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November 20, 2020

Keeping the team connected during lockdown 2.0

  Eight months into the pandemic and it’s clear that working from home is here to stay for the foreseeable…

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October 6, 2020

Talk Social: 6th May, 2020 – Facebook Messenger and Instagram merge inboxes and Twitter rolls out voice tweets

The Instagram and Facebook Messenger merger rolls out Instagram and Facebook have officially launched their cross-platform messenger. This means people…

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August 13, 2020

How PR will help junk food brands remain relevant

So, the government wants us all eating less and moving more to get the country in the best shape to…

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March 24, 2020

Talk Social: 24th March, 2020

Communications become digital-first: the opportunity and the things to consider With Vodafone reporting a 50% rise in internet use as…

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January 24, 2020

Establishing online presence: Why blogging is still relevant

As we enter a new decade, one question on our minds is whether blog writing will still be relevant in…

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January 17, 2020

Five campaigns we loved in 2019

You could be forgiven for wanting to forget all about 2019 – it was certainly a turbulent year! But, before…

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November 22, 2019

Building an engaged audience

Your audience’s perception of your clients online greatly depends on the social content you share. Due to this, taking the…

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November 22, 2019

Making Dulux Colour Of The Year 2019 a sales success

 OBJECTIVES The Dulux Colour of the Year (COTY) is the biggest single brand activation for the market leader, providing…

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November 21, 2019

The World of Influencers

So what has gone down in the influencer world this month? The Mother of all scandals that’s what.  To quickly…

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November 8, 2019

Digital PR Vs Traditional PR – What’s The Difference?

There was a time when PRs only had to worry about generating coverage in the printed press, sending press releases…

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October 10, 2019

Our Top Tips to combat “Agency Life”

Working late? That’s “agency life”. Need to complete a ten page report yesterday? That’s “agency life”. Got more work on…

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October 7, 2019

Why Authenticity Is Key

With the world of digital marketing becoming an extremely crowded place, audiences are becoming more immune to traditional marketing methods….

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September 18, 2019

Why Relevance is Key for Brands on Social Media

This year, 12.2 million people in the UK will block ads on a desktop computer, laptop or smartphone; the equivalent…

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August 23, 2019

Integration is key… why you need a team of specialists

Lots has been said and written about the changing PR landscape and the rapid rise in importance of digital –…

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July 23, 2019

Building a Brand Aesthetic

Whether you are trying to improve your company’s social media, perfect your client’s Instagram feed, or develop your own personal…

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June 18, 2019

Talk Social: June 18, 2019

Cash for stats – Facebook launches a new app that pays users for their data A new Facebook app will…

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May 14, 2019

Talk Social: 14 May, 2019

Not App-y – Facebook co-founder urges Facebook to be broken apart Chris Hughes, one of Facebook’s co-founders, has called for…

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May 7, 2019

Talk Social: 7 May, 2019

A turn up for the books – Facebook reveal new design At last week’s Facebook’s annual F8 conference they made…

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April 23, 2019

Talk Social: 23 April, 2019

Who likes Instagram? Instagram tests hiding post likes Instagram is testing a new user interface which doesn’t show the number…

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April 16, 2019

Talk Social: 16 April, 2019

‘Don’t shoot the messenger’ – Facebook’s plans for Messenger app Ahead of the planned integration of Facebook’s messaging services, rumours…

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November 20, 2018

Talk Social: 20 November, 2018

Shopping is getting even easier on Insta Instagram is ramping up its social shopping options ahead of Christmas by letting…

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November 6, 2018

Talk Social: 6 November, 2018

Flickr to limit users to just 1,000 photos Flickr is to limit free users of the site to just 1,000…

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July 24, 2018

Talk Social: 24 July, 2018

Is removing followers better than blocking? Instagram is introducing a new feature to give users the ability to control who…

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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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May 22, 2018

Talk Social: 22 May, 2018

Facebook to set up influencer marketplace Facebook is working to launch an influencer marketplace scheme. With more and more brands…

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March 7, 2018

No more silly stunts, when will brands start talking to women as equals?

