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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 […]

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 […]

Chris Cawley has sold his five per cent stake in Cawley NeaTBWA and will soon step down as chairman. The move gives Omnicom’s TBWA full ownership of the Rathmines agency, which Cawley and David Nea set up 22 years ago. Cawley’s career in adland included working in despatch at Peter Owens and then in client […]

Nearly four-fifths of advertising agencies in Ireland expect industry turnover to increase this year and over half of them predict employee numbers to rise, the latest industry census by the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) indicates. The survey was conducted online by Amárach Research in April and May and comprises interviews with 45 […]

Omnicom-owned media agency OMD Ireland has announced the formation of a new management team. Headed by managing director Tim Griffiths and deputy managing director Andrew Sinclair, it also comprises of business directors Alan Daly, Claire Butterly, Greg McConkey and Martina Stenson, along with head of digital Garret O’Beirne. Griffiths said the agency’s growth in recent […]

Garret O’Beirne has been promoted to the board of Omnicom Media Group (OMG) in Ireland. As OMG’s head of digital, O’Beirne is widely regarded as one of the most capable new media practitioners in the business and his talent has been rewarded with a series of industry honours. He joined Omnicom three years ago from […]

Core Media is seeking to appoint a senior marketing expert to set up and lead the group’s sponsorship division. The candidate should have ten years’ commercial sponsorship experience, have worked with creative and media agencies in developing relevant activities and be experienced in sponsorship activation for major brands across sectors. Applicants should also have a […]

Growth is returning to the Irish advertising market with 2.7 per cent growth forecast for 2014, ZenithOptimedia’s latest Advertising Expenditure Forecasts estimates. It is the first growth the domestic advertising market has experienced since 2007. Although modest, it is the second highest level of growth forecasted for Western Europe, Belgium being first with 3.5 per […]

The proposed $35 billion merger between Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe has been cancelled as efforts in forming the world’s largest advertising agency proved too much for the US and French partners. Presented in July as a merger of equals, the deal began to seriously unwind last month when Omnicom chief executive John Wren expressed […]

GT Media has announced a formal merger with Havas to form Havas Media Ireland (HMI). The two agencies have been working together informally for the past two years. In a statement, it was said that the move comes as part of an investment programme from Havas Media in Europe following the group’s recent international wins […]

WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell was paid a total of £29.8 million last year, up 70 per cent year on year. The global advertising network’s annual report shows Sorrell received £1.15m in base salary, down 11.5 per cent year on year, and £1.9m in benefits, pension and contributions in lieu of dividends. He received […]

Cawley NeaTBWA’s good fortunes in acquiring new business in recent months show no sign of abating with the Omnicom-owned agency adding BMW Ireland. The business includes the luxury German marque and the Mini car brand. The agency, which competed with Publicis, Target McConnells and the incumbent, Chemistry for the account, previously handled Audi before its […]