Allied Global Marketing were the Grand Prix winners at the 31st annual APMC Star Awards, held in Fallon & Byrne’s Exchange Suite on Thursday night, the 10th of April.  Their campaign, ‘Heineken – Player 0.0’ for Heineken Ireland won 3 Gold Stars, in addition to the coveted Grand Prix for a campaign that demonstrated innovation, […]

Congratulations to all our nominees and thank you to everyone for entering, in what was another bumper year for the awards. Huge thanks also to our distinguished panel of judges for all their hard work and expertise and to our sponsors for their continued support of the association. The Star Awards Ceremony, which takes place […]

We are delighted to welcome Laura Hanratty, Head of Prestige & Specialty, Irish Distillers to the 2025 judging panel. Laura is a global marketing professional who manages Prestige Irish Whiskey portfolio for Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard. She oversees a prestigious portfolio of six iconic brands, guiding a dedicated team in shaping strategy, innovation, experiential and […]

We are delighted to advise that the closing date for entering your campaigns into the 2025 APMC Star Awards is now: Thursday, the 27th of February at 4pm This is a strict deadline and there will be no further extensions.

We are absolutely delighted to reveal the line-up of expert judges for the 2025 APMC Star Awards, which celebrate the best of Irish experiential, promotional marketing, sponsorship and brand activation work from last year. Jimmy Murphy – ex Deloitte, ex Publicis Dublin, ex The Hive. Ronan Nulty – Executive Creative Director, Publicis Dublin Peter Kerr […]

We are delighted to announce the addition of three new sponsors to the panel for 2025. On behalf of the APMC team and its members please welcome Global, Fillit and Mando. They join our existing supporters – Element London; Hayes Solicitors; IMJ; Horizon Digital Print; Return2Sender and McCul Clothing. The closing date for entry to […]

APMC members are invited to join in the first EACA Chats session of 2025. Matt Bourn (Advertising Association/Ad Net Zero) and Sebastian Munden (Ad Net Zero), will share their expertise on creating impactful change, building a net-zero economy, and implementing sustainable advertising practices. Tuesday, 21 January | 15:00 CET During this exclusive event, you will have the chance to […]

New Category announcement – Best Brand Roadshow  What were your most creative and successful campaigns of 2024? Get ready to enter the 2025 Star Awards and celebrate the best of Irish experiential, promotional marketing and brand activation work from last year. We are delighted to welcome back our loyal sponsors and introduce Global to the panel […]

LaSanta from Spain scoops the Grand Prix – Irish campaigns awarded 17 trophies Brussels, 8 January 2025 – The European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA) and its IMPACT Council are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 IMPACT Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in Interactive Marketing, Promotion, and Activation. A panel of 25 leading industry […]

On behalf of the team and the board of the APMC, we wish all our members, sponsors and supporters a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2025.