Adworld - Adworld Ezine 2nd December

B&A Wins Grand Prix at the Research Excellence Awards

B&A was the big winner at the Research Excellence Awards which were held in Dublin today, December 4, at the Marketing Society’s annual Christmas lunch.

McCannBlue Expands Client Services Team

McCannBlue has expanded its client services team with a number of new appointments.

Advertisers to Get Tough on Ad Blocking

Brands and advertisers are stepping up their efforts to combat the growing problem of ad-blocking.

RTÉ.ie Tops Kantar Media TGI Rankings

RTÉ.ie is the top multi-media news site in Ireland and the fourth highest ranking site in Ireland, behind Google, Facebook according to the latest independent research from Kantar Media's Target Group Index (TGI).

Kinetic Appoints New Insights Director

Kinetic Ireland, the Out of Home (OOH) media agency, has appointed Caroline DeCourcy as its new insights director.

Shane Casey Appointed Head of Digital at Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls, has appointed Shane Casey as head of digital.

Toy Show Is Most Watched Programme of the Year

Last Friday night's The Late Late Toy Show was the most-watched programme on television in Ireland so far this year, with an average of 1.36 million viewers tuning in to watch the entire show.

eightytwenty Wins Eurobest Award for Sex Trafficking Campaign

The Dublin-based customer experience agency eightytwenty has picked up a Eurobest award for its "Swiping out Sex Trafficking" campaign for the Immigrant Council of Ireland.

Electric Media Launches Digital Performance Platform

The digital sales agency Electric Media has launched a new performance platform called MB2.0.

McPartlin Steps Down as CEO of Today FM

Peter McPartlin is stepping down as CEO of the Communicorp-owned Today FM and TXFM stations after four years at the helm.

Former Rugby International Wood assumes Chair of Spin South West Board

Former Irish international Rugby player, Keith Wood, has been appointed Chairman of the Spin South West board.

Bonfire wins Sliderobes UK and Ireland Account

Bonfire Advertising has been appointed by Sliderobes to handle a new brand campaign for the UK and Ireland.

Ad of the Week: safefood - McCannBlue

This week saw the launch of safefood's latest campaign with McCannBlue, this time for Food Safety. The suite of ads highlight the everyday risks posed by the 4 C's - Cook, Clean, Chill, Cross-Contamination.