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Grumpies spread festive cheer

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On the 25th November, exactly one month before Christmas, we organised for co-founders of Grumpies, Mark Carne and Trevor Shea,  to travel around Cornwall spreading the word about their Christmas Pies: Turkey, Cranberry and stuffing, and a Roast Pepper, chestnut, …

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From Twitter to clandestine cakes

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This summer I realised that my youngest was about to start school and I would be able to spend more time in the office. Until recently I’ve been behind the scenes at Barefoot, one or two days each month doing …

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Cornwall’s top tweeting chefs

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Chefs love Twitter, and it would seem that Cornish chefs are no exception. So we thought it would be fun to find out who are the most influential chefs from the Duchy using the social network. Looking at the number …

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New Facebook Pages and how they could benefit your business.

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On Friday Facebook began rolling out a redesign of the way its pages look and how they can be used by brands. Facebook believe these new features will help users “manage communication, express yourself, and increase engagement.” Here at Barefoot …

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Tips to get the best from your media degree

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I recently returned to my alma mater of University College Falmouth to talk to students starting BA hons courses in journalism, public relations, event management and advertising. The university has rapidly expanded since I left in June 2009, and looking …

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New website for Pennasville

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Together with a team of creative Cornish businesses, we’ve developed a new website for Pennasville self-catering holiday cottages at Holywell Bay in Cornwall. Working as the lead agency on the project we assembled a crack team including web developer Redfuse …

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5 ways to make TripAdvisor work for your business

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With 35 million visitors a month TripAdvisor is one of the most influential travel research websites. From working with our holiday accommodation and restaurant clients in Cornwall we’ve put together five pieces of simple advice that are fundamental to improving …

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Falmouth journalism students gain an insight into media careers

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Journalism students at University College Falmouth (UCF) gained an insight into working in public relations when Barefoot Media’s Sam Lynas returned to his alma mater last week. As a graduate of UCF’s BA (Hons) Journalism degree, Sam returned to his …

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Some lunchbreak thoughts on Nestlés Social Media Policy

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At work recently, I’ve been dabbling a bit in social media presentations. I’m not going to pretend that I know everything there is to know or, heaven forbid, start calling myself a guru, or even worse, a social media envangelist. …

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How did I end up here? 5 tips for getting your first job in PR

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It was around two-thirds of the way through my journalism degree when I realised my future career lay in public relations. I was on work experience for a small PR agency who were helping out a girl band. I planned …

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