Eircom.net web portal has appointed Electric Media Sales (EMS) to manage its advertising sales following a competitive pitch. Some 1.5 million people visit the site each month, generating 50 million page impressions. EMS, whose managing director is radio station investor Dermot Hanrahan, handles sales for over 80 web businesses including Irishtimes.com, Entertainment.ie, Ebay.ie, O2, Ticketmaster.ie […]
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Course to show power of YouTube
A training course to show companies how best they can use YouTube as a marketing and media tool will be held in Dublin later this month. Tom Johnson, a director and producer with Stopwatch Television, will present the course entitled ‘How to Become a YouTube Hero’ in Griffith College in Dublin on June 23rd. Johnson’s […]
UK tourists to Ireland targeted online
Marlfield House in Gorey, Co Wexford, a popular choice for opera lovers Tourism Ireland in the UK has teamed up with lastminute.com for a campaign highlighting ten ‘not-to-be-missed’ festivals and events taking place this year on the island of Ireland. The ads highlight various tourist attractions like golf in Killarney, eateries in West Cork and […]
Samaritans launch new website
The Dublin branch of Samaritans has launched a new website to help manage the higher levels of calls and offers of help that have been received since the economic downturn. Last year, the charity doubled the number of information evenings for prospective volunteers to six, with attendances up on the previous year. Some 65 new volunteers […]
Simon adds online plug-in
To complement the press campaign created pro bono by Irish International BBDO, Dublin Simon Community has launched a new interactive website plug-in promoting its efforts to help the homeless in the capital. Powered by Donor2Deed, the website plug-in, comprises an interactive map allowing viewers to see projects, the teams working in the services and giving […]
Twitter offered $500,000 for a day
In what may be the biggest offer ever for a single banner ad, Twitter is said to have been offered $500,000 for one day of advertising on the site. uSocial.net, which provides a service selling followers on Twitter, claims to have made the offer. As yet, Twitter does not feature advertising on its site. A […]
Britney is gifted revenue by Facebook
Britney Spears is hoping to exploit her popularity on Facebook by selling ‘virtual gifts’ for $2 a pop, Brand Republic reports. The singer, who has just short of two million Facebook fans and who is currently on a world tour, has a range of branded gifts which can be sent between users of the social […]
Google now worth $100 billion
Google’s brand value is now put at $100 billion and its worth jumped by 16 per cent in the last 12 months making it the world’s most recognised and valued brand for the third year in a row, Millward Brown’s BrandZ report shows. Microsoft was second on $76.2bn, up eight per cent on 2008, followed […]
To pee or not to pee at the movies
RunPee.com is a website which tells cinemagoers the best time in a movie to go to the toilet. The site provides details on when the action or romance wanes and prepares you to take that much-needed break. It tells you how long you’ve got and even fills you in on what you missed. The concept […]
