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From working as an editor in the UK, to taking charge of a Hong Kong magazine, industry journalist Tony Murray has formed innumerable opinions. Interested to hear a few we invited him to share his...
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View ArticleRequired reading: Tim Berners Lee on The Drum
Today saw one of our favourite media, public relations and marketing digests publish the second part of an intriguing interview with a guy who has changed the way we live beyond all recognition. As...
View ArticleThe Blagger’s Blog 21st September 2012
A weekly roundup of talking points, sans effort Thought for the week “We thought we’d seen banking at its lowest point when the public were forced to bail out the banks but since then we’ve seen the...
View ArticleT Time: No Bread and Discuses
From working as an editor in the UK, to taking charge of a Hong Kong magazine, industry journalist Tony Murray has formed innumerable opinions. Interested to hear a few we invited him to share his...
View ArticleSeptember 2012 in the Smoking Gun Study
Despite the rain and cold we’ve been breaking sweat here on Quay Street this month, with a host of new clients and high profile campaigns taking up our time. Needless to say, we wouldn’t have it any...
View ArticleHow to sell and influence people
Apple topped the 2012 UK Coolbrands list recently. Something of a cliche, it’s hard not to wonder exactly how the analysts came to this conclusion. Again. The fact members of the Smoking Gun PR team...
View ArticleHeineken- shaken, not stirred
As big fans of 007 we’re excited about the new Bond movie, Skyfall, which arrives here in October. Saturated in bloody violence, it’s also dripping in brands, potentially taking product placement to...
View ArticleThe power of a tweet
To the untrained eye Amanda Holden, Katherine Jenkins, and Daniel Thomas share very little in common. Closer inspection tells another story though, one held together by use, exploitation and...
View ArticleArtist busking at St Pancras- now there’s a PR’s thought
Anyone who regularly reads this blog will know only too well that here at Smoking Gun PR, one of Manchester’s finest public relations agencies, we keep abreast with news, current affairs and trends on...
View ArticleVideo on Social Media: The Lowdown
The sporadic nature of social media means content trends are ever changing, a fact that is embodied in the recent influx of ‘micro videos’. These bite size clips have taken our feeds by storm but how...
View ArticleT Time: Why I hate the Paralympics
From working as an editor in the UK, to taking charge of a Hong Kong magazine, industry journalist Tony Murray has formed innumerable opinions. Interested to hear a few we invited him to share his...
View ArticleSAScon 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. The day kicked off with a keynote from Battenhall‘s Drew Benvie...
View ArticleThe Blagger's Blog 7th September 2012
A weekly roundup of talking points, sans effort Thought for the week “I’m not familiar precisely with what I said, but I’ll stand by what I said, whatever it was.” Mitt Romney on comments he made (and...
View ArticleRequired reading: Tim Berners Lee on The Drum
Today saw one of our favourite media, public relations and marketing digests publish the second part of an intriguing interview with a guy who has changed the way we live beyond all recognition. As...
View ArticleThe Blagger's Blog 21st September 2012
A weekly roundup of talking points, sans effort Thought for the week “We thought we’d seen banking at its lowest point when the public were forced to bail out the banks but since then we’ve seen the...
View ArticleT Time: No Bread and Discuses
From working as an editor in the UK, to taking charge of a Hong Kong magazine, industry journalist Tony Murray has formed innumerable opinions. Interested to hear a few we invited him to share his...
View ArticleSeptember 2012 in the Smoking Gun Study
Despite the rain and cold we’ve been breaking sweat here on Quay Street this month, with a host of new clients and high profile campaigns taking up our time. Needless to say, we wouldn’t have it any...
View ArticleHow to sell and influence people
Apple topped the 2012 UK Coolbrands list recently. Something of a cliche, it’s hard not to wonder exactly how the analysts came to this conclusion. Again. The fact members of the Smoking Gun PR team...
View ArticleHeineken- shaken, not stirred
As big fans of 007 we’re excited about the new Bond movie, Skyfall, which arrives here in October. Saturated in bloody violence, it’s also dripping in brands, potentially taking product placement to...
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