The Rupert Murdoch-owned News UK & Ireland has rebranded its Wireless Ireland radio and digital group as Onic. The group includes Dublin’s FM104 and Q102, Cork’s 96FM and C103, Live 95 in Limerick, LMFM and U105 in Belfast. The company’s sales house, Urbanmedia, is now part of Onic and will continue to handle sales for […]
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Granite adds Coalface to its digital offer
Cork digital agency Granite has acquired Coalface, a Limerick-based data science and digital marketing company, in “a seven-figure deal comprised of cash and equity”. In a statement issued on behalf of Granite, it was reported that the agency group’s workforce is set to increase to 145 digital specialists, and its revenues are expected to exceed […]
Guerlain’s Djordjevic to address Digital Summit
The head of indirect e-business at global luxury retailer Guerlain Sophie Djordjevic will deliver a keynote address at the Digital Summit in Croke Park in Dublin in September. The title of Djordjevic’s talk is ‘Livestreaming: the Future of E-Commerce’. Joining her on stage will be Alan Aumont, digital and ecommerce manager at Chanel. The event […]
Ebow agrees deal with Prosper2
Ebow Digital has signed a financial deal with Prosper2 which allows the British loyalty members club company a slim majority stake in the Dublin marketing agency. Ebow founder David Douglas said the inward investment and share sale provides his agency with a chance to expand the business, with offices in Dublin, London and Manchester, and […]
McCaughey launches Curious Orange
Digital marketer Emmet McCaughey has launched a new agency called Curious Orange. He is joined by former Acorn, Epsilon and Media.Monks colleagues Linda O’Connor and Brian Finucane in rolling out the new venture. McCaughey believes that the evolution of remote work, AI and automation has created a perfect storm which allows a new start-up to […]
Irish Times simplify use of word games
Amid a surge of interest in all kinds of word games, The Irish Times has moved to revamp its crossword and puzzles reader offering by improving player interactivity through new and easy to use digital features. Players will now be able to play and save their games across multiple devices, including their desktops, mobiles or […]
Cork Beo in running for two digital awards
The Cork news site, Cork Beo, which is owned by Reach and was launched in May last year, bringing the number of digital media brands Reach publishes in Ireland to five, has been nominated for two different awards. Cork Beo is in the running for best website in the Cork Digital Marketing Awards (CDMA), organised […]
CAI ads urge youths to consider accountancy
Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) has launched a new ad campaign to kick off the application process for the 2020/21 new student intake for the chartered accountancy qualification. The B2C, three-month campaign, ‘Secure Your Success,’ runs across radio, social, digital and press from this week through to when applications close on September 30. The campaign, which […]
Wolfgang scores hat-trick at Digital Media Awards
Wolfgang Digital won three awards at the 2020 Digital Media Awards. The agency took home best social media for Littlewoods Ireland, best search campaign for Elvery’s and best agency. Now in their 17th year, the awards recognise creativity and innovation across digital content, advertising and marketing, mobile, social networking, apps, web design and development. Wolfgang’s Alan […]
Lawn helps judge 17th annual EPA Digital Awards
Starcom deputy managing director Emer Lawn is among the judges for this year’s EPA Digital Media Awards being presented later this month. The awards recognise and promote creativity and innovation across digital content creation, advertising and marketing, mobile media, social networking, app development and web design and development. The 2020 finalists were selected from over […]
Wolfgang lands yet more SEO gongs
Wolfgang Digital won the best SEO agency title at Search Engine Land’s Landy Awards in Seattle. The Landy Awards recognise the best search marketing work from around the globe and are judged by the highest echelons of the search marketing industry. Wolfgang’s work with the Digital Marketing Institute picked up the best SEO campaign for enterprise gong. […]
Many Irish people say digital fails to fulfil needs
A new report on consumer attitudes to digital services in Ireland shows that 43 per cent of Irish people do not believe their digital needs are being met. The study, ‘Digital Society Index 2019: Human Needs’, was conducted by Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) in tandem with Oxford Economics. It is the first time Ireland has […]
Steven Courtney joins Event Junkies
Dublin-based content creative agency Event Junkies has hired Steven Courtney as managing director. Courtney cut his teeth as a director in 1999. Fresh out of college, he went straight onto creating online video content at Eircom, now Eir. He went to animation and production studio Piranha Bar where he worked in authoring, graphics and post […]
