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April 21, 2020

The News Agenda Through Covid-19

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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March 27, 2020

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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March 13, 2020

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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March 6, 2020

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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January 8, 2020

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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November 7, 2019

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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November 4, 2019

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…

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August 6, 2019

Measurement 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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August 1, 2019

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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December 18, 2018

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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December 4, 2018

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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October 22, 2018

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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October 16, 2018

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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October 9, 2018

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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September 18, 2018

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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July 10, 2018

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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July 10, 2018

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…

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July 3, 2018

Talk 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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June 26, 2018

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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June 19, 2018

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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May 29, 2018

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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May 15, 2018

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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May 8, 2018

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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May 1, 2018

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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April 24, 2018

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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April 17, 2018

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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April 17, 2018

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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March 21, 2018

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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February 27, 2018

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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January 30, 2018

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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January 23, 2018

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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January 16, 2018

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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January 9, 2018

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…

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December 19, 2017

Talk Social: 19 December 2017

Fighting engagement bait on Facebook It comes as little surprise that people have fed back to Facebook saying they despise…

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December 12, 2017

Talk Social: 12 December, 2017

Google tests fewer results on mobile search Google is testing a new mobile search option that reveal far fewer organic…

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December 1, 2017

What 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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November 28, 2017

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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November 21, 2017

Talk Social: 21 November, 2017

Why people mention brands on social – and what they expect in return A new survey has lifted the lid…

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November 14, 2017

Talk 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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November 7, 2017

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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October 31, 2017

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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October 10, 2017

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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October 3, 2017

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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September 26, 2017

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’…

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September 12, 2017

Talk 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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September 5, 2017

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…

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August 29, 2017

Talk 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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August 1, 2017

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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July 18, 2017

Talk Social: 18 July, 2017

KabaQ dishes up AR menu experience  The days of social food envy in a restaurant – when one person at…

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July 11, 2017

Talk 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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