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Cider sip or cider slip? Would you let a politician endorse your brand?

Stephen Waddington

Yesterday, the image plastered across newspapers and news websites was Boris enjoying a pint of Rattler Cornish Cyder. Prior to the 2005 election, Cornwall was Lib Dem yellow across the county, with one Labour constituency in Falmouth and Camborne. He sipped it claiming that he’s avoiding alcohol during the election campaign.

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Behind the Headlines With Jody Fisher

Cision

When you have newspapers that have existed for a century mailing their subscribers cardboard virtual reality goggles to use with their mobile devices, you know how important tapping into a user experience can be. Today, I think that’s true across all media. OK… maybe I’d live where I could walk to the beach! My favorite book is….

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Feeling Good: in defence of the New Day

Mark My Words

Since 2005 the circulations have dropped by up to 50% for the Guardian, 40% for the Sun and 30% for the Mail. As Roy Greenslade points out in his frank skewering of the ND it is rather gutsy to pin all your hopes on getting “an audience composed of people who dislike newspapers to buy a newspaper.”. But the ND had a point.

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The Complete Guide to PR Stunts

5W PR

Community Involvement. In 2005, Snapple tried to make the world’s largest Popsicle. Newspapers, commercials and billboards aren’t ineffective, but these days the Internet spreads ideas the quickest. The intention can be to raise financial contributions or just increase awareness of a specific issue.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

Way before newspapers, the Romans and Greeks used scrolls, Egyptians used papyrus, and ancient China used a form of paper to distribute information, even if that information was limited to an inner circle of elites or an educated few in those cases. China is credited with starting the world's first newspaper.

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7 Superior Podcasts for Super Listeners Eyeing the Big Picture

Sword and the Script

Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. True to its conservative newspaper roots, the program tends to lean right in its coverage in my opinion. This Morning with Gordon Deal. (~30

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Digital Diplomacy

Waxing UnLyrical

I was also an early user , and in 2005 Ogilvy London offered me a job as Interactive Creative Director. Broadband access, and how people use digital in their real lives, is reflected in how marketers use digital in their communications. So I moved here from San Francisco. As an Anglophile, it was always a goal to work in the UK.