UPC has appointed OMD to handle its media buying and planning following an international review. Omnicom was one of the major networks, along with WPP’s GroupM and Publicis to pitch for the Liberty Global-owned TV and broadband business. UPC is a big loss to the Dentsu Aegis Network in Ireland as the account was handled […]
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Acclaimed copywriter Catherine Donnelly dies
One of Ireland’s most highly regarded advertising copywriters Catherine Donnelly has died. A hugely gifted wordsmith, Donnelly was responsible for creating many memorable campaigns and in helping develop fledgling Irish brands, not least through her groundbreaking work for Ballygowan, Ryanair and Barry’s Tea. A perfectionist to the core, her work was characterised by a […]
Tourism Ireland wins at Clios
Tourism Ireland won four awards at the Clio advertising awards show in New York. The honours were for the Publicis London campaign to promote the Wild Atlantic Way, which reportedly reached 40 million people worldwide this year. The Clios aim to salute “groundbreaking work and talent that pushes the boundaries of creativity”. The gala ceremony […]
Starcom network retains Samsung
Samsung has concluded its global advertising review with its incumbent agencies, Publicis Groupe’s Starcom and Leo Burnett, retaining their sections of the business. The company has also added independent Wieden & Kennedy, as well as Publicis-owned Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) to its creative roster. The decision by Samsung giant is good news for the French agency […]
DDFH&B only local agency in for Aer Lingus
DDFH&B is the only Dublin agency among the three left to compete in the final stages of the Aer Lingus creative review. The airline will also see presentations from London agency Krow and KesselsKramer, an independent agency with offices in Amsterdam, London and Los Angeles and already known in Ireland for its work for KBC […]
Carat promotes St Lawrence and Cashen
Ciara St Lawrence has been promoted to the role of account director at Carat. She joined Carat’s digital department in 2007 working across both search and display. She has since progressed into a senior account manager role specialising in display and social media. She has led digital campaigns for Diageo, Bank of Ireland, Mondelez International […]
Greene now Cox’s deputy at Core Media
MediaVest managing director for the past seven years Aidan Greene has been appointed deputy chief executive at Core Media and will work alongside the group’s CEO Alan Cox. Greene’s promotion at Core paves the way for Michael Clancy to take over as managing director at MediaVest. Clancy has been with the agency for the past […]
Volvo Trucks wins top award at Sharks
International delegates from the UK, France, Italy, the US, Qatar and of course Ireland attended the 52nd Sharks creative awards festival in Kinsale at the weekend. There was a 20 per cent increase in festival entries this year. An education day on Friday saw talks from award-winning radio writer Paul Burke, Alex Matthews from BBH […]
Carat raises €15k for Crumlin
Media agency Carat has raised €15,000 for Crumlin Children’s Hospital through its Carathon charity softball tournament which this year was held in Wanderers Rugby Club last Thursday. With over 200 people in attendance, made up of 17 media owner teams, from the Independent to Nova, TV3 to i-Believe, as well as four Carat teams, the […]
Mail gets fruity with agencies
Associated Newspapers Ireland (ANI), publisher of such titles as the Irish Daily Mail and the Evoke website, is running a fun competition for agencies based around the group’s combined two million female audience. Agencies are invited to show “the fruits” of their labour by nominating a client and say why they deserve to win an ad […]
IAPI to represent Cannes Lions
The Institute of Advertising Practitioners (IAPI) has been appointed the Irish representative to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. The world’s largest advertising awards festival takes place in June every year with more than 10,000 delegates. Each country involved has one national sponsor. IAPI used to be the lead organiser of the annual Sharks festival […]
Irish Life selects DDFH&B
Canadian owned insurance company Irish Life has appointed DDFH&B to handle its creative advertising account after a protracted pitch process which saw four agencies make presentations. The other three agencies which pitched were Boys and Girls, Javelin and the incumbent, Chemistry. The appointment of DDFH&B follows research on the final two pitches in contention. Mediaworks […]
Britnell joins McCannBlue
Tim Britnell is to join McCannBlue as executive creative director from Rothco Social+. He previously worked in London at Sapient Nitro and ran his own agency business, Creative Coalition. He was creative director at In the Company of Huskies. McCannBlue clients include Dairygold, Safefood (part), L’Oreal, Zurich Insurance, Health & Safety Authority (HSA), Seat, Nestle […]
