Details of this year's Media Awards have been announced. The Awards will be held on Thursday April 3rd in the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel (formerly the Burlington) on Burlington Road, Dublin.
Cawley Nea\TBWA has picked up the account for ESB, the largest utility company in the country following a comprehensive pitch that was eventually whittled down to Irish International, Target McConnells and Cawley Nea.
Media Networks, the publisher of Entertainment.ie as well as a number of popular mobile entertainment apps has acquired the beaut.ie website for an undisclosed sum.
Clearcast, the UK agency that is responsible for pre-clearing TV ads, is holding a one day briefing session for agencies on January 23rd in the Morrison Hotel in Dublin.
The over-55 market is the topic of the forthcoming AAI Tuesdays Nuts and Bolts of Advertising series of seminars which will take place on Tuesday January 21st.
It may be the New Year but it would appear that Dubliners are reluctant to ditch their sugar fix as part of their New Year's resolutions according to new research carried out by outdoor specialist PML Group.
Recent figures from the CSO (Central Statistics office) show that spending on cars, clothing, and footwear have fallen since last month. While Ireland is still slow in recovery, luxury spending has yet to bounce back in the country.