Social Media Awards

This is the older site for The Sockies (Social Media Awards). Visit the website of The Sockies. Our Sockies mailing list will tell you when nominations open.

Nominations are now open for The 2015 Sockies. Our new website is here and the nomination form is open.

Nominations close on April 7th.

This is our location.

Congrats to all the winners. Hard luck but a BIG thank you to all the nominees, semi-finalists and finalists who are all awesome too.

And the winners are:

Facebook Page for a Business (Agency Run)
Universal Pictures Ireland

Facebook Page for Non profit/organisation
Alone Ireland

Facebook Page for a Business (owner managed)
Lidl Ireland

Integrated Facebook Campaign:
Centra Ireland

Best Business Twitter account – Marketing
Spin 1038

Best Business Twitter account – Support
Irish Rail

Best Business/Org Twitter Campaign
Centra – #CentraCronado

Best Blog of an SME sponsored by .Me Registry
Brave Media

Use of Social Media by an SME
Tour America

Video/Video Campaign sponsored by YouTube
Kevin Egan Cars

Online PR Campaign
Bewley’s fair-trade Fortnight campaign

Use of Social Media by State Body
Defence Forces

Mobile App
Two winners
Just Eat + St Patrick’s Festival

Customer Care sponsored by Sky Ireland
Vodafone Ireland

Best use of SM for a sponsorship campaign
Electric Ireland

Innovative Use of Social Media
Spin1038 The Drop

Social Media Effectiveness sponsored by Cloud90
UCC

Integrated Social Media Campaign
Centra

Social Media Only Campaign
Samsung ‘Re:Create’

Experimental
Essential French

Agency of the Year
Radical

Grand Prix
Centra Ireland

Here are the Finalists for the Agency Category

• Carat
• H+A Marketing + PR
• Radical
• Wilson Hartnell
• Brave Media
• Edelman
• Hunter Communications

These were the only agencies to respond to our tweets about filling in this form. If you are an agency and have work in the final, then fill in the form and we’ll update this list. You have until close of business on May 29th.

This is finalist list for the 2014 Social Media Awards.

Don’t forget to Tweet or blog thanks to our sponsors. And you can link to this badge.
And use the hashtag #sockies14. Tickets are now on sale.

Social Media Only Campaign

Centra – #CentraCronado
Centra – Brighten Up Your Christmas
O2 Ireland – #thirteen
Road Safety Authority – Tip Swap Campaign
Samsung Recreate
Sligo – Who Knew?
UPC Blue Hoodie Giveaway
Vodafone & HTC One Gold – Leap of Faith

Mobile App

Castlepalooza App
Cat Laughs
Culture Night 2013
ESB Networks
JustEat.ie
St. Patrick’s Festival 2014
Subtitle Festival App

Experimental Format Campaign

98FM Instagram Daily Fix Videos
Electric Ireland – Dancergy
Essential French – Vine and Snapchat campaigns
IDA Ireland – Hurley/Skateboard hybrid
M&M’s Ms Green Selfies on Snapchat
Sony Mobile – St Patrick’s Day with the ‘Selfie Studio
Spin South West -Snapchat
Vision Independent Productions – The Hit

This is finalist list for the 2014 Social Media Awards.

Don’t forget to Tweet or blog thanks to our sponsors. And you can link to this badge.
And use the hashtag #sockies14. Tickets are now on sale.

Innovative Use of Social Media

#irishbizparty
AIB – The lab
Dublin Bus – Network Noel
Electric Ireland – Dancergy
Ireland West Airport Knock
Irish Farmers’ Journal – Felfies
Radical
Rare Irish Stuff
Spin 1038
Tour America

Social Media Effectiveness – conversions, metrics etc – Sponsored by Cloud90

FRQ.FM
Galway Advertiser
Rare Irish Stuff
Tesco Mobile Ireland
Tour America
Uncle Ben’s – Ben’s Beginners
University College Cork

Integrated Social Media Campaign

AIB – #TheToughest
Bewley’s Fairtrade Fortnight
Bord na Móna – Growise
Centra Own Brand
Electric Ireland – Powering Kindness
Kenco Millicano
Nurofen
RaboDirect – ScabbyorSmart.ie
Samsung – Samsung Recreate
Spin 1038 – The Drop
The Wolf of Wall Street

This is finalist list for the 2014 Social Media Awards.

Don’t forget to Tweet or blog thanks to our sponsors. And you can link to this badge. And use the hashtag #sockies14. Tickets are now on sale.

