The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) has rebranded its Excellence in PR awards competition as the Spotlight Awards for Excellence in Communications. The awards have run for over 30 years. Brian Harrison (pictured), PRCA chair and managing director of MKC, said the awards celebrate the value and impact of PR. He said practitioners add value […]
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CPM voted top international agency
CPM Ireland, the field sales company which is part of the Omnicom network, has been voted the international agency of the year at the Field Marketing & Brand Experience (FMBE) awards show in London. The award recognises CPM’s innovative, agile and insights-driven approach and delivering the optimum results for their clients. In addition, CPM picked […]
Brill Building makes impact at Euro show
The Brill Building was Ireland’s top agency at the EACA Impact European awards scooping the most golds for integrated marketing work. The agency’s AR Lens to Save Lives for the Marie Keating Foundation (MKF) took home three gold and one bronze and was the award show’s most honoured campaign. The launch of the Paddy Irishman […]
Red C scoops Marketing Society’s grand prix
Red C Research won the grand prix at the 16th annual Marketing Society research excellence awards award for its work with the Irish League of Credit Unions. The research agency, which is part of the Business Post group of companies and is run by co-founder Richard Colwell, developed a campaign called ‘Waking The Sleeping Giant’. […]
Rooney named top author at An Post book awards
Internationally-acclaimed Irish novelist Sally Rooney was voted author of the year at the An Post Irish Book Awards gala night in the Convention Centre. Donal Ryan was presented with the novel of the year for Heart, Be At Peace. The best Irish-published book went to TG4 presenter Hector O hEochagáin for The Irish Words You […]
Hammel voted top marketer for Promise brand
Greta Hammel has been named this year’s Marketer of the Year for her leadership in driving the Donegal-produced Promise Gluten Free bread and Gallagher’s Bakehouse brands through remarkable periods of growth by reimagining how consumers engage with the products. Starting with Promise, Hammel identified an opportunity to take a brand that had been confined to […]
Crowe and Tighe voted top journalists
Sunday Independent writers Marie Crowe and Mark Tighe have jointly won Journalist of the Year at the awards run in association with Newsbrands Ireland. Entry to the competition was open to any work published in print, online, video, or audio from national newspapers or digital news members of The Press Council of Ireland with a […]
Marketer of the Year finalists announced
The three finalists competing for this year’s Marketer of the Year (MotY) – the premier award for Ireland’s marketers – have been confirmed. The three candidates are Stephen Jackson (right), head of customer and marketing, PTSB; Greta Hammel, chief marketing officer, Promise Gluten Free and Gallagher’s Bakehouse, and Mark Brennan, marketing lead, Allianz Ireland. The […]
Effie gold winners have causes to celebrate
Four golds were awarded at this year’s Effie Awards Ireland which were staged at an industry lunch hosted by the Institute of Advertising Practitioners of Ireland (IAPI) in the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. All four golds went to campaigns in the non-profits and the public service and Government categories, work which is aimed at raising […]
Visa d’Or award for AFP photographer
Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams has been awarded the distinguished Visa d’Or award for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza. The prize, one of the most prestigious in the field of world photojournalism, is supported by the Visa pour l’Image Association – Perpignan. Amid the bombings, with death ever-present and the constant fear of […]
IAPI announces Effie finalists
The finalists for this year’s Effie Awards Ireland showcasing creativity, strategy and insight in marketing effectiveness have been announced by the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI). The Effies recognise not only the creativity and innovation behind these campaigns but also their measurable impact on business objectives. The lead agencies and their clients’ brands […]
Marketer of the Year call for entries
The annual search to find Ireland’s top marketer is underway as nominations are sought for Marketer of the Year (MotY) 2024. As always, the judges are looking for candidates who have achieved outstanding brand success through exceptional strategic direction, innovation, creativity and effective communications. Entrants must have a track record of driving growth and possess […]
Effie awards bid made by Ascential
British events and advisory company Ascential plc has agreed a deal to buy the commercial assets of Effie, the global benchmark in marketing effectiveness, the licence rights of which the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) has nationally. Subject to regulatory approval, Effie will join Ascential’s Lions division, which also champions advertising campaigns that […]
