Social Media Awards

Facebook Page for a Business (Non Campaign) sponsored by Newsletter.ie

Wheelworx

http://www.facebook.com/wheelworx

Bord Bia

http://www.facebook.com/BordBia

Bloom In the Park

http://www.facebook.com/BloomInThePark

MyKidsTime.ie

http://www.facebook.com/mykidstime

The Cork News

https://www.facebook.com/thecorknews

Marks & Spencer Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/MarksandSpencerIreland

National Lottery

http://www.facebook.com/nationallotteryireland

Beat 102-103

http://www.facebook.com/beat102103

Cork Independent

https://www.facebook.com/corkindependent

Guinness Rugby Supporters Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/guinnessrugbyireland

Eason

https://www.facebook.com/EasonsIreland

DoneDeal.ie

http://www.facebook.com/DoneDealIreland

Today FM

https://www.facebook.com/todayfm

SPIN South West

https://www.facebook.com/SPINSouthWest

Renault Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/renaultireland

Heinz Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/ithastobeheinzireland

Zwartbles Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zwartbles-Ireland/222514924426117

Jameson Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/JamesonIreland

Aertv

http://www.facebook.com/aertv

BuyandSell.ie

https://www.facebook.com/BuyandSell.ie

Tickles Cork

http://www.facebook.com/TicklesCork

Toyota Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/toyotaireland

Cork Institute of Technology

http://www.facebook.com/myCIT

Smirnoff Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/SmirnoffIreland

Riverdance

http://www.facebook.com/Riverdance

Vodafone Ireland

https://www.facebook.com/vodafoneireland

Hill 16

https://www.facebook.com/Hill16Dubs

SPAR

https://www.facebook.com/SPARIreland

Irish Pride

https://www.facebook.com/IrishPrideBakeries

Universal Pictures Ireland

https://www.facebook.com/UniversalPicturesIreland

Cadbury Ireland

https://www.facebook.com/CadburyIreland

Facebook Page for Non profit/organisation

Abbeyleix Facebook Page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ABBEYLEIX/315263826314

First Fortnight

http://www.facebook.com/firstfortnight

World Book Day Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/WBDIreland

Irish Autism Action

http://www.facebook.com/Irishautism

Dublin Marathon

http://www.facebook.com/dublinmarathon

Arthritis Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/ArthritisIreland.ie

Cork Opera House

https://www.facebook.com/corkopera

iPads4autism

https://www.facebook.com/pages/IPads4autism-ie/225934904087098

Lewis Glucksman Gallery

https://www.facebook.com/glucksmangallery

IT Sligo

https://www.facebook.com/itsligo

LookWest.ie

https://www.facebook.com/LookWest

Angelman Syndrome Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/angelmansyndromeireland

Special Olympics Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/specialolympicsireland

Dublin Zoo

http://www.facebook.com/dublinzoo

ReachOut Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/ReachOutIreland

Triathlon Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/triathlonireland

Facebook Page for a Business (owner managed)

