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Innovate or Die? The Search for Workable Media Models (Part II)
by Notes From Basecamp

As print media continues to sell fewer copies, companies are tweaking, reworking and, in some cases, transforming their business models. My first blog post on this subject explored the reasons behind More! magazine’s suspension and Auto Trader‘s decision to …

3 days ago

Drinks award for Hope&Glory

Hope&Glory was named best PR agency at yesterday's 2013 Drinks Business Awards.

4 days ago in Awards

Gorkana Cup – Dartmoor National Park Orienteering Challenge
by Notes From Basecamp

I’m going to start this blog post with a typically British topic of conversation – the weather. You would think that by May we can expect temperatures above zero and perhaps a dash of sunshine. But no, Wednesday 15th May …

5 days ago

DARE Awards shortlist revealed

McCann PR has been shortlisted for 10 awards in the inaugural PRCA DARE Awards, while Liquid PR is up for seven and Weber is in the running for six.

5 days ago in Awards

#GorkanaSky Breakfast Briefing with Sky News 17/05/2013
by Notes From Basecamp

On Friday morning we welcomed Richard Suchet, News Presenter, and Alistair Bunkall, Defence and News Correspondent at Sky News, to Sainsbury’s to discuss their roles at Sky and how PRs can feed in content. As the UK’s first dedicated 24-hour …

5 days ago

Shine named best UK consultancy

Shine Communications has been named best UK PR Consultancy To Work For by The Holmes Report.

6 days ago in Awards

Innovate or Die? The Search for Workable Media Models (Part I)
by Notes From Basecamp

Free or subscription-based? Print and online, or online-only? Media companies are trying to find solutions to a rather persistent trend: the decline of print media. In short, people are buying less of it, which is undermining its very lifeblood, advertising …

9 days ago

Are Paywalls the Future for Quality Online Content?
by Notes From Basecamp

In light of the recent announcements from The Daily Telegraph and The Sun, I wanted to take a look back at the evolution of the controversial paywall and ask ‘Are paywalls the future for quality online content?’ A paywall …

16 days ago

#GorkanaIndy Breakfast Briefing with independent.co.uk and Independent Voices 09/05/2013
by Notes From Basecamp

This morning we welcomed Zach Leonard, Managing Director of Digital, Christian Broughton, Digital Editor, and Amol Rajan, Editor of independentvoices.co.uk, to The Brewery to discuss the format and direction of the site and how they like to deal with …

16 days ago

Is Augmented Reality the Future for Newspapers?
by Notes From Basecamp

Last month The Independent launched a new daily augmented reality feature, merging the print and digital experience via Blippar, an image-recognition phone app aimed at bringing to life real-world newspapers, magazines, products and posters with exciting augmented reality experiences …

19 days ago

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