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LEGGIT LEGGIT.IE: 207,000 SEARCH IMPRESSIONS WITH JUST SEVEN EXTERNAL LINKS ROOFTOP TWENTY TWO CONQUERING THE COMPETITION THROUGH PREMIUM POSITIONING AND TRANSPARENT PRICING WOLFGANG DIGITAL WOLFGANG DIGITAL & WOODIE’S: SOWING VISIBILITY, REAPING REVENUE ZENITH, PART OF CORE CHARGING AHEAD: GROWING ENERGIA’S EV SEARCH VISIBILITY THROUGH SMARTER SEO ZENITH, PART OF CORE SEARCH THE MOMENT. STAY WITH MALDRON: TURNING SEASONAL SEARCH DEMAND INTO WINS

FEXCO FROM ZERO AUTHORITY TO MARKET LEADER: REBUILDING SAINSBURY’S TRAVEL MONEY IN GOOGLE, IN FIVE MONTHS, FROM A STANDING START

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BEST IN GOVERNMENT & NOT FOR PROFIT ANNERTECH EMPATHY BY DESIGN: REPLACING BUREAUCRACY WITH HUMAN-CENTRIC JOURNEYS ON THE ADOPTION AUTHORITY OF IRELAND WEBSITE ANNERTECH FROM PAPER TO PLANNING: HOW WE BUILT IRELAND’S NATIONAL EPLANNING PLATFORM AND ACHIEVED AN 80% DIGITAL ADOPTION RATE BUYMEDIA CREATING A MORE CONNECTED IRELAND THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA DENTSU IRELAND AN COMISIÚN TOGHCHÁIN - #TURNINGSCROLLS INTOTURNOUT #PRESIDENTIALELECTION2025 EBOW DIGITAL CENSUS 1926: IRELAND’S HISTORY FOR EVERYONE EBOW DIGITAL HSE BOWELSCREEN: CREATING MEANINGFUL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE EBOW DIGITAL HSE STROKE: WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS KOOBA IRISH HUMAN RIGHTS & EQUALITY COMMISSION

MEDIA 365 SIGNS OF HOPE: BREAKING NATIONAL TABOOS AND EMPOWERING SURVIVORS ACROSS IRELAND REACH PLC, WITH HAVAS MEDIA EIGHT TIMES THE KPI: HOW ONE MEDIA STRATEGY EDUCATED TO PROTECT NEARLY 100K IRISH CONSUMERS SOCIAL DIRECTIONS AGENCY AI FOR GOOD WITHIN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WITH RETHINK & GOOGLE TITAN AGENCY “LIFEGUARD RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN” - WATER SAFETY IRELAND TRANS EQUALITY TOGETHER PROUD TO BE AN ALLY ÚDARÁS NA GAELTACHTA TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SECTOR COMMUNICATIONS: ÚDARÁS NA GAELTACHTA’S DIGITAL & AI-POWERED TRANSFORMATION URBAN BRAND CREATIVE THE COOMBE HOSPITAL – ENTERPRISE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ZENITH, PART OF CORE & CORE PERFORMANCE INVEST IN EXTRAORDINARY

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BEST SEARCH CAMPAIGN &GROW HOW A FEW KEY CHANGES DROVE 16.8X ROAS AND 235% TRAFFIC FOR PARNELLS AXA IRELAND USING A LEARNER - LED EXPERIENCE TO HELP YOUNG DRIVERS GO FURTHER BORD GÁIS ENERGY BORD GÁIS ENERGY DEVELOP A CATEGORY-FIRST, THAT PUTS CUSTOMERS FIRST.

HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND DOMINO’S PIZZA - WHEN PEAK PERFORMANCE ISN’T THE PEAK HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND KIA MOTORS IRELAND - THE 3456 PLAY: MIND THE GAP TESLA IGNITION DIGITAL POWERING GROWTH, NOW: ENGINEERING SCALE ACROSS EVERY TOUCHPOINT

BUYMEDIA FROM SEARCH TO SWITCH: DRIVING 4,000+ HEALTH INSURANCE COMPARISONS FOR HIA

OMNICOM PENSION POWER: HOW BANK OF IRELAND HELPED IRELAND’S AGING POPULATION TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE

CORE OPTIMISATION CORE OPTIMISATION & EXPERT ELECTRICAL – FROM SEARCH TO STORE

SPARK FOUNDRY, PART OF CORE TURNING MARKET DISRUPTION INTO EFFICIENT GROWTH

DENTSU IRELAND DENTSU IRELAND AND LE CREUSET - THE ROAD LESS AUTOMATED - HOW LE CREUSET DROVE REVENUE GAINS BY TAKING BACK CONTROL

STARCOM, PART OF CORE & NOW BUILDING A TITLE-WINNING SEARCH ENGINE

GRANITE DAA X GRANITE HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND CLIFFS OF MOHER: SEARCH’S EPIC CLIMB – A SWIFT ASCENT TO DIRECT BOOKINGS

WOLFGANG DIGITAL WOLFGANG DIGITAL & GOCAR SHIFTING GEARS ON PAID SEARCH ZENITH, PART OF CORE & CORE PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE GRAIN: €700K INCREMENTAL VALUE DELIVERED

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Creating impactful brand moments throughout the shopper journey

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BEST USE OF DIGITAL AUDIO SPONSORED BY

AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA THE GARDA PODCAST AUDIOXI AUDIOXI, ESSENCE MEDIACOM AND BOOTS - THE RIGHT ADVICE, AT THE RIGHT MOMENT AUDIOXI AUDIOXI, DENTSU IRELAND AND ESB NETWORKS- THE SOUND OF CHANGING HABITS AUDIOXI AUDIOXI - MARK MEHIGAN’S WEEKLY ROAST X THE BREHON HOTEL – 360 BRAND INTEGRATION DENTSU IRELAND VODAFONE’S A STRANGER’S TALE: THE SOUND OF CONNECTION DENTSU IRELAND AND BEAMISH IF TAPS COULD TALK DENTSU IRELAND AND BIRRA MORETTI IF YOU CAN SAY IT, YOU CAN SIP IT FORSMAN & BODENFORS AND FÁILTE IRELAND THE DISCOVERY SERIES: THE BOG BODIES HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND SOUND RESULTS: HOW DIGITAL AUDIO AMPLIFIED THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

MEDIAHUIS IRL | ENERGIA | CORE SPONSORSHIP INDO SPORT RUGBY WITH JOE MOLLOY, POWERED BY ENERGIA (CORE SPONSORSHIP & MEDIAHUIS) MYHOME MYHOME HOW TO SELL A HOME PODCAST SERIES SOUTH EAST TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY COURSECAST A PODCAST SERIES BY SETU ABOUT THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES AT THE UNIVERSITY STARCOM, PART OF CORE & AIB BEYOND THE CORE – AIB & MEDIAHUIS PARTNERSHIP STARCOM, PART OF CORE, FORSMAN & BODENFORS AND ALLIANZ ALLIANZ: SEAT BELTERS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND HOUSEWARMING PODCAST ZENITH, PART OF CORE, CORE SPONSORSHIP & THE CURRENCY PWC X THE CURRENCY: THE TECH AGENDA

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BEST USE OF VIDEO BUYMEDIA - BONFIRE BEACON CARE FERTILITY - THE FIRST TIME CENTRA IRELAND CENTRA IRELAND TIK TOK ACCOUNT DAYBREAK DAYBREAK: BEST USE OF VIDEO DENTSU IRELAND HOW HEINZ MADE MAYONNAISE WORTH WATCHING DENTSU IRELAND TURNING VIDEO INTO PROOF: HOW POLESTAR USED CREATOR CONTENT TO BUILD EV OWNERSHIP CONFIDENCE EY EY FS TV: IRELAND’S FIRST VIDEO - FIRST PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PLATFORM FABRIC SOCIAL MADE FOR DREAMS 2026 FOE, IRS+ AND STARCOM, PART OF CORE THE NATIONAL LOTTERY GOOD CAUSES

HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND HAVAS PLAY KIA: THE CONFIDENCE DRIVE – LAUNCHING THE EV2 INTO IRISH CULTURE LADBIBLE IRELAND CENTRA X LADBIBLE IRELAND - TURNING COMMUNITY INTO CONTENT LADBIBLE IRELAND LADBIBLE IRELAND X GUINNESS X PHDCELEBRATING IRISH CULTURE, ONE PUB AT A TIME LIFE STYLE SPORTS TIS THE ‘CEO’SON TO BE JOLLY - HOW JOANNE’S TAKEOVER SAVED CHRISTMAS MINDSHARE IRELAND THE NATION HOLDS ITS BREATH PUBLICIS DUBLIN PROBLEMS PARKED STARCOM PART OF CORE AND CORE CREATIVE SKY X FAI – SHINE A LIGHT ON NATIONAL BELIEF

HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND “IS THIS REAL?”: THE CGI VIDEO THAT DELIVERED RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL

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THE DIGITAL MEDIA HALL OF FAME / OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE AGENCY INDUSTRY This prestigious honoriﬁc award represents the pinnacle of recognition conferred by the Digital Media Awards advisory board. Identiﬁed through panel research, this non-entered category honours an agency founder, veteran agency executive, or creative visionary whose career accomplishments have fundamentally shaped the trajectory of Ireland’s digital, creative, and performance agency sector over many years. Winner to be announced on the night

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BEST AGENCY ANNERTECH AREKIBO COMMUNICATIONS EBOW DIGITAL FABRIC SOCIAL HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND KOOBA WOLFGANG DIGITAL ZENITH, PART OF CORE

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THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES Adam Taylor

Deputy Managing Director, Havas Media

Aine Lucas

Business Director, dentsu

Ali Donnelly

Head of Digital, Spark Foundry, part of Core

Amy Doody

Head of Paid Social, dentsu

Colin Baker

CEO, Back from the Future IT

Darina Sexton

Head of Communications, Microsoft Ireland

Dusty Rhodes

Founder and CEO, DustPod

Edel Walsh

Head of Digital Marketing, EY Ireland

Emmet Ryan

Business and Technology Reporter

Fardus Sultan

Lecturer, Technological University Dublin

Fergal O’Connor

Founder & CEO, Buymedia

Gareth Dunlop

Consultant

Gavin McKenna

Head of Marketing, Digital and Communications, Visit Belfast

Grace Crowley

Head of Marketing & Communications, RDS

Ian Campbell

Digital Board Director at Zenith

John Carty

Lecturer, Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway

John Coleman

Head of SEO, dentsu

Lana Repar

Lecturer in Food Business, University College Cork

Mark O’Brien

Director of Product (Content, Date & AI), Shutterstock

Niall Kitson

Editor, TechCentral

Patricia McHugh

Programme Director, MSc Digital Marketing Programme, University of Galway

Paula Cerutti

Director,Reputation Inc Pierangelo Rosati Professor, DCU Business School

Tara Moran

Head of Sales, Virgin Media Television

Timothy Hubbard

Professor of Management, DCU Business School

Viv Maher

CEO and Founder, ThinkDifferently.ie Recruitment

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