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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 suitable … 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 … 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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Burgundy-mania rivals Beatle-mania ahead of Anchorman 2

It’s been almost a decade since Will Ferrell donned the now famous facial hair to become Ron Burgundy. Now with the sequel (Anchorman 2) set to hit box offices this week, I thought it was the perfect time to look at how the marketing machine behind this sequel is taking no prisoners… Now tying in … Continued
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Infographic: 2013 Year of the Selfie

As the year draws to a close and we focus on 2014, we at Smoking Gun decided to look back at one of the biggest social media growths of the year – the selfie. So big was this development “selfie” has now been included in the dictionary. In this week’s infographic we look at some … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 13th December 2013

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Thought for the Week “If this bill goes through, it would be a disaster. Farmers would no longer be able to produce their own seeds. That’s the ultimate aim of the agro-industry.” Maria José Guazzelli, of Centro Ecológico, an organisation representing a coalition of Brazilian … Continued
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The politics of press coverage

With the ongoing Newcastle United scandal currently taking up column inches in B2B media publications, here at Smoking Gun PR we’ve been considering the etiquette and relationship between brands and editorial outlets. It’s never been smooth sailing for anyone involved, but given the state of the nation’s journalistic organisations the sea is becoming far rougher. … Continued
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Google+ introduces 'promoted' +Posts

The heavyweights of social media are continuing to follow suit, with news this week that the third horse in the race is set to introduce it’s own version of promoted content. No real surprises here then. In a similar vein to Facebook’s sponsored posts, Google+ has announced the first two brands set to benefit from … Continued
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