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Every year, since 1993, there could only be one winner. But we’re now looking for Ireland’s top marketer over the last 25 years. To help celebrate the silver jubilee of Marketer of the Year™ you are invited to name the person who you believe, through the use of strategy, innovation, and impactful communications, has achieved outstanding success. The person’s accomplishments ...

It’s just over seven weeks since I re-joined Alternatives as Managing Director and it’s wonderful to be back. I feel a real sense of privilege and responsibility to be afforded the opportunity to co-create the next chapter of Alternatives with Sandra, Sorcha and all the Alternatives team and our madly talented community. My first key task is to develop a new vision and long-...

I I recently spent a week in Oxford and London on this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO retreat, along with current and previous Entrepreneur of the Year finalists. Here are some of the learnings that I found most interesting, shared with us by some of the fascinating business men and women that EY had lined up to speak to us. Sahar Hashemi co-founded Coffee Republic, ...

I'm just back from an inspiring week away with this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat in Oxford and London. There were about 100 of us on the trip, including this year’s Entrepreneur of the Year finalists and finalists from previous years. I try to block this date in my diary every year. It's a unique opportunity to meet really interesting entrepreneurs, get acc...

Launching the Alternatives Career Trajectory Series We have just collated and updated all our career hints, tips, advice and insights from the last 18 years of helping marketers build their careers. Now we’re delighted to share this with you through our Career Trajectory Series of 5 instalments. This series has been especially designed to help you on your career journey. Whe...

Launching the Alternatives Career Trajectory Series We have just collated and updated all our career hints, tips, advice and insights from the last 18 years of helping marketers build their careers. Now we’re delighted to share this with you through our Career Trajectory Series of 5 instalments. This series has been especially designed to help you on your career journey. Whe...

Launching the Alternatives Career Trajectory Series We have just collated and updated all our career hints, tips, advice and insights from the last 18 years of helping marketers build their careers. Now we’re delighted to share this with you through our Career Trajectory Series of 5 instalments. This series has been especially designed to help you on your career journey. Whe...

Launching the Alternatives Career Trajectory Series We have just collated and updated all our career hints, tips, advice and insights from the last 18 years of helping marketers build their careers. Now we’re delighted to share this with you through our Career Trajectory Series of 5 instalments. This series has been especially designed to help you on your career journey. Whe...

Launching the Alternatives Career Trajectory Series We have just collated and updated all our career hints, tips, advice and insights from the last 18 years of helping marketers build their careers. Now we’re delighted to share this with you through our Career Trajectory Series of 5 instalments. This series has been especially designed to help you on your career journey. Whe...

Ireland punches considerably above its weight as a global hub for data analytics. As firms across sectors become more data driven, a key theme is ‘analytics everywhere’ with indigenous tech firms competing with a host of other sectors for data and analytics professionals. If data is the new gold then data talent is as precious as the commodity they mine. Demand for the skill...