Verve bagged 18 trophies in this year’s APMC Star Awards. The awards which were hosted virtually by 2FM DJ Tara Stewart on Thursday, 2nd of July 2020, announced awards across 12 categories to include 10 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze in recognition for a variety of campaigns by Verve.
Senior Account Manager Eva McCarthy also received one of the inaugural Rising Star Awards, the first year that an honour was awarded to recognise outstanding achievers under 30 years of age.
Among the 18 awards, there were six category winners including Guinness 232 for Diageo in Alcoholic Beverages - Beers, Wines and Spirits & Best use of Experiential, Guinness 6 Nations for Diageo in Best Integrated Campaign, Best International & Best Sponsorship and The Coca Cola Company’s Melodic Wood in Best Creative. Awards were also won for clients KBC Bank & Hockey Ireland across Digital & Social Media categories.
RISING STAR
- Senior Account Manager, Eva McCarthy
GOLD
- FMCG - FOOD and Non Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages: The Melodic Wood, The Coca Cola Company
- Alcoholic Beverages - Beers, Wines and Spirits: Guinness 232, Diageo
- Alcoholic Beverages - Beers, Wines and Spirits: Guinness Winterfest, Diageo
- Best Innovation: The Melodic Wood, The Coca Cola Company
- Best Integrated Campaign: Guinness 6 Nations, Diageo
- Best use of Experiential: Guinness 232, Diageo
- Best use of Experiential: Guinness Winterfest, Diageo
- Best International: Guinness 6 Nations, Diageo
- Best Sponsorship: Guinness 6 Nations, Diageo
- Best Creative: The Melodic Wood, The Coca Cola Company
SILVER
- Business to Business and Trade and Salesforce: Rockshore Apple Cider, Diageo
- Best Use of Digital: Dublin Marathon, KBC Bank
- Best use of Experiential: Schweppes Ultimate Mixer Studio 2019, The Coca Cola Company
- Best Social Media - Influencer Marketing and PR: Road to Tokyo, Hockey Ireland
- Best Creative: Guinness 232, Diageo
BRONZE
- Best Use of Digital: Road to Tokyo, Hockey Ireland
- Service Industries, including financial services, utilities, IT and Telecoms: KBC Student Campaign, KBC
Ronan Traynor, Founder & MD, Verve said “We are thrilled for our team and their hard work and also our clients who allow us to work on these campaigns that demonstrate the depth and scope of the services we offer clients here at Verve. The APMC Star Awards recognise and reward excellence in our industry and we are delighted to scoop so many awards to reward that excellence. With 5 category wins, we are looking forward to seeing how we do at a European level in the months ahead’.
