DDFH&B and Mediavest’s ad Playground for Dublin City Council has won the October NNI Press Ad of the Month competition. The ad is part of a campaign for Dublin City Council entitled Dublin Graffitied.

Playground by DDFH&B for Dublin City Council
Playground by DDFH&B/Mediavest for Dublin City Council
The ad asks newspaper readers to think about how the money paid to remove graffiti from Dublin’s streets could otherwise be used. Paddy Treacy wrote the copy. Mark Shanley was the art director. Mediavest planned media. Congratulations to the team involved and to Dublin City Council.
This month’s competition was judged by Pat Lemasney of Southern Advertising and Michael Walsh from Bloom, in conjunction with our adjudicating chairman, Martin Wright. Martin said this about the ad:
“Simple, well art directed, nice interesting fact. Does newspaper advertising justice.” Thank you to all of our judges.
The November competition is now open for entries. Enter your best ads of November before December 6th and your most impressive ads published during December before January 10th.
Enter through our website.

The October Shortlist In Full:

Playground by DDFH&B/Mediavest for Dublin City Council (winner)
Nothing Beats Being There by Target McConnells/Maxus Global for the GAA
HSA BeSmart Scar by McCann Dublin/Clear Blue water for HSA
Letterbox by Irish International for Simon

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