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• 16.11.2020

  How real stories connect with media

  Setting up a business during the Covid-19 pandemic takes some dedication and determination but it is being done every day by entrepreneurs all over...

• 16.11.2020

  Representing Sligo in the National Enterprise Awards

  StoryLab is thrilled to be representing Sligo in the National Enterprise Awards 2020. The national judging process took place last Thursday,...

• 16.11.2020

  Making your virtual conference stand out

  Zoom fatigue has become a real thing during the Covid-19 pandemic. And as everything in the country has gone online, holding a virtual conference...

• 16.11.2020

  From six years solo to joining StoryLab

  From six years running his own graphic design business to joining StoryLab as senior graphic designer, Kevin Noone chats about what makes strong...

• 8.9.2020

  Video: make it for a reason

  Videos can help us tell bloody good stories – they bring people and their achievements to life, inspire imaginations and help to explain...

• 29.6.2020

  Let’s talk about your story: How to make a successful podcast

  There is nothing like a good chat to bring people together – and Irish people sure like a good chat. The country loves its radio. And that’s...

• 29.6.2020

  Super computer grabs international attention

  It is not often that a billionaire tech entrepreneur such as Michael Dell comments on a tech story that you wrote for one of your clients. But when...

• 29.6.2020

  Brand new business

  You can’t stand still in business – even during a pandemic. In fact, a downturn can be the perfect time to work on your branding, website...

• 29.6.2020

  Communicating in a crisis – five ways to change your focus

  When the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic started to become clear, a lot of companies went into lockdown themselves – especially in the area...

• 29.6.2020

  Media blitz for NWRA’s regional growth strategy

  The future of rural Ireland and what might happen under a new government in terms of regional development has been a hot topic lately – and it is...

• 19.6.2020

  Can you write the news in three lines?

  Inspired by the work of French art critic and literary stylist (and perhaps the first person to ever tweet), Félix Fénéon, StoryLab's Erin Fox...

• 4.6.2020

  Sample Video Post

  Opening Paragraph goes here. Fusce neque. Proin pretium, leo ac pellentesque mollis, felis nunc ultrices eros, sed gravida augue augue mollis...

• 7.5.2020

  How deaf awareness tips can improve our communication during social distancing

  To mark Deaf Awareness Week, Erin Fox looks at some deaf awareness tips and how these can help all of us improve our communication during social...

• 28.4.2020

  Learnovate’s innovation fights impact of Covid-19

  The Learnovate Centre – one of Europe’s leading research centres in learning technologies – has been front and centre helping industry and...

• 28.4.2020

  Working from home? Here’s how we’re getting on…

  It’s been almost six weeks now since the majority of Irish workers first had to base themselves at home because of the Covid-19 crisis. The move...

• 28.4.2020

  Stressed students tell Studyclix of their exam fears

  Online exams specialist Studyclix has been busy dispensing expert media opinion and commentary since the Covid-19 lockdown shut all of Ireland’s...

• 28.4.2020

  Raising pride in our flag

  Last month, the Irish Independent published its special classroom based supplement – the People’s Flag – in association with the Thomas F....

• 22.4.2020

  Show them that #SligoSupports

  2020 is turning into something beyond every business’s wildest imaginations – and, let’s face it, nightmares.

• 16.4.2020

  Students sharply divided over Leaving Cert exam plan

  Leaving Certificate students are heavily divided over the decision to hold this year’s State Exams in July or August, with more than 50% of...

• 16.3.2020

  Keep it lit – 5 PR Tips for the COVID-19 crisis

  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has urged people to ignore rumours and fake news about COVID-19 on social media. These messages are scaring and confusing...

• 17.2.2020

  A media blitz for vital NWRA report

  An appetite for general election talking points proved a surefire media winner for the Northern & Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) as it launched...

• 17.2.2020

  “And the award goes to…” Get your business on the winning podium

  StoryLab helps businesses to research and enter relevant industry awards events – the ones that actually mean something.

• 17.2.2020

  A Rovers story with soul

  What is it about a local football club that stirs the soul? Why do communities continue to treasure hometown teams like Sligo Rovers?

• 17.2.2020

  Can we have your written word?

  Every day, StoryLab helps companies to use better English. But last month we turned out attention to the nation's teenagers.

• 17.2.2020

  Here’s 5 reasons to have a company newsletter

  Really connecting with with your team through engaging internal communications — such as a modern, interesting and cleverly-designed newsletter...

