2023 Finalists

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Sockies 2023 Finalists

Congratulations to all the Finalists

2023 Event Details
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Facebook Small Business

  • The O’Brien Press
  • AB Decor
  • Dingle Sea Safari Ltd
  • Clever Little Handies
  • By the Sea Holidays
  • Belmullet Boat Charters

Facebook State Org

  • Irish Defence Forces
  • Crawford Art Gallery
  • Houses of the Oireachtas

Facebook for a Brand

  • Dogs Trust Ireland
  • Daybreak Ireland
  • Catch Chocolate
  • EBS
  • Dublin Port Company
  • Her.ie

Twitter State Body

  • Irish Coast Guard
  • Irish Coast Guard – Howth
  • Irish Defence Forces
  • University of Limerick
  • Houses of the Oireachtas

Twitter for a Brand In-house or Agency Run

  • Centra
  • The O’Brien Press
  • Dogs Trust Ireland
  • TG4
  • Catch Chocolate
  • Tayto Snacks
  • Dublin Port Company

Instagram Small Business

  • The O’Brien Press
  • Sleek N Easy
  • Dingle Sea Safari Ltd
  • Clever Little Handies
  • By the Sea Holidays
  • True Beauty
  • The Cool Food School
  • Her Sport
  • WorkJuggle

Instagram State Body

  • University College Cork, Library
  • Irish Defence Forces
  • University of Limerick
  • Houses of the Oireachtas

Instagram Brand

  • Daybreak Ireland
  • Catch Chocolate
  • Crawford Art Gallery
  • Folens
  • Dublin City Libraries
  • AIB
  • Her.ie

Instagram NGO

  • Dogs Trust Ireland
  • Open Doors Initiative
  • #TooIntoYou campaign by Women’s Aid
  • Belong To
  • Spunout

Best Use of Instagram Stories and Reels

  • Dogs Trust Ireland
  • Spórt TG4
  • Crawford Art Gallery
  • Energise Drinks – part of Britvic PLC
  • KOKA Noodles
  • Dingle sea safari
  • Kinetica Sports
  • Toyota x Forogie
  • Her.ie

TikTok Campaign

  • Daybreak – The Werewolf Hunt
  • Club Drinks- The Battle of the Bottles
  • 123.ie – 123GO
  • Lucozade Alert #SharpSpin
  • Toyota x Foróige – Big Brother Big Sister
  • Three Ireland – “All for Music”
  • TG4 – Fleadh Cheoil
  • MCSport- The We Messed Up Sale

TikTok Strategy: Brand

  • Supervalu
  • Centra
  • Daybreak Ireland
  • University of Limerick
  • Club Drinks, part of Britvic PLC
  • KOKA Noodles
  • Three Ireland
  • McDonnells
  • Fáilte Ireland

TikTok Strategy: SME

  • Burkes Bus
  • Kash Beauty
  • Crosshaven Computers Ltd

Best Use of the Metaverse

  • Brennans

Video Campaign: Public Body

  • Irish Defence Forces
  • University of Limerick
  • Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission
  • Office of Public Works – OPW
  • Road Safety Authority
  • Foras na Gaeilge

Video Campaign: NGO

  • IMART and Fuller Marketing
  • Spunout

Video Campaign: Business/Brand

  • Clever Little Handies
  • Hotel Woodstock
  • Bank of Ireland
  • Her Sport
  • Belmullet Boat Charters
  • Lovin Dublin

Video Campaign: Agency Run

  • Daybreak
  • Pinergy
  • Kash Beauty
  • MACE
  • Magnet Plus
  • Tayto
  • Dublin Zoo

Social Media Strategy: SME

  • The O’Brien Press
  • Burkes Bus
  • Franchise Direct
  • Dingle Sea Safari Ltd
  • Murphy’s Ice Cream
  • Clever Little Handies

Social Media Strategy: State Body

  • Central Bank of Ireland
  • Irish Defence Forces
  • Houses of the Oireachtas

Social Media Strategy: NGO

  • The Sexual Health Centre
  • Belong To
  • spunout

Social Media Strategy: International Markets

  • Dingle Sea Safari Ltd
  • IDA Ireland
  • Summer at UCD

Social Media Campaign: Non-professionals

  • Snorkelling Ireland
  • Val Robus (Magnumlady)

