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How to blog a job in PR
It’s no easy thing, landing a role you enjoy with an agreeable firm, least of all with the current lack of available positions being advertised. As the cliche goes, standing out from the crowd is the...
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The Blagger’s Blog 9th November
A weekly roundup of talking points, sans effort Thought for the week “Four more years”. Barack Obama’s post election victory tweet – now the most popular tweet of all time. Worth the paper it’s printed...
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John Lewis Christmas advert spoof
The breaking of John Lewis’ Christmas TV advert is beginning to hold a place in our hearts as dear as Coke’s annual Santa spot. This year’s has met with nearly universal approval in Smoking Gun HQ and...
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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...
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Infographic: The history of texting
This week saw the SMS text message celebrate it’s 20th anniversary, and so today’s infographic looks at the history of this revolutionary communications development. A hat tip to twilio for creating...
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The Blagger’s Blog 4th January 2013
A weekly roundup of talking points, sans effort Thought for the week “Google’s unfair conduct threatened to block [US consumer] access to laptops, smartphones, tablets and gaming systems or raise...
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Infographic: Social media behaviour for businesses
At Smoking Gun we’re very conscious that there isn’t a one size fits all plan for social media- it all depends upon what a business is hoping to achieve. As an evidence-focused PR agency we’re...
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The Business Show: an introduction to social media for business
Today some of the team spent an interesting day at The Business Show at Old Trafford, Manchester where our MD, Rick Guttridge, gave a talk about getting started in social media for business. The idea...
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Smoking Gun picks up two prestigious industry awards
It’s always nice to feel appreciated. And, with a host of professional accolades now proudly hanging from our Quay Street HQ walls, it’s safe to say the work of staff here at this particular...
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Infographic: Twitter vs Instagram
At Smoking Gun PR, we are always following the developments within the social media sphere, and this week’s infographic looks at the the impact of Instagram dropping its support for Twitter cards has...
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The Ingenious Round Up 12th August 2013
As the pioneers of Ingenious PR, we’re bringing you a weekly round up of ingenious concepts and inventions from around the web. Who knows, maybe you’ll get to the end of this post filled with new found...
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Video 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...
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The Ingenious Round-Up 19th August 2013
It’s that time again; time for the weekly Ingenious Round Up. You’ve heard of bullet proof vests but you might not have heard of their new sibling – air conditioned vests. After recent heat waves in...
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The Ingenious Round Up 2nd September
It’s time for the first Ingenious Round Up of September, bringing you some unusual ideas and quirky inventions to take your mind off of the Christmas countdown. You know when you’re just settling down...
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Infographic – Has the Olympic flame burnt out?
This week’s infographic comes from one of our clients, Kumho Tyres, and explores the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic Games. This infographic was designed to support the tyre manufacturer’s national...
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The Ingenious Round Up 2nd September
It’s time for the first Ingenious Round Up of September, bringing you some unusual ideas and quirky inventions to take your mind off of the Christmas countdown. You know when you’re just settling down...
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Guest Post: You wouldn’t open a shop in the middle of the desert!
You wouldn’t open a shop in the middle of the desert! There’s no denying that retailing has changed beyond all recognition over the last 20 years or so. So much so that the ailing state of our high...
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Infographic – A timeline of schoolyard sensations from a toy PR agency
At Smoking Gun PR we like to keep our fingers on the pulse of popular trends and having recently been appointed as the toy PR agency of American robotic toy manufacturer, Hexbug, we are paying...
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The Blagger’s Blog 27th September 2013
A weekly roundup of talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week “Ok now the new #iOS7 is making me motion-sick” – Actress Eliza Dushku adding to the motion sickness drama surrounding Apple’s...
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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. The post Carcraft Infographic: The Evolution of Formula One...
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