@andycheeseman: i’m using this method:
function get_acf_title( $post_id ){
$title = get_field( 'title', $post_id );
if( empty( $title ) ){
$title = get_the_title( $post_id );
}
if( $title == '-' ){
$title = '';
}
return apply_filters( 'the_title', $title );
}
(Also contain the ability to leave the title completely blank)