Archive2024

MII adds grand prix to AIMs awards

Marketing Institute Ireland (MII) has added a grand prix for the first time in advance of the 18th annual MII All-Ireland Marketing Awards (AIMs). The awards honour Irish marketers across a host of categories, including innovation, impact, and effectiveness. Shane McGonigle (pictured), chief executive, MII, said the launch of a grand prix award adds a […]

The Public House and PHD has created a new campaign for FBD highlighting the supports the insurer provides for small enterprises throughout Ireland. Seven business owners have been selected as the new faces of the campaign. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make up 98 per cent of the Irish business landscape, and knowing that many […]

The countdown to Electric Picnic is on and the Boots pharmacy chain is back this year as not only the festival’s official premium beauty partner, but now haircare as an extra category as the sold-out event returns to Stradbally Hall from mid-August. Building on last year’s activations, Boots will be festival ready with two attractions […]

Bauer Media Audio (BMA), the Europe-wide digital commercial radio broadcaster and podcast operator, has announced that Chris Doyle has been appointed as chief executive of BMA in Ireland. He joined the German-owned company in 2021 when they acquired Communicorp Group from previous owner Denis O’Brien, of which he was chief operating officer. He became interim […]

Subscribers to Sky Sports in Ireland will soon have access to more live streams and a new channel at no extra cost. Integrated into Sky TV, streaming service Now, and a new mobile app, Sky Sports+ will make it easier for fans to browse, discover and watch sport. With the capability to stream up to […]

Jane Madden has been appointed as managing director of Forsman & Bodenfors Dublin, the creative agency formerly known as In the Company of Huskies. She will also stay on in her current role as interim strategy director and will report into CEO Jonathan Forrest. Madden started her career in adland in the US with Goodby […]

Celebrating its fifth consecutive year, the Institute of Advertising Practitioners (IAPI) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Female Futures Fund (FFF) programme. Such was the high calibre of applicants, IAPI decided to increase this qualifiers’ pool from 25 to 27 to accommodate more talent. FFF’s purpose is to nurture, retain, and propel female talent […]

DMG Media has appointed a new editorial and advertising sales team to replace Business Plus founders Nick Mulcahy and Siobhán O’Connell in running the magazine. Ben Haugh has taken over as editor from Mulcahy, while Mairead Kearns (top, left) is now commercial manager and Win Moore account manager. […]

The Plant-It Food Company has won the Love Irish Food Brand Development Award for 2024, a prize worth in excess of €160,000. The prize includes a national outdoor transport campaign, creative bursary, product development package and business ‘healthcheck’. Based in Dublin, Plant-It is a family-run, Irish frozen food business that produces plant-based products. The company was […]

Sweartaker, part of the Murray public relations group, has added three new accounts in the shape of Musgrave, PepsiCo and Applegreen Electric. The Musgrave account win follows a pitch process between incumbents Wilson Hartnell (Centra), Fleishman Hillard (SuperValu) and Teneo. Musgrave appointed Sweartaker to represent both SuperValu and Centra across all consumer and brand PR […]

Havas Dublin has been appointed by Ireland’s best-known producer of breakfast cereal porridge oats, Flahavan’s, following a three-way pitch with creative agencies Boys+Girls and The Public House. The account was handled by Irish International and its successor BBDO Dublin (now TBWA) for many years. As well as marketing traditional porridge oats, the family-owned company extended […]

Pathway to Progress was the theme of Ad Net Zero Ireland’s first sustainability summit supported by the Association of Advertisers in Ireland (AAI), the Marketing Institute (MII) and the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) in the CHQ building in Dublin. The progress sentiment was carried through the morning with presentations, case studies and […]

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the self-regulatory body responsible for promoting, regulating and enforcing standards in marketing communications in Ireland, has partnered with the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) to streamline the process for complaints around cinema ads and promotions for cinema that run in other media. IFCO will now direct complaints to the ASA […]