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26th March 2013

5 shiny new marketing fads that aren’t really new at all

  “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” – William Shakespeare I blame Mashable. Well not just Mashable but, in our always-on,

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12th March 2013

Telegraph focuses on digital talent as the Guardian shows how it’s done

Today sees the start of Conclave – the ritual by which the next Pope will be selected. The eyes of the world will be watching

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8th March 2013

Four ways the new news feed will change your Facebook marketing

There was a fair amount of pondering ahead of Facebook’s press conference yesterday. We knew it would focus around news feed, and TechCrunch’s speculation was

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Ian McKee
5th March 2013

Is there really no such thing as a viral video? #DancePonyDance

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekr05T9Iaio&w=560&h=315]   One common misconception about PR and advertising is that a viral video is a simple, cost-effective way of getting guaranteed traction for

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Joe McNamara
1st March 2013

5 ways to find blog post inspiration

Our recent study into how some of the UK’s top tech companies are using social media (download it here) found that while only 28% had

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Danny Whatmough
1st March 2013

The Journo Grill: Geordie Clarke, Deputy Editor & News Editor, FT: Money Management

This month we’re talking to Geordie Clarke, Deputy Editor and News Editor at the FT: Money Management magazine, the must-read news source for professional independent

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Andrea Berghäll
1st March 2013

Let the viewing battle commence: on-demand vs. live TV

A recent Thinkbox report revealed that TV viewing is being driven by on-demand content through mobile devices, surpassing the previously popular live broadcasts. But what

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Hannah Wright
1st March 2013

Thoughts from MWC 2013

So that’s MWC done for another year – though, to be fair, at least I was home today while there are still plenty of people

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Darren Willsher
1st March 2013

Tech stories that caught our eye in February

HMV: ‘can we shut Twitter down?’ HMV caused the digital marketing and social media world to stand still during the closing hours of January when,

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Joe McNamara
21st February 2013

4 Twitter learnings from HMV and Burger King

What happens when you make your social media manager redundant but forget to revoke her access to your brand’s social channels? What happens when your Twitter account

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Danny Whatmough
20th February 2013

The 4G auction: What it means for PR

4G – it’s like 3G, but faster It’s safe to say any tech PR types hoping to send out mobile news today would have spent

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Darren Willsher
13th February 2013

What does 2013 hold for the telco industry?

Yesterday we looked at Deloitte’s technology recommendations from its recent Technology, Media and Telecommunications report. With MWC fast approaching I thought I’d also highlight the

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