Connector tries to be funny haha!

by connector on March 2nd, 2010

As you may know, Conor is about to start running Connector Training and is really looking forward to it. Our friend Aidan Killian, who participated in last Connector Tribes is organising a Comedy course for next March 5th, 6th and 7th, including a graduation gig on the 8th …  he has invited Conor to take part to improve his presentation skills & audience rapport etc.

More about the course for those interested in being funny haha ! You will learn everything it takes to get on stage and make people laugh. You will work with professional comedians and comedy coaches, you will have access to the stage and you will have lots of fun. The price is €300, and you can get more info on his website.

If you are interested, Aidan Killian will be offering a free comedy workshop at Anseo from 6- 8pm 3rd March, a little taster before the full course.

Gain social media work experience with Connector

by connector on March 2nd, 2010

Are you interested in Digital Media, Social Media, PR, Marketing, or Event Management? Would you like to gain work experience?

Connector is looking for volunteers willing to gain work experience contributing to Connector.ie content and assist in our offline events.

The areas of activity would be digital and social media marketing, blogging, digital video/ web TV production, contact database and eCRM management, PR and advertising, mobile marketing, sponsorships, attending events, networking & administration.

So if you have excellent communication skills, have  IT skills & experience using the Microsoft Office suite, the ability to work in a team environment, good attention to detail & accuracy and enthusiasm in emerging technologies, send a cover letter and CV to conor@connector.ie.

You can get more info about Connector Campus, which shows the work we have done up to now within the colleges.

Connect @ Brainfood Store

by Sarai Fernandez on February 7th, 2010

The Brainfood Store focus on gathering high quality speakers and leaders in business and marketing together to discuss and share learnings and experience, and their next event is The Digital Festival, a complete new concept in conferencing which will bring to Dublin a world class international panel to talk about different areas on Digital Marketing and Communications.

The full day seminar (8.30 to 17.00) will be on Feb 24th at the Berkeley Court Hotel and the price is 375€ (+VAT) but at Connector we have got an incredible offer: 270€ +VAT (21%). If you are interested in attending to the event, go to the Brainfood Store tickets’ website and introduce the code BFSCON. This will allow you to save over 100 euros in your tickets to the Brainfood Store. Besides that, full time students can get their tickets at a very interesting price: 100€ (VAT incl.)

The speakers at this conference include Peter Kim, managing director for the Dachis Group; Shel Israel, author of ”Twitterville”; and Brent Hoberman, Co. Founder of  Lastminute.com. For more information about the speakers, check the itinerary

Connecting with Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Founder

by Conor on November 29th, 2009

I was at a great talk by Jimmy Wales on Friday night at Trinity College as organised by the hugely impressive young entrepreneur Paddy Cosgrave of Lectures Ireland.  Jimmy Wales is the man behind 2 of the world’s most used web sites Wikipedia & Wikia & we chatted afterwards and found him to be very interesting as you would expect!

Key takeaway statements ‘ Culture is getting smarter’ & ‘New media means new communities’.

Content is King

by Conor on November 2nd, 2009

This is a conference for anybody who wants to learn exciting new things about how to create winning websites, viral movies, compelling blogs, and outstanding podcasts.  Conor Lynch from Connector will be going along to learn from the panel of experts and this does look like a great collection of speakers lined up !  More Info >>

It is sponsored by the Guinness Storehouse, where the conference will be held, and chaired by leading Irish journalist John Murray, presenter of ‘The Business’ show on RTE Radio One.  There is an inspiring mix of international and domestic speakers who will be giving excellent presentations and engaging in lively panel discussions.

Attendees will see several successful viral videos, and exploring what it is that gives them that viral ‘je ne sais quoi’. They will be getting an insight into the story of the T-Mobile Liverpool Street Dance, from Ben Robinson of Freud Communications, who led the creative team which made it.

Panelists will be attempting to answer the million dollar question ‘What makes a video go viral?’ and attendees will hear from Irish Youtube phenomenon Sophie Merry talk about how a dance in her friend’s back garden made her famous.

Date: 17th November 2009 Time: 8.30am – 3.20pm Venue: Guinness Storehouse, Dublin 8

If you quote Connector when booking a ticket you will get a €50 discount, bringing the price down to €245

* Go to www.mediacontact.ie
* Click on Buy Now
* Public relations and media training
* Select Content is King from the drop down menu
* Use the discount code ‘connector’
* Click redeem in order to avail of the special rate

Connecting with students at gradireland

by Greg Fry on October 22nd, 2009

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Connector visited gradireland in the RDS yesterday. Despite the rain the turnout was fantastic and unlike many events I have attended this year there was a buzz around the place. It was wonderful to talk to so many upbeat and positive people. Many of the companies exhibiting were keen to connect with students and anticipated increasing their headcount over the next 12 months.

Companies exhibiting included:

Irish Distillers, Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Microsoft.

Busy Busy at the RDS

A large number of the students I talked to were actively looking for internships and work experience. I was also told about a new scheme called Gradlink led by companies aimed at providing students internships in leading companies. Check out – www.ibec.ie/gradlink for more info.

There was also great advice to be had from many of leading Colleges and Universities offering a range of post Grad courses.

Well done to all involved organising gradreland, it was a super event. Visit – www.gradireland.com for more information.

If you are a Marketing or Event Management student looking for “real life” experience, contact greg@connector.ie for details of our internship programme and find out how you can get a connected in the industry before you graduate.

Connecting you with Media Contact’s PR Masterclass

by niamhsmith on July 6th, 2009

Last Tuesday, MediaContact led by Jack Murray held a one day masterclass in public relations entitled ‘Make Your Business Famous’ aimed at giving people an introduction to the world of the media and PR and making it work for their company. The course included the ‘how to’s and the ‘what to do’, ‘what not to do’s of PR and was held in the Camden Court Hotel.

Mediacontact.ie is Ireland’s leading publisher of print and online media directories. They began business in 2006 when they acquired the, long-established, Irish Media Contacts Directory which provides a comprehensive list of media contacts for the 32 counties both on-line and in an annually published directory.

Jack Murray, MediaContact.ie

The course promises to teach participants

• How the Irish media works.
• How to set communications objectives for your business.
• How to run an effective media campaign.
• How to approach journalists and build a working relationship with them.
• What makes a good story?
• How to write a press release that will get published.
• How to organise a great photo call

Jack certainly covered all of these topics and more during the course, with exercises and tasks throughout the day to ensure each individual was learning from what we were doing and also to apply the theory to practical situations.

It’s a great course for an introduction to the media, to how it works, how to approach people with a press release or news story and, just as importantly, how NOT to do it.

I’d definitely recommend the course to anyone who is at a loss as to how to start a public relations campaign as the course gives the most useful basics of writing a press release, approaching journalists, organising photo calls. Obviously the constraints of a one day course mean that nothing is studied in depth but it is a wonderful introduction to the world of PR for the uninitiated.

This one day course is held on a monthly basis. To find out about the next course you can visit MediaContact.ie, email the lovely Evelyn at evelyn@mediacontact.ie or call 01 475 2050.

Many thanks to Conor for organising a place on this course for me