Connector Twitter Treasure Hunt – Booze Tribe
by Connector on December 8th, 2011
Where is El Comandante wine produced?
For clues follow #tribesxmas11 and once you have all 8 answers DM them to @socialmedia_ie
WANTED : Your Topics for the Connector Brainstorm
by graeme on November 22nd, 2010
Connector.ie have proposed 6 exciting topics to kickstart the Connector Brainstorm in the Science Gallery @6pm Thursday 25th November.
1. Saving Ireland Inc : this topic speaks for itself !
2. Cash I$ King : making money
3. Me & We : inter-relationships between individuals & communities
4. 2020 Home & Office : a look at the future of working & living in the year 2020
5. Entertain Us : the future of entertainment
6. Reinventing U : begin again, new careers, the multi-functional professional, leveraging alternative life skills & hobbies
Have you a burning issue for debate or maybe you’re a start-up seeking new ideas and new connections for your business ? Whatever your topic, we would like to hear from you. Simply complete the form below to submit your topics for discussion.
Space at this event is limited so please REGISTER today to secure your place.
Connector Brainstorm @ Science Gallery!
by graeme on October 28th, 2010
- Connector Brainstorm is a new Connector Event after our long summer break! Taking a break from our usual networking events with guest speakers and entertainment, this time we want to create an event and space where small ideas can collide to make bigger ideas. Bring some ideas or come and help us brainstorm new ones!
We hope you will join us for this novel new event where we will 6 brainstorming tables with 8 people at each.
When and where:
25th Nov @ 6pm
Science Gallery
Register >>
Introducing SocialMedia.ie social media services
by adam on October 11th, 2010
Connector recently launched a sister web site SocialMedia.ie and here we present our brand spanking new services guide including training and community management. Hats off to Alvin Perry & Bernie Grogan for the great design work!
Connector at ISME Roadshow in Limerick & Cork
by malte on September 29th, 2010
The ISME Roadshow: the idea behind it is to share our knowledge and try to connect with people all over the country!
We will be visiting between 10 locations over the next two months, driving there and taking part in business events hosted by ISME. We will be speaking on why social media and will be joined by 3 other speakers -
AGENDA
- Banking Issues for the SME – BankCheck
- Online Marketing & Social Media = Better Business – Conor Lynch, Connector.ie
- Employment-Understand your responsibilities and avoid disputes & litigation – MSS Ltd.
- Tendering for Government Business- Dos & Don’ts – OPW and Enterprise Ireland
The videos above feature Stephen Hughes (Enterprise Ireland), Kehlan Kirwan (FocuSME) & Maureen Grealish (Begin Again).
Hotel Website Marketing Conference @ the Crowne Plaza Hotel
by adam on September 21st, 2010
Conor recently spoke at the Hotel Website Marketing Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin on getting started on Social Media. Below are the slides for your viewing pleasure.
Connector Intern Event 2010 Review
by Shelsea Rawson on July 29th, 2010
When I plan events, it’s always more fun if it is planned for a good cause. There is something to be said for doing an event with the purpose to help another. With this intern event, Barnardos was our charity partner. Barnardos mission is to challenge and support families, communities, society and government to make Ireland the best place in the world to be a child.
To help this intern charity event come together we received sponsorship from The Church, Jameson and Shamrocker Tours. The Church allowed us to invade their club downstairs while providing us with welcome food and a free glass of wine or beer. Shamrocker donated a trip for three days around Ireland, a chance for an intern to see other parts of the country. Jameson graciously donated several bottles of their famous whiskey, along with a lunch for four, and an 18 year old bottle all for us to raffle off; along with providing our guest speakers a bottle of their gold whiskey.
Our speakers for the night were Orla Tighe and Neil Leyden.
Orla Tighe is the fundraising manager for Barnardos. She told a moving story about a little boy she had met that is in programs at Barnardos, she talked to the struggles that he has in his life and how Barnardos helped this boy and his family move towards a better life.
Neil Leyden is the project manager at Gateway Ireland. He spoke to what Gateway Ireland is striving to do. They are focusing on promoting Ireland to the world and harnessing the vast majority of people in the world with an Irish connection. He focused on people with an Irish connection around the world and how they can bring these people together for a common purpose through various social media outlets.
The event all in all was a success; we talked, mingled, danced, enjoyed ourselves, and most of all did it for a great cause. We learned about the cause and we learned about how vast the Irish culture is spread no matter where you are in the world.
