Six artisan food producers were honoured as part of the annual Irish Food Writers’ Guild (IFWG) awards together with the guild’s first posthumous award, which saluted Irish craft beer guru, Oliver Hughes, co-founder of the Porterhouse brewery pubs, who died suddenly last year at the age of 57. Since 1993, the awards have celebrated artisan producers […]
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Cawley leads client services at IPG Mediabrands
Sylvia Cawley has been promoted to client service director at IPG Mediabrands. Cawley will be responsible for providing the highest levels of client service. A key priority will include producing work that delivers best in buying and planning for clients including Tesco, Zurich Insurance, Johnson & Johnson, Rabo Direct, Valeo Foods and the NDC. She […]
AIB to share GAA push at major US show
AIB becomes the first Irish brand to join global marketers and rights holders at the IEG sponsorship conference in Chicago later this month. Representing the bank at IEG will be Brian Keating, group propositions and brands director and Mark Brennan, AIB’s head of digital and innovation, speaking about ‘The Toughest’ campaign for the GAA. Keating and […]
Ireland sixth most confident nation in Europe
National consumer confidence at the end of last year was at its highest level since the recession and Ireland is now the sixth most confident country in Europe, the latest Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions indicates. The country’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) score hit 100 in the final two quarters of […]
AIB checks out Maximum’s business podcast
Digital publisher Maximum Media has partnered with AIB partner for a new weekly business podcast called The Capital B. Hosted by Sunday Times journalist Nick Webb (centre), the first show topped the iTunes podcast charts. It is part of a new format Maximum is launching this year as part of its move into video, audio, […]
TBWA decides not to enter local creative awards
TBWA\Dublin will no longer enter local creative awards and will instead focus on globally recognised award shows, including Cannes Lions, D&AD and the Clios. The move comes after the agency rebranded as TBWA\Dublin, introducing themselves as the ‘Refounders’ of the 23-year-old agency, and hired a new executive creative director, John Kane. Kane has over ten Cannes […]
Media supports Nova’s homeless radiothon
Media providers from all platforms are coming together to support Radio Nova’s latest effort to raise funds to fight homelessness. The station’s ‘Help Our Homeless’ Radiothon will see the station turn over its airwaves for two days on Wednesday and Thursday of next week to raise funds for badly needed funds for the Peter McVerry Trust. […]
FarmIreland.ie backs Rare Breed series on TV3
INM’s agri news portal FarmIreland.ie is sponsoring Rare Breed on TV and across its other stations for repeat views. The show, which provides a look at life on Irish farms, returns for a second series on February 28 and runs until the final episode on June 6. Since its launch last October, FarmIreland.ie, has grown to a […]
Fanning calls for greater focus on proven ads
Success, failure and ambition were on the menu at the Marketing Society Future Council’s event, ‘The F Word’. Spotlighting the marketing moments that didn’t quite hit the mark, the talks are tailored for marketers with up to five years experience. The speakers included UCD lecturer, Bord Bia Marketing Forum chairman and Marketing.ie contributor John Fanning, […]
WPP takes stake in David Connor’s Eightytwenty
WPP together with Ogilvy & Mather has taken an undisclosed stake but thought to be in or around 25 per cent in its digital partner in Ireland, Eightytwenty, founded by David Connor. Eightytwenty has been working out of Ogilvy’s offices in recent times after the agency split from Havas. It employs over 30 staff and […]
Brophy leaves Ebiquity Marsh to set up BMC
Nigel Brophy has left Ebiquity Marsh to head up an independent media consultancy, Brophy Media Consulting (BMC). Clients will have access to five services, including media auditing and strategic consultancy, to help ensure advertisers see cost savings, a better return on investment and improved exposure within their media budget. “There is a large gap in […]
Get Cancer ads prompt 92 ASAI complaints
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASAI) has upheld in part complaints against the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) for its ‘I Want to Get Cancer’ campaign. In all, 92 complaints were received about the ads, with some people saying the wording used was “offensive, insensitive, disrespectful and upsetting to cancer survivors, current sufferers, bereaved families and those who […]
Lidl signs up to Bord Bia’s Origin Green
Lidl Ireland has become a verified member of Bord Bia’s Origin Green sustainability programme, emphasising a commitment to sustainability in Irish retailing. Bord Bia established the programme in 2012 at farm level, then moved into manufacturing and, most recently, extended and customised the programme for food retailers. To become a member, Lidl has committed to a […]
