Bank of Ireland and TBWA\Dublin are to go their separate ways as the bank explores options in relation to its creative agency roster. The bank continues to use Oliver as its in-house agency, along with other local agencies. However, industry sources have indicated to Marketing.ie that TBWA\Dublin is no longer part of the bank’s agency […]
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Russell signs up to Red Rage
Irish director Stevie Russell has joined the roster of Dublin production company Red Rage. Russell is a previous winner of the Cannes young directors academy and has worked at home and abroad developing a portfolio of commercials, music video and film work. He has directed commercials for Heineken’s Orchard Thieves, Ford, Tourism Ireland, Danone and […]
Libresse ‘Viva La Vulva’ wins Sharks grand prix
The grand prix winner at the 56th Sharks creative festival went to AMV BBDO for Libresse ‘Viva La Vulva’ and Omnicom’s BBDO won agency network of the year at the weekend. Chemistry was voted Ireland’s top creative agency. Stink was voted top production company and Motherland emerged as the Irish winner. Final Cut was named […]
Rothco helps colour-blind fans see RWC
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has teamed up with Rothco to create a campaign to help Ireland’s colour-blind fans see all the action in Japan. The IRFU’s new campaign tells the story of one such fan. Bobby Blakeney (above), a rugby supporter for 74 years, suffers from severe colour-blindness and cannot accurately distinguish between […]
Griffith College eyes future in new ads
Griffith College has launched its newest nationwide campaign, An Eye on the Future, to help empower learners of all kinds to achieve their career and life potential. The campaign, created by youth marketing agency Thinkhouse, features on out of home (OOH), radio and digital using a disruptive, transfixing image – a student with a third […]
Byrne rejoins Huskies as content director
Dublin independent creative agency In the Company of Huskies has appointed Philip Byrne as content director. Byrne rejoins Huskies, having worked in various agency publishing roles elsewhere. He has a background in journalism, publishing, and branded content and was creative director at Buzzfeed in the UK and editorial director with Maximum’s Joe Media. More recently, […]
Hofler new media boss at Javelin
Aoife Hofler has joined Javelin as director of media. She joins from GroupM’s Wavemaker where she was deputy managing director since May 2016. She was previously business director at MEC and worked with Vizeum, in London as account director and chief liaison officer and in Dublin as an account manager on Kerry Foods, Meteor, Ikea […]
O’Connell fronts Aldi RWC merchandise ad
Former Ireland and Munster rugby player Paul O’Connell fronts a new Aldi TV ad for the German discounter’s official licensed Rugby World Cup (RWC) merchandise. A checkout assistant, played by Irish actress Amy Coleman, assists O’Connell as he puts through his shopping but the starstruck girl tells a colleague she has just served “Ronan O’Gara”. […]
Core team seeks funds for Hugs in Kenya
A group of 12 staff at marketing communications company Core will again head off to spend a week with Mama Leah, Patricia and the children in Terrys orphanage in Kenya. Over the past year, the money Core raised helped build new sheds and a proper feeding and milking area for the cows that were bought. […]
Ervia to see creative and media agencies
Ervia has finalised the preliminary stage of its group agency services review and will invite a number of creative and media shops to present in the coming weeks. Pitches will be made for Ervia’s Irish Water and Gas Networks Ireland utilities. It is understood that both incumbents, Accenture Interactive’s Rothco and Dentsu Aegis Network’s Carat, […]
ICAD extends Creative Shorts entry deadline
The Institute of Creative Advertising & Design (ICAD) has extended its call for entries for the inaugural Creative Shorts until Thursday, September 11th 2019. Creative Shorts is an annual event which brings creatives together to celebrate work made by ICAD folks when they are off the clock, that is outside a work context. Criteria for […]
Javelin co-founder Conor Kennedy dies
Javelin Advertising co-founder and acclaimed copywriter Conor Kennedy has died from cancer. Widely known for his trademark long white hair and moustache, he helped launch the new agency with fellow creatives Joe Dobbin and Paul Myers in 1986. Javelin soon developed a strong creative reputation and won Toyota, Finches and Irish Ferries accounts. Toyota Ireland […]
AIG’s GAA ads pitched by Along Came a Spider
AIG Ireland has released two new TV ads as part of their #EffortIsEqual campaign, the first time the US insurer has released a TV burst to support Irish sport and the brand’s Dublin GAA teams’ shirt sponsorship. The campaign, created by Along Came a Spider, highlights the effort, commitment and dedication among both men and […]
