Thoughts and ideas on growing a business

 New curated blog from Celtar business consultants

www.scoop.it/t/doing-business-in-ireland

I launched this blog a few months ago, with the objectives 

 - of providing news on Irish business

- and as a useful & constructive information point on doing business in Ireland

More specifically, the new blog is about doing business from Ireland as much as in Ireland. For example, the export activities of many Irish firms are highlighted.

Stories on exporting, FDI (foreign direct investment), business support (Enterprise Ireland and other agencies) a little economics and features on Celtar, our clients and business partners – are all included.

Often additional comments are made on published stories.

What is a curated blog?

A curated blog is made up of content aggregated from a variety of sources; other blogs, Twitter, YouTube, websites, Facebook etc.

Probably the best known Irish curated blog is the news blog http://storyful.com  .

A curated blog can have  ‘followers’ just like other social media platforms. And stories may be tagged.

Social media curation tool, www.Scoop.it  review

The Scoop.it tool is easy to use. Posts can be selectively shared with Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook – which is a great facility for me. I use the free edition. There is more functionality available with the professional version.

Feedback

One comment from a reader “it is a useful resource for catching up on business stories I may have missed from the papers, net or radio”. Your feedback is welcome.

Next

We are planning with Conor Lynch and his team at SocialMedia.ie  to provide training in ‘Winning business with Digital Marketing’. Date and venue to be announced next week, (venue will be central Dublin, dates in late May and early June).

This will be an update on the successful training we sponsored with SocialMedia.ie last year.

Billy Linehan

billy.linehan@celtar.ie

Celtar business consultants

PS For another view. Karlin Lillington, the writer on the technology zeitgist who I often read, has written an opinion article on “curating”, see it here http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/0426/1224315193921.html    And of course I have “curated” the article ………

Digital & social media workshop presented by Conor Lynch of Socialmedia.ie & sponsored by Celtar business consultants

This seminar is something I wished to organise for a while, so I am very glad to present the opportunity to clients and other businesses.

Recognising the potential for clients in exploiting digital and social media I have partnered with social media expert Conor Lynch of SocialMedia.ie in this special seminar.

Many business owners & managers I work with don’t want to be left behind  and wish to avail of digital marketing opportunities and the latest ways of communicating with customers.

Benefits & features of seminar

1. Learn how to use social media to reduce marketing costs by generating more qualified leads
2. Hands-on training  – bring your laptop and begin co-creating a digital and social media strategy for your business
3. Training delivered using case studies and examples from participants
4. Training materials and handouts including free eBook: Introduction to Social Media
5. €95 cost – deep discount to Celtar clients – workshop normally priced at €145

When: Wednesday 13^th of July

Time:  9.30am to 2pm, includes light lunch

Where: 133 Capel Street , former Riverdance Studios

For more information about the seminar and Conor Lynch,

And to book & pay please go to

www.socialmedia.ie/services/training/celtar-social-media/

Book early as seats are limited!