• 20.12.2019

  Our 2020 vision? To help you tell even better stories

  Wooah, where did 2019 go? Well, if we had the benefit of 2020 hindsight, we’d be able to tell you!

• 10.12.2019

  Hot media coverage for Climate Finance Week

  The story of climate change took centre stage in November as StoryLab worked with Sustainable Nation Ireland to successfully drive awareness of...

• 10.12.2019

  How to make your conference stand out from the crowd

  Many organisations hold annual conferences every year and wonder why they get no media coverage of the event.

• 10.12.2019

  Leading the way in social enterprise

  When Sligo LEADER and the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) wanted to get the message out about the many positive impacts that social...

• 3.12.2019

  Hi Noone! Kevin joins the StoryLab team

  StoryLab is delighted to announce the appointment of graphic designer Kevin Noone to the company in a full-time role.

• 19.11.2019

  Hard to Handle in Paris

  Bloody crutches! Match credentials flapping around my neck, laptop bag over my shoulder, I hauled myself into the press box at the Stade de France...

• 24.9.2019

  Telling the stories of female entrepreneurs around the country

  Setting up your own business from scratch can be a stressful, full-on, complicated experience. We should know!

• 24.9.2019

  People not robots still make the best stories

  We all know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is really having a moment. It’s a sexy topic that attracts business – and general — media...

• 24.9.2019

  Why you should upskill for your professional development

  When starting a new job, you can learn the ropes from your manager, but it will come to a point when you will need to work independently and learn...

• 24.9.2019

  Hoop Dreams: How Orreco conquered America

  It’s a story that began nine years ago after a young sports scientist attended an information day organised by Enterprise Ireland in Sligo’s...

• 1.8.2019

  StoryLab marks five years in business

  StoryLab marked a really special milestone in July — it’s hard to believe we have been busy like mad things for what seems like a very...

• 1.8.2019

  A slam-dunk of media coverage for Orreco

  It was a slam dunk media month for Orreco as the sports performance, data and bio analytics experts blitzed media outlets across the world with a...

• 1.8.2019

  Making business interviews count

  Sometimes it can be difficult for a CEO, a managing director or a site lead to communicate a range of messages to a mix of people across a broad...

• 1.8.2019

  Shining a spotlight on local filmmakers

  It is always exciting to follow a project from start to finish so we were delighted to be asked to help spread the word about the first recipients...

• 12.6.2019

  StoryLab shortlisted in National PR awards

  We were delighted and super proud to find out that we have been shortlisted in the annual Awards for Excellence in PR for our work on a campaign...

• 12.6.2019

  Multi-platform storytelling key to success of PR campaign

  Surveys always make interesting reading. But amid the noise, sometimes the message can get lost, especially when the media is bombarded with survey...

• 12.6.2019

  Exam insights from Studyclix.ie earn top media marks

  June isn't June without the annual State exams and this year StoryLab helped Studyclix.ie to cement its place as the media's leading 'go to' source...

• 12.6.2019

  Bringing the media A-game to climate change coverage

  “A game changer for Ireland” - that’s how the Irish Independent described Sustainable Finance Day 2019 on May 16 - when some of the world’s...

• 12.6.2019

  Career Zoo highlights tech and pharma jobs hotspot in Midlands

  The media loves hearing stories about positive jobs announcements around the country. So, when Career Zoo announced its annual national spring...

• 24.5.2019

  Working with deafness in Ireland: how I manage challenges in the workplace

  A new RTÉ documentary called ‘London Calling’ follows several young deaf Irish people who had to move to the UK in order to find work. As a...

• 8.5.2019

  There are no strangers here, only videos you haven’t seen yet

  "There are no strangers here, only friends you haven't met yet” — did the poet WB Yeats really say that?

• 8.5.2019

  Benefits of EU funding create positive stories

  Great stories need to be matched by great imagery for them to be seen and heard. Especially when it comes to sharing them on social media.

• 8.5.2019

  New chapter for Harvey’s Point as family step back

  Huge media interest in sale of Donegal hotel.

• 8.5.2019

  SIS Pitches makes major UK investment despite Brexit uncertainty

  Having some positive Brexit news to report is a welcome change from the usual doom and gloom in the media.

• 8.5.2019

  Media Spotlight Shines on WDC

  StoryLab worked closely with the Western Development Commission on the recent high-profile launch of its crucially important five-year strategy,...

• 17.4.2019

  Striking for change under the media spotlight

  When it comes to achieving change, the power of a story can inspire action to make things happen. Transition year student, Aoife Devlin shares her...

