MasterCraft Talks
Peer-to-peer webinar sessions hosted by DCCI providing designers and makers the opportunity to gain insight and learning from other makers
DCCI has launched a series of webinars for designers and makers to support the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Offering expert advice in areas such as Government supports, creating social media and digital content, ecommerce, how to pitch your brand to media and more, these webinars take place Wednesdays at 3pm. As places are limited, viewers are encouraged to register in advance. See schedule below. You can also watch webinars you've missed on our YouTube playlist or via the links below on this page.
See also DCCI's MasterCraft Talks, peer-to-peer webinar sessions providing designers and makers the opportunity to gain insight and learning from other makers.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Day | Date | Time | Subject | Tutor | Registration link |
Wed | 3 Feb | 3pm | Diversifying our Product Offering and Range for Established Craft and Design Enterprises | Marianna Kane | Register here |
Thurs | 11 Feb | 3pm | Brexit Here and Now – the Essentials | Martin Mc Bride, Envision | Register here |
Wed | 17 Feb | 3pm | Optimising Lead Channels in the Context of Brexit (with reference to Showcase Virtual Showrooms post-show strategies) | Martin Mc Bride, Envision | Register here |
Wed | 24 Feb | 3pm | Planning an Export Strategy – Accessing Buyers through the International Buyer Calendar | Martin Mc Bride, Envision | Register here |
Wed | 3 March | 3pm | Homewares – Future Trends and Accessing New Markets and Product Testing | National and International Buyer Panel | Register here |
Wed | 10 March | 3pm | High-End Collector Market Purchasing beyond Covid-19 | Ciara Moloney, International Curator | Register here |
VIEW PREVIOUS WEBINARS
Day | Date | Time | Subject | Tutor | Webinar link |
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Wed |
25 March |
3pm |
Government Supports for COVID-19 |
Emer Ferran and Susan Brindley |
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Fri |
27 March |
3pm |
Producing Effective Video with my Phone for Website |
Aidan Geraghty, |
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Mon | 30 March |
3pm |
COVID-19 Issues for Exporters |
Brian McGee |
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Wed | 1 April |
3pm |
Contemplating Retail |
Eddie Shanahan |
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Fri | 3 April |
3pm |
Government Supports for COVID-19 |
Emer Ferran and Brendan Cullen |
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Mon | 6 April |
3pm |
Digital Marketing During the Crisis |
Rocy Liu, Bradley Brand |
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Wed | 8 April |
3pm |
Producing Video for Websites and Social Media |
Aidan Geraghty, Video Tree |
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Wed | 15 April | 3pm | Writing Effective Web Content | Jenna Crotty, ContentWriter.ie |
View webinar here |
Fri | 17 April |
3pm |
Optimising your Website for Organic Searches - Key Steps for Good SEO |
Margaret Ryan, |
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Mon | 20 April | 3pm |
Pitch Perfect - Pitching your Brand to the Print, Digital, Online and Broadcast |
Jenny Cullen, Revolve Marketing & PR |
View webinar here |
Wed | 22 April | 3pm | Editing Video on my Smartphone - Part One | Aidan Geraghty, Video Tree |
View webinar here |
Fri | 24 April | 3pm | Nailing your Colours to the eCommerce Mast | Jeff Sheridan, Matrix Internet |
View webinar here |
Mon | 27 April | 3pm | Editing Video on my Smartphone - Part Two | Aidan Geraghty, Video Tree |
View webinar here |
