A shortlist has been announced for the first Doyenne award to show outstanding talent shown by a woman in Irish advertising. The seven candidates are Catriona Campbell, strategic account director at The Social House; Nicola Gillen, client director, MediaVest; Estelle Gorby, international strategic director, Acorn; Leah O’Donoghue, account director, Cawley NeaTBWA; Jill Robinson, head of […]
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Core tops workplace list
Core Media has emerged as the best workplace in Ireland for medium-sized organisations/companies in the Great Place to Work 2014 listings. Last year, Core came third in the medium (101 to 300 employees) category and group boss Alan Cox was voted most trusted business leader. The criteria for the best places to work includes employee […]
Chemistry crew shave and dye
Chemistry produced this year’s Shave or Dye campaign for the agency’s new client, Today FM. The campaign is to raise funds for another new client, the Irish Cancer Society. It’s for a great cause: there are very few people who don’t know someone who has or has had cancer. Agency managing director Ray Sheerin (above) […]
Javelin acquires Brand Social
The Javelin Group has taken a controlling stake in digital agency Brand Social. Discussions have been ongoing between the two agencies for several months and the acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, was completed before Christmas. Brand Social, will be based in Javelin’s offices in Smithfield, bringing the enlarged group’s staff total to 36. Brand Social will […]
PML launches Select survey
Out of home media specialist PML Group has launched Select planning tool which indicates OOH campaigns frequency. Developed in tandem with ad agencies across Ireland, Select rates briefing and branding factors. Based on established media frequency models from across the wider media industry, the tool provides a weighted ranking to several factors regarding media, message, […]
48's horror teaser rings true
Movie buffs may have thought they were in line for an international exclusive with the global premiere of ‘22’, a horror centred on young people disappearing for no apparent reason. But it has was revealed that the trailer for the edgy indie thriller was in fact a teaser for a new ad campaign for 48, […]
One to Watch winners announced
Client executive Ailbhe Jordan and creative Dave Hurley have been chosen as the IAPI One to Watch winners for 2014. Jordan, who is joining MediaVest, was among four nominees for the executive award, along with Craig Dempsey, a digital planner at Carat; Orla Garrigan, junior project manager at In the Company of Huskies and Aisling […]
Blinder merges with Max Films
One of Ireland’s top TV commercials production companies Blinder has joined forces with Max Films to form Pull the Trigger. The merger sees director Richie Smyth and director-producer Kieron J Walsh combine with producer and former journalist and student rights activist Maxine Brady. Smyth’s work includes award-winning campaigns for the ISPCC children’s charity (above) created […]
Rothco rolls out Tiger posters for Chinese new year
With Chinese new year starting this Friday, Rothco is rolling out a series of Tiger beer posters and in-store work in Singapore. Client Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), headquartered in Singapore, wanted a campaign for 2014 to mark the occasion. With the help of New York illustrator Victo Ngai, the agency created ads centred around a […]
IAPI brings back Rant Night
The Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) is staging a second Rant Night, allowing adlanders a chance to speak frankly on industry issues. At this stage, IAPI has confirmed eight ranters will take to the podium in the Sugar Club next Wednesday. Dr Ken McKenzie of TCD will speak about the phoney war in […]
Mediaworks lands Waterford Stanley
Mediaworks has been appointed to handle Waterford Stanley makers of Stanley range cookers and stoves. The agency is handling the roll out of new print, radio and online work. They had “conversations” with a number of other media agencies but no formal presentations were made, a company spokesperson told Marketing.ie. Marketing manager Eileen Slattery and […]
ICAD salutes Johnny Ferguson
The Institute of Creative Advertising & Design (ICAD) is to pay tribute to adman and screenwriter Johnny Ferguson who died last year from cancer at the age of 50. In memory of their former president, ICAD will stage a show of 14 short films entitled Creative Shorts III at 7pm in the Sugar Club on […]
IAPI to salute women in adland
The Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) has launched a new award to recognise outstanding talent shown by a woman in Irish advertising. The IAPI Doyenne Award is run in association with the Sunday Business Post. The award will be made on the merits of success, ability and leadership skills to a nominee showing the potential to […]