The APMC is delighted to be hosting Martin Smith, Chief Strategy Officer with Geometry Global, and Stephen Rust CEO of Engage Consultants to our long-awaited Shopper Marketing session. Booking is essential – email karen@apmc.ie to reserve your place.

Martin’s topic is ‘The importance of the human touch for shopper marketing, in a complex and tech-enabled world’.

Stephen will speak about ‘Insights needed for effectively engaging our target market’.

We look forward to seeing you there.

As an Intern with Havas Worldwide Dublin, you will work on projects for a diverse portfolio of blue-chip brands, assisting in researching planning and executing successful, category-leading campaigns. The role is a paid internship for 3 months, leading to a full time role for ideal, proven candidates.

Your regular, day-to-day tasks will include:

-Brainstorming, idea creation, inventing concepts and researching potential work before proposing to clients
-Finding and working with 3rd party suppliers to make the magic happen
-Supporting the senior management team with document preparation, research and resource provision
-Planning and overseeing experiential activations and events
-Working on all areas of the business from prepping Digital marketing content, to assisting with TV and Photographic shoots

Working alongside a dedicated team of account managers and executives, the client services director and the creatives, you will be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of campaigns are activated fully and in the best possible manner. You must be outgoing, innovative, interested and committed, or you won’t enjoy this role.

The successful candidate should possess the following:

A very strong understanding of Social Media and Digital Marketing
-An interest and hunger for creating marketing magic
-Working in a fast paced team and keeping a cool head under pressure
-Knowledge of artwork generation and production processes
-Making tea, strong with a drop of milk and no sugar
-Great computer literacy and excellent Microsoft Office skills
-A passion to live and breathe the marketing life both personally and professionally
-Creativity and thought provocation

If this is you, then please send your CV to jobs@havasww.ie

Congratulations to Publicis D who won the Grand Prix in the IMC Awards for their campaign with Renault. Irish agencies performed brilliantly this year with ten awards in addition to the Grand Prix. Well done to all concerned.

We are pleased to advise that Niamh O’Kennedy (APMC Vice Chair and Legal Director) and Laura Fannin (Hayes Solicitors) presented our observations to government this morning. Our submission was listened to intently and we believe will be integrated into the next draft. The General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill is awaiting formal legal drafting by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The Minister hopes to publish the Bill in mid-2015.

The APMC Board will continue to monitor developments as to how this legislation is likely to impact on member agencies.