Sponsors
HEINEKEN
New Product/New Market Award
HEINEKEN Ireland, whose operations include that of Northern Ireland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Heineken N.V., the largest international brewer in the world. Based in Cork since 1856, the brewery combines a long and proud brewing tradition with the most up to date technology and innovative marketing, with a diverse team of 550 employees, committed to surprising and exciting its consumers.

Heineken® is Ireland’s number 1 selling lager. The Heineken portfolio comprises of Heineken®, Coors Light, Amstel, Fosters, Beamish Stout, Murphy’s Irish Stout and speciality beers including Tiger, Sol, Desperados Paulaner, Moretti, Zywiec and Affligem.
Sustainability is an integral part of the business objectives and the aim is to be the greenest brewer in the Irish marketplace.
» See www.heineken.ie

FORAS NA GAEILGE
Gradam Gnó as Gaeilge
(Marketing Through Irish Award)
Is comhlacht forfheidhmithe trasteorann é Foras na Gaeilge a bhfuil tacaíocht agus forbairt na Gaeilge mar aidhm aige. Mar chuid de sin, tá rannóg tacaíochta faoi leith a oibríonn go díreach leis an earnáil ghnó agus leis an earnáil mhargaíochta ach go háirithe. Mar chuid dár bhfeachtas reatha, solráthraíonn Foras na Gaeilge réimse leathan de sheirbhísí tacaíochta d’fheidhmeannaigh san earnáil mhargaíochta, chomh le tacaíocht airgeadais do chomhlachtaí de gach saghas gur mhian leo Gaeilge a úsáid mar uirlis mhargaíochta. Is mó ár mbród bheith mar urraitheoir ar an chatagóir seo lena gceiliúrtar an borradh úr atá tagtha ar úsáid na Gaeilge mar bhuntáiste margaíochta

Foras na Gaeilge is the all-Ireland body which promotes and supports the use of the national language, and it has a designated business support team which engages directly with marketing people. As part of its ongoing campaign, ‘Gnó Means Business’, Foras na Gaeilge offers a range of practical support services to marketing professionals in private sector business, including assistance for firms wishing to develop their use of Irish as a marketing tool. There is an emerging trend towards integrating Irish into marketing communications to enhance brand differentiation, and Foras na Gaeilge is pleased to support the development of this trend through sponsorship of this award.

» See www.gaeilge.ie/gno
IRISH DISTILLERS
CRM / Customer Care Award
Irish Distillers is the home of Jameson, the world’s fastest growing whiskey brand. Also in the IDL portfolio are some of Ireland’s favourite spirit brands –Paddy, Powers, Cork Dry Gin, Huzzar Vodka and West Coast Cooler.
We also market and distribute Pernod Ricard premium wine and spirit brands within Ireland including ABSOLUT, Malibu, Jacob’s Creek and Campo Viejo.
We’re part of the Pernod Ricard family, the world’s co-leader in wine and spirits. With more than 18,000 employees across 70 countries, our global reach and decentralised way of working means we operate on a global scale whilst retaining our Irish heritage and local roots

» See www.irishdistillers.ie/
METEOR
Brand Campaign Award
Meteor www.meteor.ie is the third largest mobile operator in the Irish market. Meteor currently offers voice and data service via an advanced 3G network, available in all cities and major towns across Ireland. High speed 4G data services will be launched in 2013. Meteor Mobile Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of eircom Group, the principal provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services in Ireland with more than 2 million customers. The company has the most extensive telecommunications network in Ireland both in terms of capacity and geographic reach.

» See www.meteor.ie

AVIVA
Direct Marketing Award
Aviva Insurance Limited is part of Aviva plc who provide around 43 million customers with insurance, savings and investment products. We are the UK's largest insurer and one of Europe's leading providers of life and general insurance. We combine strong life insurance, general insurance and asset management businesses under one powerful brand. We are committed to serving our customers well in order to build a stronger, sustainable business, which makes a positive contribution to society, and for which our people are proud to work.

» See www.aviva.ie
MINTEL IRELAND
Market Research Award
Mintel is an independent award-winning provider of world-leading market intelligence, delivering robust information, analysis and critical recommendations. Mintel's trusted portfolio of proprietary industry solutions and products has been supporting high profile clients in key sectors such as FMCG, financial services, media, retail, leisure and education for 40 years.

» See www.mintel.com

RTÉ MEDIA SALES
Sponsorship Management Award
RTÉ media sales is the brand name representing all of the Commercial departments in RTÉ, namely RTÉ Radio Sales, RTÉ Television Sales, RTÉ Digital Sales and RTÉ Guide Sales. RTÉ is wherever your audience is. Whether it is on television, radio, online, mobile or print we can provide you with an effective campaign solution to meet your needs. Check our website www.rte.ie/mediasales for more.

» See www.rte.ie/mediasales

DIT
Public Relations Campaign Award
Located in the heart of the capital, Dublin Institute of Technology is Ireland’s largest marketing educator, and it is an internationally respected higher education institution. Its emphasis on integrating career-focused learning with world class research and scholarship has secured it a place among the top 3% of the world’s universities.

