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DEC Proudly Announces Launch of ‘Professional Diploma in Digital marketing!’ In Association with the:
Dungarvan Enterprise Centre have partnered with the Digital Marketing Institute to present a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing. This highly acclaimed course will be coming to Dungarvan in April 2014 and will hold an individual lecture each Wednesday for 10 weeks. The world of technology, digital marketing and social media is having a significant impact on how we act as consumers and how we do business so it could be fair to say that any business that does not adapt to the new era of marketing and communications is in danger of losing out. Who is this Course for? The Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing is ideal for anyone involved in the planning, implementation or measurement of digital strategies – or anyone who would like to pursue a career in this area. The programme is suitable for professionals of all levels and disciplines, and will prepare you to take up a more specialist role within the overall marketing domain. Course Start Date & Cost Course Start Date: Wednesday, 9th April Total Cost: €1500 An Early Bird discount of €250 is being offered 250 until 21st April Waterford County Enterprise Board will offer 15% rebate to small business clients Course Syllabus The 10 week course comprises the following modules: Introduction to Digital Marketing Social Media Marketing 1 Pay Per Click Marketing Social Media Marketing 2 Email Marketing Mobile Marketing Search Engine Optimisation Display Advertising Website Analysis Strategy and Planning
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Linda O’ Mahoney, professional who completed Digital Marketing Diploma in 2013 says:
"What I found most useful about the course was the content. It covered all the areas of digital marketing that I required in order to successfully return to marketing. Of particular interest to me was the SEO, Analytics and Email Marketing lectures as these were areas I was less knowledgeable on and the lectures provided me with the tools I required to be able to confidently say yes this is something I can now do. I found the access to the notes, which were provided prior to each lecture, most helpful as I was able to print these out and write in my own notes during the lecture. Since undertaking the course I have secured a new job in marketing. I instantly noticed my confidence levels and expertise when talking about digital marketing in my interview were paramount and I was even able to present a digital marketing strategy to my new employers. This course definitely stood to me and without it I would never have been able to return to marketing." Linda O’ Mahoney, Marketing Professional For more information or to book a space on this course, contact Mags on 058 23598 or by email at dungarvanec@gmail.com
What’s New at Dungarvan Enterprise Centre?? Our tenant, Business Safety, is offering an accredited course in Health & Safety, which is a requirement for many businesses. Full information here http://pageeasy.com/63980123/ Text and Earn!!! We have just been informed about the launch of "Fli-App" a revolutionary new messaging App for smartphones which pays its users as they chat through a Profit-Sharing system, for more information about this exiting new venture click here: http://www.fli-app.com
Everyone is going digital or so it seems. If you're not Facebooking, you're Blogging and if you're not Tweeting you're surely Snapchatting. Content is the currency in digital c so why not check out our top tips for creating quality content here http://pageeasy.com/19352123/
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Waterford County Enterprise Board Start your Own Business Course coming soon….
START YOUR OWN BUSINESS COURSE Do you have a great business idea but you’re not quite sure how to develop it further? A Start Your Own Business Course may be your answer. Run over 10 weeks, it includes practical book-keeping, marketing for small business, customer care, cashflow projections and preparing your business plan, legal issues and sales. The next Start Your Own Business course to be held in Dungarvan will commence in late February/early March - one night a week for 10 weeks. Cost: €80 per participant. Full details available on request from Catherine McCarthy, Waterford County Enterprise Board, Dungarvan Enterprise Centre, Main Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Website: www.enterpriseboard.ie e-mail: waterfordceb@cablesurf.com or telephone 058 44811
“Investing in your future”
Carlow Enterprise Board Run ‘Digital Marketing Skills’ Programme as Part of ‘ACT’ Project As part of their Advanced Communications (ACT) Project, Carlow Enterprise Board are running the Digital Marketing Skills for Micro Business programme for people who are interested in this programme and didn’t get into the 1st course and also companies who may be interested. Course Details: Dates: 7th, 14th & 21st March 2014 Location: Carlow Town Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm Duration: 1 day per week for 3 weeks plus 1 mentoring session
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Course Fee: Free of Charge
Trainer: David Butt & Associates – David Butt Digital Marketing is an essential tool for all SME’s. Often the key investment in getting the most from Digital Marketing is the understanding of the tools that are appropriate to your business. The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of how search engines work. Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of computers and how the World Wide Web operates. The course is non-technical and is suitable for non IT people. The course will cover the following topics: − Search Engines − Websites & Blogs
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Facebook for Business Twitter, Linked In & Social Media Tools for Business E-mail & Mobile Marketing Planning & Measuring your Digital Marketing Mentoring
At the end of this programme participants should be able to identify changes that can be made to their website. Have a stronger awareness of the techniques used to drive visitors to their website. Be able to engage with online communities and have the ability to drive sales. This course is funded as part of the ACT Programme. For more information on this course and the ACT Project please contact Carlow Enterprise Board on: 059-9130880 or visit their website on: http://www.carlow-ceb.com/ Each participant will be required to bring a laptop & have a Google / Facebook / Linked In / Twitter Account previously set up
David Butt is Managing Director of David Butt & Associates. In addition to this David is also retained by Dublin City University as a research assistant working with start-ups and helping them achieve their objectives at various stages of their business. In his current roles David works on the consultative development and implementation of international and domestic digital marketing strategies. He is well equipped to focus on Social Media and the implementation of emerging technologies to drive business growth.
