LookWest.ie, the Western Development Commission’s (WDC ) online guide to living, working, and doing business in Ireland’s western region, has been shortlisted for a Dot ie Net Visionary Award in the Best Use of Social Media category.
“We are delighted that LookWest.ie has been shortlisted by the judging panel of online industry experts,” said Helen Rochford Brennan, chair of the WDC. “Last year we won the award for Best e-Government Website and this year the category in which we are shortlisted recognises organisations that can demonstrate best practice use of social media to drive business growth. Since the start of this year, we have seen an increase of over 50 per cent in the numbers of people engaging with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and the number of visits to our website LookWest.ie has grown by over 30 per cent. Getting to this stage in the awards programme is recognition of the important role LookWest.ie continues to play in promoting the benefits and economic advantages of the west of Ireland to a growing audience base in Ireland and to the Irish Diaspora overseas.”
Gillian Buckley, acting CEO of the WDC, added: “Winning the category is dependent on us receiving the most votes from the public so we are now asking people from the Western Region, both those living here and those living elsewhere, to vote for LookWest.ie by clicking on www.iia.ie/net-visionary/vote/39 Each person can only vote once so we are hoping that all those who have an affinity or link with the Western Region will log on and vote for LookWest.ie Voting closes at 6pm on September 2 and winners will be announced on September 30.”
