Steve Jobs Marketing Strategy (Is Pure Genius)

Steve Jobs - A Pure Genius

Moving the human race forward. That has been a mission of Apple since it was founded. When it comes to marketing, there is very little which is invented. Just as Mick Jagger of the Stones so poignantly summarized, “There is no future in rock ‘n roll music, it is all only recycled past.”

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Children’s Charity Wins €10,000 PR Campaign from Elevate

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Kildare-based children’s charity Sensational Kids has been named the winner of a €10,000 public relations campaign competition run by Elevate PR to mark its 10th year in business. Over the next few months, Elevate will work with the charity to devise a public relations strategy. Sensational Kids runs Ireland’s only not-for-profit toy store to fund its activities, including subsidized occupational and speech and language therapy, educational and psychological assessments, reading tuition, craniosacral therapy, play therapy, and orthoscopics. The funded services are delivered to children with autism spectrum disorders, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, dyspraxia, global developmental delays, dyslexia, sensory processing disorders, ADD, ADHD, and many other developmental conditions and delays. Sensational…

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UK Smartphone Users’ Retail Site Visits Surge 163% Year-over-Year

Business and Leadership Ltd.

New research from comScore reveals that the number of UK smartphone users accessing retail sites increased by 163% in the year to May 2011. According to the company, 13.5 million users across France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK (EU5) – or 5.8pc of all mobile subscribers – accessed online retail sites in the three-month average period ending May 2011.  In those five countries, smartphone users accessing online retail sites increased by 80pc over the year. “Over the past year, online retailers enjoyed strong growth in visitation from mobile devices in Europe, largely driven by the acceleration in smartphone ownership,” said Jeremy Copp, comScore Europe vice president for mobile. “This…

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Bitbuzz Integrates Wi-Fi Offering with Costa Loyalty Programme

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Irish Wi-Fi provider Bitbuzz has integrated its offering with the Costa customer loyalty programme, the Coffee Club, in what the partners are saying is the first scheme of its kind in Ireland. Costa launched its first store in Ireland in 2004 at Belfast City Airport and now has 60 stores employing over 600 people in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Bitbuzz has been providing complimentary Wi-Fi to all Costa stores in Ireland since 2010. Registered Costa Coffee Club members can now avail themselves of complimentary Bitbuzz Wi-Fi, without the need for vouchers. Bitbuzz has been working with its location partners, such as Costa, to introduce brand loyalty through Wi-Fi for some…

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Americans to Read Feature about Kerry Written by Andrew McCarthy in National Geographic Traveler

Cover of the latest edition of National Geographic Travel magazine

A travel magazine showcasing Kerry and Ireland hit the newsstands across the US this month, profiling holidays to millions of American travellers – and potential holidaymakers for the island of Ireland. The February/March edition of National Geographic Traveler, one of the world’s most widely read travel publications, with more than nine million readers, features a spectacular cover shot of Ross Castle in Killarney and the headline ‘Return to Ireland – A Journey Home’. Inside the magazine, there is 11 pages dedicated to Kerry, with some stunning photographs and great suggestions for American travellers – encouraging them to discover the ‘lyrical hills of Co Kerry’. The author of the article is…

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Ireland Named ‘Best Tourism Destination’ in US Travel Magazine Awards for Second Year Running

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For the second year running, Ireland has been named ‘Best Tourism Destination’ by frequent travellers in the US. In a survey conducted during 2013, more than 22,000 readers of American travel magazine Global Traveler named Ireland their favourite tourism destination overall. The magazine asked its business and luxury traveller readers to select their favourite destination, airline and other travel-related products and services – and Ireland took the number one spot for ‘Best Tourism Destination’. The awards ceremony will be held later today, 10 December in Los Angeles. “We are delighted that Ireland has been singled out once again for this accolade by the readers of Global Traveler magazine,” said Niall Gibbons,…

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Setanta to Broadcast Ireland’s GAA Football Matches in HD

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Ireland’s first broadcast of Gaelic games in high definition is set to take place this Saturday evening when Setanta shows the Armagh vs Dublin football match. The game will be available on Setanta HD to UPC digital customers, as will at least seven other Allianz League games, including Dublin’s big football clashes with Cork, Kerry and Down. Hurling fans, meanwhile, will get to see the Tipperary and Kilkenny match in high definition on 12 February. “Setanta are showing 15 games in total and a minimum of eight will be in HD on the UPC service, including four Dublin games,” said Colin Morgan, CEO of Setanta Ireland.  “All of Setanta’s games are on…

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Multi Touch Attribution Evolution

Multi-Touch Attribution Is Not Dead, It's Evolved

MTA pioneer Jeff Greenfield argues that Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA) has evolved rather than becoming obsolete. MTA addresses the complexity of the digital marketing landscape, offering granular insights into customer journeys.

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Is a brand name important?

Would Ingvar Kampard Elmtaryol Agunnaryd have been as strong a name as Ikea?

Is a brand name important?Pictured: Would Ingvar Kampard Elmtaryol Agunnaryd have been as strong a name as Ikea? Having worked on numerous brand naming projects over the years, Niall Corcoran understands the potential pitfalls around choosing a name, as well as the advantages that picking the right one can bring. Here, he shares some of his key tips on naming brands and companies. “Whatever brand name we choose doesn’t really matter as the brand, in time, will be defined by the service we deliver”. This was a quote from a senior executive in an organisation whose brand we worked on recently. In some respects he is right. A brand like…

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