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Open Coffee Drogheda is certainly gathering momentum. We have much to celebrate. Some fantastic partnerships and opportunities have come about from this group, not to mention TV appearances! Annette and Sian take a bow! Here is a place to showcase your news, particularly nice things that have happened thanks to the advice, support, mentorship or otherwise from this group. Please share!
This week we have an update from Sian Maloney who appeared on Ireland AM recently on a segment showcasing small business startups.
‘I launched www.giftsandvouchers.ie back in November 2008 not realising that it would be straight into a recession! I felt that there was a need for an online business that promoted local shops and businesses that may not have an online presence. I began with just over 20 businesses and this has now grown to over 60. We sell luxury Gift Vouchers and Gifts on their behalf and these can be sent to anywhere in Ireland. We also have a Wedding and Gift List facility allowing clients to select their gifts from any of our huge Partner Business database and compile one Gift List that their guests can choose from. Gifts are then delivered at a time and date that suits the client.
I am a firm believer in Social Media and was delighted to meet my Business Partner, David Quaid from Primary Position, on Twitter (aka @primaryposition). I use various social media tools regularly to promote the business. I recently appeared on Ireland AM. And I have to say that appearance has given the business huge exposure and the traffic on the site has improved a huge amount since. We have taken on new clients including Irish Chef Clodagh McKenna.
We are presently looking at expanding the delivery option to the UK market and also developing an online E-Voucher system which will enable shoppers to email their vouchers and spend them online. We are also making a lot of other changes to the site including launching our new Shopping Forum www.talkshop.ie where people can talk about anything to do with shopping in Ireland. It is also another channel to promote the businesses on giftsandvouchers. Here they will be able to post special offers and our premium member s will have their logos displayed with a direct link back to their own sites’.
Contact Sian sian@giftsandvouchers.ie or on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/giftsandvoucher.
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