Former creative director of CDP Associates and Marketing.ie columnist Breandán O Broin has a new book out for Christmas titled Company of Words – which is subtitled “a working title with Words, from early ’til late”. The book is a compilation of O Broin’s extensive library of work – stories, poetry, plays, advertising, articles and […]
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Roberts’ new book on data safety
Marketer and data protection expert Steven Roberts has written a new book titled Data Protection for Business: Compliance, Governance, Reputation and Trust which is published by Clarus Press. Public expectations around privacy and the use of personal information have grown hugely since GDPR, the EU’s tough privacy law, came into effect in May 2018. Practical […]
Seriously, laughs lighten work days
Forget coffee breaks, these days more people in marketing and media should take a humour pause: micro-moments of laughter that can be as effective as a brisk walk or even a meditation session. Why? Research indicates that mirth is more than a mood booster, and that a belly laugh where your sides ache is a […]
Echoes ads on OOH screens in Dublin
A Christmas campaign for Michael Cullen’s book about his time living in Australia in the late 1980s features on a host of out of home (OOH) screens in Dublin city and county. Echoes From Down Under is an Irishman’s collection of stories and anecdotes from his days working as a journalist in Perth and the […]
Author and journalist Hugh Oram dies
The death has occurred of Hugh Oram, author of The Advertising Book, a history of Irish advertising which was published by Derek Garvey’s MO Books in 1986. Oram was a prolific writer and journalist who worked as a magazine editor with Frank Grennan’s publishing company, Jemma Publications, for many years. Other books he wrote included […]
And for Mains wins US cookbook award
Irish cookbook And for Mains: Recipes, Stories and Pints with an Irish Butcher and a Chef by Gaz Smith and Rick Higgins won the chefs and restaurants category at the IACP Cookbook Awards 2022. The winners were announced by video from the Middleby Showroom in Dallas and New York. And for Mains is the first […]
Fanning’s new book hails unsung heroes
In his new book, The Mandarin, the Musician and the Mage (Peter Lang), John Fanning contends that a second national revival took place in Ireland from the late 1950s into the 1960s, similar to the earlier Celtic Revival at the turn of the century. This period in modern Irish history is now best known for […]
Book out on days of Dún Laoghaire parties
Champagne, Cocktails and Crêpes Suzette, wining, dining and dancing in Dún Laoghaire through the ages, is a new book about Dún Laoghaire by local author Eileen O’Duffy. O’Duffy, who is a digital education, media and marketing consultant, says the limited-edition book is a labour of love, a cost recovery, local community project illustrated with photos. […]
Sehdev for UCD talk about why shameless sells
UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business is to host New York Times bestselling author Jeetendr Sehdev as he discusses his new book, The Kim Kardashian Principle: Why Shameless Sells (and How to Do It Right). The event in Belfield at 6.15pm next Monday coincides with Kardashian’s 39th birthday and is open to students and the […]
Delaney’s photo exhibition at GPO
Photographer Barry Delaney launched his debut book on Dublin inner city, Stars and Souls of the Liffey, with an accompanying photo exhibition at the General Post Office in Dublin. For 11 years from 2006, Delaney documented life around Dublin’s urban centre, as it went through many changes, boom to bust and back to the more […]
New Irish joke book sends up mad, mad world
A new Irish joke book called Heard It Say was launched in Verve. The book is a collection of jokes, cartoons and celebrity quotes reflecting today’s topsy-turvy, Donald Trump world and was compiled by Michael Cullen, editor of Marketing.ie, with cartoon illustrations by Aidan Dowling. The 104-page paperback is published by Gregmar Books. The book’s content is designed to […]
Ads run for new comedy book
An advertising campaign for new comedy book Ash, Sure What Of It is now up and running. The ads are running in The Irish Times, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Business Post and Phoenix and Marketing.ie magazines. An outdoor campaign on Dart and in a number of major urban rail stations starts today. Ash, Sure What Of […]
PR consultant launches green book
Tony O’Brien, former environment correspondent of the Irish Independent and managing director of PR agency Tony O’Brien Communications, has written his first book, Going Green – The Irish Guide to Living a Greener Life. O’Brien is also involved with Steve Rawson on The Communications Partnership venture. Published by Liberties Press, the book provides a guide to […]
