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The Best (and Worst) Marketing Ploys of the Noughties

Hey! Remember the 2000’s?

The “Naughties”. The “Noughties”. Whatever you choose to call the first decade of the new millennium, you’ll have to agree on one thing.

We’ve seen some absolutely stunning marketing. And some complete dross.

My marketing masterpiece of the 2000s seems to have been lifted from Withnail and I, whereas the marketing misfire probably wouldn’t even make it into Horne & Corden.
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The Manchester Blog Awards Shortlist Announced

Photo by Gene Hunt

Photo by Gene Hunt

Yes, October is upon us and it’s that time of year again. Christmas decorations are on sale, Leeds United are on the cusp of their end of year blip, and the shortlist for the Manchester Blog Awards has been released.
As a copywriter, it’s the Best Writing on a Blog category that I’m most interested in – especially as a blog I nominated has made the shortlist. If you only add five more blogs to your RSS feed this year, add Unmemorable Title and any four of these.
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