How the pubs could get open again Two vivid pictures come to mind when people think of lobbying and lobbyists Firstly, you think of Washington DC, big corporate interests and sharp suited lobbyists persuading congressmen with the aid of donations to their campaigns. The second image is the old-fashioned, and certainly more Irish, idea of...
The past 24 hours has been remarkable, as news broke about a number of social media giants facing a dip in revenue following a wave of major advertising firms choosing to halt their massive social media spends. The big brands, which include Unilever, Starbucks and Coca-Cola, have decided to halt advertising across Facebook specifically and...
New Advertsing Campaign The past number of weeks have been telling in terms of the impact Covid-19 has had on each and every one of our lives. From the sadness of people losing loved ones, being deprived of the ability to grieve through to the impact of a new normal. However, we like to look...
Remembering Jean Kennedy Smith ‘’No-one surprises a Kennedy!’’ Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith said to me in a very stern voice, a voice I never heard before. I thought I did a good job manoeuvring her extensive line of questioning in relation to a tribute video that I had just completed a day before the screening...
We are thrilled to be associated with Animation, one of Ireland’s most dynamic and successful industries. Over the years we have been immensely proud to work alongside Animation Ireland as the sector goes from strength to strength and showcases its exceptional talent and ambition to the world. They have just launched this video to announce...
As we all consider unboxing the future and returning to work after life in lock down, how were the past few weeks for you? Challenging I bet. Here are some thoughts from a very good friend of ours who spends more time in Kerry now than in Dublin. Apart from his gifts as a renowned...
All the way from lockdown in the hills of Donegal, today’s blog has been written by our Paul Allen & Associates colleague Rory Sweeney, on the important things we’re all missing in the first four months of the decade. Rory Sweeney is an Account Manager at Paul Allen & Associates The Brittle Pillars of...
Many thanks to our great friends in the Business Post for including this great piece on the basics of Crisis Management in yesterday’s paper. When a crisis strikes, you must always tell a client what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. That’s according to Paul Allen, founder and managing director of...
Who’s Zooming Who? Not a day goes by that we are not exposed to a video conference call, but being asked to do a video call for television news? That is not a walk in the park. How has it been for you? In the past couple of weeks the broadcast media, principally television, has...
That Was the Week that Was— WHO, Trump and daytime telly star Eamonn Holmes. As the days blend in to daze, last week’s news threw up some very interesting and disturbing tales. None more odd than the pathway chosen by the President Of The United States Of America Donald Trump. You could be right to...
