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COVID-19 and A Shift in Priorities for Those Working Abroad
August 13, 2020
COVID-19 has led to a fundamental shift in values for people across the world as we adapt to lockdowns, travel restrictions, and remote working and schooling. This is equally true for those living and working abroad, even though they may be more used to spending long periods of time away from family and friends and keeping in touch with loved ones via Zoom or Skype. We recently worked on a piece of global research with...
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Cheers to Success! An Award-Winning Wine Campaign with SuperValu
July 23, 2020
Our dynamic brand marketing team was proud to be a winner at the recent Public Relations Consultants Association Awards for Excellence in PR on behalf of SuperValu’s Whispering Angel Valentine’s Day campaign. Over the past year we have engaged in some fantastic work for leading client SuperValu and we are delighted to give some insight into how this award-winning campaign came to fruition. We are delighted to have been awarded the @PRCA_Ireland award for best...
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Moving to Remote Engagement with HCPs and Patients
June 11, 2020
FleishmanHillard Ireland works with a wide variety of companies in the healthcare sector across Ireland, EMEA and globally, including pharmaceutical, devices and diagnostics, advocacy and consumer health. Working with our clients, we devise communications strategies that cover reputation management, product launch and life cycle management, public affairs and policy, and digital and social outreach. Traditionally an industry that is cautious when it comes to embracing online activity, pharma companies have been reviewing how they engage...
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Communication in a Post-truth COVID-19 World
May 27, 2020
False information about COVID-19 is rampant, a fact acknowledged by the WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who in February stated, “We’re not just fighting an epidemic. We’re fighting an infodemic.” According to Italian research, every day in March 2020 an average of 46,000 new posts on Twitter linked to inaccurate or misleading information about the crisis. The tragic nature of the virus and rapidly changing situation means that people are eager for updates about the...
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Roche supports the Marie Keating Foundation to help raise vital funds in ‘COVID-19 Appeal’
May 26, 2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Marie Keating Foundation were forced to cancel or postpone all of their fundraising events - a critical blow to the cancer support organisation. The Foundation does not receive any government funding and relies heavily on the money that is raised through its own fundraising activity, and through events organised by other individuals and organisations. Roche Ireland has a long-standing relationship with the Marie Keating Foundation, and saw that there...
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INCOGNITO in Aid of the Jack & Jill Foundation
May 11, 2020
FleishmanHillard were once again delighted to be involved with this year’s INCOGNITO Art Sale in aid the Jack & Jill’s Children’s Foundation, supported by William Fry. Despite having to completely change the campaign due to COVID-19, 2020 proved to be the best year yet, with the campaign managed by Lydia McDermott and Megan Grennan on our brand marketing team. This year marked the fourth year of the initiative where artists from 10 countries, and...
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The Covid Effect: Less Steps and More Sleep
May 7, 2020
As Covid-19 spread across Europe, governments enacted policies limiting citizens’ movement in order to slow the spread of the disease. With countries now beginning to ease restrictions and slowly re-open economies, Fitbit explored what impact these policies have had on their 30 million active users worldwide. Fitbit looked at the effect on activity levels and sleep patterns in numerous European countries. _______________________________ Activity It will come as no surprise to learn that as lockdown measures...
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Cadbury work with Aware to recruit 200 volunteers
May 6, 2020
Some of the most rewarding aspects of our client work with Cadbury Ireland are the opportunities we have to work on their fantastic charity partnerships. None more so than the regular fundraising initiatives and awareness drives organised by Cadbury for mental health charity Aware. Looking after our mental health is always essential, but it has become far more prevalent in recent weeks, as we find ourselves in uncertain and unprecedented times – which is inevitably...
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COVID-19: Recovery and Resurgence for the Food, Agriculture and Beverage Industry
April 30, 2020
It’s clear the Coronavirus pandemic has forever changed the world. Our work with SuperValu and Cadbury over the past weeks has been both fascinating and challenging. As we move towards the next phase, hopefully a re-opening of our economy and society – we need to be very well prepared for what lies ahead. As a recent survey from FleishmanHillard‘s TRUE Global Intelligence practice reveals, the virus is reshaping perceptions, behaviours, values and societies. These changes...
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Social Communications in the time of COVID-19
April 29, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak is a seismic event in our lifetimes, with every facet of our daily lives affected by the pandemic. As individuals we’re all working to find a ‘new normal’, maintaining social distancing, working from home where possible and juggling the myriad demands on us with the additional stress and pressure of an unpredictable situation, all the while missing the social connections we crave. On a personal level, social and digital tools are helping...