Brasserie Sixty6

http://www.facebook.com/brasseriesixty6restaurant

Whats On NI

http://www.facebook.com/www.whatsonni

Treyvaud’s Restaurant

https://www.facebook.com/TreyvaudsRestaurant

The Secret Garden

https://www.facebook.com/SecretGardenCentre<

Up To My Eyes

http://www.facebook.com/uptomyeyes

Sage Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/sageirelandofficial

Tour America

http://www.facebook.com/touramericatv

SpiderWorking.com

https://www.facebook.com/spiderworking

The Market Foodstore

https://www.facebook.com/Themarket.fan

Greenside Up

http://www.facebook.com/Greensideupveg

STAR Translation Services

http://www.facebook.com/startranslation

Topflight Holidays

http://www.facebook.com/topflight

touch-and-go.org

https://www.facebook.com/TouchAndGo.org

A|wear

http://www.facebook.com/awear1

Bord na Móna
www.facebook.com/bordnamonafuels

Funky Christmas Jumpers

http://www.facebook.com/FunkyChristmasJumpers

TheView.ie

https://www.facebook.com/theview.ie

Republic of Telly

https://www.facebook.com/republicoftelly

TV3 – Xposé

http://www.facebook.com/xposetv3

Evening Echo

https://www.facebook.com/eveningecho

3e – fyi

http://www.facebook.com/3efyi

Blacknight

http://www.facebook.com/blacknight

SPIN 1038

http://www.facebook.com/spin1038

GrabOne

https://www.facebook.com/GrabOneIreland

GrandGrand.ie

http://www.facebook.com/keepgoingsureitsgrand

Wedding Dates

http://www.facebook.com/WeddingDates

Cronin’s Pub

http://wwww.facebook.com/CroninsPub

Hamish & Ozzie

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamish-Ozzie-custom-horsehair-jewellery/137611146252104

Integrated Facebook Campaign: Page, App & Ads

Sage Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/sageirelandofficial

Tour America

http://www.facebook.com/touramericatv

Electric Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/ElectricIreland

Triton Ireland

https://www.facebook.com/TritonShowersIreland

Bord na Móna

https://www.facebook.com/bordnamonafuels

Eristoff Vodka Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/EristoffVodkaIreland

Jameson Ireland

https://www.facebook.com/JamesonIreland

Buy and Sell

http://www.facebook.com/buyandsell.ie

Smirnoff Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/SmirnoffIreland

Velvet Ireland

http://www.facebook.com/VelvetIreland

Bus Éireann -Where The Mood Takes Me

http://wwww.facebook.com/WhereTheMoodTakesAlan

Miller Genuine Draft

https://www.facebook.com/ItsMillerTimeIreland

Vodafone Ireland

https:///www.facebook.com/vodafoneireland

SPAR

https:///www.Facebook.com/SPARIreland

Northern Ireland Tourist Board

https://www.facebook.com/discovernorthernireland

Lidl Ireland

https://www.facebook.com/lidlireland

We’ve extended nominations and we will keep taking them until Friday March 30th at 1630

If you need guidance on your nominations, do check the whitepaper from last year’s winners and you can also email: michelle@SocialMediaAwards.com for feedback. And for those asking, no the entries don’t need to be the size of the sections in the whitepaper.

March 15th Update: Nominations are now open.

Nominations for the 2012 will open soon enough. You will need to nominate your own company/campaign for the Social Media Awards as each nomination needs details only the people running the Social Media Accounts/Campaigns would know.

Here are some suggested things to have ready for your nomination.

• 1. Look at the winners from last year in categories you want to nominate yourself.
• 2. Read the whitepaper we put together of winner case studies from last year.
• 3. Hone your pitch. A percentage of the judging process will be on how well you nominated yourself. (Hint: “see our Facebook doesn’t get you much points for your nomination formatting)
• 4. See our Facebook Page or follow us on Twitter to be informed the second we open nominations
• 5. Get your Facebook Page, Website and Twitter profile looking snazzy before you submit something.

Details on the 2012 event will be announced on the evening of February 13th. We’ll update this post too when the details are ready. Stay tuned or follow us on Twitter: @socMediaAwards

The 2012 Bord Gais Energy Social Media Awards will be held in the Mansion House on Thursday May 17th. Details about nomination dates will be updated here soon.

Here’s the Winner’s Badge for your site:

Code for it:
<a href=”http://socialmediaawards.com” _mce_href=”http://socialmediaawards.com”><img src=”http://socialmediaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/SocialMediaAwardsWinners2011.png” _mce_src=”http://socialmediaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/SocialMediaAwardsWinners2011.png alt=”Social Media Awards – Winner badge” title=”Social Media Awards Winner” width=”300″ height=”120″ class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-129″ /></a><br />

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

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

Congratulations to those that reached the final. A second round of judging will now begin. Those who signed up to judge will get an email soon.

Buy your tickets for the May 26th 2011 Social Media Awards.

