many of us have broken our resolutions? Part of the problem may be our attitudes and outlook towards the task, feeling like we cannot keep it up…WE CAN! No, I haven’t gone crazy. As part of our personal development at Smoking Gun we have been taking part in group … Continued
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Personal development….and baking?

Each year at Smoking Gun PR we are given a fund for personal development. What counts as personals development I hear you ask…well anything really! Any way in which we feel we will develop our skills as a person, whether it’s at home or in work. So, just in-time to hop on the New Year’s … Continued
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SAScon Mini 2014 – The State of Digital PR

If you follow us on Twitter you may have seen that I went to SAScon Mini on Friday to get the latest on all things search and social. Sponsored by Melbourne Server Hosting, the day was search and social heaven for digital folk. The day kicked off with a keynote from Battenhall‘s Drew Benvie (the … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 17th January 2014

 A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Image by mw238 Thought for the Week “The web has immense power – I find something remarkable and inspiring every day but I agree with Sir Tim that we need to talk about the web we want… We need to pause for breath, perhaps be … Continued
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The News Hub aims for 'online publishing revolution'

If the Internet is anything it’s saturated. More information exists online than we could hope to remember in a lifetime, meaning whatever music genres, designer brands, interior design ethics or fetishes you prefer there will already be a website dedicated to that particular penchant. Nevertheless, new launches continue every week, and whilst another URL to … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 10th January 2014

 A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Image by fox_kiyo, licensed under Creative Commons Thought for the Week “We strongly oppose the proposals currently under consideration by the BBC Trust for a wider commercialisation of the World Service… …We continue to be concerned that the protection of the BBC World Service’s interests … Continued
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New year, new cover price for The Guardian (and a few other notes)

Change is constantly afoot these days. Whether we’re getting all misty-eyed at the promise of what comes after January or knee-deep in summer, the world waits for nobody, least of all in terms of media, PR and the press go. Nevertheless, new ideas and new years go together rather well, as The Guardian proved yesterday … Continued
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Broken promises, broken public relations- Lessons from Westminster

Image (C) Akeg What do the ongoing immigration debate, Fred.Olsen Cruises and the British economy have to do with the price of bread, each other or public relations? Well, on the face of it very little indeed, other than bringing to mind the need to value and preserve the public’s faith in a brand or … Continued
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OFFICE MANAGER JOB IN MANCHESTER AVAILABLE NOW

***POST UPDATED 27 February 2014*** We have now filled this position, thank you. Job Description Job Title: Office Administrator /  Office Manager job in Manchester     An exciting opportunity to join a renowned public relations agency in central Manchester as it embarks on another year of growth and plans to move to a new … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 3rd January 2014

 A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Thought for the Week “Got to the airport, realized I left my ID at home. TSA allowed me to use my Facebook profile instead.” Zach Klein, via Twitter, commenting on how representatives of the US Transport Security Administration accepted his Facebook profile as a … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 20th December 2013

 A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Thought for the Week “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more….” Dr. Seuss, in How The Grinch Stole Christmas.  Weekly High In true festive spirit, the best thing we’ve seen all week- other than our own … Continued
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The Smoking Gun PR Almanac 2013

That was the year that was. Here at Manchester’s most ingenious public relations agency we’re counting blessings after the team’s most successful 12 months yet, and the media world is gauging the impact of truly monumental events and shifts in trends. Over the course of 2013 we’ve rebranded- placing a focus on ingeniousness- garnered fantastic … Continued
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The Sunday People's Buzzfee-style native advertising experiment

When news hit that a UK paper had launched a brand new, seven-day-a-week website, funded solely by 2013’s biggest buzzword- native advertising- the media sphere lit up with chatter on what this meant both for the title in question and the wider world of journalism. We’re still not sure, but rather than giving up and … Continued
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