by cgrod | Mar 24, 2022 | News, SMEs, Social Enterprise
Galway social enterprise Bounce Back Recycling (BBR) has planted 1,000 trees since January, to mark National Tree Week this week. “For every booking we had this year to date, we planted a tree,” says BBR manager, Martin Ward. “Our business is environmentally focused...
by cgrod | Jan 10, 2022 | Business, digital marketing, News, SMEs
Rural businesses can create tenfold increases in their audience size, with digital marketing technologies like virtual reality and 360° video. That’s according to Digi2Market, an EU programme who today launched a new campaign offering free marketing and networking...
by admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Business, Home Page Posts, Media Training, PR, Radio, SMEs, training
Even if you know your stuff inside out, you need to make time to prepare for a radio interview. No matter how good you are, it can be daunting to talk about it live on air. Having a mic stuck under your nose, or getting caught with unexpected questions can rattle you....
by cgrod | Mar 25, 2021 | Home Page Posts, News, newspapers, PR, Radio, SMEs, training
How you issue a press release is just as important as what you write in it. If you issue a news release the wrong way, you have probably wasted your time and it is unlikely to get any media coverage. I spent 14 years working as a journalist in print and broadcast...
by cgrod | Mar 11, 2021 | Donegal, News, SMEs
Toymakers should stop making ultra-thin dolls, because they create poor body image in young girls which can lead to eating disorders. That’s according to leading Irish doll manufacturer, Ian Harkin of Lottie Dolls, who’s body-realistic dolls were part of a recent UK...
by cgrod | Sep 30, 2020 | Business, Donegal, News, SMEs
If baking is your post-Covid addiction, then the Gap Coffee Shop, Bridgend have just the thing for you! They have launched a new recipe book of cakes, breads, biscuits and treats, which are favourites with their customers. The popular coffee shop has earned a great...