Liz Bleakley, head of business and consumer services at Democracy lets off some steam around Brewdog’s PINK IPA just in…

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February 20, 2018

Talk Social: 20 February, 2018

Facebook introduces list posts In its latest attempt to encourage users to post more personal content to the social platform,…

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February 13, 2018

Talk Social: 13 February, 2018

Will Facebook’s ‘downvote’ experiment be a hit? Facebook is trialling a ‘downvote’ system on comments on the social platform, allowing…

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January 31, 2017

Talk Social: 31 January, 2017

  Annual filters launched by Snapchat Snapchat geofilters are an inexpensive way for smaller brands to get on to social…

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January 17, 2017

Talk Social: 17 January, 2017

Facebook’s reality show With virtual reality THE most talked about development of the year and the format that brands big and…

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October 18, 2016

Talk Social: 18 October, 2016

Google to create mobile only search index Google has confirmed that it is to create a second search index within…

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September 20, 2016

Talk Social: 20 September, 2016

YouTube goes social YouTube has moved into social networking with the launch of YouTube Community. The feature allows users to…

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August 2, 2016

Talk Social: 2 August, 2016

Now Facebook wants to dominate search Having already secured a tight grip on the digital advertising market through newsfeed ads…

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May 6, 2016

Manchester Digital: Digital Revolution (Part 2)

Agencies have built Manchester’s digital sector into one of the major contributors to the regional economy, an economy now larger…

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April 12, 2016

Talk Social: 12 April, 2016

Pinterest advertising now available to UK customers At last, promoted pins are now available on Pinterest! Brands can now target…

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April 6, 2016

New Heathy Treat For Your Dog: Duerr’s Launch Peamutt Butter

Here at Democracy we are all a little pet mad, so you can imagine our joy when client Duerr’s launched…

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April 5, 2016

Talk Social: 5 April, 2016

WordPress launches FB Instant Articles plug-in Brands and bloggers who run WordPress sites will be massively excited by the news that there…

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April 2, 2016

Future Everything 2016

  By Jennifer O’Grady Every now and then I get a chance to take a step back and look at the…

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March 29, 2016

How will the Instagram algorithm change impact brands?

Instagram – currently the fastest-growing and most engaging social media network – announced it was about to swap its chronological…

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February 17, 2016

Talk Social: 16 February, 2016

Video views add up on Instagram Instagram is trying to lure the best video content away from YouTube and Vine…

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January 21, 2016

Talk Social: 21 January, 2016

Has Instagram peaked? Brands looking to grow on Instagram may well have their work cut out in 2016, if new…

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October 29, 2015

Talk Social: 29 October, 2015

YouTube Red launch After months of rumours and anticipation, YouTube has finally announced its new paid subscription. YouTube Red, which…

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September 25, 2015

Talk Social: 22 September, 2015

Is the brand website dead? In a move designed to ‘build stronger relationships with younger consumers’, food giant Nestlé has…

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August 11, 2015

Talk Social: 11th August 2015

Google or Alphabet? Google announced that they are restructuring as Alphabet, a new holding company whose largest wholly owned subsidiary will…

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August 5, 2015

Talk Social: 5 August, 2015

Time for Facebook? It’s been a busy week for Facebook as they announced a plethora of new features and support…

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June 17, 2015

Talk Social: 17 June, 2015

Facebook starts monitoring dwell time Facebook is tweaking its algorithms to monitor the amount of time users spend looking at things…

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June 2, 2015

Talk Social: 2 June, 2015

Now your accent will alter search results An Englishman, a Welshman and a Scotsman did an internet search… Sounds like…

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May 26, 2015

Talk Social: 26 May, 2015

Snapchat invests in shopping app ‘Spring’   Snapchat has invested in shopping app, Spring which launched last year for iOS…

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May 12, 2015

Talk Social: 12 May, 2015

The missing links for Facebook Facebook plans to remove the need for users to have to Google anything while they are using the…

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