DDFH&B-JWT managing director Miriam Hughes is among the speakers who will address the Checkout conference in the Dublin’s Four Seasons hotel next Tuesday. The conference theme is ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ and Hughes, who is a former marketing director of Nestle and head of communications, sales and marketing at Bank of Ireland, will talk […]
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DIT to remember Michael Hayes
A celebration of Michael Hayes’s life and his contribution to the advertising industry will be held in DIT Aungier Street with a Mass at 1.30pm this Thursday. The former agency executive and college lecturer died in June this year. Hayes started his career with the Southern Star in Skibbereen, Co Cork, before joining Clery’s. He moved […]
Top chefs for RDS Christmas show
Several of Ireland’s top chefs will attend the Food & Wine Christmas show in the RDS this weekend. Among the line-up are Richard Corrigan, Ross Lewis, Derry Clarke (pictured above left), Kevin Dundon and Donal Skehan. Masterchef Ireland winner Mary Carney is also due to attend the three-day show which starts this evening. The chefs […]
Blaney to talk on power of rhetoric
Orlaith Blaney, managing director of McCann Erickson, will speak about the power of rhetoric and on how to be more persuasive at a Women’s Executive Network (WXN) breakfast in the Westin hotel in Dublin on December 13. Blaney will be joined by former government minister Liz O’Donnell and Brian Ruane of BNY Mellon. Dan Cobley, […]
Marketer of the Year for TV3 seminar
Loretta Dignam of Jacob’s Fruitfield, who was yesterday named Ireland’s Marketer of the Year, is one of three speakers who will address a TV3 seminar on the importance of brand and return on investment in the Aviva Stadium on Lansdowne Road next Wednesday. Dignam will be joined by branding expert John Fanning and Thinkbox research […]
Top chefs for festive feast
The Food & Wine Christmas Show returns to the RDS later this month and this year the focus will be on family and home cooking. The three-day event will see a number of Ireland’s top chefs demonstrating their skills and sharing tips, including Donal Skehan, Richard Corrigan, Ross Lewis, Derry Clarke and Kevin Dundon. Catherine Fulvio […]
DCU to host marketing day
A day-long conference on marketing communications will be held in the DCU Ryan Academy in the Citywest Business Campus this Thursday. Marketing and Communications – The Right Fit is organised by the university’s Entrepreneur Skillnet group with Howard Kent (pictured) of Anchora Solutions as facilitator. Anchora specialises in business turnaround, development and growth, with the […]
Pink Martini to debut at NCH
The 13-member Pink Martini orchestra from Portland Oregon will launch their UK and Ireland tour with two nights at the National Concert Hall in Dublin next month. Fast becoming well-known for their interpretations of old Hollywood and French cafe music, Pink Martini crosses genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop. The band have sold over […]
Improved app for Sharks
The organisers of this week’s Sharks festival in Kinsale have launched a new iPhone app providing delegates with up-to-date information about the weekend plus details on the town’s local restaurants, accommodation, pubs, transport, activities and useful numbers. The app was developed in-house by Windmill Lane Digital. Added features this year include a function that allows […]
Pharmacy boss for An Post talk
Cormac Tobin, managing director of the Unicare pharmacy group, is the guest speaker for the An Post marketers breakfast on Wednesday, September 7. Tobin will speak about the task of developing a loyalty programme of 40,000 customers from scratch and present an overview on the campaign adopted. Tobin started in Superquinn, aged 13. He became […]
Marketers must be passionate and commercial to get on
To fast track a career in marketing people must be passionate and energetic and stay upbeat and commercial in their approach. Speaking at the first Marketing Hub hosted by Alternatives placement agency, four of Ireland’s top marketers spoke about how they got to where they are today and the lessons they learnt along the way. […]
Mick McCarthy for marketing talk
Former Republic of Ireland captain and manager Mick McCarthy will address marketers at an event in Dublin in early July. The Wolverhampton Wanderers manager will talk about the ups and downs of professional football, the changes and innovations the game has undergone in recent years and will provide insights into how a club of modest […]
Honesty in sports books crucial
Sports stars should not produce autobiographies early in their careers as they have little to say and what appears in print is insignificant and insulting to readers’ intelligence, a discussion on the best sports books of all time heard. Speaking at the Dalkey Book Festival, horse trainer and broadcaster Ted Walsh (pictured) said anyone writing […]
