Irish International BBDO has become Ireland’s first agency winner at the Epica awards since 2011 by taking home two golds from the show in Berlin. The awards are for the Road Safety Authority (RSA) mobile phone use “Anatomy of a Split Second” and Guinness Rugby’s ‘Anthem’. The Epicas attracts thousands of entries from over 70 countries worldwide. […]
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Agencies to star in World TV Day
To mark World Television Day, RTÉ TV Sales will deliver a broadcasting innovation this weekend. In 1996, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed November 21 as World Television Day, to recognise the growing impact of TV and its ability to educate, inform, entertain, foster democracy, encourage freedom of speech and create a range of innovations. […]
Christmas spend over €500 this year
With Christmas fast approaching, almost nine in 10 Irish households have no plans to cut back on festive spending this year, with most people planning to spend the same amount as last Christmas, or more. Research for Aviva Home Insurance found that over two thirds of respondents over-spent last Christmas. But half of those interviewed […]
Fanning writes on consumerism
Marketing.ie columnist John Fanning writes about consumerism in an essay published online by Dublin Book Reviews (www.drb.ie). In an article entitled ‘Really, I’m Stuffed’, Fanning starts by saying that criticism of consumption has a long history. Over 2,000 years ago the Roman poet Lucretius criticised his fellow citizens for always seeking something new. In 1744 […]
PML bought by Posterscope
UK-based Posterscope has bought PML Group, Ireland’s leading out of home (OOH) advertising specialist, for an undisclosed sum. Following completion of the deal, PML will be part of the Posterscope worldwide network, which is part of Dentsu Inc. Established in 1982 by Jimmy Cashen and the late Gerry O’Donoghue, PML has offices in Dublin and […]
Newstalk appoints Tim Collins as CEO
Communicorp is to appoint Tim Collins as CEO of Newstalk subject to the normal regulatory approval. Collins is currently the CEO of Ocean FM and a consultant to Northern Media Group. He is also a long standing director of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI). He has worked in media since 2004 and led the bid for Ocean FM’s […]
IAPI launches video for DIT course
What makes advertising seem better than any other industry? The ideas. The sometimes mad, always creative ideas. They’re what get us excited every day and what we strive to deliver continually. And even the naysayers who publicly object to advertising tend to enjoy the spectacular, crazy, funny and at times artistic ideas that can sprout […]
Local newspapers explored on RTÉ
A new series celebrating the role of the local newspaper industry in Irish life starts on RTÉ One this Thursday. The Local Eye is a six-part series following the fortunes of three regional newspapers – The Clare Champion, The Mayo News and The Munster Express – as they carve out a new space for themselves in a […]
Musgrave signs Graham Norton’s Kiwi wines
Musgrave have secured an exclusive contract to sell the Graham Norton Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc produced by New Zealand winery Invivo through SuperValu and Centra stores nationwide. The wine is being marketed in tandem with talk show host and Cork native Graham Norton. It has already won a number of accolades at global wine shows. Projected […]
Leinster stars to coach youngsters
Young rugby players across Leinster have a chance to learn from their heroes and their clubs could win some new coaching equipment. Windsor Motors is offering all clubs in Leinster the chance to win a training session hosted by three Leinster Rugby players and €500 worth of equipment. Clubs can enter online at www.windsor.ie/Leinster-Rugby To enter, […]
Eightytwenty adds new hires
Digital agency Eightytwenty has added four new hires following a series of new client wins. Stuart Wakeman joins as digital strategist from OgilvyOne London where he had a similar role working on BlackRock, American Express and British Gas. Rachael Greene joins as senior account manager from Epsilon where she worked on the Google account. Michael Corcoran […]
John Saunders gets top FH job
Irishman John Saunders is to succeed Dave Senay as FleishmanHillard’s president and chief executive officer, it was announced today by Dale Adams, chairman and CEO of the DAS group of companies, a division of FleishmanHillard’s parent company, Omnicom Group. Saunders, 57, and a native of Dublin, takes on the new job with immediate effect. Saunders was […]
Win! Tickets to Kevin Hart @ 3 Arena
Marketing.ie and RTE 2fm is offering you the opportunity to win two tickets to see Kevin Hart perform live at the 3 Arena in Dublin on Friday, January 22nd 2016. For your chance to win, just correctly answer the following question: What’s the title of Kevin Hart’s biggest ever comedy tour? Answers should be emailed […]
