Nominations are now open for the 2015 Online Marketing Awards, where your business could win a prize fund worth €20,000!

A serious asset for any small to medium size marketing enterprise or business the overall prize includes; €2,500 cash and mentoring from the Local Enterprise Office, Galway to a total value of €3600, along with a combined print radio and online advertising package to the value of €5,000 from the Connacht Tribune. A video produced by Tree Light Pictures worth €2500, Marketing Consultancy from local firm to the value of €1500 and Public Relations consulting from MBPR to the value of €500. There is also a virtual office package and a print & design package from Cantec to the value of €1500.

Open to all businesses in Galway city and county, the Award Categories include; Best Blog, Best Social Media Campaign, Best Website, and the Online Marketing Leadership Award. Five finalists will be shortlisted in each category before the overall winners are announced. The ‘People’s Choice Award’ is tipped to be one of the most popular categories as it’s the only award chosen 100% by the public.

The coveted awards will be presented at a prestigious ceremony in the Town Hall Galway on the 8th April. On the night a panel discussion will take place featuring Industry leaders in the Digital Marketing World with speakers from the IDA, Aviva & The Irish Internet Association. The discussion will centre on “Can it be, what can SMEs learn from Multinationals with regards to Digital Strategy and Blue Sky thinking?”

The panel is made up of special guests;

• Caitriona O’Kennedy, IDA Ireland
• Pauric Lenehan, Aviva, and
• Joan Mulvihill, Irish Internet Association.

Now in its second year, the awards would not be possible without the partnership of the Local Enterprise Office and Connacht Tribune Group. In addition to Gold Sponsors from Irish Apps and Ireland West Airport Knock, and Silver Sponsors IE Domain Registry Ltd and Cantec Print Galway.

This event will sell out so please book your tickets now. For further information please visit www.galwaymarketing.ie, Like ‘Online Marketing in Galway’ on Facebook or Follow @GalwayMarketing on Twitter.