Social Media Campaign: LinkedIn

  • Aviva
  • Central Bank of Ireland
  • IDA Ireland
  • Magnet Plus

Social Media Strategy for Events

  • Puca Festival
  • IMART and Fuller Marketing
  • University of Limerick – Open Days
  • Dingle sea safari – Launch of Endeavor
  • Murphy’s Ice Cream – Phil Rosenthal comes to Murphy’s Ice Cream
  • Bank of Ireland at the National Ploughing Championships
  • Focus Ireland – Shine A Light Night
  • EBS at The Property Show
  • Virgin Media’s ‘A-Game For Ireland’
  • Ardán – FÍS TV Summit

Social Media to drive eCommerce

  • Wavemaker / Invention on behalf of FLYEfit
  • EZ Living Furniture
  • McSport
  • True Beauty
  • General Paints
  • The National Lottery

Use of Social Media by a Financial Org

  • Central Bank of Ireland
  • Bank of Ireland
  • AIB
  • EBS

Best Content Creation Studio In-house

  • Dogs Trust Ireland
  • Hotel Woodstock
  • Central Bank of Ireland
  • EZ Living Furniture
  • University of Limerick
  • AIB

Best Content Creation Studio (Agency)

  • Brouder Marketing
  • Fabric Social
  • Lorg Media

Best Social Media Advertising Team – Agency

  • Social Media Elite
  • Sing! Digital Marketing
  • Core
  • Javelin Advertising

Best Social Media Advertising Team – In-house

  • Central Bank of Ireland
  • Franchise Direct
  • McSport

Best Sponsorship Collaboration

  • Pinergy – Munster Schools Senior Cup
  • Londis – Ireland’s Fittest Family
  • Bank of Ireland at All Together Now
  • MACE Right Options – A Walk with Johnny Sexton
  • Roz Purcell x Tilda Rice
  • The AIB GOAL Mile
  • 10 Second SPAR – College Fund
  • Foras na Gaeilge – Creidim Ionat (I Believe in You)

Best Paid Campaign Sales

    FLYEfit: Black FLYEday / FLYEber Monday Sales Boom
    Horseware Ireland – Rambo Autumn Series
    McSport – “We Messed Up” Sale
    Failte Ireland – Discover Ireland and Visit Dublin campaigns
    Glenveagh – The Batman of the housing crisis
    Samsung Ireland – S23 launch
    SPAR – Finding Christmas

Best Paid Campaign Awareness

    Aviva – ‘If Money Talks, What’s Yours Saying?’
    Focus Ireland – 2022 Christmas campaign
    Bank of Ireland – Stop, Think, Check

Best Multi-platform Campaign (In-house)

  • Dogs Trust Ireland – Puppy Farming is a Life Sentence
  • Hotel Woodstock
  • Limerick City and County Council – Limerick 11
  • Health Service Executive – HSE ‘Safer Nightlife’ campaign
  • AIB – AIB’s Pledge to Do More
  • SPAR Community Road Trip/li>

Best Multi-platform Campaign (Agency)

  • Daybreak – Werewolf Hunt
  • MACE – Fifty Three Six
  • Magnet – Magnet Duo
  • An Post – Digital Stamp
  • The Publicjobs.ie – The Pitch part 2 – Schools Advertising Challenge
  • Kia Motors Ireland SG2 Niro campaign
  • Brennans Bread – St Patrick’s Day Campaign

Best Multi-platform Campaign for events/cause (Agency)

  • Sport Ireland – It’s my Time
  • IMART and Fuller Marketing
  • Focus Ireland – Shine A Light Night
  • Big Brother Big Sister – Foroige x Toyota.
  • Foras na Gaeilge – Creidim Ionat

Grands Prix (Chosen by Judges)

Best In-House Team – Based on Finalists
Best Small Agency – Based on Finalists
Best Agency Large – Based on Finalists
Grand Prix

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