And the winner is……. So exiting to be at the first awards of my life, and even better regarding something that I love too: Social Media.
I felt like I was in a movie. Conor was one of the judges and decided to bring us, his team, to a different type of training session, he said: “watch guys and learn as next year we will be on the podium!” I believe that, we are working hard, we have the passion and his knowledge, the perfect mix!
The inaugural Bord Gáis Energy Social Media Awards, which took place Thursday 26th May in the Mansion House in Dublin , organised by Damien Mulley and hosted by the inimitable Ricky O’Shea (radio 2FM), honoured companies that demonstrated innovation in their use of social media in business over the past year. The awards were judged by a panel of industry experts and members of the public.
The Grand Prix Award, for the best overall use of social media, went to Meteor Mobile, who also picked up the award for the best owned-managed business Facebook page. Here the link if you want to check it out: http://www.facebook.com/meteor
Well done to all the Social Media Awards Finalists and Sponsors, it was a great night! Good entertainments, well organised and I loved The Virtual Graffiti Wall, even if I didn’t win!
There is only one last question: will Social Media have “new ways of interacting with the public, provide better services and inevitably generate more sales??”
Here below the list of finalists:
Facebook Page for a Business
Spin 1038 – http://www.facebook.com/spin1038
Facebook Page for a Non-Profit Organisation
Dublin Zoo – http://www.facebook.com/dublinzoo
Facebook Page for a Business (Owner Managed)
Meteor Mobile – http://www.facebook.com/meteor
Integrated Facebook Campaign (Page, App and Ads)
Maltesers Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/maltesersireland
Best Business Twitter Account – Marketing and Sales
Blacknight – @Blacknight
Best Twitter Account – Support, CRM
Eircom – @eircom
Blog of a Business – Sponsored by Frontline LED
Curious Wines – http://www.curiouswines.ie/blog/
Video/Video Campaign (non broadcast) – Sponsored by Publicis QMP
Laughing Kookaburra – Goldnomics
Online PR Campaign – Sponsored by ESOF 2012, Dublin City of Science
Wedding Dates - http://weddingdates.ie/wifecarrying
Use of Social Media by State Body/Org – Sponsored by pTools
Defence Forces
Best Mobile App
Oxegen 2010
Customer Care using Social Media (Integrated) – Sponsored by DoneDeal
Vodafone Ireland
Best Use of Social Media For A Sponsorship Campaign
Bank of Ireland Leinster Blue Magic
Innovative Use of Social Media – Sponsored by Arekibo
RTE’s The Rumour Room
Social Media Effectiveness – conversions, metrics etc – Sponsored by Kantar Media
Morning Ireland, RTE
Integrated Social Media Campaign – Sponsored by GrabOne.ie
Meteor
Agency for use of Social Media – Sponsored by Newsletter.ie
Irish International
Grand Prix – Sponsored by Bord Gais Energy
Meteor Mobile
