Heineken’s Orchard Thieves Cider is rolling out an augmented reality (AR) experience that makes their iconic fox logo scannable anywhere in the world from any phone. Wherever it is found – whether on a can or pint glass, stencilled on walls around the city, or on TV – the fox becomes a ticket for rewards. […]
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Fulfil sees sale of its 120 millionth bar
The owners of the Fulfil protein bar claim that this month will mark the sale of its 120 millionth bar, five years after the brand’s first launch of confectionery ‘bars with benefit’ in Ireland. To celebrate the milestone, a new Fulfil ‘out of this world’ chocolate caramel bar has been rolled out in shops nationwide […]
Coke Zero leads new look design
Coca-Cola has a new design system which brings its flagship brand, Coke Zero Sugar and Diet Coke together in a single brand which launched worldwide in 2016. The simplified design removes elements such as the red disc, to create consistent trademarks. The Coca-Cola logo moves to the top of the label and colours symbolise the […]
Kerrygold goes with two new brand extensions
Ornua, the co-op owner of Kerrygold, Ireland’s only €1 billion food brand, has launched two new products in Ireland in a bid to grow its market share and strengthen in the spreads and margarine category. Kerrygold Spreadable targets consumers looking for a spreadable butter straight from the fridge, while Kerrygold Unsalted Irish Butter is targeted […]
Dublin star Con O’Callaghan fronts for NDC
Dublin footballer Con O’Callaghan, All Stars camogie player of the year Grace Walsh and Limerick hurler Cian Lynch are this year’s sports stars appointed as ambassadors for the European Union (EU)-backed National Dairy Council NDC) ‘Everything starts with milk’ campaign encouraging Irish consumers to drink more milk for strong performance. O’Callaghan has played in All-Ireland-winning […]
King to step down from strategic role at Bord Bia
Bord Bia’s director of strategic insight and planning Helen King is to leave the State body responsible for promoting Irish food, drink and horticulture after almost two decades. She told Marketing.ie that she intends to pursue other interests. A highly-regarded strategist and planner, King first joined Bord Bia in 2002 as head of consumer insight […]
IDA campaign plants seeds in FT cover wrap
A global campaign for IDA Ireland created by BBDO Dublin and Core media agency Zenith will include a cover wrap on the Financial Times newspaper this St Patrick’s Day. FT readers will be able to plant seeds embedded in the cover. The idea behind the campaign is to encourage business decision makers to choose Ireland […]
Creatives roll out search for all sorts of Paddies
This St Patrick’s Day, creative agency The Brill Building is launching award-winning filmmaker and photographer Ross O’Callaghan’s search for men named Paddy, Pat and Patrick from all walks of life for portraits to capture what it’s like to identify as Irish and male in today’s Ireland. The project’s aim is to challenge the stereotype of […]
Mars rolls out Kind salted caramel bar
Global confectioner Mars has launched Kind’s newest bar with the roll out of its salted caramel dark chocolate flavour. The bar is a combination of Kind’s two best sellers, dark chocolate nuts and sea salt flavour meets caramel almond sea salt. It is high in fibre, gluten free, contains 59 per cent nuts and has […]
Tourism Ireland gets Pierce Brosnan for promos
Tourism Ireland has teamed up with the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) to create a new series of short videos to showcase Ireland. The first of these videos features actor one-time James Bond star Pierce Brosnan. In the video, Pierce speaks about his love for Ireland and, in particular, for Kerry and his hometown of […]
Nokia supports feelgood poems and writings
Poets, authors and writers from around the world have come together to create a series of messages to help spread love and optimism in these difficult times. Poets from Europe, a children’s author from India, an outdoor positive enthusiast from Russia and a happiness coach from South America joined forces to curate 15 original, and […]
Dunbar promotes Ireland in new Channel 5 series
Spectacular images of Ireland’s western and northern coastlines will be beamed into the homes of an estimated two million people across Britain when a new series fronted by Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar starts on Channel 5 this evening. The two-part series follows the Enniskillen actor on his travels, reconnecting with the landscape and […]
Reach passes 100m views for first time
The publisher behind the Irish Mirror and the recently acquired Irish Daily Star newspapers has reached a milestone in its customer value strategy (CVS) roll out, registering five million customers across its news sites, newsletters and other websites and products. The CVS builds on the company’s audience across the UK and Ireland in January. Reach’s […]
