T Time: The gospel according to Tony
Blimey, according to some sources, it’s 3,500 years (next Tuesday) since Moses descended Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. In…
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T Time: Game of Crones
Once upon a time, in the Land of the Largely Honest, only good things ever got sold. “Buy my cart,???…
Read moreT Time: Walther Mitty and the Strange Ca...
Our man in Hong Kong, Tony Murray, considers enemy of America’s digital media surveillance state, Edward Snowden, and his recent relocation to the Far East.
Read moreT Time: More on Prolific North
Our man in the East returns with a few thoughts on the launch of a brand new media, marketing and creative industry news website for the North.
Read moreA better way to win new business?
Sarah Bradley, Managing Director of Acquire New Business and Founder of the not-for-profit Northern Soho organisation reveals her latest venture and aims to inspire a new way of business development for creative businesses.
Read moreSpam, spam, spam and the pagers of spin!...
Tony Murray further digs into his memory bank to share his experience of poor business development practices by marcomms agencies.
Read moreOnce Upon a Time.. Part 2 of The five bi...
In the latest of a series of guest blogs for Smoking Gun PR, Tony Murray continues his look at how marketing agencies often fail to take their own medicine when it comes to managing their own reputations.
Read moreA bunch of cobblers! The five biggest mi...
Smoking Gun’s guest blogger Tony Murray delves into his memory bank to dish the dirt on marketing agencies who’ve previously failed in their own promotion.
Read moreT Time: The Mob Rules
The return of our media man in the East, AKA Tony Murray, Doctor Who baddies and more menacing TV personalities currently at the centre of national scandals.
Read moreBlagger’s Blog— Stacey speaks, e...
Smoking Gun’s weekly media news roundup, this week with Now magazine lambasted on air, Southwest Airlines impromptu PR glory, Amazon’s new Twitter tactics, and all-change at the Mail.
Read moreTop tips for selling-in real life featur...
Expert advice on working with compelling case studies that lead to strong real life features news editors won’t be able to resist.
Read moreAugust 2018 in the Smoking Gun study
All that’s happening at our Manchester HQ— exceptional client work, details of our forthcoming event, The Millennial Mindset, and major life moments for the award-winning team.
Read moreBeyond digital: Marketing to millennials...
Digital dominates the millennial marketing agenda, but more and more firms are targeting this demographic with campaigns in real life, and it’s working.
Read moreForget the message, disrupt consumer hab...
Traditionally brands have focussed on message delivery to position themselves, but this ignores a fundamental truth in human psychology— we consume out of habit, not choice.
Read moreWant to build your brand profile? Less i...
Brands should follow the example of iconic TV shows like Game of Thrones; leave people wanting more to guarantee an engaged audience.
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