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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:50:20 +0100 30 http://www.businessandleadership.com/img/b-and-l-footer-logo.gif http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/section/2/marketing 276 37 Twitter CEO Evan Williams has revealed that Twitter now has 145m users worldwide and that there are now 300,000 registered apps from TweetDeck to TwitPic supporting the ecosystem. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25429/technology/twitter-hits-145m-users-300-000-apps-in-ecosystem http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25429/technology/twitter-hits-145m-users-300-000-apps-in-ecosystem Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:03:00 +0100 Technology Bulmers, 3 and Waterford Crystal have been named as host port partners for Waterford's hosting of The Tall Ships Races 2011, while Waterford Institute of Technology is the host port education partner and RTÉ will be the official media partner in the city. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25426/marketing/waterford-gets-450-000-boost-for-tall-ships-hosting http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25426/marketing/waterford-gets-450-000-boost-for-tall-ships-hosting Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:49:00 +0100 Marketing Hotel booking website HotelDealsIreland.ie has made over €100,000 in sales since it launched in February, with luxury hotels proving more attractive to consumers than budget properties. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25424/owner-manager/hotel-start-up-site-sells-100k-in-six-months http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25424/owner-manager/hotel-start-up-site-sells-100k-in-six-months Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:31:00 +0100 Owner Manager European interactive and digital media trade body IAB Europe has announced the addition of Adtech, CPX Interactive, Expedia, Selligent, TripAdvisor and ValueClick to its membership base. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25423/marketing/iab-europe-welcomes-new-members http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25423/marketing/iab-europe-welcomes-new-members Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:39:00 +0100 Marketing UK watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has extended its powers to cover all online marketing and advertising from 1 March 2011. This will give it the power to remove advertisements and statements from Faceook, Twitter and pay-per-click (PPC) ads on all search engines. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25421/marketing/advertisers-need-to-be-wary-under-new-online-regulations http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25421/marketing/advertisers-need-to-be-wary-under-new-online-regulations Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:58:00 +0100 Marketing AOL Global Operations has revealed that in addition to the 50 jobs announced in June, some 20 new software engineering roles are to be created in Dublin. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25419/leadership/aol-announces-20-software-engineering-jobs-for-dublin http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25419/leadership/aol-announces-20-software-engineering-jobs-for-dublin Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:33:00 +0100 Leadership Dublin Tourism is expecting over 100,000 downloads of a new Android and iPhone app that is one of the flagship features of a new digital strategy to bring 1m extra visitors to the city by 2015. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25415/marketing/mobile-app-at-heart-of-dublins-bid-to-bring-1m-extra-visitors http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25415/marketing/mobile-app-at-heart-of-dublins-bid-to-bring-1m-extra-visitors Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:23:00 +0100 Marketing Announcing its full-year results this morning, Pernod Ricard reported a drop in sales of 2pc to just over €7bn. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25414/leadership/pernod-ricard-reports-2pc-drop-in-revenue-to-7bn http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25414/leadership/pernod-ricard-reports-2pc-drop-in-revenue-to-7bn Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:15:00 +0100 Leadership Radio Nova launched to the Dublin, Wicklow, Meath and Kildare airwaves for the first time at 1pm today. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25403/marketing/radio-nova-launches-in-dublin http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25403/marketing/radio-nova-launches-in-dublin Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:05:00 +0100 Marketing Glanbia Consumer Foods is to continue its sponsorship of the RTÉ weather bulletin for a further two years. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25402/marketing/glanbia-continues-rte-weather-sponsorship http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25402/marketing/glanbia-continues-rte-weather-sponsorship Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:47:00 +0100 Marketing In the UK, every company with a website or a Facebook page will have to conform to the codes of the Committee of Advertising Standards, part of the ASA, which is seeking to regulate the online advertising market. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25399/marketing/uk-ads-watchdog-to-get-tough-on-internet-advertising http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25399/marketing/uk-ads-watchdog-to-get-tough-on-internet-advertising Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:52:00 +0100 Marketing ICT solutions provider Datapac has renewed its sponsorship of Special Olympics Ireland with a €400,000 five-year commitment. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25398/marketing/datapac-renews-special-olympics-sponsorship http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25398/marketing/datapac-renews-special-olympics-sponsorship Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:47:00 +0100 Marketing Adidas has agreed a new eight-year sponsorship deal with Major League Soccer in the United States. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25380/marketing/new-deal-for-adidas-and-major-league-soccer http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25380/marketing/new-deal-for-adidas-and-major-league-soccer Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:07:00 +0100 Marketing A promotion by Tribe Nightclub in Stillorgan, Dublin has been found to be in breach of the MEAS Code of Practice on the Naming, Packaging and Promotion of Alcoholic Drinks because it could encourage "illegal, irresponsible or immoderate consumption, such as binge-drinking, drunkenness or drink-driving". http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25379/marketing/nightclub-drinks-promotion-breaches-meas-code http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25379/marketing/nightclub-drinks-promotion-breaches-meas-code Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:52:00 +0100 Marketing A new loyalty card scheme, aimed specifically at small to medium sized retailers, was launched today by AIB Merchant Services (AIBMS). http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25371/marketing/loyalty-card-scheme-for-small-retailers-launched http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25371/marketing/loyalty-card-scheme-for-small-retailers-launched Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:49:00 +0100 Marketing Revenue at UTV Media was £59.2m in the first six months of this year, up 9pc from £54.4m in the first half of 2009. