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Rothco named year’s top agency at Eurobest

Rothco|Accenture Interactive took home the prestigious agency of the year title at Eurobest 2018 at the an awards ceremony broadcast worldwide from London. Eurobest celebrates creative excellence in European advertising with a jury of creative leaders from across the continent. The Dublin agency also won three grand prix awards, two gold and three silvers. It is […]

TBWA\Worldwide has been named Adweek’s 2018 global agency of the year. The Omnicom agency was recognised for its creative output from TBWA agencies across the world for the likes of Apple, Nissan, and McDonald’s. TBWA\Dublin, run by Deirdre Waldron is the hub for the Jameson work for Irish Distillers’ French owner, Pernod Ricard. TBWA was […]

Core is involved in a new multi-million euro brand campaign in the UK and Ireland for Irish chocolate and dessert brand Lily O’Brien’s. The campaign coincides with the launch of a new share bag range which sees the brand extend into indulgent moments beyond gifting. Entitled ‘Share Wisely’, the campaign targets chocolate lovers across both markets. Working […]

Bonfire co-founder Seán Hynes and Margaret Gilsenan (above), partner and planning director at Boys + Girls, have joined the board of IAPI. Gilsenan has over 25 years’ experience in planning. She was board planning director in McConnells until 2009, when she and five others set up Boys + Girls, building the business, client base and people […]

There was a time when a baby promoting a pack of cigarettes or dressed-up chimps hawking PG Tips tea were seen as par for the course. Now the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on advertisers to think how pet animals are depicted on TV, out of home and social media to help tackle the […]

BBDO Dublin has been appointed the new creative agency of record for the GAA following a five-way competitive pitch process. The Sandymount agency will handle all advertising and creative services for the association. The appointment comes as the GAA embarks on a brand revamp that will see the launch of a new fully-integrated brand campaign […]

Ogilvy Dublin has appointed creative directors Emma Fielding and Marcus Hartung to spearhead the agency’s creative approach next year following on from this year’s campaign launches for Trocáire, Mace and Boots. A copywriter, Fielding has been in advertising for 16 years and joined Ogilvy Dublin in 2007, having worked at Grey Helme, ICAN and DDFH&B. […]

ESB/Electric Ireland is expected to announce a decision on its review on four of its marketing services provided by agencies soon. The services under review by the utilities provider cover creative above the line services, creative digital services, ongoing graphic design/straight to studio services and strategic brand planning and brand architecture services. A team led […]

Mediaworks’ Mark Delany has been appointed to the agency’s board of directors. He joined the Core agency as a client director five years ago and previously worked with Vizeum and Mediavest, now known as Spark Foundry. As business director, he is responsible for the development and implementation of media planning for various Mediaworks’ clients. Delany […]

The much-acclaimed series of posters and press ads for Glasnevin Trust are now on sale online at Brand Artillery, with interest being shown from buyers in the US, US, Australia and France. The concept, copy and creative direction for the ads was by Eoghan Nolan, while Tony Purcell was responsible for the campaign’s design and […]

Core’s chief digital officer Aisling Blake is leaving the marketing communications group to move to Facebook. She first joined Core’s Radical agency in 2009 as commercial director before becoming managing director in 2014. She had previously worked in client service roles at Interactive Return and Comys. She is on the board of the Irish Heart […]

Following the recent launch of SuperValu’s ‘All Things Considered’ campaign, TBWA\Dublin, has followed up with a festive spot urging grocery shoppers to ‘Consider Christmas’. The 30-second TVC uses a festive interpretation of ‘Consider Yourself’ from the musical Oliver! with a montage of customers from all walks of life and staff from stores around the country. Among the […]

He was nearly toast after a perilous accident but now Aldi can announce Kevin the Carrot is back, reviving his role as an unusual Christmas hero with the latest ad scheduled to launch on tomorrow’s RTE News: Six One on RTE One. The 60-second commercial follows the Aldi Christmas teaser, which has been playing out to audiences […]