Panmedia Eye - June 2014
Posted Jun 30, 2014

Pushing Cricket on Twitter 
1. This is definitely a first! The Limacol Caribbean Premier League has launched a petition on Twitter imploring Caribbean governments and employers to let staff finish work early to enjoy cricket. Using the hashtag #GetMeToTheGame, the twitition is asking cricket fans to enjoy what’s being called the biggest party in sport.

Limacol CPL says they are using Twitter to help build cricket audiences in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Aah..cricket, lovely cricket! 

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What Panmedia Sees in Social Media
Posted Jun 04, 2014

This month we launch The Panmedia Eye, a humble attempt to share our take on anything in social media. We hope we can truly spot trends, find insight in all creative efforts and alert you to both positive and negative possibilities. We will give praise where it is due and be critical when necessary. And we aim to keep you informed and entertained about all that is worth mentioning in these channels.

The Panmedia Eye… on Social Media in Jamaica

1. Memes are an online sharing sensation globally, and Jamaica is always ready to stay ‘pon tap a tings.’ The Jamaican styled memes are...

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Bigging up Billy Craig’s Corporate Responsibility
Posted Mar 27, 2014

A client who has been with us for 12 years has performed a generous act of corporate responsibility for the constituency most important to our future.  Billy Craig Insurance Brokers is now providing ongoing general insurance for the two-storey building at the Hope Zoo. The building is used by zoo personnel for administration, and has a boardroom and ticket office.

In February 2013, BCIB sponsored insurance for that building for one year.  When the policy was up, BCIB’s CEO William Craig extended his act of generosity and decided to make it an ongoing contribution. He said he was prompted by the benefits the zoo is bringing to...

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Spanish Court Hotel Exhibition First in Series
Posted Mar 11, 2014

Panmedia did a different kind of event management recently, when we hosted a photography exhibition by renowned photographer Olivia McGilchrist. Collectors and many regulars on Jamaica’s art scene visited the one day show, some (w)hitey, at the Spanish Court Hotel’s Valencia Room.

It featured seven new works by Olivia and a limited edition of prints. Her recent works are mostly digitally composed still images whose angst and attitude has brought her attention in the Caribbean and elsewhere.

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Your Guide to Jamaica in One App
Posted Nov 11, 2013

Our Android version of Prips is now on Google Play. Prips is an extensive guide to attractions and events in Jamaica that includes Art, Fashion, Food, Live Shows/Music, Parties, Business, Special Events, Sports and Theatre.

We first designed the app for the iOS market that includes users of Apple mobile devices such as iPhones and iPods. We created the Android version because its development plans and strategy recognize the strong dominance of Android devices in the Jamaican market.

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