Blagger’s Blog: Off socials, loving Peaky Blinders, hating Equinox
“I’m gonna take a break and come off socials for a minute.”
Hollywood A-lister Channing Tatum, who announced on social media that he would be putting the phone away and downing online tools to concentrate on the real world. His sentiments echo a growing trend of people wanting to be less-constantly connected and more present in the moment.
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How about this for next-level user generated content marketing? The BBC has handed over responsibility for promoting the new series of cult British gangster epic ‘Peaky Blinders’ to fans of the show, who get to design individual billboards with imagery inspired by the series.
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Equinox And SoulCycle Customers Are Boycotting The Companies Over A Trump Fundraiser The Owner Is Hosting https://t.co/gXDOS96MmZ via @juliareinstein
— Richard Daly (@richarddaly) August 8, 2019
Transparency, transparency, transparency. How many times have we said it now? High-end US gyms Equinox and SoulCycle have found themselves in hot water and facing boycotts this week after it emerged the owner was planning a fundraiser for President Donald Trump. Worse still, the crisis PR response was simply to deny any real connection, and label the company a ‘passive investor’. Whatever that means.
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