We would like to give a big thank you to all of our sponsors and our speakers for coming out last night. It was a great time and we could not have done it without you.
And thanks also to Jason Roe from BTW who kindly helped us raise more money for Barnardos at his event also in The Church. Their collection brought in approx €250 which is brilliant for a meetup and much appreciated by us and Barnardos.
Connector Intern Dublin Event featuring Bobby Kerr from Dragons’ Den
by Andrew Sides on July 15th, 2010
There are many intern groups here in Dublin this summer and the interns here at Connector have been hard at work planning an intern event for all them. We wanted to create a night that brought everyone together, is fun, educational, and for a good cause. Check it out here on Facebook.
The intern event will be benefitting the not-for-profit Barnardos, a local Dublin charity that serves the people of Dublin. The event will be on July 28th from 6pm – 10pm at The Church. There is a suggested donation of €4 and every cent will go towards Barnardos. The Church has kindly donated a free welcome drink and finger food to all the interns that come and show their support for Barbardos.
We will also have several speakers for the night; a representative from Barnardos to talk about the work that they do, Bobby Kerr an entrepreneur that started the largest coffee company in Ireland, and Neil Leyden from the exciting new Irish global marketing project called Gateway Ireland.
We will be raffling off great prizes as well, including but not limited to a great 3 day trip around Ireland courtesy of Shamrocker Irish Adventures, 1 Bottle of Premium 18 year old Jameson Whiskey and much more! We hope to see all the interns that are here in Dublin out for this special night of fun, community, and excitement.
You will receive a raffle ticket for every €3 donation or two raffle tickets for €5.
Andrew and Shelsea will be the MCs of the event for the evening and can’t wait to see you all there.
Designing at Connector Academy
by Andrew Sides on July 6th, 2010
The design work I have done for Connector has been an interesting experience. I am caught between the styles and branding that was developed for Connector and my own design and style. In my design work I like to keep things clean and simple, because I think that is the most effective type of design. Simple design allows for the strongest creativity and at the same time allows for a very straightforward clean message. I guess that’s my design weak point. I need to start developing more complex and interesting design, so that way I have a lot in my design arsenal to use.
Every time I go into creating a design for Conor, I try and do two or three different designs. The first I try to create something consistent with the Connector’s current style. The second I make something I like and I think is cool, and third I make a hybrid of the design I like and the design consistent with the brand. It’s hard at times to create something I like. Time constraints often leave me feeling like there is something left to be desired out of some of my designs. I guess college has spoiled me with a plethora of time to create and refine my designs. Now I am working under short deadlines and desire for high quality. It’s been a bit of an adjustment to this kind of working environment, but I am getting used to it and I am learning where I to focus to save time but still produce decent quality.
Overall the adjustment to office life has been good and interesting. I am still getting used to the fact that my designs are actually being used for the web, proposals, etc instead of for just portfolio development. I hope by the end of this internship I will be doing work on a fast paced basis, I will be able to create a piece that is high in quality but only takes a short amount of time.
Here are a few examples of the work I have created for Connector. Please share what you think about them. Any feed back I can get would be great!
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Connector at the Dublin Web Summit 2010
by Mark Galvin on July 5th, 2010
Hundreds of social media and technology fans were at the ambient and stylish chartered accountants institute last Thursday for the Dublin web summit to hear insights, tips and predictions from top technology enthusiasts and business luminaries. Guests were treated to a 7-hour marathon of insightful speeches from not only Irish but also global presenters.
Hoping to become more savvy on social media and technology, I doubt they were disappointed! Looking at the line up for the speeches, I was undoubtedly impressed. Big hitters such as Michael Birch founder of Bebo, Mike Butcher Editor of TechCrunch Europe, Simon Cook CEO of DFJ Espirit, the worlds largest venture capital group, The charismatic Bill Liao an Australian tech entrepreneur and ex RTE political correspondent Mark Little, to name a few, all played their part in ensuring a high calibre and standard of presentations.
The event ran extremely smoothly and was well organised with a networking session taking place half way through the speeches to allow not only the members of the audience to indulge in a the eloquent food and drinks that were provided as a half time refresher but also to talk amongst themselves and offer their insights on not only the speeches but also how they could help and compliment each others services. All in all, the event was a huge success and a credit to everyone involved. The web summit was a great chance to see first hand how huge and paramount social media and online relations are becoming in Ireland and long may it continue.