Use of Social Media by a State Body

An Garda Siochana
Bord na Móna
ESB Networks
IDA Ireland
Inland Fisheries Ireland
Irish Defence Forces
Irish Rail
National Lottery
Road Safety Authority
You Can Quit – HSE

Customer Care using Social Media (Integrated) – Sponsored by Sky

AIB (Allied Irish Banks)
Aer Lingus
Blacknight
Electric Ireland
Laya Healthcare
Meteor
Tesco Mobile Ireland
Three Ireland
UPC Ireland
Vodafone Ireland

Best use of SM for a sponsorship campaign

AIB – #TheToughest
Aviva Stadium – Fan Studio
Bank of Ireland – Rugby
Electric Ireland – Electric Picnic Dancergy
Laya Healthcare Pendulum Summit
My Kids Time
O2 Ireland – #thirteen

This is finalist list for the 2014 Social Media Awards.

Don’t forget to Tweet or blog thanks to our sponsors. And you can link to this badge. And use the hashtag #sockies14. Tickets are now on sale.

Best Blog of an SME – Sponsored by .ME Registry

Blacknight
Bonkers
Brave Media
Brightspark Consulting
Cuckoo Events
Gaumina
Music Scene
Tweeting Goddess

Best Use of Social Media by an SME (new) – Sponsored by Bord Gais Energy

Belle Boutique
Dial A Cab
IrishFoodGuide.ie
Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese
Maximum Media – Her.ie, Joe.ie
O’Mahony Booksellers
Rare Irish Stuff
The Galway Advertiser
The Irish Store
Tour America

Video Campaign – Sponsored by YouTube

AIB
Cadbury Ireland
Cadbury – Chuck O’Byrne
Kevin Egan Cars
DoneDeal
Nurofen Ireland
Fota Wildlife Park
Ireland West Airport Knock

Online PR Campaign

Bewley’s – Fair Trade Fortnight
Bord na Móna – Big Family Circle
Bram Stoker Festival
Carphone Warehouse – Samsung Galaxy S4
Irish Deaf Kids – Retaining Audiology Course in Athlone IT
Macnas – “On the Night Journey”

This is finalist list for the 2014 Social Media Awards.

Don’t forget to Tweet or blog thanks to our sponsors. And you can link to this badge. And use the hashtag #sockies14. Tickets are now on sale.

Best Business Twitter account – marketing, sales – Sponsored by Kantar Media – Kmni.ie

98FM
Blacknight
Cadbury Ireland
Glanbia Country Life
Horseware
Network Noel
Spin 1038
Spin South West

Best Business Twitter account – support, CRM – Sponsored by SENSORPRO

Aer Lingus
Blacknight
DoneDeal.ie
Eircom
ESB Networks
Irish Rail
Tesco Mobile Ireland
Three Ireland
UPC Ireland
Vodafone Ireland

Best Business/Org Twitter Campaign – sponsored by Devhaus

#CuckooClaus – Cuckoo Events
RaboDirect Tweeties
O2 Ireland Rugby – #thirteen
Idaho Cafe – VAT 9%
MII Cork Marketing Ball Selfies
Carphone Warehouse iPhone 5s and 5C launch
AIB Me2U P2P Mobile App
Centra – CentraCronado

This is finalist list for the 2014 Social Media Awards.

Don’t forget to Tweet or blog thanks to our sponsors. And you can link to this badge. And use the hashtag #sockies14

Facebook Page for a Business – Agency Run

Cadbury Ireland
Corona Ireland
Gala Retail
Knorr Ireland
National Lottery
Network Noel
Samsung Ireland
Universal Pictures Ireland

Facebook Page for Non profit/organisation

Alone Ireland
Fota Wildlife Park
Focus Ireland
Irish Autism Action
Irish People Living in Australia
ISPCC
Mutts Anonymous Rescue and Adoption (MADRA)
Official Leinster Rugby Supporters Club

28 entries to 13

Facebook Page for a Business (owner managed)

Ballyhass Lakes Activity Centre
My Kids Time
Rare Irish Stuff
Sam McCauley Chemists
DoneDeal
Avalanche Designs
Cow and Gate Ireland
First 1000 Days Ireland
Aer Lingus
Spin1038
Universal Music Ireland
Spin South West
Lidl Ireland

Integrated Facebook Campaign

48 Go Conquer
Bewley’s Ireland
Bórd Na Móna
Centra
Growise
Network Noel
Pedigree Ireland
Samsung Ireland
SPAR