• 26.3.2019

  Why a great picture matters

  The essence of graphic design is to visually communicate ideas with the aim of creating imagery which communicates a core value or message.

• 26.3.2019

  Sligo Park Hotel impresses with The Green Suite

  Creating a ‘wow factor’ was top priority for one of Ireland’s leading 4-Star Hotels this month as it planned to showcase the fruits of a...

• 26.3.2019

  Best of Irish on world stage during St Patrick’s Day festivities

  St Patrick’s Day is a great day to celebrate the Irish around the world so it was the perfect time for Midlands company Critical Healthcare to...

• 26.3.2019

  Sharing pride and respect in the Irish Flag

  Inclusivity and pride in the Irish flag was the theme of a special newspaper supplement created by StoryLab and published in the Irish Independent...

• 26.3.2019

  Beckman Coulter highlights female mentoring programme on IWD2019

  International Women’s Day on March 8 offered companies an unmissable opportunity to talk about and celebrate gender diversity in the workplace....

• 8.3.2019

  Balance for Better: Six brilliant business women who inspire StoryLab

  It’s International Women’s Day and no better time to acknowledge some of the fabulous and inspiring women that we at StoryLab have had the...

• 18.2.2019

  Returning emigrants get back to business in Ireland

  The successful media launch of this year’s Back for Business entrepreneur mentoring programme was helped by past participants telling their...

• 18.2.2019

  Winning with Good Causes

  The stories of unsung heroes and selfless volunteers are the beating heart of a very special StoryLab content project with the National...

• 18.2.2019

  Why thought leadership is a winner for your business

  When it comes to promoting your product or services, thought leadership is a must-have tool in your PR plan.

• 18.2.2019

  Creating the write stuff

  StoryLab was commissioned by Independent News & Media for the 5th year running to create an exclusive three -part series of magazines called the...

• 18.2.2019

  Video content is a no-brainer

  The need to include video in your storytelling arsenal is something of a no-brainer in the visual age that we now live in. It’s no longer a...

• 18.2.2019

  Highlighting the impact of EU funding in NW Region

  StoryLab recently worked with the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) to create two books about EU funding and how it has benefitted...

• 20.12.2018

  Telling Sligo’s Story

  Nothing beats a good story and telling one on film can be especially powerful when the right ingredients are put in the mix. StoryLab worked with...

• 20.12.2018

  Newsflash: Climate Change needs to be tackled!

  With climate change set to be one of the stories that will dominate the global news agenda in 2019, StoryLab has been working with Sustainable...

• 20.12.2018

  A brilliant year of stories

  StoryLab has had a fantastically productive 2018, continuing to tell stories on behalf of long-standing clients as well as discovering the stories...

• 20.12.2018

  PerfectCard makes media splash with acquisition announcement

  These are exciting times for our client, Irish fintech firm PerfectCard, which made a media splash with the announcement that the major Australian...

• 20.12.2018

  Big impact for Overstock and Career Zoo

  The seemingly endless growth in tech jobs in Ireland shows no sign of abating – and that means the media’s appetite for news about those new...

• 20.12.2018

  A winning streak for the National Lottery

  The National Lottery held its inaugural 2018 Good Causes Awards at Dublin’s Burlington Hotel in November, a star-studded black-tie event...

• 10.10.2018

  Sportswomen give ‘FitrWoman’ lift-off

  It’s always a privilege when we get to work with incredibly strong female role-models and at StoryLab we love working with clients who feel the...

• 10.10.2018

  Mighty media coverage grows from ACORNS!

  Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. But in the case of the successful rural entrepreneurship programme ACORNS, maybe that should read ‘media...

• 10.10.2018

  Media does its homework on Learnovation Summit

  The debate about how we learn in a digital age — both in the classroom and in the workplace — was front and centre of a unique EdTech...

• 10.10.2018

  Our story turns a page with new hires and new move

  StoryLab is delighted to announce two key appointments, with graphic designer Sean Clancy and journalist Emilee Jennings joining our team in...

• 10.10.2018

  The reward of an award

  You can toil away to your heart’s content, but everyone knows it’s nice to get a little recognition now and again. It helps to validate your...

• 5.10.2018

  We need to talk about the apostrophe

  OK, we know this isn’t the sexiest subject in the world and this blog is not going to get our SEO ratings soaring — how many of you found this...

• 13.9.2018

  8 essential tips for female entrepreneurs: What ACORNS taught me about running a business

  ACORNS – a fantastic developmental programme to support female entrepreneurs starting their own enterprises in rural areas – is currently...

