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Bespoke media training from Mediacontact.ie

In case you didn’t know Mediacontact.ie now gives bespoke media training courses. So if you, or a client, need coaching before an upcoming interview, or would like a bespoke course for your communications team, please give us a call. All courses include intensive preparation, printed workbooks, and on-camera interviews with analysis. The trainer is our Managing Director [...]
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Media Experts 2010 launched

Know-alls, smart alecks, weisenheimers – there are many words for ‘expert’, and we know them all! If you’re in need of a quote from an expert, an expert opinion or expert advice you are in luck. We have recently made our collection of brilliant minds free to access on our website, mediacontact.ie You can search by topic [...]
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The Oscars prove Ireland’s future is in the knowledge economy

Watching the 82nd Oscars I was struck by one inescapable conclusion, as I saw Tallaght-native Richard Baneham clutching his Oscar for best animation. Unless we invest heavily in the knowledge economy in Ireland, we’re going to be in even more serious trouble. Baneham, Tom Moore and Darragh O’Connell have two things in common. They were all [...]
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Twitter birds from made in Hollywood

Fran Hollywood from Made in Hollywood (www.madeinhollywood.ie) dropped in these Twitter birds into our office today. We love them. We’ve been dealing with Fran for a couple of months now on various signage projects. He specialises in 3D foam. If you need clever, innovative visuals for a photo shoot, give Fran a call. He’s got great [...]
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Media2020 Speakers Profile: Jonathon Moore, the Guardian

Our second installment of the Media2020 Speakers Profile features Jonathon Moore, Mobile Product Manager, The Guardian Newspaper Group. Jonathon runs all mobile products & strategy at The Guardian, and in December last year he successfully launched the Guardian iphone app, which enables you to read the paper on your iphone. At Media2020 he will be sharing [...]
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Denis Hickie talks to Mediacontact.ie about politics, art and music

We caught up with former Irish and Leinster legend Denis Hickie to talk about what he likes in the media. We always had a sneaking regard for Hickie, for the way he carved out a fantastic career despite many challenges and serious injuries Since retiring from professional rugby after the World cup in 2007, he’s been busy [...]
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Book now, before it’s all sold out….

Well over half the places are filled at this stage on the Media2020 conference, and the remaining places are flying out the door. There is just over a week left of the early bird price of €165 + VAT so hurry to book your place. Book here or call Evelyn on 01 473 2050. You will be [...]
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The Eurovision song we should have chosen

This is the song we should have chosen for the Eurovision. It may sound very like Christina Aguilera’s Candy Man, but who cares it’s catchy, they look great, and they’re not Irish (given our recent track record that’s bound to be an advantage.)
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French Connection’s New ChatRoulette Comp!

ChatRoulette, the internet phenom of the moment, has seen its first branded involvement by French Connection. It never takes long, and FCUK have become the very first brand to try to leverage the success of ChatRoulette and all 500,000+ unique players per day by launching a competition inline with their current The Man, The Woman [...]
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Why Feirm Factor on TG4 is strangely addictive

I am  a fan of good television and count shows like the Sopranos and The Wire amongst my favorites. For that reason my latest TV obsession makes no sense at all. A few weeks ago I was channel surfing and stumbled upon Feirm Factor -  a reality show on TG4 to find Ireland’s top farmer. Hosted [...]
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