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Training Needs Survey Winner! We are delighted to announce that Ciara Cawley of Darock Media was drawn to win a free place on a half-day training course of her choice as a result of completing our Training Needs Survey, congratulations Ciara!
Negotiate, Sell, Present and Pitch like a Pro We are delighted to welcome back, by popular demand, Ian Noctor with his "Powerful Presentations" workshop on Tuesday 1st April at 6pm. We received an enormous amount of positive feedback from participants on this workshop last year and we are delighted to welcome back this charismatic Communications Coach who will provide you with the skills needed to be persuasive in a sale, to speak publicly or make a presentation with confidence while keeping your audience captivated. Read more here:http://pageeasy.com/13249123/
Power Hour in Association with Dungarvan Chamber Dungarvan Enterprise Centre will be hosting a power hour in association with Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber on Tuesday 25th March which will afford all participants the opportunity to showcase their business or venture, raise the profile of your business or organisation, create contacts and possibly gain some referrals in this information filled hour which was enormously successful last year and is sure to be just as beneficial and enterprising this year. Find out more here: http://pageeasy.com/18868123/
Show me the Money! ‘Crowdfunding’ Workshop with Lorna Sixsmith For anyone who has ever been refused credit you might be interested to learn about ‘crowdfunding’. Crowdfunding is a means of accessing lots of little investments, which ultimately amount to a capital investment in your
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business. Lorna Sixsmith managed to raise the money to self-publish her book through crowdfunding and she will be delivering this workshop on Crowdfunding on Thursday 20th of March, which has proved very popular with creative businesses such as writers, artists, designer-makers, drama, festivals etc. Learn more here: http://blog.dungarvanec.com/2014/02/crowdfunding-workshop-withlorna.html Workshop Details:
Date: Thursday, 20th March
Location: Town Hall, Augustine’s St., Dungarvan Time: 9.30am – 1pm/Cost: €35 per person
A Community Makes the Festival of Food The sun shone brightly in Dungarvan on Monday afternoon last, allowing the community of West Waterford to come together and show their continued support for the West Waterford Festival of Food. School children & students, food producers & chefs, community workers & organisations were all represented in the group of over 100 people who gathered together at King John’s Castle, the ideal lookout point located at mouth of Dungarvan Harbour. Safety too was covered here with Gardaí, RNLI, and even war veterans lending their support!
Pictured at the launch (L to R): Anne Marie Coughlan of Cappoquin, Christine Deakin from Knockanore Cheese, Rose Murphy from Waterford County Childcare Committee.
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The group came together to highlight the over 680 members of the community that it takes to make the West Waterford Festival of Food happen every year. And with 2014 planned to be packed with even more events, including more happening out and about on Saturday, the Festival of Food will need every bit of that support again to ensure the weekend from 10 th to 13th April is every bit as successful and enjoyable as before.
Dungarvan & Waterford City ‘Personal Counselling and Educational Service’ The Personal Counselling and Educational Service provide one to one Counselling to individuals in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment. We also provide information through workshops or information events on emotional wellbeing. The aim of this Education &Awareness is to reduce the levels of stress within organisations and thereby reduce the number of days lost through sick leave. We enable clients to access their own inner strengths and help them find resolutions to their inner conflicts. In this way the person is empowered to deal with not only the current situation but finds the skills that will help them cope in the future. Counselling Services are available at 83 O’Connell St, Dungarvan and 13 Gladstone Street, Waterford City. For appointments or further information please contact Josie Gough, Counsellor and Psychotherapist at 086-3462220
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY ‘Intreo’ Employer Briefings - Supporting you to Access New Talent and Skills Attention Managing Directors, CEOs, Company Directors, HR Directors, HR Managers, SME Owner/Managers and Finance Directors/Managers! Would you like to get practical advice and assistance with recruiting new employees?? Well look no further than our Employer Briefings where you will get practical advice and assistance by talking directly to our experienced teams. You will find out more about our integrated service –Intreo – which can help support your company's employment needs.
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Information will be provided on the full range of employment andfinancial supports available to assist you to grow your workforceincluding:
JobsIreland JobsPlus Jobridge EURES Employer Supports available in your Locality
This event will be hosted by Minister Joan Burton T.D., Minister for SocialProtection. If you wish to register to attend a briefing or require furtherinformation, please log on to http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/DATE.aspx This event will take place in The Tower Hotel, Waterford on the 24th March at 8.00am
Are you interested in low cost, flat rate, one-person space? DEC is currently seeking expressions of interest in low cost, flat rate, oneperson space. If this might be of interest to you, contact Mags at Dungarvan Enterprise Centre to discuss your options, on 058 23598 or by email at dungarvanec@gmail.com
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The management & staff of Dungarvan Enterprise Centre & Waterford County Enterprise Board would like to wish all their clients and visitors a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!