Boys+Girls Picks Up Four Effie Awards

Boys+Girls, Ireland’s leading independent creative agency was awarded four awards including two Gold at the inaugural Irish Effie Awards which took place yesterday. The agency was awarded for campaigns for clients including Skoda, Three Ireland and Energia. They won four Effie awards for the following categories:

Gold in Sustained Effectiveness for ŠKODA

Entry Title: THE POWER OF ONE LITTLE WORD

Lead Agencies: Boys + Girls, PHD Media

Gold in Business to Business for Three Ireland

Entry Title: The Connected Island

Lead Agencies: Boys + Girls, Core

Silver in IT, Telecoms & Consumer Electronics for Three Ireland

Entry Title: Busting myths by connecting islands

Lead Agencies: Boys + Girls and Core

Bronze in Public Service, Government & Utilities for Energia

Entry Title: PUTTING POWER BEHIND THE BRAND

Lead Agencies: Boys + Girls, dentsu X

The Effie Awards ceremony took place yesterday in a virtual show streamed live from the Mansion House. Run by IAPI, these Effie Awards are the first of their kind for Ireland, replacing the AD:FX Awards from previous years. 

The Effie Awards are known by advertisers and agencies globally as the pre-eminent effectiveness award in the industry, and recognize any and all forms of marketing  that contribute to a brand's success. For over 50 years, winning an Effie has become a global symbol of achievement. 

Speaking about the wins, Margaret Gilsenan, Chief Strategy Officer at Boys+Girls said, “We’re absolutely delighted to win 4 Effies at the inaugural Irish Effies Awards. They are the global benchmark for truly effective work and so we’re honoured to have our campaigns for ŠKODA, Three and Energia recognised for their brilliant results. We previously had great successes with AD:FX so we’re excited to keep that success going. Congratulations to all the teams involved on both Client and Agency sides, it is great to see great work recognised”

Every Irish Gold winner will be given the opportunity to enter both Euro Effie ‘Best of the Best’ and Global Effie ‘Best of the Best’ in 2022. In the past month, Margaret judged the first Global ‘Best of the Best’ Awards this year, the results of which will be announced in the next month.