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The Blagger's Blog 18th October 2013

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week “Consumers do value energy security, they do want their lights on. It’s something all our evidence shows they are prepared to pay for.??? Ed Davey, UK Energy Secretary, dropping the bombshell that Britons would prefer to have a power supply … Continued
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Well I'll be scanned- Asda offers 3D anything

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more sci-fi, one of Britain’s leading supermarkets goes and starts printing off models of whatever shoppers want for £40 a pop. The future is most definitely approaching. According to Marketing Week’s rather eye-catching story yesterday, Asda’s York store is the first to offer scanning of people, pets, … Continued
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A blog about blogs

With the media landscape changing as newspapers and magazines continue to struggle, there’s one platform which is unquestionably on the rise – blogs. From mummy bloggers chronicling the lives of their little ones to foodies reviewing restaurants and everything in between. Here at Smoking Gun, we know the importance of engaging with bloggers. They are … Continued
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Suppliers, brand reputations, WHSmith, Amazon and porn

Last week some rather astonishing headlines emerged, as several major online retailers found far more than gremlins in their electronic back room. Anyone who has picked up on this already will no-doubt realise how serious the situation is. According to an investigation by The Kernel, shops like WHSmith and Amazon have been stocking e-books containing … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 11th October 2013

A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort   Thought for the Week “I think it is important to study all the holy books… As my friend Yaman always tells me, a good Muslim is a good Jew, and a good Jew is a good Christian, and so forth. I couldn’t agree more.” … Continued
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Vine of the week – Vine your Disney Side

We love it when a fun brand gets involved with Vine, and this week it’s Disney! This entertainment goliath has launched a competition to encourage fans to ‘Vine your Disney Side’ by submitting an ‘unexpected’ side of their love for the brand in video form. All entrants are in with a chance of winning $1,000, … Continued
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The Ingenious Round Up – 9th October 2013

With the nights drawing in and the temperature rapidly dropping, there’s probably never been a more apt time to inject some ingenuity back into your brains. Shake of the lethargy and perk up your grey matter with these shining examples of the word ingenious; who knows, you might even learn a thing or two. Here … Continued
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Facebook mobile ads change for the better

It’s never good when something useful is mostly underused, and any attempt at encouraging people to engage with a product needs to be well considered and expertly conceived in order not to fail. As such hats off to Mark Zuckerberg’s men and women, who have come up with a raft of alterations to their smartphone-focused … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog 4th October 2013

A weekly roundup of talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week “This is not a personal thing about [Dacre]. It’s about the standards of his newspaper and what the British people have a right to expect of newspapers in this country – and indeed of the Daily Mail – and where lines should be drawn.” Ed … Continued
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The Drum launches Chip Shop exhibition

  To describe it as the UK PR industry’s favourite awards ceremony might be going a little far (although perhaps not), but regardless it’s definitely high on the winners list here at Smoking Gun. And for obvious reasons. The Chip Shop Awards, run by The Drum, celebrates that most difficult of qualities to find-  spontaneous … Continued
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Carcraft Infographic: The Evolution of Formula One

This week’s infographic has been created by Carcraft, the UK’s leading used car supermarket and looks at the evolution of Formula one. 
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Complacency is the mother of all failings

  Here at Smoking Gun PR we only believe in one cult- great public relations. But we also know a good product when there’s one on our desks. So whilst our eyes stay open to new ideas- as one look at the agency blog goes to show- we’ve long been advocates of Apple technology. From … Continued
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Tumblr: Why now?

The days of jumping on the next social bandwagon whenever it pulls into digi-town are well and truly over. Everyone is a little older, and wiser to false prophets. So when we recommend investigation, we mean it. Tumblr, of course, is nothing new. The microblogging platform was founded in 2007, and today accounts for 130.5million … Continued
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