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LookWest.ie, the Western Development Commission’s online guide to living, working, and doing business in Ireland’s Western Region, is in the running for a Social Media Award at tonight’s award ceremony. The campaign has been shortlisted in the Use Of Social Media By A State Body category.

We often get asked by students: “What can I do now to boost my job chances?” The answer is ‘quite a lot’.

We often get asked by students: “What can I do now to boost my job chances?” The answer is ‘quite a lot’.

Network Chonamara held its most recent networking meeting in Standún of An Spidéal, courtesy of manager Clíona Standún and the Standún family. There were about 40 members in attendance for the two hours and a great mix of businesses from Bearna to Carna and Moycullen and Oughterard mingled and exchanged cards, brochures and contact details.

For many businesses, the idea of marketing is something to be feared. Many people have no idea how to promote their business and reach people with their products and services. Many feel that they do not have the finances required to run an effective marketing campaign. However effective marketing doesn’t have to be about spending vast amounts of capital. At Studio93 we take your marketing budget into account and focus on ways to market economically.

Q. I am doing my final exams in Engineering in college in May and I am faced with doom and gloom about my future. Can I do anything at this stage to help me onto the career ladder?

Q. I am doing my final exams in Engineering in college in May and I am faced with doom and gloom about my future. Can I do anything at this stage to help me onto the career ladder?

Last week in this article series we explored how Facebook can be used as a marketing tool. This week we investigate how LinkedIn, now the world’s largest business social media network of 80 million members with almost 350,000 in Ireland, can be utilised effectively.

An intensive weekend bootcamp on social media for business will be held in Ballybane Enterprise Centre on Friday and Saturday September 24-25. The two day training event will be delivered by Damien Mulley of Mulley Communications who specialises in training and consultancy in online marketing and PR. Tailored to the needs of SMEs and start ups, the course will start at 7pm on Friday and continue on Saturday from 10am to 3pm.

In the past two years more than 50 per cent of the recruitment companies in Ireland have closed down and most of the others have experienced drastic reductions in staffing and salary levels.