NDS Trading Online Voucher Scheme Following a successful pilot phase the Trading Online Voucher Scheme has been made available nationwide. This scheme is designed to help small companies access the opportunities open to them through trading online. The aim of this scheme is to help companies right across Ireland to access new markets so they can grow and create more jobs. Here are 10 ways you can spend your Digital Voucher with us. Remember we develop digital marketing strategies , train individuals and organisations in all aspects of digital marketing and social media, implement strategy and offer mentoring support. What does
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Your Personal Brand Your personal brand lets you control how other people see you, and, today added emphasis is placed on personal branding, especially online as people have learned the importance of building a personal brand that stands out from others. Don’t forget that employers, educational institutions, business associates and other influencers will likely Google you before meeting you or deciding whether you meet their ‘reputational expectations’. Who is JSB? A Business owner? A Mom? A Wife? PR extraordinaire? Digital Marketing Guru? Joanne Sweeney-Burke (JSB), Managing Director of Digital Training Institute, Media Box and founder of Young Minds Online
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Google and other search engine providers can be ordered to delete links to outdated information about a person published on the Internet, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled. The decision this week by the European Court of Justice on what has been dubbed ‘the right to be forgotten’ is a landmark judgement which I predict will see a sea-change in the way search engines, social networking sites and other websites hold information that is deemed in the public interest or not. The digital revolution has advanced at such a rapid rate that it seems legislative reforms have
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Complaints down, but major revelations around state intelligence agencies focus attention on privacy rights The Data Protection Commissioner’s (DPC) Report for 2013 shows that while complaints were down overall compared to the previous year, 910 versus 1,349, there was a marked concentration of complaints around requests for access. More than half (57%) of complaints investigated in 2013 related to difficulties gaining access to personal data held by organisations, with 517 complaints in this category. A breakdown of the complaints show that electronic direct marketing accounted for less than a quarter (22.4%), while most other complaints were in the low
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