Wed | 29 April | 3pm |
Step by Step Guide to Writing your Press Release What Publications Should Receive it and What to Attach? |
Jenny Cullen, Revolve Marketing & PR |
View webinar here |
Fri | 1 May | 3pm | The Benefits of Shopify to a Small Craft and Design Enterprise | Shopify team | View webinar here |
Wed | 6 May | 3pm | eBay Ireland Launches “Up & Running” to Immediately Bring Small Businesses Online | Colin McCallion and Elaine Kelly |
View webinar here |
Fri | 8 May | 3pm | How to Win at Social Media for Business | Rakky Curvelo and Jeff Sheridan, Matrix Internet | View webinar here |
Mon | 11 May | 3pm |
Managing your Money During the Crisis |
Donal and Zandra Horgan, HFS Accountants |
View webinar here |
Wed | 13 May | 3pm |
Building your Brand |
Monika Crowley |
View webinar here |
Fri | 15 May | 3pm |
Making a Show - Instore Events for Makers |
Eddie Shanahan |
View webinar here |
Mon | 18 May | 3pm | Museum Shop Retail Therapy: Adjusting in a Pandemic | Julie Steiner | View webinar here |
Wed | 20 May | 3pm | Canva, Burst and other Tools for e-Commerce Success with Shopify | The Shopify Team | View webinar here |
Fri | 22 May | 3pm | Researching Potential Buyers – A Practical Guide | Marcus Williams | View webinar here |
Mon | 25 May | 3pm | Craft in Tourism | Shane Raftery, Failte Ireland | View webinar here |
Wed | 27 May | 3pm | Pioneering the U.S. Market - Planning the Appointments and the Circle of Wholesale | Marcus Williams | View webinar here |
Fri | 29 May | 3pm | The Retail Market and Product Sourcing Post COVID–19 | Siobhan Flynn – Europe/USA homeware and gift specialist | View webinar here |
Wed | 3 June | 3pm | Defining the Ideal Customer after COVID-19 | Marianna Kane - Design Burst - Product Development | View webinar here |
Fri | 5 June | 3pm | Five Tips for Selling on Social Media | Emma Dwyer | View webinar here |
Mon | 8 June | 3pm | Building a Resilient Mindset & Business | Barbara Nugent - Transilient Coaching | View webinar here |
Wed | 10 June | 3pm |
Defining the ideal product after COVID-19 |
Marianna Kane, DesignBurst - Product Development | View webinar here |
Fri | 12 June | 3pm | Building Confidence Beyond COVID-19 | Barbara Nugent, Transilient Coaching | View webinar here |
Mon | 15 June | 3pm | Forecasting Trends Post COVID-19 for Fashion and Design Businesses | Aisling Farinella, Stylist and Fashion Director | View webinar here |
Wed | 17 June | 3pm | Craft and Design Retail Post COVID-19 | Evelyn Moynihan, Laura Pasquetti and Una Heelan, Kilkenny Group | View webinar here |
Fri | 19 June | 3pm | Visual Merchandising after COVID-19 - What Next? | Helen Deegan, Interior Designer and Stylist | View webinar here |
Mon | 22 June | 3pm | What's Next for Harbingers of Style and Design in Gift and Homeware? Advocating the Extraordinary | Jesse James, Aesthetic Movement | View webinar here |
Wed | 24 June | 3pm | How Can You Plan For COVID and Brexit? | John Magee, CEO of Overseas Results Ltd. | View webinar here |
Fri | 26 June | 3pm | Create Brands That Grow - Curiosity, Creativity, Clarity |
Bob Gray, Red and Grey |
View webinar here |
Mon | 29 June | 3pm | Export - the Logistics, Landed Prices, Tariffs & other Essentials | Expert panel discussion chaired by Nicola Doran, DCCI | View webinar here |
Wed | 1 July | 3pm |
Coaching for Instagram |
Marion Bergin, founder of digital agency The Nice Things |
View webinar here |
Wed | 8 July | 3pm | Pricing for the new Retail Landscape | Panel discussion: Siobhan Flynn, Retail and Sourcing Expert; Jenny Huston, Edge Only Design; and Donal Horgan, HFS Accountants and Tax Consultants | |
Wed | 15 July | 3pm | Branding Clinic for Craft & Design (enterprises less than 3 years in business) | Colin McKeown, Whitespace Design | View webinar here |
