Total advertising spend on TV in 2018 was €247,520,977, an increase of five per cent on 2017 spend figures. Television Audience Measurement (TAM) claims the performance surpasses the wider trend of total ad revenue increases in Irish media, averaging 2.2 per cent. It means that with the growth TV now has a 23.8 per cent […]
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Conor Murphy heads up new Dentsu Consult
Conor Murphy has been appointed chief executive of Dentsu Consult, a new offering from the Japanese owned Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) whose other agencies in Ireland include Carat, Vizeum, Isobar and iProspect. The group’s chief executive is Liam McDonnell. Murphy was up to recently DAN’s chief growth officer and headed up Vizeum for almost eight […]
Corrigan and Smith promoted at Packed.House
Media and content studio Packed.House, the agency which create online, cinema and digital out of home content, have announced the promotions of Mark Corrigan to head of revenue and Eilís Smith to head of marketing and research. Corrigan has over nine years’ experience and most recently held the role of head of client strategy at […]
Concannon gets development role at NUI Galway
John Concannon, Marketer of the Year 2011 winner for his work in promoting Fáilte Ireland’s staycations, has been appointed to a new role as vice-president development at NUI Galway. Concannon is currently assistant secretary general in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the role of director general of Global Ireland. Global Ireland is […]
Avengers: Endgame sees record audiences
Irish cinemas enjoyed a record-breaking surge in attendances over the weekend as Avengers: Endgame made its debut. After taking over €1 million on the day it opened here in the Republic, it had already made it to number 10 on the national list of top-grossing movies of 2019. By Sunday evening, it had taken over […]
McCannBlue rebrands as McCann Dublin
Dublin creative agency McCannBlue has rebranded as McCannDublin as it becomes more closely integrated into McCannWorldgroup. Since it became affiliated to the McCann international network in late 2013, McCannBlue established a reputation as an integrated creative and digital agency operating from the Malting Tower on Dublin’s Grand Canal Quay. The rebrand does not involve any […]
Steven Courtney joins Event Junkies
Dublin-based content creative agency Event Junkies has hired Steven Courtney as managing director. Courtney cut his teeth as a director in 1999. Fresh out of college, he went straight onto creating online video content at Eircom, now Eir. He went to animation and production studio Piranha Bar where he worked in authoring, graphics and post […]
Mike Garner joins Core as creative consultant
One of Ireland’s most acclaimed advertising creative directors Mike Garner has been hired by Core as creative consultant. He was most recently head of creative strategy at Ogilvy Dublin where he worked on Boots, Ford, Glenilen Farm, Siro and Trocaire. The move is seen as the latest effort by Core’s Alan Cox to develop the […]
PwC backs Wall’s business show on Newstalk
Newstalk has announced PwC as sponsor of Vincent Wall’s new Taking Stock business programme. The show, which is part of the Communicorp broadcaster’s new weekend schedule, takes a global view of the big business stories and trends affecting the global economy. The sponsorship deal, brokered by Core Sponsorship, is set for a 12-month period. Taking […]
Lennon to depart Business Post
Siobhán Lennon is stepping down as chief executive of the Sunday Business Post, a role she took on in December 2016 in place of Paul Cooke. During her tenure, she managed the business under Key Capital and, more recently, under maverick businessman […]
BAI makes €50k available for research studies
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced details of its 2019 Media Research Funding Scheme. A total of €50,000 is available to suitably qualified academics, researchers and broadcasting and media professionals to carry out studies on themes of relevance to the work of the BAI. The scheme is aimed at helping the BAI meet […]
Nigel Heneghan made a life fellow by PR body
The Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) has awarded the honour of life fellowship to consultant Nigel Heneghan in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the profession and the PRII for many years. Life fellowship is the highest honour the PRII can bestow on a member and requires approval at the institute’s annual general meeting. […]
PHD wins Wide Eye Media’s film quiz
PHD’s ‘Dazed and Confused’ beat stiff competition from Now TV’s ‘Quiz-tin Tarantino’ and Havas Media’s ‘It’s a Von Trapp!’ teams to win this year’s Wide Eye Media film quiz. The Totally ‘90s themed quiz was contested by 26 adland teams. Competitors battled it out over eight rounds, including cinema in Ireland, for bragging rights and […]
