Field Notes

From the studio.

Thoughts on storytelling, brand, and the craft of content.

Ireland's EU Presidency Is a €10 Billion Tourism Bet. Is Your Business Ready?

Ireland holds the EU Council Presidency from July 2026. Tourism Ireland is targeting €10 billion in overseas revenue. Here's what hospitality brands must do now.

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Fame for the Room, Not the Pour.

Irish drinking is down a third and Meta and TikTok are throttling alcohol content. Why hotels, restaurants and bars should stop advertising drink in 2026 and start selling the room.

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We Didn't Build HYPE for Social Media. We Built It for What Comes Next.

HYPE was never a social media agency. It was built for the age of AI-powered content.

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What a Hospitality Marketing Agency Actually Does.

Most hospitality brands underinvest in marketing and overpay for the wrong things. Here's what a specialist agency should deliver.

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Why every hospitality brand needs a film, not just a feed.

The restaurants winning 2026 aren't choosing between posting daily and telling a story. They're doing both — with one powering the other.

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How HYPE Listing Studio makes property sell faster.

A development can be priced right, built well, and ready to sell, and still move slowly. Not because of the market — because of the pictures. Here's how the studio closes that gap.

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The 3-week brand sprint: what we ship and why.

Strategy, identity, content, and launch — in 21 days. A look inside the framework HYPE uses to take businesses from invisible to unmissable.

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