Alastair Campbell, the former British government press secretary and close confidant of Tony Blair, will be the guest speaker at the Marketing Society Christmas lunch in the Shelbourne hotel on Thursday, December 16th. Journalist, author and broadcaster, the often controversial Campbell quit journalism in 1994 to work for Labour. He was an advisor and close […]
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UK social media expert for Dublin
British social media guru Will McInnes will give a talk on how to build a social media campaign at a masterclass in Dublin on July 22nd. The event is organised by Mediacontact.ie. A marketer by training, his clients at NixonMcInnes includes BMW, Boots, Channel 4, Chelsea FC, Cisco, HSBC, Oxfam and Zurich. McInnes is on […]
Trevor Beattie to chair Sharks jury
Renowned British adman Trevor Beattie is to chair this year’s Sharks jury at the festival in Kinsale in the second week of September, festival manager Tanya Cawley has confirmed. A founding director of Beattie McGuinness Bungay, his work includes Wonderbra, Fcuk, Sony PlayStation and the Labour Party. There will be two creative speaking events this […]
Sponsors sought for Paul McGrath charity golf classic
A call has gone out for sponsors to support the annual Paul McGrath charity golf classic in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland (CFAI) which will be played at Arklow Golf Club in Co Wicklow on Friday, July 16th. Among the celebrities due to take part are two of McGrath’s former teammates, Ronnie Whelan […]
Scribes in write takeover of Dalkey
RTE broadcaster Des Cahill will be part of a debate on the role of football in culture at the first annual Dalkey Book Festival which takes place the weekend after next at various venues in the Dublin seaside town South county Dublin will be awash with literary talent the weekend after next when the first […]
Irish no-show at Heineken final costly
The failure of an Irish rugby club to reach the Heineken Cup final in Paris two weeks from tomorrow looks set to cost the Irish travel industry over €100,000. As both Leinster and Munster did not progress from the semi final stage of the pan-European competition, savvy travel agents have had to release hotels rooms […]
Feeney to headline ESB Live at NCH
Julie Feeney, widely known for her hit single Impossibly Beautiful, will headline the ESB Live 2010 at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on Saturday, May 29. The Galway singer will perform a theatrical show with a live orchestra as part of the ESB-sponsorship of Irish acts at the Earlsfort Terrace venue. Last year saw […]
Robin Gibb in Dublin for IBI seminar
Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees pop group will be the keynote speaker at the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) annual seminar next Tuesday at the Radisson Hotel on Golden Lane in Dublin. The conference theme is ‘Radio: Stayin’ Alive’ and independent stations owners, management and broadcasters are due to attend. Gibb will speak as […]
AAI looks ahead with Love
The Association of Advertisers in Ireland (AAI) is to host a breakfast seminar on the topic of ‘2010, what’s ahead’ with Sarah Love of Goosebump sales promotion and Una Fitzgibbon of Bord Bia. The discussion will be based on trend studies and a facilitator will pose questions to the speakers. The Nuts & Bolts seminar […]
Docklands adds festival previews
The ‘12 Days of Christmas’ festival returns to Dublin’s Docklands this year with special preview days added by the organisers. Previews will be held on Thursday, December 10, and Friday, December 11, 12 noon to 8pm – in the same week that the extended Luas line from Tallaght to the 02 starts. Now in its […]
NUI to host brands masterclass
Prof Leslie de Chernatony will co-host a one-day brand masterclass at NUI Galway NUI Galway is to host a one-day masterclass for business leaders entitled ‘Growing brands through a recession’ on Thursday, January 31. The guest speaker will be Prof Leslie de Chernatony, professor of brand marketing at Universita della Svizzera Italiana in Switzerland and […]
Dara O'Briain for Marketing Society Christmas lunch
Comedian and broadcaster Dara O’Briain, widely known for hosting Mock the Week on BBC 2, is the special guest at the Marketing Society Christmas lunch in the Shelbourne hotel on Friday, December 11th. The society’s chairperson, Valda Boardman, said tickets for the event, priced €150 each, were selling fast but as of today there were […]
Viral expert to address digital forum
A viral expert whose agency created a celebrated video for T-Mobile showing people dancing in Liverpool Street station in London and which has attracted over 14 million viewers is among speakers taking part in a digital conference in Dublin next month. Ben Robinson from Freud Communications in the UK is among a line-up which will […]
