As we roll towards the fourth month of Covid-19 being top of the agenda for countless people across the globe,…
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Radio, Everyone Still Loves You
You ‘have’ your time, you ‘have’ the power You’ve yet to have your finest hour Now, more than ever, the…
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The Rise of Podcasts
Podcasting was coined back in 2004 by journalist Ben Hammersly, who worked at The Guardian, by merging ‘iPod’ and ‘Broadcast’…
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The importance of traditional media within the evolving media landscape
As newsrooms shrink and the media landscape is ever-changing, we come to question what is the future of traditional media?…
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The Benefits of PR Media Visits
In today’s climate it’s safe to say that we are becoming, or have already become, a society that relies massively…
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The Changing Face of the Media
Reflecting back on 13 years at the forefront of national news as a journalist, the changing face of the media…
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The Importance of Video in Modern PR
When it comes to the needs of TV news crews, a PR needs to be ready for a number of…
Read moreMeasurement in PR – the insight era
Once upon a time, measuring PR meant cutting out articles by hand and glueing them to an ever mounting pile…
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The importance of choosing the right public relations agency
The power of public relations (PR) is widely respected, with high profile advocates such as Bill Gates and Richard Branson…
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Talk Social: 18 December, 2018
Top searches of 2018 revealed Google has revealed its annual list of what people have been searching the internet for…
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Talk Social: 4 December, 2018
Facebook adds keyword blocking Facebook is testing a function that will let users block certain keywords from appearing in their…
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Talk Social: 23 October, 2018
Is Facebook finally winning the war on fake news? The amount of fake posts on Facebook has dropped by more…
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Talk Social: 16 October, 2018
Rise in private search engines DuckDuckGo, the search engine that promises total transparency and privacy for users, is achieving record…
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Talk Social: 9 October, 2018
Facebook finding a way around ad blockers Facebook is enabling first party cookie tracking, which will work around browsers that…
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Talk Social: 18 September, 2018
Canvas is now Instant Experience Lots of Facebook news this week. First, the social network has renamed its Canvas ad…
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How England won the social media world cup
Ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final, Alex Morton looks at how a social media charm offensive by the three lions…
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Talk Social: 10 July, 2018
Instagram Stories questions allow brands new ways to engage Instagram is giving creators of Stories a new way of interacting…
Read moreTalk Social: 3 July, 2018
Shhh… Facebook to crack down on spoilers The days of scrolling through your Facebook feed to find Jon Snow is…
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Talk Social: 26 June, 2018
Why vertical viewing is the future on Instagram With 96 per cent of mobile viewing now done vertically, that is…
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Talk Social: 19 June 2018
Reddit tests native video ads Reddit is testing native video ads, to run automatically when users enter the social platform….
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Talk Social: 29 May, 2018
Where are you? Snapchat can locate your mates Social media is all about the now and Snapchat is adding a…
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Talk Social: 15 May, 2018
New feature slides into Instagram Stories No one viewing Instagram Stories can have failed to notice its latest and immediately…
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Talk Social: 8 May, 2018
Story posts set to overtake newsfeed posting on social New research has revealed that Story sharing across social is about…
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Talk Social: 1 May, 2018
Facebook Live turns two Where did that time go? Facebook Live has celebrated its second birthday – and is firmly…
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Talk Social: 24 April, 2018
Rise and rise of Reddit Brands looking to explore new social platforms should take a look at the rise of…
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Last orders! Why Wetherspoons’ social media exit is right call
Jo Cross, head of client services at Democracy, looks at why pub chain Wetherspoons has decided to call time on…
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Talk Social: 17 April, 2018
Messenger now has a full 360 Facebook Messenger is now letting users take and post 360 images. Wraparound 360 images…
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Ant’s woes remind us brands must be ready for anything with a celeb sponsorship
Some celebrities – they seem untouchable, don’t they? Look at David Beckham… outbursts, rumours and allegations have all been revealed…
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Talk Social: 27 February, 2018
Why are users creating a social buzz around Vero? There’s a social media buzz taking place as users fed-up of…
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Talk Social: 30 January, 2018
Clips camera is a Google hit Google’s new artificial intelligence personal camera called Clips is already a runaway success with…
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Talk Social: 23 January, 2018
Google to punish slow mobile sites in search Google has announced a change in how it ranks websites for mobile…
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Talk Social: 16 January, 2018
Facebook shifts the goalposts again – here’s what brands need to know Facebook’s changes to its social news feed algorithm…
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Talk Social: 9 January, 2018
Facebook lists page posting frequency in search results Facebook now shares how many posts a day each Page publishes within…
Read moreTalk Social: 19 December 2017
Fighting engagement bait on Facebook It comes as little surprise that people have fed back to Facebook saying they despise…
Read moreTalk Social: 12 December, 2017
Google tests fewer results on mobile search Google is testing a new mobile search option that reveal far fewer organic…
Read moreWhat is the role of social for your brand?
With the rush to be ‘on’ social having scooped up every brand in the land, the question now is –…
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Talk Social: 28 November, 2017
Amazon Go to expand? The test period for Amazon Go stores, the social and online to real world experiment which…
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Talk Social: 21 November, 2017
Why people mention brands on social – and what they expect in return A new survey has lifted the lid…
Read moreTalk Social 14 November, 2017
Studies show that longer content IS engaging Two new studies on video and social traffic have found that audiences are…
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Talk Social: 7 November, 2017
Google Adwords gives rise to the emoji search Traditionally, Google AdWords had policies against using emojis in ad copy, until…
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Talk Social: 31 October, 2017
Instagram unveils Go Live With A Friend Instagram has launched a new feature called Go Live With A Friend, which…
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Talk Social: 10 October, 2017
Instagram adds polls to Stories Instagram has added a sticker option to its popular social Stories function that allows brands…
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Talk Social: 3 October, 2017
Snapchat introduces first augmented reality adverts Snapchat has pulled off a digital first by launching sponsored 3D lenses that allow…
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Talk Social: 26 September, 2017
John Lewis runs first 360 shoppable Facebook ad Fresh from setting up a flat in London that is completely ‘shoppable’…
Read moreTalk Social: 12 September, 2017
Does Amazon know more about us than Google and Facebook? Amazon has recently ramped up its advertising offering so that…
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Talk Social: 5 September, 2017
Cortana and Alexa now speaking to each other Amazon and Microsoft’s digital assistants are teaming up, allowing users to access…
Read moreTalk Social: 29 August, 2017
Amazon woos more social influencers The social influence of those with large and targeted followings continues to grow. Amazon has…
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Talk Social: 1 August, 2017
Facebook bots invent their own language News that Facebook’s latest artificial intelligence chatbots have developed their own language has been…
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Talk Social: 18 July, 2017
KabaQ dishes up AR menu experience The days of social food envy in a restaurant – when one person at…
Read moreTalk Social: 11 July, 2017
Google funds robot reporters Having spearheaded the online revolution that placed the future of the regional and local media under…
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