Here’s the Finalist Badge for your site:

Code for it:
<a href=”http://socialmediaawards.com” _mce_href=”http://socialmediaawards.com”><img src=”http://socialmediaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/SocialMediaAwards2011Finalist.png” _mce_src=”http://socialmediaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/SocialMediaAwards2011Finalist.png” alt=”Social Media Awards – Finalist badge” title=”Social Media Awards Finalist” width=”300″ height=”120″ class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-129″ /></a><br />

Facebook Page for a Business

A|wear Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/Awear1
The Secret Garden - http://www.facebook.com/SecretGardenCentre
What’sOnNI - http://www.facebook.com/www.whatsonni
TodayFM - https://www.facebook.com/todayfm
Newstalk * – http://www.facebook.com/newstalkfm
Blacknight - http://www.facebook.com/blacknight
Toyota Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/toyotaireland
Spin 1038 – http://www.facebook.com/spin1038

Facebook Page for a Non-Profit Organisation

Defence Forces – http://www.facebook.com/DefenceForces
Science Gallery - http://www.facebook.com/ScienceGallery
Concern Worldwide - http://www.facebook.com/concernworldwide
Tourism Ireland - http://www.facebook.com/discoverireland
Dublin Zoo - http://www.facebook.com/dublinzoo
IT Sligo - https://www.facebook.com/itsligo
FOTA Wildlife Park – http://www.facebook.com/fotawildlife
Barnardos Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/barnardosireland

Facebook Page for a Business (Owner Managed)

Vodafone Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/vodafoneireland
My Lunch IE – http://www.facebook.com/mylunch.ie
Glenisk Organic – http://www.facebook.com/GleniskOrganic
My Kids’ Time - http://www.facebook.com/mykidstime
Tour America – http://www.facebook.com/touramericatv
Meteor Mobile – http://www.facebook.com/meteor
Cork Independent – http://www.facebook.com/corkindependent
Puddle Ducks – http://www.facebook.com/puddleducks
3 Ireland –  http://www.facebook.com/3Ireland

Integrated Facebook Campaign (Page, App and Ads)

Jelly Bean Factory - http://www.facebook.com/JellyBeanFactory
Glenisk Organic – http://www.facebook.com/GleniskOrganic
MummyPages – http://www.facebook.com/MummyPages
eMobile Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/emobileireland
Pizza Hut Ireland - http://www.facebook.com/getafreepizza
Tourism Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/IrelandTown
Lidl Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/lidlireland
Maltesers Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/maltesersireland
ABSOLUT Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/ABSOLUT.Ireland
Toyota Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/toyotaireland

Best Business Twitter Account – Marketing and Sales

Grace App – @graceapp
La Cucina – @italianfoodie
My Lunch IE – @mylunchie
Realex Payments – @realexpayments
Silicon Ireland – @siliconireland
Newstalk 106-108 – @newstalkfm
TV3 Xpose – @TV3Xpose
Blacknight – @Blacknight
Curious Wines – @curiouswines

Best Twitter Account – Support, CRM

Wheelworx – @wheelworx
What’s On NI – @whatsonni
Tourism Ireland – @discoverireland, @gotoirelandgb, @gotoirelandus
Eircom – @eircom
Irish Weather Online – @iweatheronline
Blacknight – @blacknight
We Are UPC – @UPC_HelpsYou_IE
Vodafone Ireland – @vodafoneireland

Blog of a Business – Sponsored by Frontline LED

* Simply Zesty – http://www.simplyzesty.com
Garrendenny Lane – http://www.garrendennylane.com/blog
La Cucina – http://italianfoodies.ie/
Neworld - http://blog.neworld.com/
RABODirect - http://www.rabodirect.ie/blog/default.aspx
Blacknight - http://blog.blacknight.com/
Curious Wines - http://www.curiouswines.ie/blog/

Video/Video Campaign (non broadcast) – Sponsored by Publicis QMP

Grace App for Autism
Wicklow TV
The Science Gallery
Flowers Made Easy
Event Junkies
Laughing Kookaburra
Wedding Dates

