Friday, 19th February 2010 Press Release CIM Ireland is sending out Moneymaker tomato seeds to local businesses to make them aware of the ‘BRAND New 2010′ Conference and Awards. Companies are being encouraged to grow the Moneymaker tomato plants between now and the conference on Thursday, 20th May at Belfast’s Ramada Hotel. ‘BRAND New 2010′ is CIM Ireland’s...
In conversation with a prominent American businessman a few years back, I asked him what proportion of his brand investment worked for him and his reply was a classic. He said: ‘…about half of it but I never had the courage to act on that judgement in case I axe the wrong half!’ While pondering on...
Now let me see…. “Do you wish to confirm this ticket?”… Yes… “Enter your Credit or Debit Card details from the selection below”… OK, but wait a minute you haven’t given me an option to use my Debit Card, that can’t be right… “Your card is rejected…ending transaction”… WAIT COME BACK… If this brief scenario is...
Keynote Speaker, Mr Charles Nixon pictured outside the Ulster Hall, Belfast with Ms Susie Galbraith, daughter of the late Frank Galbraith and Mr Charles Fulton, Chair of CIM Ireland. The Galbraith Lecture which is the keynote event in the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s annual Marketing Week provided guests with many thought-provoking words of wisdom. Renowned Marketer Charles Nixon MBA...
Businesses in Ireland are being encouraged by the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ireland (CIM) to ‘get their skates on’ for Marketing Week. This year it takes place from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd October with events throughout Ireland to celebrate and encourage marketing best practice in businesses of all sizes. Already there are events planned in Belfast,...
While rummaging through my office library shelves last week in search of a weighty but elusive reference book that I had mislaid, I stumbled over my dog-eared copy of Jay Conrad Levinson’s cracking 1984 best seller ‘Guerrilla Marketing’ that I remember queuing for at a San Francisco bookstore. Levinson’s assertive approach to maximising revenue generation and...
Revenue Generation for Recovery – CIM Launches Position Paper to Help Businesses Kick Start Their Recovery The Chartered Institute of Marketing (Ireland) today launched the first in a series of position papers looking at ways for businesses to use marketing principles to achieve revenue generation in difficult times. The current business climate has witnessed many companies and...