Smoking Gun Agency

Smoking Gun Agency Smoking Gun is a Manchester PR and Social Media agency with an emphasis on insights and evidence.

When cultural moments capture the nation’s attention, brands have an opportunity to show up in ways that are genuinely u...
17/06/2026

When cultural moments capture the nation’s attention, brands have an opportunity to show up in ways that are genuinely useful.

Ahead of England’s first game tonight, the Guns secured a spot for easyHotel on This Morning to spotlight a simple but timely initiative: on UK match nights, football fans checking into select easyHotels wearing a football shirt can enjoy a free late checkout.

Back of the net offer - back of the net coverage! ⚽️🏨

16/06/2026

What happens when you give a voice to an industry under threat? 👇

For BWH Hotels GB, it meant becoming one of the most recognised advocates for independent hoteliers in the UK, amid mounting economic pressures.

Through strategic storytelling, reactive commentary and strong leadership profiling, we helped turn industry issues into national headlines.

📺 Headline coverage from The Financial Times front page to BBC Breakfast red sofa
🌐 30% increase in website visits YOY
📈 Strengthened credibility among target audiences, supporting partner acquisition and retention

Swipe to see how we made it happen. ➡️

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04/06/2026

Our Hot Takes on what’s set to trend in the creator world this month 🔥

Social trends move fast – with new transitions, sounds and formats popping up daily. We’ve pulled together some of our best predictions in our new series: Hot Takes.

Each month, we’ll spotlight the content trends we think are worth watching (and testing 👀) so you’re never short of inspiration.

Save this post for your next scroll-stopping idea 💡

May, you were a big one.🏆 Four awards added to the SG trophy cabinet, including the hotly contested 'Integrated Agency o...
28/05/2026

May, you were a big one.

🏆 Four awards added to the SG trophy cabinet, including the hotly contested 'Integrated Agency of the Year' from PRMoment
🤞 Named finalists for four further accolades for our social and influencer work, coming soon
🎉 Listed in PRovoke Media’s Top 70 UK PR Agencies (making the Guns among the top 2% of firms)
📺 On the BBC Breakfast red sofa with Best Western Hotels, standing up on the big industry issues
🤓 Back to school as we welcomed Will Barker, The Sun's news editor, to learn more about the ever evolving media landscape
🍫 Launched the first ever Tunnock's themed hotel room with easyHotel, to a sugar rush of media coverage and web traffic

June, we're ready for you.

Launching 'The Tunnock's Sweet' with easyHotel 🍫🏨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿In the ultimate celebration of Scottish heritage, we've been lea...
21/05/2026

Launching 'The Tunnock's Sweet' with easyHotel 🍫🏨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

In the ultimate celebration of Scottish heritage, we've been leading the media relations charge to reveal the very first Tunnock's themed hotel room at Glasgow.

From custom wallpaper to a toilet seat, and the chance to try the world's first officially approved deep-fried Tunnock's Tea Cake 🤤 our storytellers went all in for this one!

✔️ Hit every media target from The Sun to BBC radio
✔️ Caused a sugar rush of excitement with social-first publications
✔️ Supported a 300% spike in web traffic on launch day

…a delectable story that demos the power of humour to grow likeability and memorability.

The faces behind the shortlist 🤞✨Keeping an eye on the Prolific North Champions Awards tonight as our Fry & Mighty work ...
14/05/2026

The faces behind the shortlist 🤞✨

Keeping an eye on the Prolific North Champions Awards tonight as our Fry & Mighty work for Philips Airfryer is up for ‘B2C PR Campaign of the Year’ 🏆

Fingers crossed for this lot 💛

However you say it, we’re proud ✨We’re PRCA Dare Awards finalists for our Fry & Mighty campaign for Philips airfryer 🫶Sh...
07/05/2026

However you say it, we’re proud ✨

We’re PRCA Dare Awards finalists for our Fry & Mighty campaign for Philips airfryer 🫶
Shortlisted for Consumer Relations + Integrated Campaign of the Year, fingers crossed 🤞🏼🏆

How confident are you that your marcomms are delivering commercial impact?Meet Smoking Gun's '6i Process' - a proven app...
28/04/2026

How confident are you that your marcomms are delivering commercial impact?

Meet Smoking Gun's '6i Process' - a proven approach to designing STRATEGY THAT DELIVERS:

🏆 Globally awarded by AMEC (the Gold standard for media intelligence and measurement)
🔍 Already helping brands across sectors to achieve their business goals - from Philips to American Golf and Alton Towers Resort
🗺️ Clear direction, creative ideas that cut through, campaigns that work across channels

If you're looking to sharpen up a PR, influencer or social media strategy that's drifted, get in touch with strategy director Hayley Peters.

27/03/2026

✨ March trend roundup! ✨

We’ve been putting our favourite social trends into practice for our clients this month - from audio hits to dance crazes, and even some seasonal fun. Here’s what caught our eye…

Meet the Guns...caricature style🤭
17/02/2026

Meet the Guns...caricature style🤭

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