Online PR Campaign – Sponsored by ESOF 2012, Dublin City of Science

Sandtex Ireland
Pizza Hut Delivery
Flowers Made Easy
Making Things Look Better
Vodafone Ireland
Wedding Dates

Use of Social Media by State Body/Org – Sponsored by pTools

Defence Forces
Irish Rail
Bord Bia
Tourism Ireland
Enterprise Ireland
Environmental Protection Agency
Western Development Commission

Best Mobile App

Grace App
Today FM
Eco Appz
Oxegen 2010
Heineken Cup iPhone App
Leinster Legends
Spin 1038

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

Grace App
ESB Electric Ireland
Tourism Ireland
Eircom, eMobile, Meteor
Blacknight
Vodafone Ireland

Best Use of Social Media For A Sponsorship Campaign

Bank of Ireland Leinster Blue Magic
Toyota Ireland
Wedding Dates
Bank of Ireland – Dragon’s Den
Betfair – ElectionPredict.com
98FM

Innovative Use of Social Media – Sponsored by Arekibo

Today FM – Ray D’Arcy Show
Harry’s Bar and Restaurant
Tourism Ireland
Morning Ireland, RTE
Meteor
Belfast Telegraph True Colours App
Action Breast Cancer
RTE’s The Rumour Room

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

Buyers Broker
Morning Ireland, RTE
Irish Premature Babies
Action Breast Cancer
Toyota Ireland
Bank of Ireland – Dragon’s Den
Lucozade

Integrated Social Media Campaign – Sponsored by GrabOne.ie

Defence Forces
Currys/PC World
eMobile
Morning Ireland, RTE
Meteor
Barnardos
Vodafone

Agency for use of Social Media – Sponsored by Newsletter.ie
May 22nd update, finalist agencies:

Rothco
CKSK
Radical
Bua Marketing
ICAN
Irish International
Simply Zesty
Eighty Twenty
Neworld
Pembroke
Bluecube Interactive

* A few nominees were not listed on the site but were in our nomination database.

Date: The Bord Gais Energy Social Media Awards take place in the Mansion House, Dublin on May 26th. Doors open at 7pm.

Tickets are on sale now for €50.

Judging will begin this week so we can create a finalist list. The winners will then be named on the night of May 26th. We will mix judging between the public and those with more of an expertise with social media and marketing.

The event will be theatre style, no tables where you can huddle around with your colleagues, mix with the rest of us!

We’re extending nominations until Tuesday May 3rd 2011 at 9pm since many companies have asked for an extension. You have one now. No more extensions will be given after this.

If you want to be a judge at the Social Media Awards (which starts end of this week) you can apply to be an online judge here.

We have also decided not to do the Search Engine Optimisation project at the Social Media Awards but we’ll run it at the Web Awards instead.

We’re delighted to announce that Bord Gais Energy are the headline sponsors for the 2011 Social Media Awards. We had a photo session on Friday where a graffiti artist was hired to do Social Media logos along with the Bord Gais Energy logo. Pictured are Rick O’Shea from 2FM, Eoin O’Suilleabhain from Bord Gais Energy and Damien Mulley chiefmoppusher for the Social Media Awards.

A full list of Social Media categories is available here. There are still sponsorship slots available for the the Social Media Awards if your company or organisation would like to be involved.

Social Media Awards nominations are go:
The 2011 nominations for the Social Media Awards are now open. Nominations are open until Monday May 2nd at 3pm. Owner/Managers for Social Media campaigns/sites/presences are the ones who will need to do the nominating in these awards. Unless you expressly ask otherwise, information you nominate will be made public after the event. We hope by doing this it will help push standards up in the industries that use social media in Ireland.

Nomination Coordinator:
If you need some help with nominating your business or organisation for the Social Media Awards, let us know and give some guidance. Email Noel@SocialMediaAwards.com if there are questions about the nomination process and we’ll try to answer them for you.

And if you are interested in sponsoring a category, see the details here.