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People are loving this car ad featuring a sad Irish dinosaur
This is so sweet.
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Sep 17th 2016, 3:10 PM
7 clever marketing campaigns that went down in history
We take a look at some of the best campaigns ever.
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Aug 22nd 2016, 2:21 PM
This Irish take on THAT Diet Coke ad is beyond gas
“I’m destroyed!”
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Jul 12th 2016, 10:18 AM
Google wants to expand how it tracks you for ads - and it's giving you a choice
And yes, Google still knows quite a lot about you.
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Jun 29th 2016, 10:57 AM
Don't use Facebook reactions if you value your privacy, say Belgian police
It believes that Facebook is using them to serve more targeted ads to users
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May 13th 2016, 6:01 PM
Paddy Power criticised over "money back" ads
A complainant wasn’t happy that a footnote was in a smaller font.
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Mar 23rd 2016, 6:04 AM
Harvey Norman ad that referenced Leaving Cert students with 'sore heads' banned
The advertising watchdog upheld a complaint that the ad appears to reference underage drinking.
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Mar 22nd 2016, 4:18 PM
How bookies, e-cigarettes and kids meals can advertise changes today
Food advertisements and ads for health and beauty products will now also be subject to more stringent examinations.
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Mar 1st 2016, 6:07 AM
This Foil Arms & Hog sketch wonderfully takes the piss out of awful Irish TV ads
No better mats.
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Feb 15th 2016, 8:31 PM
Another nail in Flash's coffin as Google plans to ban it from ads
Google will ban Flash-based ads at the start of next year, continuing its move to phase it out of its products entirely.
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Feb 10th 2016, 2:04 PM
A new Twitter account wonderfully takes the piss out of the most annoying ads
Refreshingly honest.
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Jan 27th 2016, 7:54 PM
10 ad jingles Irish 90s kids will never be able to forget
Warning: You will leave this article with at least one earworm.
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Jan 17th 2016, 8:15 PM
9 important observations about this year's crop of Christmas ads
“So what do I get the girl who has everything?”
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Dec 16th 2015, 6:12 PM
6 vintage sexist ads that show how marketers saw Irish women
Will your man like you better in acrylic?
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Dec 13th 2015, 6:00 PM
Here's (almost) every film released this year in nine minutes
Sit back and watch this.
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Dec 5th 2015, 11:00 AM
10 things people are sick of seeing on TV ads
Ah here.
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Nov 30th 2015, 9:35 PM
How Well Do You Know These TV Ads?
Have you been paying attention?
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Nov 18th 2015, 6:20 PM
Just how popular is Snapchat video right now? It now generates 6 billion views a day
The figure has tripled in the space of six months.
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Nov 9th 2015, 9:51 AM
Apple bans hundreds of iPhone apps that secretly spied on users
The ad software used by these apps was able to gather personal information without anyone, even the app developers themselves, knowing.
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Oct 20th 2015, 12:01 PM
We challenge you to watch this ad and not turn into an emotional wreck
Oh God, we’re actually crying at a chewing gum ad.
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Oct 10th 2015, 2:03 PM
The new Vodafone ad is giving Irish people all the feels
The little pig!
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Oct 9th 2015, 12:10 PM
12 sexist ads that companies wish we'd forget they ever made
“Most husbands, nowadays, have stopped beating their wives.”
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Oct 3rd 2015, 11:15 AM
Denis O'Brien's Digicel is taking on Google, Facebook, and Yahoo
The company is introducing ad blocking at a network level.
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Sep 30th 2015, 8:11 PM
Tech companies are frantically searching for ways to make us click on ads
Will this one work?
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Sep 27th 2015, 10:15 AM
Newstalk are in trouble over an ad that called competitors "bulls**tters"
One person was worried it would offend tourists.
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Sep 22nd 2015, 11:50 AM
Some absolute chancer is selling 'Ireland's coolest mobile number' for €400
Is your phone number cool?
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Aug 27th 2015, 10:00 PM
7 things that would happen if beauty ads were ACTUALLY honest
Pay attention, beauty brands.
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Aug 13th 2015, 11:17 AM
These are the 10 companies that spend the most on advertising
That’s a lot of cash.
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Jul 11th 2015, 5:00 PM
Have you ever done this? This hard-hitting ad will make you think otherwise
Last year, 55 people died by accidental drowning in Irish waterways.
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Jul 10th 2015, 6:08 AM
10 parts of Italia 90 that managed to live on in pop culture
Oh, how we loathed Toto Schillaci.
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Jun 20th 2015, 1:00 PM
11 legendary moments in Irish advertising history
“Kate, it’s me. The guy from the bar.”
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Jun 18th 2015, 9:20 PM
Six Irish students die after balcony collapses in Berkeley, California
As many as nine were seriously injured.
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Jun 16th 2015, 1:08 PM
The wording of this charity ad has caused a lot of confusion on Twitter
The Motor Neurone Disease Association ad has gotten flack on the internet.
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Jun 5th 2015, 3:31 PM
This ad for a 'Ladies Tyre Awareness Evening' in Galway is raising eyebrows
It’s about informing women about tyres – but the ad caused much discussion.
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May 14th 2015, 10:04 PM
Bus company drops ad campaign that had topless woman with "Ride me all day" sign
The £3 promotion has caused some uproar.
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May 11th 2015, 1:37 PM
Poll: Would you pay to skip ads on YouTube?
YouTube has plans for a paid subscription service. Will you be signing up?
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Apr 9th 2015, 8:15 PM
YouTube will soon let you skip the ads on all videos...
… if you give them money.
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Apr 9th 2015, 10:01 AM
Product placement is here to stay, so we'd better get used to it
Product placement can be annoying but advertising is a necessary evil of our favourite shows.
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Mar 29th 2015, 8:00 PM
Brand creates 'unskippable' ad viewers can't help but watch
The dog goes to town…
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Mar 3rd 2015, 8:34 PM
Website leaks unretouched Beyoncé photos, fans go MAD
The BeyHive is accusing the website of photoshopping the pictures to make Beyoncé look bad.
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Feb 18th 2015, 8:38 PM
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