Conor Brophy

Conor Brophy

Ad budgets: You can always be knocked off the top spot by creative minds

Ad budgets: You can always be knocked off the top spot by creative minds

You might measure your ad budget in the billions, but creative types are worth paying for

Conor Brophy: Gaming is often the odd one out in the big-money media mix,

Conor Brophy: Gaming is often the odd one out in the big-money media mix,

But the French entertainment giant Vivendi wants to change that

If print media’s future is digital, Trinity Mirror is taking a different tack

If print media’s future is digital, Trinity Mirror is taking a different tack

Newspaper launch to address needs of time-poor generation

Conor Brophy: Buzzfeed is getting serious by pumping resources into a high-powered investigations unit

Conor Brophy: Buzzfeed is getting serious by pumping resources into a high-powered investigations unit

Will it pay off?

Half-time acts have helped the Super Bowl to become a sellout

Half-time acts have helped the Super Bowl to become a sellout

Even if the game falls flatter than a branded beer, the sponsors aren’t complaining

Conor Brophy: TheGuardian.com and MailOnline look like polar opposites of digital newspapers

Conor Brophy: TheGuardian.com and MailOnline look like polar opposites of digital newspapers

But they are more alike than either might want to admit

Conor Brophy: Consumers may finally have enough

Conor Brophy: Consumers may finally have enough

But there is still room to manoeuvre for Ikea in a world of ‘peak stuff’

US cable TV is pinning its future on more content and fewer ads

US cable TV is pinning its future on more content and fewer ads

Maybe Irish channels should do the same while viewing is at its peak

Conor Brophy: The success of Making A Murderer vindicates Netflix’s data-obsessed approach

Conor Brophy: The success of Making A Murderer vindicates Netflix’s data-obsessed approach

The question is not 'have you seen it?' but 'how long did it take you to watch?'

Conor Brophy: NY Times charging for indvidual in-depth features

Conor Brophy: NY Times charging for indvidual in-depth features

But will it attract a whole new generation of readers?

Conor Brophy: Writing the news before the event saves time at deadline

Conor Brophy: Writing the news before the event saves time at deadline

But the first draft is a loaded gun for publishers when history doesn’t go to plan

Cable TV: an industry cut loose?

Cable TV: an industry cut loose?

Younger customers who never had a cable TV package just don’t see the point of one

Conor Brophy: Retailers need to be wary of one-off discount days

Conor Brophy: Retailers need to be wary of one-off discount days

Retail Excellence Ireland said Black Friday was a non-event here until 2013

Conor Brophy: Hotwire’s new report on online trends is effectively announcing the death of the website

Conor Brophy: Hotwire’s new report on online trends is effectively announcing the death of the website

The rise of the social media celebrities are increasingly relied on by brands to reach consumers

Conor Brophy: Some find them manipulative, others an authentic cultural phenomenon

Conor Brophy: Some find them manipulative, others an authentic cultural phenomenon

But the fact is that the John Lewis Christmas adverts have been winning the store fans