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UP
FRONT
ALUMINTHESPOTLIGHT
ALLIRELAND
MARKETING
ANDIQUOTE CHAMPION
Senator Feargal Quinn (BComm 59) was the area of marketing. A noted advocate of
‘If somebody told me when I was named All Ireland Marketing Champion at customer service and focus in business, he is
leaving school that I would be this year’s All Ireland Marketing Awards. creditedwithhavinginfluencedawholegen-
working in a company that allows me
Senator Quinn, who founded Superquinn in erationofIrishmarketers.Heisafellowofthe
to follow sport all day, I would have
1960, was honoured for his many contrib- MarketingInstituteofIreland,andservedas
been delighted’
utions to Irish business life, particularly in presidentoftheinstitutefrom1999to2002.
Patrick Kennedy (BComm 90,
DipPrAcc 91 ), CEO, Paddy Power,
ONETOWATCH
TheSundayTimes, 29 June 2009
AUSSIERULES
‘My main concern would be a lack of
Tony Connolly (BComm 80) is CEO of
investment. If we have a gap now for
accountsIQ, formerly known as Visor, a pro-
a couple of years where we don’t
gressiveIrishsoftwarecompanythatsaysitis
make the investments for the next
revolutionising the way businesses manage
generation, we’ll just fall behind’ their accounts. In May, the company inked a
major deal with Deloitte Australia to offer an
Minister Eamon Ryan (BComm
84),siliconrepublic.com,25 June
online accounting service to its clients based
2009
on accountsIQ software. It has customers in
India, the UK, Portugal and, of course,
‘I care not for the profits, riches and
Ireland. Users securely access their accounts
rewards, but the glory of seeing my
online from anywhere with an internet con-
business succeed’
nectionviatheweb.
Cathal O’Connell (BComm 93,
MAcc 94), CEO, Paddywagon,The
FACULTYINTHESPOTLIGHT
IrishTimes, 8 June 2009
‘There was a huge desire on the part
TRACKINGTHE
of borrowers to access property
CONSUMER
finance at what we saw as aggres-
Professor Mary Lambkin (MBA 79) of
sive terms. Maybe the agenda was
Smurfit Business School has teamed up
being set by a single institution’
with the Marketing Institute of Ireland
John Reynolds (MBS 85), CEO,
(MII) to publish a new quarterly publica-
KBC Bank,TheIrishTimes, 1 May
tion tracking key indicators of confidence
2009
and activity in the Irish consumer market-
place.Itlooksatconsumerexpectationswith
Pictured at the launch were Tom Trainor
‘Look beyond Ireland – never consider
regard to future purchases of big-ticket
(IEMBA 97), CEO, MII, and Prof Mary Lambkin
your market as just about here’
items, including houses, cars and home “The Consumer Market Monitor delivers
improvements, and reviews actual spend- significant value for marketers and busi-
Colm Lyon (BComm 84, MMangtSc
ing,savingandborrowingofvarioustypes. nessplannersbybringingkeydatatogether
85), CEO Realex Payments,Irish It also provides information on retail and presenting it in a way that is easy to
Director, March 2009
spending in total and for several major interpret and use to support decision-
productcategories. making,”explainsLambkin.
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