Mon, 15 December 2014
In this podcast I have a wide-ranging interview with Niamh Bushnell who was recently appointed as Dublin's first ever Start-up Commissioner. Among the topics I cover are: What does the role entail - who is funding it - what are Niamh's hopes for how the role might evolve? Dublin has been incredibly successful in attracting so many of the world's top ICT companies to locate their European HQ here -how can that be exploited to ensure a vibrant eco-system of start-ups? What are the barriers to start-ups that you are hearing about? Financial / Infrastructural / Training / Networks etc. Plus I pay a visit to the Irish Whiskey Museum to sample the capital's newest visitor attraction and learn more about the marketing strategy behind it. |
Fri, 12 December 2014
In this podcast there are two interviews: Fenella Fay, Head of Marketing Communications Meteor discusses the Meteor ‘Christmas Unlimited' campaign featuring Nicholas St Wenceslas: misanthropist, Christmas magnate and CEO of Christmas LTD – a “Gordon Gekko” – and the star of the new campaign Extensive digital aspect of the campaign Rebecca Markey, CEO of IFP media and Deputy Chairman of Magazines Ireland discusses the issues they deal with; objectives of the association, The Irish Magazine Awards, and challenges to the industry – moving from print into digital; retail; postal costs; VAT rates etc. |