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List of upcoming IT and technology awards for 2012

List of upcoming IT and technology awards for 2012
Entering an IT award takes time, effort and isn't very cheap, so why bother? It's not all just about good PR and getting publicity for your company's brand or product. Winning an award that's relevant to your business offers credibility and can help remind your clients why they chose you in the first place. New…
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Seo case study: online software

Seo case study: online software
How do you make an impression online when your competitors have been in business for decades and yours is a relatively new entrant to the market? That's the question Geeta Thomas, owner of cloud-based waste management software My Yard Software, was wrestling with. When we'd finished the project, Geeta was saying, "I'm really pleased with the hard…
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Finding Midlands PR & marketing jobs – tips & recruitment agencies

Finding Midlands PR & marketing jobs – tips & recruitment agencies
With universities and colleges kicking out for the summer, many graduates and school-leavers looking for a job in PR and/or marketing may not be sure where to start their search. Alongside these newbies, experienced PRs moving into the region may be looking for their next move. To save you some time, we’ve summarised five recruitment…
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B2B news round up Q2 2012 – what we’ve been up to

B2B news round up Q2 2012 – what we’ve been up to
We can hardly believe it’s almost July. I guess you could say we’ve been too busy here to even look at the clock – especially considering this is our first update blog post in a while! One benefit of keeping on-the-go has been the amazing coverage we’ve achieved this year. Instead of resting on our…
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Paid press release sites – are they worth the money?

Paid press release sites – are they worth the money?

We think so….

Following our research into the most effective free release services, we decided to share the paid-for distribution sites that we use. There are lots more of course, but sometimes we will only use them a few times and then we don’t bother again as they aren’t quite right for us.

These are the ones we would recommend based on our experience, paying particular attention to the size and quality of the media database they boast and how much it will cost to get your release(s) out to relevant media targets.

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SEO software review – Advanced Web Rankings and Advanced Link Manager

SEO software review – Advanced Web Rankings and Advanced Link Manager
Advanced Web Ranking (AWR) The core of Caphyon’s AWR seo software is ranking data, it offers a wide range of options for tracking ranking of keywords against various search engines. In addition to the core ranking element, AWR contains keyword research and more general SEO analysis tools. Headline features Rank checking on hundreds of search engines…
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PR highlights from 2011

PR highlights from 2011
January We kicked off the year with coverage in IT Now, Computer Weekly, Test Magazine andSourcingfocus for our software quality client on its three year managed services testing contract with one of the world’s largest privately owned chain of opticians, worth in excess of £5 million. February We secured a half page in The Telegraph…
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Do PR teams really understand your business

Do PR teams really understand your business
What these two instances show is that senior PR teams pitched and won the business and the actual account team didn’t have as much (or even sufficient) experience to deliver on the promises. This isn’t solely a PR agency problem; we have had accountants and solicitors do the same to us – put the inexperienced junior on our account. It’s…
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