McCann Erickson Dublin chief executive Orlaith Blaney will address the topic ‘What’s your personal brand?’ at a Women’s Executive Network (WXN) workshop later this month. WXN’s mission is to “inspire smart women to lead”. Blaney will explain how the personal brand is an important weapon in anyone’s career arsenal. Blaney says: “Your vision of yourself […]
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Gallagher to talk on Twittergate
Sean Gallagher, whose hopes of becoming President of Ireland were dashed by a tweet read out by Pat Kenny on RTE’s Frontline current affairs show shortly before polling day last October, will speak at the Media Future conference in Dun Laoghaire next month. It will be the first time the Cavan-born businessman and former Dragons’ […]
McRedmond to debate media ethics
TV3 chief executive David McRedmond is among the speakers who will address a public meeting on standards and ethics in Irish media hosted by students of Griffith College this Wednesday. The event will discuss issues such as the RTE Frontline ‘tweet-gate’ and the Primetime investigation into Fr Kevin Reynolds. Other speakers lined up are Helen […]
Journalists in Simon fundraiser
The Business Journalists Association of Ireland (BJAI), in tandem with Diageo Ireland and Smith & Williamson, has launched its 12th corporate challenge quiz, in aid of Dublin Simon Community’s support for the homeless. The event will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dublin on Thursday, April 26. RTE’s Bryan Dobson (above) is the […]
Oliver to open Taste of Dublin
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will launch this year’s seventh annual Taste of Dublin festival in June. Oliver will also give a live cooking demonstration on stage in Ireland for the first time. Oliver will be joined at the festival by Valentine Warner, Thomasina Miers, Rachel Allen, Oliver Dunne, Ross Lewis and Derry Clarke. Last […]
Reaper to present grand prix work
Behaviour & Attitudes director Luke Reaper is among the speakers at a Marketing Society research seminar next week. Reaper will talk about ‘the mobile puzzle – consumer segmentation for Meteor and eMobile’. The case study was the winner in brand development and strategy at the society’s awards and won the grand prix. The seminar will […]
Grocers quite upbeat about economy
A survey of those attending the annual Checkout conference in the Four Seasons hotel in Dublin showed an overwhelming majority of delegates are positive about their business prospects, with 23.5 per cent saying they were “very optimistic” and 59.2 per cent saying they were “moderately optimistic” about the coming year. The conference attracted over 200 […]
Hughes to talk at Checkout conference
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 […]
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 […]
