Archive for December 15, 2015

Kick Start 2016 with a Digital Training Course

Up-skill and start 2016 with a bang by joining one of our upcoming Digital Media Training Courses. Refresh your digital skills, learn about the latest updates and online trends.

Want to learn more about the latest trends in Digital Marketing? Or considering  online advertising in 2016 to increase your businesses visibility on search engines?

To ring in the New Year we are offering a 40% discount offer on our upcoming Digital Media Training Courses, just book your place on DigitalMediaTraining.ie before January 15th

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How to Protect your Imagery Online

During the recent BOI Start Up Gathering Digital Skills sessions a topic arose about protecting your images online. In this week’s blog post we continue the conversation and offer some copyrighting tips that can help you protect your imagery online.

For both start up and established businesses there is nothing more frustrating than spending time and money on professional photographs to market your business and then find they have been used by someone else online. Unfortunately in this digital age if you post your photos

Sligo Tech Autumn Meetup

After a summer break Sligo Tech returns with the first Meetup of the season taking place this Thursday September 24th, 7.00pm at the Digital Hub Sligo.

This month’s meetup kicks off as usual with a speed networking session followed by a presentation by OSD’s own Digital Marketing Executive Barry Walsh. Barry’s session will include a presentation and discussion about ‘Mobile Matters’, how mobile is vital when developing a digital strategy for your business. Barry will share some top tactics for utilising Mobile to reach your customers.

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OSD Digital Media Training Autumn Schedule

Would you like to learn more about Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media and Online Advertising? With some great practical tips of how to use these channels to grow your business? Join us for one of our upcoming OSD Digital Media Training Courses this Autumn.

Delivered by industry professionals our courses are aimed directly at staff in the front line, and include hands on practical tasks, tools and tips you can use straight away to make an impact in your business.

Introduction to Analytics & Online

Business Funding with the LEO Online Trading Vouchers

The LEO Online Trading Vouchers are still available but you must act fast!

The LEO Online Trading Voucher scheme has been a great success to date and in July 2015 An Taoiseach Enda Kenny presented the 1000th voucher. To mark the occasion Minster of Communications Alex White published a report on the impact of the Scheme. It revealed that small businesses that move online have experienced a 21% average increase in sales. 85% saw an increase in customer inquiries.

The objective of the scheme

Digital Marketing Bootcamp, Sligo and Dublin, July 2015

Our next Digital Marketing 1 day training course is running in Sligo July 1st and at our office in Dublin city centre July 8th.

*Early Bird Offer, Sligo – Book before June 26th for the Early Bird rate of €180 (Full Price €200)

*Early Bird Offer, Dublin – Book before July 1st for the Early Bird rate of €200 (Full Price €220)

Are you getting the most from your Digital Marketing efforts?

Course Aims – How will I benefit?

This intensive one-day course will demonstrate some practical tips

Introduction to Google Adwords For Business, 28th May

Many thanks to all who attended last months ‘Introduction to Google Adwords’ Training Course, if you missed it don’t worry! Due to popularity OSD Digital Agency are running the next half day session on Thursday May 28th at the Digital Hub Sligo.

Why Use Google Adwords?

Whether you’re are looking to attract new visitors to your website, grow online sales, get the phones ringing or keep customers coming back for more. Google Adwords can help! Adwords allows your business to reach and be found by

Introduction to Google Adwords Training Course, April 29th

Introduction to Google Adwords Training Course, April 29th

If you are in business then you are likely to have a website and are marketing online.

Your business website is like your online shop on a very long and busy street with lots of other businesses and heavy foot fall. You want your shop to stand out from the rest and attract customers. So what do you do?

You have great signage and shop front telling your potential customers what you have to offer. But you want

You will lose Google ranking! Is your site Mobile Friendly?

Google Mobile update is happening April 21st , if your website design architecture is not already “mobile friendly” and optimised to display and function properly on mobile / tablet devices then Google will penalise your site in the search results – your website could drop in the rankings!

Google has announced that on April 21, 2015, Google’s mobile ranking factors will not only label your site as mobile-friendly, but will also use that to determine if your site should rank higher in