Wed | 22 July | 3pm | Getting Going on Instagram | Clinic with Marion Bergin | View webinar here |
Wed | 29 July | 3pm | My Craft and Design Enterprise - the Complete Picture (open to businesses, less than three years in business) | Bernie McCoy and panel | View webinar here |
Wed | 5 August | 3pm | My Craft and Design Enterprise - the Complete Picture (open to businesses, more than three years in business) | Bernie McCoy and panel | View webinar here |
Wed | 12 August | 3pm | Product, Pricing & Business Challenges & Solutions | Clinic with Bernie McCoy, Tracy Gilbert Designs, accounting specialist, and Emer Ferran DCCI | View webinar here |
Wed | 19 August | 3pm | How to Get your Product Noticed in the Market - Clinic (for enterprises less than three years in business) | Meabh Ring | View webinar here |
Wed | 26 Aug | 3pm | Creative Strategy Clinic - Video Production | Marion Bergin | View webinar here |
Tues | 1 Sept | 3pm | Sustaining my Market Share for Established Makers | Meabh Ring | View webinar here |
Wed | 9 Sept | 3pm | Time for Tax - it's Autumn Again | Donal Horgan, HFS Accountants | View webinar here |
Wed | 23 Sept | 3pm | How to Organise a Pop-Up Shop | A panel discussion with Rosemary Durr Ceramics - MADE in Kilkenny, Mairead McCorley - Silverstone dimensions Co. Cork, Dave Connolly - Dublin City LEO and Emer Ferran - DCCI. | View webinar here |
Wed | 7 Oct | 3pm | Developing a Distribution Strategy for your Brand | Jane Manzor | View webinar here |
Wed | 14 Oct | 3pm | Country of Origin, Categories for Labeling | Panel Disscussion | |
Wed | 28 Oct | 3pm | How to Develop a World Class Presentation for Buyers | Jane Manzor, Manzor Marketing | View webinar here |
Wed | 4 Nov | 3pm | Defining Digital Strategy: Where Should I Start? An Introduction to Selling Online | Digital Outputs | View webinar here |
Wed | 11 Nov | 3pm | The Importance of Email Marketing to Craft and Design Enterprises | Jane Manzor, Manzor Marketing | View webinar here |
Wed | 18 Nov | 3pm | Crafting your e-Commerce Strategy: Factors that Impact Success | Digital Outputs | View webinar here |
Wed | 25 Nov | 3pm | Instagram for Sales - Using Instagram to Create Real World Markets | Rakky Curvelo, Matrix Internet | View webinar here |
Thurs | 3 Dec | 3pm | Creating a Collector Business – Preparing my Craft and Design Practice to access International Galleries | Brenda Mc Parland, curator; Clive Fiddis, Ceramics expert and curator; and Noel Kelly CEO Visual Artists Ireland | View webinar here |
Wed | 9 Dec | 3pm | Optimise your Shopping Cart UX and Increase Sales | Digital Outputs | View webinar here |
Wed | 16 Dec | 3pm | Developing a Wholesale Strategy and Trading Terms & Conditions | Panel Discussion | View webinar here |
Wed | 13 Jan | 3pm | The Online Success of Irish Craft and Design Christmas 2020 and Key Marketing Tactics to take into 2021 | Jane Manzor, Manzor Marketing | View webinar here |
Wed | 20 Jan | 3pm | How is the Buyer / Sourcing Professional Discovering New Product in 2021? Utilising virtual trade shows and international buyers’ new purchasing strategies to sell your work | Siobhán Flynn | View webinar here |
Fri | 22 Jan | 3pm | The showcase website and optimising B2B on a craft and design business website | Panel | View webinar |
Wed | 27 Jan | 3pm | Craft and Design Business Start-Up and Development in 2021, a New Era | Méabh Ring | View webinar |
*Advance registration is required
Peer-to-peer webinar sessions hosted by DCCI providing designers and makers the opportunity to gain insight and learning from other makers
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