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 […]
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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 […]
DAA appoints new agencies
Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has made changes to its agency roster. Following a lengthy review in recent months, the body for years known as Aer Rianta has moved its media buying and planning from PHD to MediaVest. Mindshare and Vizeum also pitched. Its creative advertising account will now be handled by Rothco instead of Cawley […]
Rothco rolls out wind energy campaign
A €500,000 TV, radio, outdoor and online campaign highlighting the benefits of wind energy has been launched by Rothco. The push is funded by the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) made up of energy companies and semi-State bodies such as Coillte, Bord na Móna and the ESB. The ads invoke US President John F Kennedy’s […]
Doyle made Carat’s business director
Carat has made four internal promotions in its client service division. Oilbhe Doyle, left, has been promoted to business group director. She joined the Dentsu Aegis Network a year ago from OMD and works on the HSE, Irish Water and a number of other clients. Carat’s CEO Ciaran Cunningham says her promotion reflects the great […]
Irish International scores brace at Epicas
Irish International BBDO has become Ireland’s first agency winner at the Epica awards since 2011 by taking home two golds from the show in Berlin. The awards are for the Road Safety Authority (RSA) mobile phone use “Anatomy of a Split Second” and Guinness Rugby’s ‘Anthem’. The Epicas attracts thousands of entries from over 70 countries worldwide. […]
IAPI launches video for DIT course
What makes advertising seem better than any other industry? The ideas. The sometimes mad, always creative ideas. They’re what get us excited every day and what we strive to deliver continually. And even the naysayers who publicly object to advertising tend to enjoy the spectacular, crazy, funny and at times artistic ideas that can sprout […]
Keogh promoted at Boys and Girls
Client services executive Caroline Keogh has been made senior account director at creative agency Boys & Girls. She will work on the Irish Distillers and Three mobile accounts. With a BSc in marketing, communications and advertising from DIT, Aungier St, she has 10 years agency experience and worked with PML and DMA, before joining Modern […]
Core Media sponsors Our City programme
Core Media is the sponsor of the ‘Our City’ third class student programme promoting the development of towns and cities. Students learn how cities and towns develop as places where people work, live, play and go to school. As citizens of ‘Our City’ the young students also get to build their own city and debate the […]
Blaney decides to quit adland
McCannBlue chief executive Orlaith Blaney is to quit advertising and plans to take a break while considering her next career move. She leaves the industry after 23 years and having served on the Institute of Advertising Practitioners (IAPI) board for 13 years. She began her career in advertising at Dimension where her accounts included Goodfella’s […]
Twomey to take charge at ASAI
Orla Twomey is to become chief executive of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) when the current CEO Frank Goodman steps down in December. Twomey has been the ASAI assistant chief executive for over 11 years. She has a first class honours in marketing studies from the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) course at […]
