Ad of the Week: Guinness – The Compton Cowboys
A new Guinness advertising campaign, portraying the story of ’The Compton Cowboys’, has launched across Ireland and the UK. The new release is the next chapter of the iconic ‘Made of More’ series, which champions real people who have shown unexpected character to enrich the world around them. ‘The Compton Cowboys’ tells the story of a group of men living in...
Ad of the Week: Heineken Launches New Appleman’s Cider Campaign
Heineken Ireland has launched a new campaign called “The Joy of Simple” for its new premium cider Applemans which now joins its stablemate Orchard Thieves. The agency partners working on the campaign include Rothco, Starcom, MCCP and Thinkhouse. According to Emma-Jane McKeown, senior brand manager of Appleman’s: “Irish people expect, and deserve, choice – they have it in wine and in...
Ad of the Week: Tesco Ireland’s Tribute to the Hosts that Make Christmas
Tesco has launched its biggest and most ambitious Irish Christmas advertising campaign ever with a focus on the hosts that make Christmas every year. Called ‘Here’s to the Hosts,” the multi-platform campaign, which was created by Rothco, salutes the people who make Christmas happen every year. Directed by award-winning documentarian, Ken Wardrop, the TV ads will feature people from all...
Ad of the Week: Rothco Delivers Palindrome-Style TV Campaign for Orchard Thieves
Rothco has launched a new and innovative TV campaign for the Heineken-owned cider brand Orchard Thieves. The campaign, which is called Start Bold/End Bold is a palindrome-style ad that is “fully reversible” as the narrative works in both directions. “Orchard Thieves is all about finding our own bold way to do things and when the idea of a TV commercial that...
Campaign of the Week: Bank of Ireland/ Snuggley
TBWADublin creates a heart-warming TVC directed by Cannes-Lions-winning Gary Freedman For most people, their first home won’t be their last. TBWADublin’s new home campaign for Bank of Ireland understands that change is inevitable. But whether people are moving in or moving on, the brand’s latest film reassures them they’re not alone. ‘Snuggley’ is a heart-warming TVC that follows a young boy...
AD OF THE WEEK: Bigfoot Creates a Stir for Virgin Media
Virgin Media has launched a major new campaign to highlight that ‘Nothing is Hidden’ when it comes to a Virgin mobile phone contract. The new campaign sees Bigfoot join the crowd outside a Virgin Media store to get the slice of action. It will run for eight weeks across TV, VOD, press, radio, online and social and is spearheaded by...
Ad of the Week: Three Mobile Knocks it Out of the Park with The Girl and the Cloud
With the Christmas ad campaign season now in full swing, Three Mobile Ireland has launched an endearing animated sequel to its successful “The Perfect Surprise” Christmas campaign last year. Called “The Girl and the Cloud,” the campaign was created by Boys and Girls and it takes up the story of the young girl who got a snow cloud for her...
Ad of the Week: Even if it’s Daniel – Rothco
Credits: Client: Registered Gas Installers of Ireland Agency: Rothco Agency Producer: Stevi Russell Art Director: Ciara Rapple/Stephen Rogers Copywriter: Frances O’Rourke Finished Art: Gerry Cole Senior Account Manager: Annie Tidy Strategy: Patrick Ronaldson/Brona Kilkelly Photography: Kevin Griffin Director/Photographer: David Kerr Photography Retoucher: Happy Finish Music: Daniel O’Donnell Post Production: Screenscene Producer: Jonny Speers Post Production Supervisor: Peter Greene Editor: Jake Walshe Sound: Mutiny The Lowdown: Daniel O’Donnell Superfan Rejects Hero in New Rothco Campaign for RGII Registered Gas Installers...
Ad of the Week: Tesco’s Family Makes Us Better
Tesco Ireland has launched its latest campaign as part of a €3.2m investment that will be rolled out on TV, outdoor, digital, radio, social, digital as well as on all Tesco-owned assets including in-store and home-shopping vans. Created by Rothco, with media buying and planning handled by Initiative, the campaign is called Family Makes Us Better and stresses the importance...
Ad of the Week: Ulster Bank Dinner with Dad
The Lowdown: As part of their new "Help for what matters" campaign, Ulster Bank shows a touching father and son moment to demonstrate how their Smartphone Pay can come in handy for when you finally get to say "I got this Dad". “Following on from our ‘First Five’ mortgage campaign we are delighted to share the second instalment in our ‘Help...
