James Dunne has just been appointed as Epsilon Dublin’s new senior planning director from In the Company of Huskies. Dunne’s job will be to help build a team of strategists and to plan for Epsilon’s clients. He will report to the agency’s country manager, Emmet McCaughey. Dunne’s recruitment follows Mark Fiddes joining as European executive […]
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MediaVest again tops press spend
Core Media’s MediaVest topped the agency spenders table last year with an outlay of €14.3 million, up €2.6m on 2014, NewsBrands Ireland reports. Carat, part of the Dentsu Aegis, was the second biggest spender on €7.9m. MEC had the highest percentage increase at almost 92 per cent. Mediaworks was up by 40 per cent, PHD, 45 […]
Bruen made Mindshare’s managing partner
Dave Bruen has been promoted to managing partner at Mindshare. Bruen has been with the GroupM agency for over ten years in various roles, including TV, account management and, most recently, as the agency’s head of performance on the planning team, with a focus on strategy and new business. He will be responsible for leading […]
Google’s Cera Ward named Doyenne
Google’s country manager Cera Ward has been voted this year’s winner of IAPI’s Doyenne award. Now in its third year, the accolade recognises women leaders working in advertising, media sales and PR. The International Women’s Day initiative is aimed at tackling the gender imbalance in Irish advertising where just 18 per cent of women hold […]
Core third in workplace league
Core Media has taken third place in the medium-sized company category in the latest Best Workplaces 2016 listings. The media group, headed by Alan Cox (pictured), was pipped for the top spot by Mars Ireland in second place and category winner, the Irish Stock Exchange. Other companies in the medium-size top 10 were Morgan McKinley, […]
McGrath moves to media at Starcom
Geoff McGrath, who recently stepped down as managing director of Target McConnells, is leaving the creative side of the business to become managing director at Core Media’s Starcom. McGrath has considerable experience working alongside Starcom on the An Post account, where his client contact is group sales and marketing director Liam Sheehan. Craig Farrell will […]
McAuley among changes at Carat
Carat has promoted Alan McAuley to digital account director. Since joining the Dentsu Aegis Network agency a year ago, McAuley has worked on Bank of Ireland, Dunnes Stores, General Motors and Glanbia. He is now responsible for the agency’s wider team in delivering digital planning. Before joining Carat, he spent over three years with London […]
Moran replaces McGrath at Target McConnells
Abi Moran has taken over as managing director of Target McConnells following the resignation of Geoff McGrath. A statement issued by agency chairman Gary Brown says McGrath has left the business to “pursue other interests”. McGrath and Brown have worked together since 2003. McGrath had worked at Arks, Bank of Ireland and McConnells. Before becoming […]
ICAD puts call out for award entries
The Institute of Creative Advertising & Design (ICAD) has put the call out for its 2016 awards. Now almost 60 years on the go, the ICADs aim top foster, promote and reward creative excellence in Irish advertising and design. This year’s awards deadline is Monday, February 29. The judging takes place over the weekend April […]
Guinness toasts New York jazz scout
Diageo follows up its Rugby World Cup Made of More ad series for Guinness with a trip back to New York’s jazz clubs in the 1930s by telling the story of John Hammond who was born in turn-of-the-century Manhattan – before civil rights, and when racial disharmony prevailed. Not surprisingly, ‘Intolerant Champion’ was shot in […]
Abrahamson to shoot Young Lions script
Ireland’s Oscar-nominated film director Lenny Abrahamson will shoot the winning script for the new Young Lions film category being entered for this year’s Cannes creative festival. The winning campaign will be shot by commercial production company Pull the Trigger before being aired by Wide Eye Media in Irish cinemas later this year. Pull the Trigger […]
Webb becomes COO at Dentsu Aegis
Joe Webb has been appointed as chief operations officer with Dentsu Aegis Network Ireland media and advertising group. As part of the Japanese Dentsu ad giant, its companies include Carat, Copernicus, iProspect, Isobar and Vizeum. A qualified accountant, Webb held senior marketing and management roles with Independent News & Media (INM) for many years. He […]
Walker heads planning at Irish International
Irish International starts 2016 with a new planning director. The BBDO agency’s head of advertising Dena Walker replaces Leo Moore, who joins the expanding ranks of adlanders migrating to the social media world. Moore, who was headhunted from McCann’s five years ago, has moved to Facebook. He previously worked with Diageo, RTE and Nielsen. A […]