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25370/marketing/utv-media-revenues-up-9pc http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25370/marketing/utv-media-revenues-up-9pc Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:58:00 +0100 Marketing Revenue in the US out-of-home-advertising sector increased by 3.6pc in the second quarter of 2010 when compared with the same period in 2009, according to figures released by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25357/marketing/us-outdoor-revenue-up-3-6pc-in-q2-2010 http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25357/marketing/us-outdoor-revenue-up-3-6pc-in-q2-2010 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:52:00 +0100 Marketing Google is in negotiations with Hollywood's top film studios to release a pay-per-view video service on YouTube by the end of 2010. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25353/marketing/google-plans-to-stream-movies-on-youtube http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25353/marketing/google-plans-to-stream-movies-on-youtube Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:36:00 +0100 Marketing The creator, co-founder and chairman of Twitter, Jack Dorsey will be speaking at the Dublin Web Summit on 29 October. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25339/marketing/twitter-co-founder-coming-to-ireland http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25339/marketing/twitter-co-founder-coming-to-ireland Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:13:00 +0100 Marketing As part of a draft for workplace privacy legislation in Germany there is proposal to include protections for job seekers on social networking sites such as Facebook. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25338/leadership/german-draft-law-protects-social-networking-employees http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25338/leadership/german-draft-law-protects-social-networking-employees Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:59:00 +0100 Leadership Media communications agency Carat this morning published upgraded forecasts for global advertising expenditure in 2010 and 2011. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25334/marketing/carat-revises-upwards-global-ad-spend http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25334/marketing/carat-revises-upwards-global-ad-spend Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:59:00 +0100 Marketing Independent News & Media (INM) has reported an increase in group revenue of 7.8pc to €656.5 million and a rise in operating profit of 29.3pc to €94.6 million. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25327/leadership/robust-first-half-for-independent-news-and-media http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25327/leadership/robust-first-half-for-independent-news-and-media Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:21:00 +0100 Leadership Kenmare Resources has reported pre-tax profit of US$1.151m for the first half of 2010, compared with a US$199,000 loss in the last six months of 2009. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25318/marketing/kenmare-resources-reports-pre-tax-profit http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25318/marketing/kenmare-resources-reports-pre-tax-profit Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:16:00 +0100 Marketing Facebook is throwing the 'book' literally at a new community website for teachers for its use of the word 'book' in its title. It is claiming that the use of the word by Teachbook is riding on the success of Facebook. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25316/technology/facebook-sues-teacher-site-for-trademark-infringement http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25316/technology/facebook-sues-teacher-site-for-trademark-infringement Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:46:00 +0100 Technology When it comes to accessing the internet from mobile devices, the vast majority of those who do so are male but, as browser company Opera's latest survey indicates, this is is changing rapidly with the number of female users increasing by 575pc in the last two years. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25314/marketing/women-switch-to-the-mobile-web http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25314/marketing/women-switch-to-the-mobile-web Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:24:00 +0100 Marketing You are in a bar in the city and decide to let some friends know so they can drop by if they're around. In the past you would have sent a text message or made calls. But, with the advent of social networking services such as Foursquare and more lately Facebook's Places feature, people will know exactly where you are on the map with the tap of a button. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25310/marketing/how-will-facebooks-geo-location-impact-on-privacy http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25310/marketing/how-will-facebooks-geo-location-impact-on-privacy Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:29:00 +0100 Marketing Today the release of the Think Beyond iPhone app makes Bord Gáis Energy the first utility company in Ireland to deliver such a service to its customer base, and so begins an era of accessible smart metering. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25309/technology/bord-gais-energy-gets-smart-with-new-iphone-app http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25309/technology/bord-gais-energy-gets-smart-with-new-iphone-app Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:16:00 +0100 Technology San Francisco-based online brokerage firm Zecco today announced significantly increased engagement levels, of sometimes more than 200pc, from its involvement in the ongoing beta of Twitter's promoted tweets programme. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25299/marketing/early-promoted-tweets-success-for-online-broker http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25299/marketing/early-promoted-tweets-success-for-online-broker Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:22:00 +0100 Marketing The iPad is unlikely to come up against a viable tablet-based competitor until 2011, and will maintain this lead until at least 2012, according to a report from iSuppli. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25298/technology/ipad-to-dominate-tablet-market-through-to-2012 http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25298/technology/ipad-to-dominate-tablet-market-through-to-2012 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:19:00 +0100 Technology The launch date and time for Radio Nova has been announced - 1pm, 1 September from its new studios in Dublin's Docklands. http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25296/leadership/radio-nova-going-live-date-announced http://www.businessandleadership.com/news/article/25296/leadership/radio-nova-going-live-date-announced Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:34:00 +0100 Leadership