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9th June 2017

From AVE to attribution – the PR measurement debate rattles on

There is a lot of excitement in the PR media this week about the controversy around banning AVE as a form of PR measurement. However,

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Debby Penton
9th June 2017

A nostalgic look at 80s tech on VCR Day

This week, Wednesday 7 June marked VCR Day — the date to celebrate that trusty format from our (well my) youth. It was a time

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Louise Palmer
7th June 2017

Why it’s okay that wearable tech isn’t perfect

Last month I read an article about the effectiveness of fitness trackers that caught my eye, being both a fitness and a technology enthusiast. In

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Carla Gutierrez
25th May 2017

Is social media bad for our health?

This blog has been written by our new Account Executive, William Baxter-Hughes… We as humans are highly-social beings and use our communication skills to create and

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Kiran Saini
24th May 2017

It won’t be long now

Are you weary of the IoT? It is here as far as I’m concerned. I am able to check remotely that my tool shed is

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Andrew Shephard
9th May 2017

Wildfire appointed strategic PR partner for enterprise video delivery specialist, Kollective

Wildfire has been appointed as strategic PR partner for Kollective, a global provider of video delivery solutions to international brands including HSBC, PayPal, Nestle and

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Paula Fifield
26th April 2017

Forget Brexit. European PR network collaboration is alive and well

With Brexit and European elections dominating the news agenda, it was an interesting time for the Wildfire team to bring together some of our key

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Louise Palmer
25th April 2017

The press release – dead or just resting?

Wildfire labs experiment puts the ‘death’ of the press release under the microscope 98% of press release coverage mentions key message from the release 82%

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24th April 2017

A brief history of the death of the press release

Ok, I know, I know. Not another blog about the death of the press release. Even if the press release isn’t dead, the debate about

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Ben Smith
24th April 2017

Experiment 2: Is the press release dead?

Have press releases gone to meet their maker, or are they alive and kicking? Or is it both – Schrödinger’s press release, if you will?

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Ben Smith
18th April 2017

There’s a new malware in town… and it’s called Brickerbot

In September, Mirai effected one of the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and managed to disrupt an array of the internet’s biggest websites, including Spotify, Twitter,

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Carolyn Devadawson
12th April 2017

The cutting edge of VR

As Christmas 2016 approached, Carphone Warehouse predicted 10% of all UK households would receive a VR headset somewhere within the presents under the tree. My

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Kat Farminer