DDFH&B Group

Goosebump sweep the board at APMC Awards

christine — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:04:27 +0000

DDFH&B Group’s below the line agency goosebumpº were one of the biggest winners at this year’s APMC awards, on behalf of clients Irish Distillers Ltd, Nestlé Ireland and Kerry Foods.

Taking the largest haul of awards in goosebumpº history, they even managed to bag the highly-coveted Best Creative Category for Irish Distillers’ famous Jameson brand.

A total of nine awards on the night, including four Golds and four Category Winners – Best Social Media, Best Wines and Spirits, Best B2B and Best Promotional Innovation – all added up to a brilliant night!

DDH&B win ‘Ad Agency of the Year’ at 2011 Checkout Awards

christine — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:53:03 +0000

DDFH&B has picked up the ‘Ad Agency of The Year’ award at the Checkout National FMCG Awards 2011 which were recently held in Dublin. The judging panel was asked to consider what campaigns they thought were particularly memorable, what campaigns had most effectively conveyed brand values to the consumer and what ad agencies were prepared to innovate and ‘think outside the box’ in their work with FMCG customers. A number of campaigns created by DDFH&B impressed the panel including creative work done by DDFH&B for the National Lottery and for Denny.

Lifetime Achievement Award for Gary Brown

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 09:53:31 +0000

The Irish Direct Marketing Association (IDMA) presented Gary Brown, CEO of RMG Target, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s An Post Direct Marketing Awards which took place in the Mansion House.

The award was in recognition of Gary’s individual and outstanding contribution to the industry over the past 20 years. Speaking at the event, Brian O’Kennedy, Chairman of the IDMA, said that “Despite RMG Target not taking part in this year’s awards having won Agency of the Year for the previous five years, Gary Brown still managed to walk away with the big prize of the night.”

MindShare win Media Agency of the Year

christine — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:15:52 +0000

Mindshare walked away with the Agency of the Year Award at the inaugural Media Awards 2011 last night in Dublin’s Burlington Hotel. Mindshare also bagged the Grand Prix Award as well as the Award for Best Use of Media (€100k+) for its work on the Bord Gais “Make the Switch” campaign.

The Media Awards is a joint initiative between Irish Marketing Journal and The Brainfood Store and is set to become an annual event. With over 550 guests from the advertising, print, outdoor, digital, TV and radio sectors, it was the largest such gathering of industry professionals under one roof. The MC for the night was Mario Rosenstock who treated guests to his impressions of Michael Flatley and Labour minister Joan Burton.

DDFH&B and Bord Gáis Energy wins Grand Prix at AdFX

admin — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:18:54 +0000

DDFH&B swept the boards winning two Gold and the Grand Prix for the Big Switch campaign.

DDFH&B swept the boards winning two golds and the Grand Prix award at IAPI ADFX Awards in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel last night.

The agency won the Grand Prix for its Bord Gáis Energy “Making the Big Switch” campaign with Mindshare anchoring the media part of the account. 400,000 customers signed up in just 18 months.

RMG Target win Agency of the Year again

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:03:38 +0000

RMG Target made it five years in a row when it was named Agency of the Year at the An Post Direct Marketing Awards in May 2010.

Denny’s ‘Home Is’ campaign scoops awards!

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:18:19 +0000

Another award for Denny last night May 13 for Best Brand Campaign at the All Ireland marketing awards!

Denny’s ‘Home Is’ campaign picked up 3 ICAD bells at the awards on Thursday 15th April for best Integrated Campaign, best Consumer Campaign in Print category and best in the Print Craft category for Art Direction, and an award for Best in Digital at the APMCs.

Created by DDFH&B, Denny’s ‘Home Is’ campaign sought to discover what home means to the people of Ireland today and was a huge success for the brand, culminating in its current Taste of Home TV ads, which feature real people in real life situations.

Enjoying Ireland with Fáilte Ireland

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:19:48 +0000

Behaviour & Attitudes reported that the campaign ‘Fun Starts Here’ for Fáilte Ireland’s was the single most effective communications programme their advertising monitor ever measured. The ad was created by DDFH&B. (Source Marketing Magazine December 2010).

Recessionary Living

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:17:00 +0000

With Private labels being 33% cheaper than brands and, discounters Aldi and Lidl expanding trade by 40% in 2008 (Retail News Dec 08), consumers are looking for more justifications to pay the premium price. People are finding smart ways to maintain the standard of living they have become accustomed to. They are trading down, buying less and becoming detectives for special offers.

For more information, please contact planning@ddfhb.ie

Serious About Hobbies

admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:16:32 +0000

Hobbies used to be just interests that we pursued purely for pleasure but now Web technology is allowing more amateurs to turn personal passions into profits at minimal expense or risk. A foodie’s blog on a restaurant and recipes can generate enough traffic to attract advertisers and the best bloggers in Ireland are congratulated each year with the Irish Blogger Awards.

For more information, please contact planning@ddfhb.ie