IMJ October 2015
In this issue: In this month's IMJ we look at Retail's Big Challenges: In the cut-throat grocery market, standing out from the competition is key. One retailer that is pulling out all the stops to differentiate itself from the rest of the crowd is SuperValu as its marketing director Ray Kelly tells John McGee. PLUS: Ger Hughes, Creative Technologist, RTÉ Media Sales...
IMJ September 2017
In this issue: IMJ talks in depth to The Irish Times. Sarah O'Connor, Wilson Hartnell explores Irish and global brands and their relationship with sport. Paul Golden looks over the world of PR. What the heck is PR anyway? Jane McDaid, Thinkhouse enlightens us. Clodagh Hynes of Target McConnell's tells us how to avoid the content crap trap. John O'Shaughnessy of Verve...
IMJ November 2017
In this month's IMJ: COVER STORY: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Mitchell O’Gorman talks to John McGee about Offscript’s ambitious. PLUS Brands are turning on the lights with experiential this Christmas, says Valerie Melinn of Verve Although tinged with both disappointment and success, it was a very good year for women’s sports, writes Lisa Bergin of Teneo Sports Its Time...
IMJ October 2016
In this month’s IMJ: Securing a Future for Irish Media - Having come through some very dark and difficult dark times, Ireland’s largest publisher, Independent News & Media (INM) has bounced back into profitability but as it’s CEO Robert Pitt tells John McGee, the Irish media industry now needs to look at consolidation to secure its future. Plus: • Change has been...
IMJ January Issue 2016
In this month’s IMJ: Jonathan Forrest, one of the first pioneers in the Irish digital marketing industry talks to IMJ about why 2016 will be such a big and important year for digital and the marketing industry in Ireland. PLUS: Marketing’s Brexit Challenge: The prospect of the UK leaving the EU is a very real one and it’s already starting to unnerve...
IMJ October/November Issue
Cover story: CORE’S BRIGHT SPARK As the only female managing director of an Irish media agency, SANDRA ALVAREZ of Spark Foundry is passionate about the need for greater diversity, education and training within an industry that faces many challenges and opportunities, as she explains to John McGee. PLUS Influencer's Influence Starting to Wane + Are Big Budget Christmas Ads Worth the Money?...
IMJ Agency Issue
In this month's IMJ: Daring to be Brave and Simple - Ever since it was set up seven years ago, Boys and Girls has developed into on the most successful agencies in the marketplace, garnering awards for its creativity while developing a strong client base of blue chip brands along the way. Two of the co-founders, Patrick Meade and Rory...
IMJ November 2016
In this month’s IMJ: Sponsorship Calling: In the space of just two years, the sponsorship agency Livewire has been making successful inroads into the growing sponsorship market here in Ireland. The founding partners, Jill Downey and Jamie Macken tell John McGee about Livewire’s success to date and their ambitions for the business. PLUS: Whether we like it or not, video is here...
IMJ February Issue 2016
In this month's IMJ: Full Steam Ahead: While increased advertising and marketing budgets will lead to a near 10% in ad spend this year, 2016 will also present significant challenges and plenty of opportunities for marketers, their brands and the wider media industry that depends on their advertising investment, writes Alan Cox, CEO of Core Media. PLUS: IMJ speaks to radio stations...
IMJ February 2017
In this month’s IMJ: Marketing is a Powerful Force: As always, the advertising and marketing industry faces many threats. But for savvy marketers and their brands, the future also holds many opportunities according to Alan Cox, CEO of Core Media who outlines some of the group's views in its annual "state of the nation" Outlook report. PLUS: Radio's Big Challenge: Continuous innovation...
