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Why public relations is food for thought for manufacturers
When it comes to PR for food businesses, we’re not just talking about major FMCG brands or restaurant chains that need a hand.
Here our PR team look at why food and drink manufacturers should be integrating Public Relations and social media into their marketing and communications plans.
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How building product manufacturers can make the most of trade shows
Booking a stand at an exhibition like Ecobuild, UK Construction Week or the RCI Show represents a considerable investment, which is why you need to maximise your presence. These shows, after all, are about return on investment.
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Why it's important to keep your blog updated!
With news and blog pages amongst the most visited areas of a website, it is important for companies to ensure that they are kept as up to date as possible. Here Dragonfly PR looks at the topic in further detail...
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Rebecca tells students how to get ahead in PR
Last week, Dragonfly PR Senior Account Executive, Rebecca Hart was invited back to the university where she studied to offer advice to final year students on how to secure a job after graduating.
Here she shares some of the tips that she gave to them, seven years down the line since graduating...
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How do we celebrate our company's anniversary?
Reaching a significant anniversary in a business is always worth shouting about and one of the best ways of making the most of these milestones is with the help of a PR company.
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Why we think printed magazines are as relevant today as they have ever been!
Here the Dragonfly PR team explains why they think printed magazines, especially trade and regional business titles, are still of great value to buyers, specifiers and end users.
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Why entering awards should be an important part of your marketing and communications plans
The first quarter of the year is a busy time, particularly for trade and business press awards, so here we look at the considerations of whether to enter awards and what the advantages could be to your business.
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How PR can help construction and manufacturing companies grow
The manufacturing sector has started 2018 with a record level of activity, however there are some areas of both manufacturing and construction that could benefit from Public Relations support to help them to achieve their growth objectives.
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Why good copywriting is essential for a website
We’ve been to a couple of website design meetings recently when the company briefing our design team has said “we’d like our new site to be really visual, lots of pretty pictures, it doesn’t matter so much about the words, no one really reads them.” This on the face of it is understandable, as some websites are too content-heavy and in recent years, it has become much more common to use visual cues to navigate through a website. However, although high quality photography is essential to a website, what must not be underestimated is the power of well written copy.
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The good, the bad and PR: Part 2
In the final working week of 2017, we bring you the last in our two part blog series ‘The Good, the Bad and PR’. To finish on a positive note, Dragonfly PR takes a look back at our favourite PR campaign this year.
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The good, the bad and PR: Part 1
As the penultimate working week of 2017 comes to a close, in the first of our double ‘The Good, the Bad and PR’ blogs Dragonfly PR takes a look back at two of the worst PR disasters this year.
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Which is worse, no Twitter, or a rarely updated one?
Our social media team has recently noticed a spike in the number of companies that have Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts that are visible on their websites but where they haven’t tweeted or posted for months. This prompted a discussion amongst our team the other day about which is worse, having no social media presence at all, or having a rarely populated Twitter/LinkedIn account?
Should I attend trade shows?
Taking part in exhibitions or trade shows requires a significant amount of investment and client's often ask if it's worth the return. Here Dragonfly PR looks at whether manufacturers should be attending.
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Luxury advent calendars, has the trend gone too far?
In the countdown to Christmas, a small square of festive themed chocolate was once a great way to help build up the excitement and count down to the big day. Now however, it seems that a little chocolatey treat may not be enough.
Here Dragonfly PR looks at the rise in popularity of luxury advent calendars and asks, has the trend gone too far?
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Charity begins...at work!
At this time of year, many companies are in the process of selecting a charity for the year ahead. This means they can focus on raising money for their chosen charity, maximising the impact of the money raised and the publicity they can gain from it.
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