Ad of the Week: FBD – Y&R Ireland
FBD, one of Ireland’s largest property and casualty insurers, has launched its fresh new brand proposition today following a €2.5 million investment in a campaign that will run throughout the year. Created by Y&R Ireland, the campaign is called ‘Protection. It’s in our Nature’ to reflect FBD’s commitment to protecting people, according to the insurer. “This was a big strategic decision...
Ad of the Week: AIB and ROTHCO Turn Traditional Mortgage TVCs On Their Heads
Rothco has launched a new campaign for AIB which seeks to challenge the way that hopeful home-owners look at the commitment of a mortgage. Patrick Ronaldson, Director of Strategy & Founding Partner, Rothco explains. “Because the human brain is built to worry about surviving, we find it hard to project ourselves into our future and the ‘right here and now’...
Ad of the Week: Calor – TBWA/Dublin
TBWA Dublin has launched a new multi-channel advertising campaign for Calor, one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG). The new campaign is part of a €1.2m spend by the company and includes the roll-out of new branding and design for the company which celebrates its 80th birthday this year. According to Sharon Nolan, marketing manager of Calor: “the...
Ad of the Week: Built for a Better World – Javelin Dublin
Credits: Agency: Javelin Dublin Client: Toyota Ireland Title of piece: “Built for a Better World” Creative Directors: Martin Watts/Catherine Lennon Art Director: Martin Watts Writer: Catherine Lennon/Conor Kennedy Agency Producer: Dara McLatchie Director: Brian Williams Production Company: Butter The Lowdown: Javelin have created the new Toyota Ireland Brand promise and launch advertising campaign. “Built for a Better World”. Future oriented and challenging, the strategy speaks to a brand vision of...
Ad of the Week: Chemistry’s Get Cancer Campaign for Irish Cancer Society
Chemistry has created a new provocative campaign for the Irish Cancer Society aimed at kick-starting the conversation about cancer. The Get Cancer campaign features a host of real life cancer survivors who state that they want to get cancer. The ad was directed by Keith Hutchinson of H2 Films. Opening with the arresting tagline, ‘I Want to Get Cancer’, the campaign wants...
Ad of the Week: Let’s Talk About Fertility – Publicis Dublin
Lowdown: Publicis Dublin ask couples in Ireland ‘The Big Question’ in a new campaign to create a conversation about fertility and promote new fertility benefits from Vhi Healthcare. This film was made to draw attention to a very sensitive issue and to help people plan ahead. Creatives Ronan Nulty and Carol Lambert collaborated with Motherland to develop a film approach that...
Ad of the Week: Lidl Ireland ‘Homecoming’ – Chemistry
The Lowdown: Lidl Ireland has launched its 2016 Christmas campaign with ‘Homecoming’, a heart-warming TVC that reminds us that it’s the people, not the presents, that are most important at Christmas. With the line ‘Share more special moments this Christmas’. Having collaborated with Lidl on the retailer’s three previous Christmas campaigns, creative agency Chemistry approached this year’s brief by placing the...
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: 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: Vodafone #TeamOfUs
With the Autumn rugby internationals almost upon us, Vodafone has ramped up its Irish rugby sponsorship activation with the launch of its #TeamOfUs campaign across TV, OOH, digital, retail as well as an RTÉ One documentary which will be aired in in November. While Vodafone announced its estimated €15m sponsorship of the Irish rugby team back in May, the Autumn...
