FUNERAL SERVICES NORTHERN IRELAND LAUNCHES THIRD ANNUAL POETRY COMPETITION
FUNERAL SERVICES NORTHERN IRELAND LAUNCHES THIRD ANNUAL POETRY COMPETITION Friday 21 March 2014 is a day of celebrating poetry across the world and, to mark the occasion, Funeral Services Northern Ireland has launched its third annual National Poetry Competition. Open to anyone over 18 who has an interest in poetry and resides in Northern Ireland, the premise of this year’s competition is ‘Remember’, linking to the theme chosen for National Poetry Day. Beverley Brown, General Manager, Funeral Services Northern Ireland, said: “It...
read moreTitanic Quarter WorldHost Hotspot
Watson and Co Chartered Marketing are delighted to have assisted Titanic Quarter in becoming the first WorldHost hot spot in Belfast. Congratulations to T13, Titanic Dock and Pumphouse, Ocean Youth Trust, Odyssey Arena and the...
read moreAll-Ireland Marketing Conference to deliver sudden impact
A major event in Belfast will bring together marketers from across Ireland to discuss the hottest topics in the fast-changing world of marketing. The first ever all-Ireland conference organised by The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Game Changers: Marketing with Impact, is being held on October 1 at Crumlin Road Gaol. Sponsored by the Ulster Business School at Jordanstown, the event will include key speakers from Google Ireland, Lucozade, Ribena Suntory and Mondelez International, owners of Cadbury Chocolates. The conference will give...
read moreWatson & Co. Chartered Marketing Celebrates 250th WorldHost Retail Customer Service ‘Champion’
Jewellery retailer Argento’s area manager Mairead McCusker has become the 250th person in Northern Ireland to complete the retail World Host customer service programme. Managed and delivered by sector skills council People 1st long side the National Skills Academy for Retail, World Host for retail is supported by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and follows in the wake of the highly successful WorldHost tourism programme. Thanks to funding from DEL, retail businesses in Northern Ireland with less than 250 full-time...
read moreCIM brings Game Changers to Belfast conference
CIM brings Marketing Game Changers to Belfast Some of the United Kingdom and Ireland’s top marketing professionals will reveal how they deliver maximum impact for their companies at a major conference in Belfast organised by The Chartered Institute of Marketing. The all-Ireland conference, Game Changers: Marketing with Impact, will be held on October 1 at Crumlin Road Gaol. Speakers include Cera Ward Country Manager of Google Ireland, Elizabeth Sheehan, Director of Marketing for Ireland at Lucozade Ribena Suntory and Colin O’Toole, Senior...
read moreCall for local marketing practitioners to get ahead and stay ahead with Chartered Marketer status
MARKETERS must be at the top of their game to keep pace with the ever-changing business environment, the Ireland Chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing has said Christine Watson, a Chartered Marketer since 2006, called on marketing professionals to register for Chartered Marketer status to support professionalism across the trade as well as industry standing across the economy. She said: “Marketing is a highly skilled area which demands that individuals keep up with the latest innovations in global marketing in order to deliver...
read moreCIM – The “Clipper” Round the World Race – A Marketing Experience
The Clipper Race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox Johnston and together with William Ward they founded Clipper Ventures to run the race. The event gives paying amateur crew members the chance to sail round the world. In 2000 the race took on The Times newspaper as title sponsor and for the first time the yachts were backed by UK cities. This concept has been expanded with the race now generating one of the highest returns on investment for sponsors compared to other sailing events. The City of Derry-Londonderry is now half way through a...
read moreBelfast on the road to ‘World Host City Destination’
Businesses within the hospitality and tourism sector are being urged to back a campaign to make Belfast a ‘WorldHost City Destination’. Belfast City Council and Invest NI are supporting the campaign to achieve the worldwide industry standard of excellence. Practical support to improve customer service standards and increase competitiveness is being led by Destination Belfast, with financial support from the European Regional Development Fund. Destination Belfast has already started strengthening the sector through business development and...
read moreFuneral Services Northern Ireland launches 2014 Carers Awards
Do you care for a loved one, are you being cared for, have you chosen caring for your career or do your neighbours depend on you during our winter cold snaps or summer heatwaves? In celebration of Carers Week Funeral Services Northern Ireland is launching its annual carers awards and, if you, or someone you know should be recognised then you can enter the Funeral Services Northern Ireland Carers Awards 2014 today. The aim of the awards is to celebrate carers across Northern Ireland whose efforts in providing care to other people are...
read moreMarketing Head ‘Shares a Coke’ at CIM Chair’s Lunch
The woman who led one of the most successful marketing campaigns in Ireland in recent years gave the keynote speech at the Chartered of Institute of Marketing (CIM) Chair’s Lunch. Aoife Nagle, Senior Brand Manager of Coca-Cola spoke about the company’s phenomenal ‘Share a Coke’ campaign at the annual lunch, which took place in the SS Nomadic in Hamilton Dock in Belfast. Christine Watson, Chair of CIM Ireland thanked Ms Nagle for her presentation at the annual lunch, which brought together some of the top marketing professionals on the...
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