Sinead Mitchell has been appointed by Guaranteed Irish as head of communications, PR and marketing. She has a wealth of experience in marketing and communications with over 15 years working in healthcare, hospitality and within agency and consultancy roles. She will be responsible for the strategy in engaging members, network growth, and the building of brand recognition by developing innovative, creative and engaging cross-platform campaigns.
Engaging
Mitchell will also be responsible for marketing budgets, campaign performance and cost-tracking. Reporting to chief executive Brid O’Connell, her task in promoting Guaranteed Irish will be to ensure the corporate message and branding of the national trust in Irish jobs is consistent and engaging across all channels. Its members are committed to ensuring quality jobs, community support and the enhancement of Irish provenance in a sustainable manner.
Campaign
To mark its 50 years supporting businesses in Ireland, Guaranteed Irish rolled out a campaign to help inform what it is that the not-for-profit does, and quelling myths of just ‘made in Ireland’. The ads, created by Bloom, focus on the positive impacts that businesses based in Ireland can have on local jobs, community, and provenance, including retailers like SuperValu-Centra, Applegreen, United Hardware, Meadows & Byrne and PTSB.
Former OMD boss Dave Harland handled the programmatic input.
Guaranteed Irish members and partners not only contribute to employment opportunities but also actively give back to their local communities in different ways. Each retailer customised campaign assets to include their employees, which could be utilised for print displays in stores or shared as social media posts. Additionally, each retailer collaborated with Guaranteed Irish to produce a radio ad, for broadcast on national radio.
The campaign video was shared across the retailers’ social channels.
Pictured, from left: Rachel Twomey, the owner of SuperValu Deansgrange; Brid O’Connell, CEO, Guaranteed Irish; Kate O’Shaughnessy, head of marketing, Applegreen Electric and Emer O’Donnell, group marketing manager, United Hardware
