
Communications Manager of Boards.ie, twitter addict and entertainment and events blogger.
Ireland

Communications Manager of Boards.ie, twitter addict and entertainment and events blogger.
Ireland
Darragh Doyle is an online communications and content editor, professional blogger and internet enthusiast with extensive experience in online community building and member services. You know - one of those internet geeks. He also prefers not to write in the third person.
I work with Boards.ie as Communcations Manager, looking after the education, empowerment and involvement of the community of over 200,000 people.
I also like to blog on http://thisiswhatido.org, sharing articles, experiences, interviews with remarkable people, photos, reviews and stories. I'm @darraghdoyle on Twitter.
I have worked for the past nine years with various business and charitable organisations helping to provide members and readers with an excellent, easy and remarkable user experience.
Through my work in Ireland, the UK and Spain, all for international, high profile websites, I have developed unique understanding and experience in:
• Creating, researching and sourcing suitable and appropriate content and features to help convert visitors to members / customers, to increase profit and word-of-mouse and to enhance their positive experiences with the company
• Creating and managing effective email campaigns; editing website copy to make it compelling and using simple, direct content for practical and useful member support strategies
• Building and maintaining successful (and mutually profitable) relationships with website members, customers and suppliers as a brand advocate and ambassador
Community Management, blogs, Non-profits, ecommerce, community sites, HTML, Dreamweaver, CMS, WYSIWYG, Wordpress, Blogging, Copy editing, writing and member support strategies, Being a brand ambassador,
• Passion for the Internet and all things online. Keen interest in web 2.0 technologies. • Voracious reader, writer and blogger. • Avid music listener – love live concerts or gigs. • Also regular cinema goer and amateur film trivia buff • Charity volunteer work with Barretstown, Ronald McDonald Charities, St Patrick’s Festival, UNICEF, SPIRASI, CASA and 2003 World Summer Games (Special Olympics)