This weeks Promo Tuesday, I’m promoting Claire Boyles “Tweeting for Business Success!” seminars. Claire is a successful business coach who runs her own company Management Matters. One of Claires specialities is using Twitter for business. She plans to run a series of “Tweeting for Business Success!” Seminars in the Clarion Hotels in Dublin in August. These seminars are aimed at Twitter novices or any business owner who might be considering using Twitter for marketing purposes.

After attending this seminar you will be able to:

• Set up your own twitter account
• Have the inside knowledge of twitter etiquette
• Get your tweets Retweeted by others
• Learn about various applications to enhance twitter functions
• Gain World Wide, Irish & European exposure to key customers
• Know how to develop relationships & keep your tweeps happy

Her previous twitter seminars have been fully booked and places are strictly limited- early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment!

Weds 5th August @ 12-2.30pm

@ The Clarion Hotel, IFSC -

Price : €47 including light lunch & a great opportunity to network with other business owners

Follow Leo on Twitter : www.twitter.com/LeoFogarty

Follow Claire on Twitter : www.twitter.com/ClaireBoyles

It’s great to see in these times of high unemployment and redundancies, somebody getting off their ass in Ireland and trying to do something about it. Let me introduce you to www.HalfALoaf.ie .

Halfaloaf.ie aims to provide a forum where those who are unemployed can discuss issues and offer advice to those who are new to the unemployment line. As many of the unemployed struggle to fill the working week, halfaloaf.ie offers these the chance to discuss current issues, seek things to do, obtain information on new business ideas, and barter their services.

There are several areas to visit in the site, including:

- General Forum

- Get out of the house!

- Business Network Ideas Forum (BIN)

- Sell or Swap Shop (SOS)

- Barter for Ireland

Unemployment effects everybody in Ireland with the current rate hovering around 15% and tipped to reach closer to 20% by next year. I personally have family and friends currently unemployed and the prospects out there at the moment are bleak. I encourage anybody in this position to make use of this new service available, head over to www.halfaloaf.ie now!

This weeks Promo Tuesday is for HMP Finance in Sandyford Dublin. HMP was established in 2006 and comprises 4 motivated individuals with a wealth of experience in the property, mortgage and insurance sectors.

HMP offer financial advice and financial planning services. They deal with all the major financial services providers within the Irish market, so they can ensure that they are delivering the best policy to suit your specific needs.

So What Did They Send Me?

They sent me a branded promotional pen and branded pocket calculator.

So if your looking for financial advice head over to www.hmpfinance.ie

If you want your company or product to be part of Promo Tuesday, just send something to our contact details which can be found here.

This weeks Promo Tuesday was sent to me by a link in an email. It’s for a local talent named Eoin Ryan. Eoin is an artist, illustrator, film maker and animator. He has created some award winning films such as Demon and his latest film Uncle Bill’s Barrell. Eoin also happens to come from my hometown of Skerries and recently he has started an online comic strip at SpaceAvalanche.com.

SpaceAvalanche is updated every Monday with a new strip. Eoins humour can be quite dark but if you like that sort of thing (which I do!) you should head over to SpaceAvalanche.com now!

Below find this weeks comic strip called Marine Biology:

This week for Promo Tuesday I want to introduce you to a company called PrintIt.ie .  During the week I was sent a promotional pack from Ronan Keegan, Sales Manager at PrintIt.ie . As promotional packs go, this one jumped of the table at me. It had a sample of every product they produce (which is quite a lot!).

So what did they send me? They sent me a mouse mat ( great quality, sturdy and thick, not like those flimsy ones you normally get for promotional products), Plastic Rulers, Plastic Folders, tax disc wallet, business cards, bunting and calendars. A shot of the sample products is below.

So remember next time you need to get Plastic Products or promotional products head over to www.PrintIt.ie or call Ronan on 01-4649811 . I can tell you first hand the superior quality in their products.

If you like this post and have a product you’d like to promote, please just send me something. My contact details are on the Promo Tuesday page.

Welcome to the first Promo Tuesday! Promo Tuesday is about promoting products/gifts given to me to review or products that I’ve come across that I like.

Recently I gave a presentation to the Fingal Business Network on Search Engine Optimisation. I was given a lovely bottle of wine for giving the presentation but this was no ordainary bottle of wine, this is a bottle from designerwine.ie.

Designerwine.ie offer personalised gifts. The bottle I recieved came with a lovely presentation stand and a personalised label with my name & description of the event described.

These gifts are perfect for weddings, parties and corporate gifts. The business is owned and run by Paul Fay.

Designerwine.ie also offer other personalised products such as chocolate and a range of accessories to complement your bottle of wine.

They offer products to suit any price range with the personalised wine starting from around €30.

I thouroughly recommend you go to www.designerwine.ie and check out their products!