» See www.dit.ie/business

MICROSOFT
International Marketing Award
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realise their full potential.
Microsoft first opened its doors in Ireland in 1985 with a small manufacturing facility employing just over one hundred people. Since that time, Microsoft Ireland has grown to encompass four distinct operations at its campus in Sandyford in Dublin, employing over 1,200 full time employees and 700 full-time contract staff.
Microsoft's operations in Ireland include software development and testing, localisation, operations, finance, IT, HR and sales & marketing, both here in Ireland and across Europe, Middle East and Africa

» See http://www.microsoft.com

VODAFONE
Marketing Innovation Award
Vodafone is Ireland's leading total telecommunications provider, meeting its customers needs across mobile, fixed line and broadband. Its brand promise of power to you reflects their commitment to enabling people to make the most of life's opportunities. As innovation leaders, Vodafone look to constantly deliver best in class, customer centric products and services.

» See www.vodafone.ie


GOOGLE
Integrated Marketing Award
In 2003 Google opened its Europe, Middle East & Africa Headquarters in Dublin with just 10 people working for them, since then its operation in Ireland has grown to become the largest outside of the United States, employing over 2500 staff making the company one of the largest employers in the city.
Google has a dedicated team of more than 1500 business people specializing in online sales and operations expansion for companies in over 55 countries across EMEA. These specialists operate in more than 45 languages anddrive sales, advertising & publishing online and help businesses of all sizes to grow their online presence and transact successfully in the global online marketplace. In January 2012 Google invested significantly in the Irish market when they launched a dedicated Irish Sales team.

» See www.google.ie

KERRY FOODS
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Kerry Foods is the consumer foods business of Kerry Group PLC, one of Ireland's leading companies.
Our purpose is to "fill the country's fridges with simply brilliant food", and we aim to be the best at fridge food in every market we compete in. We are one of the leading suppliers of chilled foods in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Kerry Foods' famous brands include Denny, Galtee, Shaws, Dairygold, Golden Cow, Low Low and Charleville. We employ over 2,500 people across Ireland, and our van sales operation offers an unrivalled service to independent retailers.

» See www.kerrygroup.com

AIB
Small Business Marketing Award
AIB Group (AIB) is one of the leading banks in Ireland with an extensive branch network consisting of approximately 200 branches and outlets. AIB has a strong domestic franchise in Ireland firmly commited to the mortgage and SME Market. It is the leading bank in the domestic corporate market and also for foreign direct investment companies.
In the latter half of 2012 a new operating structure was put in place to better align the organisation to the Group’s revised strategy.
At year end December 2012, AIB Group had 13,429 full time staff mainly in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain and USA.


» See www.aib.ie

CARAT
Digital Marketing Award
Carat is Ireland’s Media Agency of the Year with an exceptional track record in providing best in class media strategy and buying to a wide range of advertisers. Carat is part of a global network with over 12,000 people in 70 countries worldwide.
Carat defined the sector when it was established as the world’s first media agency in 1968. Today, advances in technology combined with changing consumer behaviours have created an era of unprecedented complexity and opportunity for clients. In this new era, Carat is leading and shaping the industry once again, redefining media to deliver business value to clients.

» See www.carat.ie

NEWSTALK
Advertising Campaign Award


» See www.newstalk.ie

O2 MEDIA
Marketing Team Award
O2 Media is Ireland’s leading interactive mobile media service. We use our unique data-driven insight, network scale and targeting technology to put your brand message in the hands of the right person, at the right place at the right time.
Mobile is the fastest growing advertising medium world-wide. Mobile advertising with O2 Media drives awareness, engagement and behaviour like no other medium can by connecting our customers with your brand.
Our media solutions include Direct Messaging, Location Based Messaging and App Discovery.

» See www.o2media.ie

IRISH INDEPENDENT
All Ireland Marketing Champion 2013
The Irish Independent holds the unique and undisputed position as Ireland’s largest selling and best read daily newspaper, with sales of 123,981 copies and a readership of 521,000 adults every day. Independent.ie is Ireland’s No. 1 choice for online news. With 2.7 million unique users per month and 36 million page impressions, we are Ireland’s leading and largest online news publishing site. Our strength in both the print and online markets is testament to our authoritative and trusted platforms of vibrant journalism across all sectors. This also underlines how our readers and users react so positively to the Irish Independent’s & Independent.ie’s comprehensive package of ground-breaking news stories, cutting-edge sports coverage, first-class business and farming sections, informative and incisive features and magazines, all of which set the agenda in their respective fields every day.

» See www.independent.ie




The Marketing Institute of Ireland is delighted to once again welcome the Irish Independent as media partner to the Awards.

The All-Ireland Marketing Awards programme encompasses a range of awards reflecting the various major marketing disciplines, and each is commercially sponsored by excellent organisations who understand the true value of professional marketing in business.

See List of Awards.

Sponsorship of an award category delivers a set of extensive valuable benefits of association, from the prestige of involvement with a major all-island business event, to exposure to major marketing budget-holders, to extensive PR and networking opportunities, to contact lists of decision makers. Sponsors also gain an ideal corporate hospitality opportunity at the Awards Gala Dinner.

All enquiries on sponsorship should be directed to:

Marie Therese Campbell
T: 00 353 1 2160150
E: mtc@mii.ie

 

About the Irish Independent


The Irish Independent holds the unique and undisputed position as Ireland’s largest selling and best read daily newspaper, with sales of 134,228 copies daily and a readership of 500,000. This is a testament to its authoritative and trusted platform of vibrant journalism across all sectors. This also underlines how our readers are reacting so positively to the Irish Independent’s comprehensive package of ground-breaking news stories, cutting-edge sports coverage, informative and incisive features and magazines, first-class business and farming sections all of which set the agenda in their respective fields.

» Visit Independent.ie for more information

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