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Infographic: The history of texting
Celebrating something of a media birthday the SMS is now 20 years young, and this PR agency has posted the graphic to prove it.
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An award winning Manchester public relations agency
Like any good PR firm we weren't going to let accolades stop us from doing our job properly, hence only just taking time to contemplate last week's CIPR success.
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The Blagger's Blog 30th November 2012
David Cameron and Leveson, Cyril Smith drags politics through the mud, dates for the diary, news predictions, oh, and Smoking Gun's weighty CIPR awards yield.
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PR can’t be measured? You need a new agency
Advertising value equivalent is dead as a public relations, and has been for some time. Those that still use this gauge should be avoided- here's why.
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From ‘sexist’ to sexy: On Christmas adverts in 2012
This year's festive spots have led to innuendo and small scale furore. We take a look behind the scenes of the biggest season for retail sales and commercials.
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Four business benefits of 4G
Super fast mobile Internet has arrived in the UK. Here are a few reasons why you can't afford not to investigate for public relations, customer service and more.
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November 2012 in the Smoking Gun study
December’s coming fast, but with a brand new client along with several events and ongoing pitch opportunities, nobody at this Manchester PR agency is even close to starting their Christmas shopping.
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Simply unmissable 11
Gangnam Style via Scandinavian thriller The Killing and foreign prank shows are amongst the best of the web found by this public relations agency of late.
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The Blagger's Blog 23rd November 2012
Madonna's Russian gay rights controversy, Susan Boyle's album orgy, UK media news, moustached planes, news predictions for next week and events for the diary.
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Infographic – Content for SEO
At Smoking Gun PR we understand how important creating content is for clients – not just for PR but also for SEO purposes. As such, this week’s infographic explains why content is key for SEO. A hat tip to Brafton.com for creating the infographic
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#talibansubjectlines and the terror of incorrect PR emails
We've all done it. The dangers of not double checking press release mail outs come to fruition as a notable militant group neglects to use the BCC field.
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Movember madness continues with travel competition
Win a holiday for finding the best moustaches on the planet? Sounds pretty reasonable, and a great example of timely PR.
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