Monthly Archives: February 2021

The Business & Finance Awards have been recognising excellence in Irish business for over 40 years and is the longest running and most coveted business awards programme in Ireland.This prestigious awards programme has celebrated the outstanding achievements of individuals such as JP McManus, Neville Isdell, Michael Smurfit, Tony Ryan, Dermot Desmond, Liam O’ Mahony, Willie Walsh, Philip Lynch, Peter Sutherland, T.K. Whitaker and Denis O’ Brien as recipients of the Business Person of the Year Award.The five categories across the programme include the 2020 Company of the Year; Business Person of the Year; Elevation Award in association with Enterprise Ireland; FDI of the Year in association with IDA Ireland, and the Diversity, Equality &…

Fergal O’Connor, CEO and Founder of Buymedia talks to us on Breakeven by Breakfast about raising finance, getting your first customers, distractions and how to raise finance. “Communicate your message as much as possible to potential investors and take every opportunity to pitch your business” . Fergal is currently providing an advertising platform that allows small businesses to compete with their larger competitors – it’s definitely worth checking out! More about Buymedia. More About First Accounts Presented by Colin Sweetman, ACCA

Our CEO, Fergal O'Connor was recently interviewed by the very talented Sana Parveen, from Accelerate with SDR Superstar Podcast. Sana asked some really interesting questions (see below), we hope you enjoy the answers. Tell us about your company BuyMediaHow did you start in your career?How has your skillset grown over timeYou have been in this rapidly changing media industry for many years. What major changes have you seen and what do you expect in the future?When Ad campaigns fail, how do you respond? Please share your experiences.Tell about the most successful campaign or project you ever worked on.How do you think things have changed during the pandemic and what other changes do you expect…