Twitter’s New Creative Opportunity

Friday, February 3rd, 2012By Matt Williams

The first Twitter brand pages went live in the UK earlier this week.

Companies including Cadbury, Sky, Asda and Electronic Arts have already signed up, with more expected to follow very soon.

The pages will allow brands the opportunity to do things…

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Teasing The Commercials

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012By Matt Williams

It’s hard to write anything about advertising this week without mentioning the Super Bowl – even if very few people in this country understand, let alone care, about American Football.

We’ll look at all the Super Bowl ads next week after the game has taken place, but beforehand it’s worth…

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The Interest In Pinterest

Monday, January 30th, 2012By Matt Williams

It’s been an interesting couple of months for Pinterest. The social sharing site developed something of a cult following before Christmas, and since the turn of the year has really come into its own, picking up over 3 million users and sparking

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Crashing The Super Bowl

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012By Matt Williams

You don’t have to be one of the three people in the UK interested in American Football to realise that the Super bowl is a pretty big deal.

Last year’s match-up drew an average audience figure of 111 million viewers in the US alone, making it the most viewed television broadcast in US history…

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Negative Press, Negative Growth?

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012By James Morgan

“It’s this recession, pushing prices up and that.” Oh dear (poor grammar aside). This was the comment made to me a couple years ago by a patron in a bar. As an economics student at the time, I felt compelled to intervene and correct the poor chap. Cue a long, impromptu (and highly brilliant)…

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In Praise Of Amy

Monday, January 9th, 2012By Jonathan Akwue

“My name is Amy I like slugs and snails”

I first read those words 27 years ago on a bus shelter in Brixton.  I remember it so clearly because Amy is part of the reason why I work in the communications industry today.

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12 Social Media Themes For 2012

Thursday, January 5th, 2012By David McNamara

2012 is meant to be the start of The End of Days, so these predictions may have a very short shelf life.

We are living in unprecedented times. In a social media industry that is barely 5 years old, it has helped to elect Presidents, topple dictators, disrupt industries and free customers. The…

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5 Things You Shouldn’t Miss: Web Designers Let Loose In A Supermarket, Social Media Compliance, Emailing Cats And More

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011By Mark Pack

Welcome to the latest in our monthly collection of five links that you shouldn’t miss.

What would happen if you let a website designer loose in a supermarket? http://bit.ly/v1HbPr

A very funny film from Google on what buying…

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United Breaks Guitars And Strikes A Chord On Social Media

Friday, December 16th, 2011By Mark Pack

Recently I attended a presentation by a London law firm about social media. Turning to the internet for an example of what can go wrong, the lawyers picked Dave Carroll’s song, United Breaks Guitars. It is a frequently used…

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New Government Grassroots Sport Strategy Is Good News For Sponsors – And A Wake Up Call For Governing Bodies

Thursday, December 8th, 2011By Tim Crow

Last Friday, The Times published an article with major implications for how London 2012 will come to be viewed and for the value to brands of grassroots sports sponsorship…

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