Category Archives: Social media

How well do big brands communicate sustainability?

Companies may talk a good game when it comes to sustainability and corporate social responsibility, but how well do they really communicate the issues to consumers?

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Lights! Camera! Action! We’re in the movie business

We have long been renowned for our excellent work in the worlds of sport, education and business; but now we’re in the movies too! While we continue to work across a range of sectors, helping clients develop and communicate their … Continue reading

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Social media – Rhinos show how to win when you lose

Guest post by James Gordon of JDG Media Ltd, Sports content provider and publisher. Running a sport club’s social media channels is easy after a win.  It’s what you do after a loss that matters most.

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Social media has made us all publishers, but not fact-checkers

Social media has succeeded in making us all publishers, but sadly too few of us are fact-checkers – the rise of the phoney meme is evidence of that.

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Big brands fail to reach consumers on sustainability

Some of the world’s biggest consumer goods companies are missing out on a golden opportunity to communicate about sustainability with consumers, a new report reveals.

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Do those ‘likes’ really matter?

Does Facebook sometimes depress you because everyone else’s life seems better than yours?

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Does cinema offer a model to save regional newspapers?

It’s hard to be optimistic about the prospects for newspapers in Britain, especially local and regional titles, which appear trapped in a vicious cycle of falling sales and reduced advertising revenue.

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Howzat? England wins The Ashes on Twitter

England’s cricketers didn’t just win The Ashes – the historic Test match cricket series against Australia – they also won the battle on Twitter.

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Aussies’ Ashes Tweet “sucked ass”

As usual, the current Ashes cricket series is producing plenty of talking points, and inevitably social media is involved. Back in 2010, we wrote about a Twitter mix-up over the name The Ashes. This time, Cricket Australia’s own Twitter account … Continue reading

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Are hyperlocal news sites the future of local journalism?

We hear (and indeed have ourselves expressed) much lamenting at the apparently inevitable decline of local newspapers, but perhaps hyperlocal news websites offer hope for the future.

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