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25th January 2011

Five tips to get PR fit for 2011

It’s the beginning of another year and, for many of us, time to get fit for the months ahead.  While gyms can expect to see

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Debby Penton
24th January 2011

33% of marketers don’t check brand mentions on social media

Last year we ran some research which found that, when it came to social media, UK marketers still have a lot to learn with, for

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Danny Whatmough
24th January 2011

Ten tips for writing for the web

Back in 1997, Jakob Nielsen ran some seminal research looking at how we read online. It found that most of us don’t read, we scan. This

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Danny Whatmough
19th January 2011

The Guardian launches new iPhone App

The Guardian has today launched a new iPhone App. It offers a range of new features including video, comments, push notification goal updates and live

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Danny Whatmough
19th January 2011

How local is “local” Jeremy Hunt?

So the Culture Secretary is unveiling plans for a new digital terrestrial TV channel today that promises to deliver a mix of national and local

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Louise Palmer
22nd December 2010

Did our 2010 PR predictions come true?

Back in December 2009, I put together a post that speculated on what the PR industry would experience in 2010. As we approach Christmas and

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Danny Whatmough
14th December 2010

(dis) connected TV?

At a recent media event, Wildfire client Humax announced its new portal for on-demand TV content will arrive on its Freeview boxes in January 2011.

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Louise Palmer
10th December 2010

Where did I put my phone charger…

Irish –American comedian Des Bishop coined the phrase ‘Nokia Retard’ a few years ago as  part of a skit where he describes the awkward situation

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30th November 2010

Are we doing social media for the wrong reasons?

Download our ten step guide to developing a sustainable social media strategy Back in the summer, we released a benchmarking report looking at how UK tech

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Danny Whatmough
25th November 2010

Liquid that is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea

Finally, technology that we can all agree is useful. All those times that you’re stuck at the vending machine wondering just what drink you want

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putsimply
22nd November 2010

Jobs and Murdoch to launch iNewspaper?

Leaked reports today suggest that Apple CEO Steve Jobs and media supremo Rupert Murdoch are set to announce the launch of a brand new digital

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Danny Whatmough
18th November 2010

Twitter (finally) rolls out analytics

It’s been promised for ages and finally Twitter has delivered by beginning to roll out its analytics product to a select few. With the recent

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Danny Whatmough