• 30.8.2018

  Our top five reasons to execute a hard stop on reaching out and other horrible expressions (Why jargon is bad for your business!)

  I was at a meeting with a prospective client some months ago and just as proceedings kicked off, the CEO made an announcement. He declared to the...

• 3.8.2018

  Feel the energy: How to make the most of your media interview and tell your story

  Whether the thought of public interviews makes you clam up, or you are a natural born speaker, preparing for media interviews is essential when...

• 10.7.2018

  Orreco’s FitrWoman app scores big with Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA)

  Orreco and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) last month announced an exciting new partnership which will see the LGFA promote Orreco's...

• 10.7.2018

  Football proves a winner for SIS Pitches

  With the World Cup capturing everyone’s attention, one Irish company is continuing to keep an eye firmly on the pitch instead of the ball –...

• 10.7.2018

  Safety first: a cycling club tells a new story

  StoryLab recently worked with Ballisodare Bay Cycling Club, Co Sligo, to deliver news about the club’s new road safety-inspired club kit.

• 6.7.2018

  Maximum exposure for great business stories

  At StoryLab, we love working with all types of businesses — from multinationals and large corporates to small businesses and sole operators...

• 6.7.2018

  Cometh the hour, cometh the man

  The ability to manage a crisis situation is an essential PR skill and companies facing such a task could do worse than modelling their response on...

• 22.5.2018

  World Cup glory for SIS Pitches

  Irish-owned pitch specialists SIS Pitches grabbed a big slice of World Cup success – and plenty of global headlines – with the news that it has...

• 22.5.2018

  Martha Kearns completes ACORNS Plus programme

  StoryLab was extremely proud when one of its founders, Martha Kearns, was accepted onto the pilot of the highly-competitive ACORNS programme, a...

• 22.5.2018

  Studyclix.ie chalks up the headlines

  The media loves hearing from young people, and when they are discussing their thoughts about things like technology and privacy, editors take...

• 21.5.2018

  Stories from Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands

  StoryLab last month worked with Longford County Council to create a unique 16-page commemorative guide celebrating Longford’s rich cultural...

• 29.3.2018

  The joy of feeling heard

  Deafness is an invisible disability and yet it’s playing a highly visible role in several films this year writes Erin Fox.

• 8.3.2018

  Celebrating the impact of inspirational women

  International Women's Day is held every year on March 8 to celebrate women's achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also known...

• 28.2.2018

  How to make your opinion and influence count

  Sometimes a brand or organisation has got to roll up its sleeves and get stuck in, to get its voice heard.

• 28.2.2018

  SL Controls ‘tells not sells’ its story of TOTALline product launch

  As many companies know, gaining media attention for the launch of a new product can be hard.

• 28.2.2018

  IT Sligo scores first-class honours

  StoryLab last month worked with IT Sligo to help leverage and manage critical media coverage and PR opportunities as the Institute hosted a Cabinet...

• 28.2.2018

  Why storytelling should be at the heart of your video

  We always tell our clients not to shoot a video for video’s sake. There’s nothing worse than going to the expense of hiring a videographer but...

• 13.2.2018

  Money can’t buy you love, but love can make you money!

  It doesn’t matter whether you’re single or attached this Valentine’s Day, businesses will be doing their best to target you with their...

• 2.2.2018

  Why it’s always good to talk (and answer the phone!)

  “The art of communication is the language of leadership” – and boy is that true. Effective communication can make all the difference between...

• 18.1.2018

  Why Facebook’s News Feed change shows that quality content matters more than ever

  With referral traffic from Facebook set to decline, thanks to the latest change to News Feed, quality content matters more than ever when it comes...

• 21.12.2017

  2017 – The year of tone-deaf PR campaigns

  PR stunts will gain you media attention and get people talking, but as StoryLab’s Emilee Jennings explains, that’s not always a good thing.

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• 19.12.2017

  Global downloads and global coverage for Orreco’s FitrWoman app

  GLOBAL media exposure helped push StoryLab client Orreco firmly into the spotlight in November, with the company’s work profiled by CNN.

• 19.12.2017

  Helping WoW tell the stories of its female leadership programme

  As a company with a female co-founder, we are only too aware of the barriers facing women in leadership roles.  So, we were delighted to be asked...

• 19.12.2017

  Highlights of 2017

  We were trusted in 2017 with helping our clients to tell many great stories, and, in doing so, we secured hundreds of separate pieces of national...