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23 December 09


The past decade has been filled with quips, quotes, witticisms and the general verbal pithiness that...

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What are the best TV ads of the noughties?
23 December 09


Looking back at the TV adverts of the past decade, it's difficult not to be struck by the creativity...

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The Best of Outdoor Ads
23 December 09


Outdoor ads are becoming more and more common these days with billboards and advertising space popping...

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The 10 most innovative viral ads of 2009
23 December 09


"2009's crop of top viral video advertisements show us that people are willing to embrace a host of creative...

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Top 10 Albums of the Decade
23 December 09


1. Radiohead - Kid A 2. The Knife - Silent Shout 3. Sufjan Stevens  - Illinois 4....

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Winners of our 2009 Hotels Competition
23 December 09


And the winners are......

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List of Winners of the 2009 Mediacontact.ie Hotels Competition
23 December 09


So we told you all at the begining of October 2009 if you spent €75 on any of our products we'd...

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Top 10 Irish Albums of the Decade
22 December 09


Jape - Ritual (2008) And So I Watch You From Afar - And So I Watch You From Afar (2009) David Holmes...

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Top 10 Albums of 2009
22 December 09


1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion2. The xx - The xx 3. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca4....

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Top 10 Books of the Decade according to Alison Tracey
22 December 09


The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold Star of the Sea, Joseph O’Connor The Amber Spyglass, Phillip...

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Top 10 Films of the Decade
22 December 09


In no particular order, (cause it took me that long to pick 10 I couldn't spend another day trying to...

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Top 10 TV Shows of the Decade
22 December 09


1. The Sapranos 2. the Wire 3. The Office 4. The West Wing 5. Curb Your Enthusiasm 6. Family Guy 7. Arrested...

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Top 10 Documentaries of the Decade
22 December 09


1. Capturing The Friedmans 2.Man On Wire 3. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert...

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Pigsback.ie appoint new account manager
9 December 09


Catherine Mulholland has been appointed Account Manager at Pigsback.com. She previously worked as an...

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Mulley is back and this time... you really should go!
9 December 09


Due to popular demand Damien Mulley will be returning to the Morrison Hotel on the 4th...

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Is it too late to catch up with the social media phenomenon?
8 December 09


So you have been ignoring social media for the last decade. You dismissed it as a fad and thought it...

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My Media: Alan Tyrrell, Group Media Relations Manager, Hibernian Aviva
8 December 09


Newspapers: In my role I read them all. That would vary between hard copy reading and reading online...

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Print may be dead, but paper is alive and well down under!
8 December 09


It was a happy discovery to find this animated short film for the NZ Book Council. The use of paper-cuts...

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Ikea share their idea with Facebook
8 December 09


Forsman & Bodenfors are known for some great creative work, and they recently devised a Facebook campaign...

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'Shiny Suds' ad makes you uncomfortably clean
8 December 09


We're obviously used to glistening, happy bubbles cleaning our tubs and sinks, but did you know those...

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DJ Hip Op: The story so far
8 December 09


It has been just three short weeks since the 'Growing Up is Optional' Age Action Ireland video went live....

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Supporting Sarah
8 December 09


"So what do you think about Sarah Palin's policies?" i dunno ... i never really thought about it ......

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Secret Wars no secret any more
8 December 09


All over Europe, people are getting ready to do battle, one on one with their fellow countrymen and with...

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Practical tips on social media
8 December 09


Cillian Barry of Feep Marketing speaks to Jack about the future of marketing and what companies should...

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Associate your brand with cutting edge ideas
8 December 09


Next April we will be holding our annual conference Media2020 which will explore new and emerging themes...

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Please support our Christmas hospital appeal
8 December 09


Every year on the 23rd of December we head over to Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin with a box...

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Mediacontact.ie TV
8 December 09


You may have noticed that this edition of MediaFlash and the last few have featured a lot of our own...

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Skype thinks inside the box
8 December 09


Skype and The Viral Factory recently launched a live campaign called the Phone Box Experiment, a new awareness campaign...

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RSVP to launch two new magazines
8 December 09


Cork social scene magazine RSVP is launching two new titles in the next fortnight. First off the press...

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Irish Granny makes Oscar shortlist
8 December 09


Irish animation Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty, has been nominated for an Oscar. Director Nicky Phelan...

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Ryanair named Worst Family Brand in UK
8 December 09


Ryanair has been named as Britain's Worst Family Brand. The latest FamilyBrands poll shows that the no-frills...

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NBC deal transforms US TV media
8 December 09


Comcast Corp has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating...

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Mad Men sponsorship prize up for grabs
8 December 09


The winner of a new RTÉ, ICAD and IAPI competition will win the prize of a free television broadcast...

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O2 launches the ideas room blog for small business
8 December 09


Jonnie Cahill head of Brand Communications and Sponsorship at O2 talks to Jack Murray of Medacontact.ie...

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Peter Kay takes over the Late Late Show
8 December 09


Bolton comedian Peter Kay took over the Late Late Show last friday. He sang an impromptu edition of...

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Breffmeister reveals all to Mediacontact.ie
4 December 09


Apprentice legend Breffny Morgan talks to Jack Murray of Mediacontact.ie about his experience on the...

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