Results International Group join the IIA and get cracking!
Another company who joined the IIA in August are Results International who tell us that they are the leading global Mergers & Acquisitions firm specialising in the marketing, media and digital space. They are no slackers when it comes to making the most of their IIA membership. They have already invited IIA members to participate in a survey about digital advertising. The aim of their survey is to assess the current attitudes of Irish companies to digital advertising across time and between sectors, and to elicit the attitudes of key executives in Ireland towards the growth of the digital marketing. The survey runs until 10th September so there is still time to contribute. And if you need an incentive to take part all participants will get a free, advance copy of the survery findings. As a self-confessed research junkie I think that is incentive enough! Take the survey now.
For those of you who need more incentive it’s very easy to meet Results International Group for coffee with their “Meet for Coffee” navigation menu item on their site. A nice touch!
I DO learn something new everyday
Today I have learnt the word telematics from one of the IIA’s newest members, Celtrak. Celtrak offer a telematics-based Operations Management Solutions for Companies with a mobile workforce. Founded in 2000, they are based in Galway. August was a busy month for Celtrak: not only did they join the IIA but they also featured in not one but two articles in national newspapers about how the hi-tech solutions that Celtrak offer are helping business tackle rising fuel costs.
Time for some site improvements?
The IIA would like to welcome SiteImprove as one of our newest members. As the name suggests their focus is on improving websites and they do just that for 43 irish customers as well as benefiting numerous customers in the UK, USA and Denmark. If you want to keep on top of broken links, spelling mistakes and accessibility issues then you now have the chance with a free trial of SiteCheck and 10% discount for IIA members. The same offer applies to SiteImprove’s website analytics service, SiteAnalyze and their enterprise search solution, SearchImprove. To take advantage of this offer or find out more contact Seán on 01 817 1888 or email sne [@] siteimprove.ie mentioning the IIA in your correspondence of course. A veritable gift to anyone charged with managing a complex site like… well me actually!
Visible Results with Visrez
A big welcome to Visrez 
who recently joined the IIA. They help their clients in the tourism and hospitality sector turn site visitors into reservations. Their Commission-free Booking Engines are used by hotels, visitor attractions and tour operators to sell online. However they’re not just a systems company, they also supply online marketing services to this sector.
And I’m back!
After my very pleasant holidays in the wesht of France I have returned to the very pleasant news that nine new members joined the IIA so far in the month of August. I’m looking forward to welcoming them one by one here on the blog over the next few days.
Of course the most exciting thing that happened in my absence was that the nominations opened for the IIA Enterprise Ireland Net Visionary Awards. Already there’s been quite a lot of nominations but there’s always space for more. Nominations are open until Friday 12th Spetember so don’t keep putting it off – do it now! We even have some great opportunities left for sponsors so get in touch if you want to be connected with these long-running business awards.
We have 18 categories in total:
- Best Business Blogger sponsored by Newsweaver
- Best Business Podcaster sponsored by RTÉ
- Best Online Business Use of Irish NEW!
- Best Online Exporter sponsored by Tibus NEW!
- Best Online Financial Service sponsored by Data Electronics
- Best Online Trader Ireland sponsored by Realex
- Best Use of Social Media NEW!
- e-Government Award sponsored by Allied Irish Banks
- Educational Contribution
- Innovation Award sponsored by iQcontent
- Internet Entrepreneur sponsored by Dell
- Internet Marketer sponsored by The Irish Times
- Journalist Award sponsored by Elucidate
- Mobile Internet Innovation
- Social Contribution sponsored by IEDR
- Web Designer Excellence
- Web Developer Excellence sponsored by dotMobi
- Overall Net Visionary
The Overall Net Visionary is awarded by the Board of Directors of the IIA.
Obviously I had been thinking about the Net Visionary Awards a lot before I went on holidays but imagine my surprise when I went into the bank here on James’ St in July and saw a little promotional dangly thingy (Note to self: as marketing manager you should really know the technical terminology for that!) informing all their customers that Bank of Ireland had won Best Online Financial Service in the 2007 Net Visionary Awards. I know I shouldn’t have but I couldn’t resist taking a quick snap with my phone. If there was a Net Visionary Award for Best Business Use of Digital Photography (there isn’t) I don’t think I’d be nominated, do you?
Net Visionary Nominations are now open
Nominations for ths year’s Net Visionary Awards are open. You can nominate peers, colleagues, friends, family and even yourself, if you feel you deserve the award! The great thing about these awards is the free entry. This year we also have a Judging Panel; seven wise people from the industry. They will produce a shortlist of up to four nominees per category. The internet public will then vote for these shortlisted candidates. The winner will be announced at a gala blacktie event on October 30th in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
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