Archive2022

20 Questions with Hilary Quinn, Diageo

Hilary Quinn is marketing director at Diageo Ireland. She started her career at Unilever in the personal care division before joining Coca-Cola Western Europe. She led the launch of Coke Zero, the brand’s first innovation for over 20 years and Coke’s partnership of the London 2012 Olympic Games. She joined Diageo in 2020 and has overseen two […]

Disney+ has broken new ground in out of home (OOH) advertising in Ireland with the launch of its new movie, Turning Red. In a media first, the streaming service has teamed up with Mediaworks and PML Group’s Source division to become the first campaign to use Amplify, Global’s new digital platform across its large format […]

Tourism Ireland in the US unveiled its marketing plans for 2022 at an event in New York attended by tour operators, travel agents and journalists from the tri-State area. Guests also attended the premiere of a new documentary called Ireland at the AMC Lincoln Square, home to the largest Imax screen in North America. The film […]

The ‘Be Counted’ campaign developed by Core launches across all media channels this week, reminding everyone in Ireland to be “a voice for yourself, your family, and your community” on Census night 2022. The media, planned by Zenith, runs across all TV and video on demand (VoD) platforms, radio, digital audio, out of home, print […]

Dromoland Castle in Co Clare is to stage the Women’s Irish Open on the 450-acre estate’s 18-hole championship course in September. The return of the Ladies European Tour event is also supported by the Irish Government and Clare County Council. It will be the first time women’s professional golf will have been played in the […]

Irish actor and comedian Aisling Bea has been recruited by Irish Distillers as its new brand ambassador for Jameson whiskey. With a new campaign called ‘Widen the Circle’, created by TBWA\Dublin, the global whiskey brand owned by Pernod Ricard is trying to replace the brand’s ‘triple filtered, twice as smooth’ functionality with a consumer lifestyle […]

Media science researcher and expert on human attention to advertising Professor Karen Nelson-Field of Amplified Intelligence is one of the headline speakers for DMX Dublin which Marketing Institute Ireland (MII) will again host as a virtual conference on Thursday, March 24. Nelson-Field is a professor of media innovation with the University of Adelaide. She was […]

A new report comparing global ad spend with the latest citizens mobility data reveals that the recovery of investment in out of home (OOH) and cinema media is outpacing the return of consumer activity to pre-pandemic levels as overall In Real Life (IRL) spend reaches $44.4 billion this year, findings from the World Advertising Research […]

Bauer Media’s GoLoud podcasts has launched Unusual Suspects, the true story of the 1993 Rochester Brinks heist. The crime story produced by award-winning documentary maker Eoin Brennan tells the remarkable story when $7.4 million was stolen by armed raiders and ensuing FBI investigation, which saw the cops chasing the most unlikely suspected thieves. The suspects […]

As the adoption of digital-only banks, split bill apps and phone payments become more widespread, 70 per cent of Irish consumers believe the country is moving towards a cashless society, a survey of 1,000 Irish adults by Dentsu Consult shows. Irish people are now much more likely to say they often use card payment than […]

Prosperity Recruitment’s annual report for 2022 looks at how Ireland’s digital sector adapted to the challenges and changes caused by Covid-19 and its effect on salaries. Coinciding with the removal of government restrictions and the improved economic outlook, the second half of 2021 saw a big rebound in hiring as businesses adapted to new ways […]

Verve and Coca-Cola marked a milestone by celebrating over 20 years doing business. Ronan Traynor’s event and creative services agency started working with the soft drinks brand back in 1999, but due to Covid-19 restrictions celebrations were put on hold. Verve presented the Coke team with a commemorative-themed print by Irish artist Orla Walsh. Over […]

Marketing recruitment specialist Alternatives has been acquired by the Brightwater Group. Alternatives co-founder Sandra Lawler said the business will continue as a stand-alone brand within Brightwater. Eimear Walsh, who has been with the Brightwater Group for over 16 years, becomes managing partner of Alternatives and will work alongside Lawler. Alternatives is seen as one of […]