2015 Nominated

Holy shit, look at the size of the list.
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2015 Sockies Nominated

Sockies 2015 – The Social Media Awards

Facebook Categories:

Use of Facebook by a Small Business (In-House team managed)

  • Michael Wall Bespoke
  • Why Weight Ireland
  • BabyBoo.ie
  • LovelyBeards.com
  • So Sell it
  • Bones McCoy
  • Euronics Ireland
  • Ireland West Airport Knock
  • Europcar Ireland
  • Tour America
  • GoCar Ireland
  • www.RareIrishStuff.com

Use of Facebook by a Medium+ Business (In-House team managed) – Sponsored by Strata3

  • Mr.Price
  • The Organic Supermarket Ltd
  • Aptaclub (Danone Early Life Nutrition)
  • First 1000 Days (Danone Early Life Nutrition)
  • Cow & Gate (Danone Early Life Nutrition)
  • Burns Car Sales
  • O’Mahony’s Booksellers
  • Barnacles Hostels
  • Sam McCauley Chemists
  • The Maxol Group
  • Irish National Stud & Gardens
  • Aura Sports and Leisure Management
  • Iarnród Éireann
  • Cork Independent
  • GoBus.ie
  • Milupa (Danone Early Life Nutrition)
  • The AA
  • Aer Lingus

Use of Facebook by a Business/Brand (Agency Run)

  • Brennans Bread
  • Tesco Mobile Ireland
  • Ford Ireland
  • Mediavest for SPAR Ireland
  • Universal Pictures, Aviva/Focus Ireland
  • Radical | Littlewoods Ireland
  • The National Lottery
  • Samsung Ireland
  • McCain Ireland
  • MediaVest and Radical
  • Pedigree Ireland
  • Glanbia – Mooju Flavoured Milk

Use of Facebook by a Media Organisation

  • RTÉ Sunday Game
  • Dublin’s 98FM
  • SPIN South West
  • Galway Advertiser
  • Independent.ie
  • Vision Independent Productions / RTE
  • Cork Independent
  • Dreamwedding.com
  • BreakingNews.ie
  • Irish Examiner

Use of Facebook by a Non-Profit/Organisation

  • EIL Ireland
  • Chernobyl Children International
  • Mental Health Ireland
  • Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club
  • Irish Design 2015
  • Concern Worldwide
  • Riverbank Arts Centre
  • Purple House Cancer Support
  • Triathlon Ireland
  • Maree Athletics Club
  • Team Dave Riordan
  • Change for Charity
  • Dublin Zoo
  • The Down Syndrome Centre
  • Irish Autism Action
  • The Undergraduate Awards
  • Aware non-profit
  • Dogs Trust Ltd
  • Western Development Commission
  • Irish Kidney Association
  • UCC Students’ Union
  • ALONE
  • University College Cork

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2015 Sockies Nominated

Twitter categories

Best Business Twitter account – Agency Run – Reserved

  • Universal Pictures
  • Littlewoods Ireland
  • The Westbury Hotel
  • Samsung Ireland
  • Vita Coco

Best Business Twitter account – In-House Run – Sponsored by Kantar Media

  • Lidl Ireland
  • Michael Wall Bespoke
  • Bord Bia
  • Chris Greene is a messer
  • Dublin’s 98FM
  • SPIN South West
  • O’Mahony’s Booksellers
  • The Maxol Group
  • Aura Sports and Leisure Management
  • Iarnród Éireann
  • GoCar Ireland
  • AA Roadwatch
  • Tradeleads Limited
  • GoBus.ie
  • Aer Lingus
  • Irish Examiner

Best Non-Profit/Organisation Twitter account

  • EIL Ireland
  • Chernobyl Children International
  • SERVE
  • Irish Design 2015
  • Concern Worldwide
  • Riverbank Arts Centre
  • Triathlon Ireland
  • Friends of Joyce Tower
  • Change for Charity
  • Tyndall National Institute
  • Irish Autism Action
  • The Undergraduate Awards
  • Houses of the Oireachtas
  • Dogs Trust Ltd
  • Western Development Commission – #Yeats2015
  • Enterprise Ireland
  • The Wheel
  • University College Cork

Best Business Twitter Campaign

  • Dublin Zoo
  • City Sense
  • AIB
  • HSE
  • Mediavest for SPAR Ireland
  • M&Ms (Mars Ireland)
  • Gas Networks Ireland – Tommy McAnairey
  • Galaxy
  • Centra

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2015 Sockies Nominated

Mobile Categories

Best Mobile App

  • Kilkenny Design Workshops
  • Houses of the Oireachtas
  • Fingal County Libraries
  • Design & Crafts Council of Ireland
  • In the Current
  • World Rugby – Laws of Rugby
  • Dublin Castle Mobile Tour

Best Use of Instagram

  • Irish Design 2015
  • Concern Worldwide
  • LovelyBeards.com
  • Sportswomen.ie
  • Independent.ie
  • The Undergraduate Awards
  • Foody’s Pharmacy
  • Irish National Stud & Gardens
  • Aviva Ireland
  • AIB
  • Popdeem

