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Hosted by Alternatives Digital Talent Team; Joan Fahey and Adrian Clarke and moderated by Charley Stoney, Managing Director of Alternatives, this was the second in our series of Digital Think Tanks attended by 20 Senior Digital Leaders from a range of industries including Banking, Insurance, FMCG, Travel, Retail and Media. The topic for this session was How to Manage Cultura...

Outputs from Alternatives Digital Think Tank by Joan Fahey, Senior Talent Manager Introduction Hosted by Alternatives Digital Talent Team; Joan Fahey and Adrian Clarke and moderated by Charley Stoney, Managing Director of Alternatives, this was the second in our series of Digital Think Tanks attended by 20 Senior Digital Leaders from a range of industries including Banking, ...

These are exciting & challenging times as Ireland continues to grow as one of the leading Data Analytics Hubs in the world & the established Silicon Valley of Europe. It is imperative that we not only celebrate data talent - but that we as leaders, data practitioners, business owners, managers and talent specialists, strive to understand the drivers and trends behind the dat...

As Customer Experience is now one of the top priorities for businesses ranking no 1 as the most exciting opportunity for Companies (2017 Digital Marketing Trends Report by Econsultancy and Adobe), no company can afford to lag behind and organisations are now looking for ways to win the CX battle. The biggest challenge is that there are so many things tied to customer experie...

There are now hundreds of marketing automation solutions in the marketplace today and over 59% of Fortune 500’s B2B companies use this technology for a very good reason. Marketing Automation tools are helping companies achieve growth for one simple reason: it improves the customer experience. Advances in marketing automation have enabled marketers to regain control of today’...

Outputs from the Alternatives Digital Think Tank by Joan Fahey, Senior Talent Manager Hosted by Alternatives Digital Talent Team; Joan Fahey, Roxanne Pedretti and Adrian Clarke and moderated by Charley Stoney, Managing Director of Alternatives, this breakfast Think Tank was held on 5th July and was attended by 20 digital leaders and decision makers from a variety of industry...

Outputs from the Alternatives Digital Think Tank by Joan Fahey, Senior Talent Manager Introduction Hosted by Alternatives Digital Talent Team; Joan Fahey, Roxanne Pedretti and Adrian Clarke and moderated by Charley Stoney, Managing Director of Alternatives, this breakfast Think Tank was held on 5th July and was attended by 20 digital leaders and decision makers from a variet...

Can you believe it’s that time of year? Once again, we would really appreciate you sparing a few moments of your time so we can compile our Annual Survey in collaboration with The Marketing Institute of Ireland. This survey continues to be the key barometer for the marketing, digital & data community not just for salary benchmarking but also to identify overall sentiment wit...

The Marketing Institute: What does a Head of Talent do? Sorcha Coleman: In Alternatives, as Head of Talent, my purpose is to ensure myself and my team are providing the best talent to the market and offering relevant and compelling career opportunities to our tribe of marketing mavens and customer evangelists. I also focus on being consistent in how we learn and develop our ...

By Adrian Marples, Client Partner, Alternatives Elect (www.alternativeselect.ie) Everyone knows Brexit will be bad, but few know what to do about it. Attending a recent London Brexit think tank, a quick show of hands showed that the majority of the participants (a) knew that Brexit would hit them hard, and they would need to take steps (b) had no idea what those steps were, ...