Uncommon Creative Studio founder and former Grey London creative boss Nils Leonard will visit Dublin next month to address a seminar hosted by the Marketing Society and the Institute of Advertising Practitioners (IAPI). Leonard will share his insights and experiences spanning over 18 years in adland. He was Grey’s chief creative officer at a time […]
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Business Post buys UK research agency
Red C Research owner the Business Post Group has acquired UK agency Relish Research for an undisclosed sum. Relish will join BPG as a sister brand alongside Red C, founded by Richard Colwell (pictured). The deal strengthens BPG’s presence in the UK market where Red C’s operation is managed by Richard Barton and Charlotte Butterworth. […]
Bauer Media to acquire iRadio
Bauer Media Audio Ireland has entered into an agreement to purchase iRadio, the youth music station operating in the North East, Midlands and North West for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. It will allow Bauer Media to extend its total weekly radio reach to almost 1.9 […]
Boys+Girls picks up Musgrave account
Boys+Girls has won the Musgrave account, which includes the SuperValu and Centra supermarkets and convenience stores. The appointment follows a three-way contest with BBDO and the incumbent, TBWA\Dublin. Pt78 was the pitch doctor. Boys+Girls has previous experience on the retail front having handled Superquinn and Aldi campaigns. Based in Portobello, Boys+Girls other clients include Bord […]
Dervan to help judge Effies mark two
Current Marketer of the Year Paul Dervan, chief marketing officer at the National Lottery, is among the judges who will decide on the second round of entries for Effie Awards Ireland. The judging is due to get underway later this month. The round two judging panel consists of 22 professionals who have helped deliver successful […]
Bank of Ireland appoints Folk
Following a competitive pitch process involving four agencies, Folk Wunderman Thompson have been appointed by Bank of Ireland as their lead creative agency. In a statement issued by the bank, it was stated that a “newly built interdisciplinary team, TheBankCollective” by WPP, of which Folk is a member, will provide client service. The other three […]
Kent and O’Shea join MotY judges
Two leading Irish marketers have joined the judging panel for this year’s Marketer of the Year award competition honouring Ireland’s foremost marketing talent. The two new judges are Kevin Kent, head of marketing, Laya Healthcare and Ruth O’Shea, director and head of marketing and communications at Grant Thornton. Kent and O’Shea join last year’s award […]
An Post study shows celebrity power
A survey by An Post indicates that 64 per cent of buying decisions made by 16-24 year olds are based on a recommendation, content or ads from an influencer or celebrity they follow on social media. The same age cohort is also spending the most online with 21 per cent having outlays of over €100 […]
TABS to host lunch in September
The Advertising Benevolent Society, better known as TABS, will host a fundraising lunch in September. The event follows last year’s generous response from the industry which raised €25,000. TABS is a completely voluntary organisation and all funds raised go directly where they are needed most, supporting people from Ireland’s advertising industry and their families who […]
Sport must do more to engage teens
A new sports impact monitor conducted by sponsorship consultancy Onside and Sport for Business highlights the challenges facing the Irish sports sector in engaging younger audiences. Eight in ten industry experts believe sport needs to do more to engage teenagers, with seven in ten recognising the fragmentation of media rights is making it difficult to […]
Folk gets smart with Vodafone ads
Vodafone has become the first mobile operator in Ireland to offer smartwatch cellular connectivity through a new add on service called OneNumber. The service simply lets consumers share their mobile plan with a Samsung smartwatch while they are out and about. So even if a phone is left at home, connection is maintained. The service […]
Virgin gets new ten-year licence
Virgin Media Television has been granted a new ten-year national free-to-air commercial television licence by Ireland’s new media regulator and development agency, Coimisiún na Meán. Paul Farrell, managing director, VMTV, said the awarding of the licence was another milestone in the company’s journey. Farrell said it recognises the achievements of VMTV in providing trusted content […]
Lego to open second Dublin store
Lego fans in Ireland are in for a pre-Christmas treat this year as the Danish toymaker plans to open a second Irish store in Dublin in October. The new shop at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre follows the opening of the first Irish Lego outlet on Grafton Street in the city centre last August. The Blanchardstown store […]
