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Rocket Media has moved!

We have finally settled into our new office on Victoria road this week. It was great to get into a bigger space and fresher environment. The office is overlooking the Port of Cork so we get that revitalising whiff of fresh sea air in the morning.
We also decided to decorate the office with plants that we got from Plant Design in Limerick after we learned some interesting facts regarding plants in the workplace. Plants reduce the amount of dust on the surfaces in an office and studies through scientific research have shown that health problems have also decreased by up to 30% in offices with plants in them.
Needless to say this has interested us greatly and we cant wait to see any differences over the next year. for more info on Plant Design visit http://www.plantdesign.ie/.

Other advantages to the office include extra storage, a nicer break room and a better reception. It is also very nice to get a little bit out of town for some tranquility. Overall we are all looking forward to the future in our new office

CHELTENHAM 2011

The Irish did great this year in the Cheltenham races and Rocket Media were working with Beamish to promote the races in pubs around the country. Paddy Power also were also involved supplying some €2 and €3 free bets for customers enjoying  Beamish throughout the races.Our graphic designers created the P.O.S which included Bunting, racing Calender and race times for under a television set.
We also created Ad Shells for several bus stops throughout the city including locations such as Grand Parade and Patrick Street.

This helped create a good buzz around town for the races. The theme this year was for the perfect bet which involved Cheltenham, the event itself The local pubs and Beamish. This was an overall very successful campaign and we look forward to race week next year

Cork Zombie Walk 2010

In a bizarre event, Cork was besieged by zombies this Halloween. These hordes of undead weren't walking around looking for brains though; they were walking for charity.

What started off as a "Wouldnt it be cool if" Conversation between Edu and Chris, turned into something colossal almost over night thanks to their Facebook group and website The Resistanz. The walk started in the green area just above Bruce College on Patricks Hill at 4pm and after invading the city finished upVineyard Bar on Patrick Street

There was a great turn out and the effort made was beyond belief. The originality of the zombie attire was just awesome. My personal favorite had to be a gentleman dressed as Jesus, a clever take on the “zombie” genre. Other get ups included doctors, school pupils, businessmen and even a very disturbing clown…

The walk itself was hilarious. It’s actually pretty hard to act scary when you’re stumbling around shouting GRR and ARRRGH. We were blessed with the weather (maybe due to zombie Jesus) and as weird as we looked anyway at least we weren’t wet. The wrap party took place in the Vineyard with food and well-deserved pints. The bands Dirty Fix and Circus Cat provided the entertainment as well as Chris and Edu’s cheesy zombie mix tape.

Since the first walk was so successful its just going to have to become a yearly tradition that should only get bigger and better becoming more of a spectacle every year.More photos can be found on the Resistenz website.

Burning up at Cork x SW

The annual madness that is the Murphy's CorkxSW music festival in Skibereen on July 31st lived up to its reputation from previous years as the Rocket crew descended on the campsite in full festival mode and set up our company field HQ. The weather was scorching and we did the time old irish trick of forgetting to bring sun screen as packing it would only cause storm clouds to gather. Needless to say the office were glowing heading back to Cork on Sunday night - nothing quite like burning in a tan!

Anyway I digress, this year we were spoilt for choice with 4 tents to choose from, the Realt dearg tent was a great eclectic presence and there was much shaking and shape throwing done in the De Barra tent. We were all lubricated up in time for Martha Wainright when she took to the mainstage. The party continued well into the night, some members of staff even made new friends - Edu now has somewhere to stay when he visits Wexford! Sure tis all the fun of a festival like......

Racing the waves - Ocean to City 2010

"Damhanfhalla", Rocket Media's company currach was in flying form last week, in the Ocean to City 15 mile rowing race from Crosshaven to Roches point and back in to Cork City. The conditions were perfect for rowing, a beautiful calm day with a small bit of breeze to keep us cool.
There were over 74 boats taking part this year, from kayaks to coastal rowing boats and the 10 seater Bantry bay Longboats.

Competition was fierce amoung the currach's - our club Naomhóga Chorcaí has 7 currachs in the race and the friendly rivalry ensured a blistering pace was set. Rocket Media's boat tucked in behind the lead boat and we followed them out to Roches point. There was a nice bit of swell which Damhanfhalla handled admirably. We then headed straight back to Cobh harbour where the first of the crowds were gathered. Cheered on we rowed past the the old dockyards and Passage. By the time Blackrock Castle was sighted, we were three hours into the race and the team were getting tired. We had opened up a 2 minute lead from our closest currach. The heads were dipping so the captain roared and the last mile was torturous but the city was in sight and so too the finish-line. We crossed it after 3hours ans 15 minutes to claim the prize of fastest currach in our class. There was a fair few celebratory pints downed in the sextant and the cup was filled up a few times. Team Rocket  - uber alles!

A Marathon session!

Team Rocket Media competed again in the 2010 Cork City Marathon, Ian, Martin & Edu joined an estimated 10,000 other runners on the June bank holiday Monday. Preparations for this years race included a complete abstinence from alcohol consumption, at least 6 hours before the race. Edu gave up smoking the day before and Ian had last put on a pair of runners 6 in early April.

At a hasty conference convened 10 minutes before the start, we decided our strategy. Due to the heavy rain, cold wind and general air of misery we adopted a lets keep going until the legs give out policy. Martin set a blistering pace, carving a swath through the field of runners. Ian meanwhile found inspiration from a particularly attractive female athlete, managed to match her momentum (not to be confused with stalking) and pass out Martin.

The weather then took a turn for the worse as the course followed the exposed shoreline of lough Mahon. The vertical rain was very refreshing, by this stage Ian inspiration had disappeared and Martin had caught up with him again. Together they battled the conditions until the 16 mile mark, at which point Martin baled out. Ian bravely ran on to the 20 mile mark where Edu picked up the pace and being on his homeground sprinted off into the distance thereby allowing team Rocket to well up the field in the relay placements. Ian continued to finish the entire marathon coming in at a respectable 4hrs 23 minutes.

Four days on he is still walking like John Wayne and the share of sudo cream have shot through the roof! The rest of the Monday was spent re-hydrating sensibly with burgers and beer. That's company policy - work hard, play harder!!!