If you’re a journalist working in Ireland, here’s why we think you would benefit from being listed on MediaHQ. Firstly, how does MediaHQ work? The company started out as a media directory book but moved to an online system in 2009. MediaHQ is now a combination of a cloud-based media contacts directory and a system for sending
We’re joined by Niamh Webb O’Rourke on this week’s 5 Minutes with the Media. Niamh runs the Love Life blog and has over 41k followers on Instagram. She’s done a MissyEmpire shoot in Manchester, gone to London to be one of the faces of the L’Oreal Colorista and was also the Irish blogger selected to go
(and what words you should use instead) Here at MediaHQ, our clients have sent over 172,000 stories to local and national media across print, radio and television. Having seen that many press releases, we know a thing or two about jargon and over-used words. You might have seen our blog post a while ago outlining 5
Have you ever heard of a press release graveyard? (Probably not, because we’ve just made the term up, but the issue is real). Time and time again we see press release pages with dead releases. Not an image, video or catchy headline to break it up. We here at MediaHQ are all about brand newsrooms,
Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford of the GastroGays join us for this week’s 5 Minutes with the Media to chat about how they turned their bucket list of Dublin restaurants into a successful blog, the importance of being authentic with their followers and their future plans. 1. How would you describe GastroGays and your blogging style?
This week, we sit down for a chat with Deirdre Waldon, founder of Fuzion Communications, a PR and Marketing Consultancy with offices in Dublin and Cork. Fuzion is a full-service agency, providing everything from media training and lobbying to event management. The business started back in 2000 in Deirdre’s home county of Kerry, with humble beginnings her working
Here at MediaHQ, we know first hand how powerful social media platforms have become, particularly for businesses around the world. This holds especially true in an industry like public relations, where it is used as the umbilical cord connecting an organisation to its ever-hungry public. Social media has helped businesses not only promote themselves but
In the latest instalment of our popular “PR Pro Perspectives”, Amy Bramley from Muscular Dystrophy Ireland took the time to talk to us about the role of PR in the charity sector and how to stay on top of your game in the fast-changing media industry. You studied Business Studies in Tourism at AIT. How