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The Worst Thing Ever

Remember Jordan? Sorry, remember Katie Price? Oh, right, how could any of us forget; she’s only debasing our televisions every other day of the week. And if she’s not on the screen, she’s on the cover of those maagazines they always put next to the queue in Tescos (and yes, I pick them up. I [...]
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Russia’s YouTube Cop shows the power of the internet

In a breathtakingly risky move, a former Russian police officer has taken to the Internet in full uniform to detail the corruption, danger, and brutality in the Russian justice system. In an open video address to Prime Minister Vladmir Putin, Alexei Dymovsky says, “Maybe you don’t know about us, about simple cops, who live and [...]
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Longer ad breaks for independents?

A decision is due this week on the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s plan to give commercial television stations an extra two minutes of advertising time each hour, starting in August. The proposal, which is designed to buoy commercial revenues, has been opposed by independent radio stations and by the National [...]
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Mr Tayto has pimped his ride

Monaghan-based company Universal Graphics has created Mr Tayto’s new Spudster, described as ‘a pimped up ride’ for the Largo Foods crisp brand’s mascot. The vehicle started out as a plain white van, but now features a model of Mr Tayto’s head on its cab.
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iRadio Scores With Twitter Jock

Ireland’s new regional radio station i105107 broke the mould recently by launching the search for Ireland’s first ever TJ. The station which broadcasts to eight counties in the Midlands and North East launched a competition in June – in an attempt to find the country’s first ever Twitter Jock. The i105107 TJ was [...]
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Cathal is Goan, Goan, Gone

After confirmation that Cathal Goan is leaving his role as director general of RTE, the search for a replacement begins. According to insiders, obvious potential contenders include Noel Curran, who left his job as director of television just a few months ago, but who might consider a return. Conor Hayes, RTE’s [...]
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New contract for Bossanova

Bossanova, a brand creative agency established in April, has secured the contract to design the Which Course Expo 2010 creative. Bossanova was founded by Joan Tallon, a design manager with Dcoy for more than ten years; Stephen Smith, who has 16 years’ experience across a variety of sectors and is currently working on [...]
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Back to the pub for Arthur

Guinness has gone back to the pub for its new television advertising campaign to promote the fact that tickets to this year’s Arthur’s Day go on sale this week. The event was one of the biggest marketing successes of last year. This year, celebrations are planned at various locations around Ireland and worldwide on Thursday, September [...]
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Appointed to account director at MediaVest

Gemma Corbett has been appointed to account director at MediaVest where she will be responsible for managing media strategy and planning. Gemma joined MediaVest in 2006 from Viacom Brand Solutions where she held the position of agency sales manager. Prior to this, she worked in Cawley Nea/TBWA for three years. Gemma is a [...]
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How Starbucks Got 10 Million Facebook Fans?

If you are interested in Digital & Social Strategy you’ll want to bookmark 25mins to watch this video (or flip through the Slideshare presentation below), it’s the keynote presentation by Alexandra Wheeler (Digital Director of Starbucks) that opened the recent Social Media Influence 2010 conference in London. And for those of you who don’t know, [...]
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