LookWest.ie Shortlisted for Social Media Award

We're delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for this year's Social Media Awards. The Awards, which celebrate the best of social media, are organised by Damien Mulley one of Ireland’s leading authorities on social media, and winners will be announced on Thursday 26th May in Dublin. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges comprising a combination of industry experts and members of the public who have been selected as judges because of their interest and knowledge in online social networking.

So why do we use social media?

The WDC uses social media to help deliver LookWest.ie as the definitive guide to living, working and doing business in Ireland’s Western Region. 

Social media allows us to connect directly with our audiences both in the Western Region, throughout Ireland and internationally, especially the Irish diaspora,” said Ian Brannigan (Region Development Manager) of the WDC.  “By using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube, we can gather feedback from people, drive engagement with the LookWest.ie campaign and facilitate networking among people who are interested in living, working or doing business in the West,” he added.

We're delighted the  LookWest.ie community continues to grow; we now have 2,419 Facebook fans, 1,319 followers on Twitter and 550 members in the LookWest.ie LinkedIn group, while videos featuring interviews with people who have relocated to the West or who have set up businesses there are popular on YouTube.

Other finalists in the WDC category include the Defence Forces, Irish Rail, Bord Bia, Tourism Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the Environmental Protection Agency.

LookWest.ie, first launched in 2004, promotes the West as an attractive and economically-advantageous location for enterprise. The website is aimed both at individuals and businesses in Ireland and overseas and is used by almost 20,000 visitors each month.