Ad of the Week: Vhi Healthcare Cuba
Publicis Dublin produce another beautifully animated story of a real healthcare experience. On an adventure to Cuba, Cat found herself in intensive care with Deep Vein Thrombosis. The real Cat interacts with an animated diorama of her story. We see that Vhi’s international team are on hand to make sure she and her loved ones have the care and reassurance...
Ad of the Week: Iarnród Éireann – Publicis Dublin
The Lowdown: Publicis Dublin create a tongue in cheek campaign for Irish Rail/ Iarnród Éireann. The campaign encourages the public to use its intercity service by showing them that they’ll enjoy the train journey so much they might not want to get off. Publicis Dublin brought this idea to life with a 40-second TV spot, which shows a man returning...
Ad of the Week: Neutrogena HydroBoost – Boys and Girls
The Lowdown: The ad that gives you a boost. When you’re always on the go and busy, it’s nice to get a boost to keep you going. So, to celebrate the launch of Neutrogena Hydroboost, we created an ad that pays you a compliment. Appearing as a regular ad, it surprised passersby with real-time reactive and personalised compliments which aimed to...
Ad of the Week: Javelin launch the AA campaign “Who’s Got Clever Home Insurance” with Butch Cassidy
The lowdown: Butch our latest furry star, is a calm soul, in charge of security and owner of the Cassidy family. Butch Cassidy? We couldn‘t resist. The campaign is all about trust and protection, attributes shared by canine pets and the AA, trust and protection shine through in how customers feel about the AA. And we know Dogs aren’t just at...
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: Allianz ‘Dare To’ – Rapport Marketing Communications
The Lowdown: From personal to commercial, Allianz Insurance is involved in every aspect of Irish life. This 40 sec brand Ad "Dare to" conveys the positivity going forward in the Irish economy whilst demonstrating the peace of mind Allianz customers enjoy, thus allowing them to live their lives to the full. Produced by Hot Sauce for Rapport and their client...
Ad of the Week: Dunnes Christmas Ad
The new Dunnes Christmas TV ad is a heartwarming tale of how a bunch of plucky children come together to make sure that Santa can't miss their town. The campaign, which was created by Chemistry, and embraces story telling with a big brand feel which is generating a hugely positive reaction. The new Dunnes campaign kicked off with a...
Ad of the Week: 3Plus “Ball Pool” – Boys & Girls
The Lowdown: Thanks to Three the world is a giant ball pool. Or at least it is in Three’s new campaign for their rewards program 3Plus. In Three’s latest campaign, advertising agency Boys & Girls were tasked with bringing their rewards program, 3Plus, to life. Taking inspiration from the 3Plus identity, the agency created a world filled with tidal waves, explosions,...
Ad of the Week: Chairs Can Kill from Boys + Girls
“Chairs Can Kill”: that’s the dramatic message and title of a new awareness campaign from The Irish Heart Foundation as part of its on-going mission to prevent the number of lives currently affected by heart disease and stroke – one of Ireland’s leading killers. And while we all try to be healthier in our lives through diet and exercise, every...
Ad of the Week: ŠKODA Ireland – Boys and Girls
The Lowdown: ŠKODA cars might not be made in Ireland, but they’re certainly designed with Irish drivers and roads in mind. This 30-second spot, ŠKODA’s second in the Made for Ireland series, once again does away with the pretenses of the hyper stylized international car commercials and refreshingly explores the realities of driving in Ireland. Sometimes it’s loud. Sometimes it’s chaotic....