SME/Business Categories

Best Blog of an SME – Reserved

  • Michael Wall Bespoke
  • Why Weight Ireland
  • Irish Design 2015
  • True Romance Weddings
  • LovelyBeards.com
  • So Sell it
  • The Organic Supermarket
  • Stint Ireland
  • E.D. Estimating
  • Sexsiopa.ie
  • Cuckoo Events
  • Tour America
  • Phorest Salon Software
  • Wayne Denner
  • Chill Insurance
  • www.RareIrishStuff.com

Best Use of Social Media by an SME – Sponsored by Blacknight

  • Why Weight Ireland
  • Stint Ireland
  • E.D. Estimating
  • Cuckoo Events
  • Idaho Café
  • www.RareIrishStuff.com
  • Galway Advertiser
  • Tour America
  • Aura Sports and Leisure Management
  • Immigrant Council of Ireland
  • GoBus.ie
  • Phorest Salon Software

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2015 Sockies Nominated

Other Categories

Best Use of Social Media by State Body – Sponsored by SENSORPRO

  • Bord Bia
  • RTÉ
  • An Garda Síochána
  • Houses of the Oireachtas
  • Fingal County Libraries
  • Irish Defence Forces
  • Iarnród Éireann
  • Western Development Commission
  • Road Safety Authority
  • University College Cork

Customer Care using Social Media (Integrated) – Reserved

  • RTÉ
  • Three Ireland
  • KBC Ireland
  • Ireland West Airport Knock
  • Europcar Ireland
  • GAAGO
  • Aura Sports and Leisure Management
  • Iarnród Éireann
  • Ford Ireland
  • UPC Ireland
  • GoBus.ie
  • Electric Ireland

Best Experimental Format (Vine, Whatsapp, Snapchat)

  • Dublin’s 98FM
  • Universal Pictures
  • Tyndall National Institute
  • SPIN South West
  • Independent.ie
  • Republic of Telly/ RTE
  • Dogs Trust Ltd
  • Life Style Sports
  • Right Track Media
  • Immigrant Council of Ireland
  • UCC Students’ Union
  • Tayto “More Than Just a Crisp”
  • Aer Lingus
  • Electric Ireland

Best Video/Video Campaign (non broadcast)

  • EIL Ireland
  • Final Boss Media
  • Bord Bia
  • Lidl Ireland
  • Gala Retail
  • Triathlon Ireland
  • VoteWithUs.org
  • 81 Media
  • Dublin’s 98FM
  • EBS
  • Aptaclub (Danone Early Life Nutrition)
  • Club Orange (Britvic)
  • Laya Healthcare
  • Bacardí Ireland – #TryStopMe
  • The Down Syndrome Centre
  • Stint Ireland
  • Clisare
  • Sam McCauley Chemists
  • Ireland West Airport Knock
  • Fingal County Libraries
  • Phorest Salon Software
  • Aviva Ireland
  • AIB
  • Operation Transformation
  • Right Track Media
  • Toyota Ireland
  • Aviva/Focus Ireland
  • Toyota
  • Samsung Ireland
  • HSE You can quit
  • Meteor
  • Lidl Ireland
  • King Crisps
  • IDL: West Coast Cooler, Making IT
  • An Post
  • Meteor Mobile

Not a nominee? Why not sponsor the awards? (Sponsors can’t be nominated, nominees can’t be sponsors)

The hashtag to tweet nonstop about this is #sockies15
2015 Sockies Nominated

Campaigns

Best Integrated (cross platform) Social Media Campaign – Sponsored by Cloud90

  • EIL Ireland
  • Lidl Ireland
  • Dublin’s 98FM
  • EBS
  • Kildare Village (Value Retail)
  • Dublin Zoo
  • Burns Car Sales
  • Club Orange (Britvic)
  • Laya Healthcare
  • Bacardí
  • The Down Syndrome Centre
  • KBC Ireland
  • SPIN South West
  • The Maxol Group
  • Dogs Trust Ltd
  • Four Star Pizza
  • AIB
  • SuperValu
  • GoCar Ireland
  • Red Rock
  • Irish Defence Forces
  • Life Style Sports
  • Operation Transformation
  • Life Style Sports
  • Toyota Ireland
  • Audi Ireland
  • M&Ms (Mars Ireland)
  • Radical | Littlewoods Ireland
  • Bram Stoker Festival
  • Samsung Ireland
  • 20th Century Fox
  • UCC Students’ Union
  • Meteor
  • Hunky Dorys
  • McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland
  • Tayto “More Than Just a Crisp”
  • Milupa (Danone Early Life Nutrition)
  • McDonald’s Ireland
  • Centra
  • MediaVest and Radical
  • Electric Ireland

Best use of Realtime Marketing

  • Mental Health Ireland
  • Bank of Ireland
  • HB Ice Cream
  • Laya Healthcare
  • Barnacles Hostels
  • Aviva Ireland
  • AIB
  • SPAR Ireland
  • Audi Ireland
  • Radical | Littlewoods Ireland
  • Samsung Ireland
  • Centra

Zero Budget Social Media Campaign

  • Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club
  • An Garda Síochána
  • LovelyBeards.com
  • The Down Syndrome Centre
  • Irish Autism Action
  • Stint Ireland
  • Zone Digital Ltd / @CoffeeCork
  • Barnacles Hostels
  • City Sense
  • Britvic Ireland
  • Four Star Pizza
  • Enterprise Ireland
  • Core Media
  • AA Roadwatch
  • Samsung Ireland
  • UCC Students’ Union
  • www.RareIrishStuff.com
  • Aer Lingus