Archive for the 'Business' Category
How not to deal with a bad review
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009PR companies naturally crave good reviews for their clients’ products and are bound to be disappointed when that doesn’t happen.
Different companies seem to have different ways of dealing with bad reviews. Some just take it on the chin, some go cold with the journalist for a while and others simply assume the journalist doesn’t know […]
“TV3″ Sports on the horizon?
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009An interesting line in The Irish Times’ grim report of Setanta Sport’s financial troubles suggests that Doughty Hanson, owner of TV3 and 3e in Ireland, could make a bid for the sports broadcaster in the coming days.
Setanta has found itself facing administration after years of rapid expansion and Doughty Hanson is seen as a potential […]
Sleeping with the enemy: INM looking to old foes for help?
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009With Tony O’Reilly’s Independent News & Media facing financial difficulty, it seems as if the company is seeking out every avenue to turn things around - even if that means teaming up with its most bitter rival.
Roy Greenslade had an interesting, and arguable even bizarre, story recently from the Wall Street Journal about Independent News […]
New Irish journalism award
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009As pointed out by Adrian on Twitter, there’s a new journalism award on the scene in Ireland.
There are 14 categories in total, 13 of which have ‘Journalism’ in the title and the other being a Lifetime Achievement Award for journalism, which begs the question - why are they called The National Media Awards and not […]
Article: Traditional rental market facing online challenges
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Below is the technology feature from a recent issue of Business & Finance magazine:
The financial difficulties facing Chartbusters is Ireland’s first solid sign of an international fact –the traditional video rental market is in trouble.
There are many potential reasons why this sector is in decline. DVD purchase prices have dropped while disposable income has – […]
Five things the new Village Magazine needs to do now
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009So the second issue of Village Magazine 2.0 is coming under some legal scrutiny from Declan Ganley, following the publication of a profile critical of the man himself.
This is sure to be of some concern to Michael Smith and all at Village as legal battles with millionaires are never good for a publication’s bottom line, […]
Twitter > Blog
Thursday, February 5th, 2009According to the Dashboard of my blog I’ll have made 598 blog posts once this entry is published. At this very moment I have made 662 posts through my Twitter account.
I was sceptical of the value of Twitter when first set up my account in the middle of 2007. In fact the only reason I […]
Issue two of re-launched Village on the way
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Michael Smith has just informed Village Magazine readers that the second issue of the re-launched title will hit the shelves this Friday, 5th February.
The magazine had shut its doors in the Summer of 2008 following prolonged attempts by then owner and editor Vincent Browne to make it profitable. The publication was re-launched just before December […]
Article: Advice to businesses for 2009
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009This article was previously published in Business & Finance Magazine, 15th-29th January 2009.
Even by the most optimistic estimates, 2009 is going to be a tough year in business. Here three technology experts give their advice on how technology can be used and managed to allow businesses to survive and thrive.
Damien Mulley is the owner of […]
Review: Lenovo IdeaPad s10e
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Previously published in Business & Finance, 15th-29th January 2009. Information correct at the time of going to print.
The ‘netbook’ market is more than just saturated – it is flooded. Every major computer manufacturer bar Apple now has at least one ultra-portable, ultra-cheap laptop on the market and some – such as Asus – seem to […]
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