Top trending YouTube videos of 2014

  Google have just released their annual “YouTube Rewind” video which references some of 2014’s most viral videos all in one slick production. With nods to some of this year’s top trending videos such as Devil Baby Attack, Mutant Giant Spider Dog and FIRST KISS, the video is a fantastic celebration of the defining pop…

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The ULTIMATE cheat sheet for Facebook admins

As any Facebook admin will know, getting your graphics correct for Facebook can be a bit of a nightmare. Cover photos, profile pictures, images for adverts, images for promoted posts, thumbnails for videos – the list is endless. This is in addition to things like desktop v’s mobile image sizes, right column v’s desktop newsfeed…

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Top tips for planning social media for an event

If there are two things we love here at TravelMedia.ie it’s events and social media so when the time comes to combine these two things, we take it very seriously. If you have ever been to one of our events, you will know that we are constantly posting pictures and updates to our social media…

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Facebook video adverts

It’s safe to say that we all know just how powerful videos are when it comes to marketing your business. Whether it’s on YouTube, Vine or Instagram, a good video can make a huge impact on your audience and can make your business stand out from the rest. With more and more businesses opting to…

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Michael Collins Travel Centres 2014 Presentation – Local SEO

This week, our own Michael Collins was invited to speak at the Travel Centres 2014 conference. Travel Centres is Ireland’s largest travel agency consortium. This year marks 10 years since the first Travel Centres Conference, with the focus this year being ‘Navigating the Future’. Michael spoke on the topic of ‘Local SEO’ and stressed how important it…

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Vine Videos – What you need to know

With social media users consuming more content than ever on a daily basis it is now becoming harder and harder for brands to stand out from the crowd and catch a user’s attention. Users have now become accustomed – some would even say addicted – to consuming massive amounts of content on a variety of…

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Why infographics work

Over the last few years, infographics, or information graphics, have taken the internet by storm. There are infographics explaining ‘How to use Google’, ‘The benefits of payroll software’ and even ‘How to survive a breakup’, but what’s so great about them and why should you bother creating your own? The attention span of internet users…

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Michael Collins TBEX Europe 2014 Presentation

This week the TravelMedia.ie team are all working from the beautiful city of Athens where the TBEX Europe Conference is taking place. For those of you that don’t know, TBEX is the world’s largest gathering of travel bloggers, writers, and new media content creators. The TravelMedia.ie team have been embracing all that Athens and TBEX…

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Top 5 Google Analytics metrics to monitor

When it comes to blogs and websites, understanding what your readers and customers want can be the key that unlocks your site’s success, however, figuring this out can be much easier said than done. Although Google Analytics provides important metrics to help you learn more about your website and how people are using it, the…

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Top 5 tips for TBEX Europe

It’s now less than two weeks to go until TBEX Europe lands in Athens and brings with it hundreds of travel bloggers, writers, and new media content creators. The team in the TravelMedia.ie office are now getting geared up for their second year at this exciting event as media sponsors. In a recent blog post…

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