Conferences

Upcoming Conference - Spring 2012: Dublin, Ireland.

The Merrion Hotel



Upper Merrion Street
Dublin 2, Ireland

Telephone: +353 1 603 0600
Fax: +353 1 603 0700
Email: info@merrionhotel.com


Fall 2012 Conference Chicago October 14th-17th

Entry to the 2012 GLOBE Awards
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Deadline is June 29.

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SPRING RETREAT – DUBLIN MAY 6th-9th

Facilitators confirmed. The agenda set....

‘Uncovering Creativity and Breaking Business Barriers’

A two day workshop that will change the way you think

The fabulous Merrion Hotel in Dublin will host the MAAW 2012 retreat this spring where delegates will turn insights into foresights, learn to grow richer as they grow older and literally and artistically immerse themselves in creativity!

This is a hands-on, real time, mind expanding, fully interactive, unique event!

Make no mistake you will come away with a different view on creativity and potentially, a new way of doing business!

Breaking Business barriers

Gerald O’Neill

Gerard O'Neill

Is marketing the disposable discipline?

Gerard O’Neill is Chairman of Amárach Research working with senior management teams to create resilient strategies for the future.

His session will explore the megatrends shaping the future landscape for marketing agencies and their clients over the next five years, designed to help delegates leave with at least one idea as to how they can future-proof their business – and succeed.

Brian Moore

Brian Moore

Growing Older, Growing Richer while cascading your values within your organisation’

Brian truly "walks the talk" and has helped hundreds of business owners and their employees increase their referral revenue. By teaching business owners how to predictably and consistently get in front of more profitable prospects Brian will show us how to create a life rather than just making a living!

Siobhan McDonald

Siobhan McDonald

Empty your mind - from blank canvas to tangible creative outcome

Siobhán is a visual artist and will work with our groups to demonstrate how to move from the conscious mind into a better creative space to allow for a more in-depth freedom of expression.

We will also get down and dirty as we create a group ‘piece of art’ under her guidance, while exploring the manifestation of creative thinking and practice into a tangible outcome.

Martin Roper

Martin Roper

Understanding character manifestation as part of the creative writing process

Martin Roper is an author who earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. He is the author of Gone which The Washington Post called “One of the nastiest and most truthful modern novels about the cruelties and disappointments of love’.

Martins workshop will get you writing fast.

You’ll learn how to ‘read like a writer’, one of the more crucial aspects of the craft of writing about how in the story and the novel it’s all on the first page - can the same be said of your presentations? We’ll look at some of the most famous opening and closing pages in world literature and debate what learning’s can be taken to our next pitch.

Join us in Dublin and open your mind!

The 2011 MAA Worldwide GLOBES Awards in Rio

Oct. 20th 2011, The Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Globes Winner

Winners: David Ploughman - President MAA Worldwide, Sarah Murphy and Rich Hashimoto of ARC Worldwide

Arc Worldwide, USA with their campaign “Arm Yourself for the Ones You Love.” for Client Walgreens, is the 2011 ‘Grand Prix winner in the 26th MAA Worldwide GLOBES Recognition Program. Arc Worldwide, USA takes home the GLOBE for the ‘Best of the Best’ in the World and in addition, two GLOBES for ‘Best in Category’.

Repositioning flu shots as selfless acts, the “Arm Yourself for the Ones You Love” Campaign inspired people to stop procrastinating and get their flu shots at Walgreens.

Heart shaped bandages were provided to mothers to write in the names of the people she was protecting, by getting their flu shot.

Heart shaped bandages were provided to mothers to write in the names of the people she was protecting, by getting their flu shot.

48 GLOBES, Silver and Bronze Certificates, as well as Orders of Merit, in 16 Entry Categories, were announced at the 26th annual MAA GLOBES Award Ceremony at the Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro.

Arm Yourself

David Ploughman, President of MAA Worldwide, paid tribute to the high quality of entries received in this year’s program. “What a great year for the GLOBES Awards, despite the continuing global economic challenges, the GLOBES continues to attract more entries from more agencies every year. Brazil is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and a hot bed of creativity & innovation, and a great place for MAA Worldwide to host the 2011 Globes Awards Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro with AMPRO, our exclusive GLOBES Partner in Brazil.

“The quality of the 2011 entries, reflected the consolidation in Promotion Marketing with greatly increased budgets and executions, spanning all available techniques and disciplines, particularly throughout Asia. Highlights of the 2011 Program were the domination by the USA with 4 GLOBES and the Best of the Best in the World. Brazil returned to the Winner’s circle with 2 GLOBES and new GLOBES Winners were the Ukraine and Taiwan” … Mike Da Silva. VP Marketing. MAA GLOBES. Sydney, Australia.

The MAA GLOBES recognizes the very Best of the Best in Promotion Marketing Award Programs executed globally with our partners: CAMPRO from Argentina, the APMA Stars from Australia & New Zealand, AMPRO from Brazil, CAPMA PROMO Awards from Canada, the JPM Awards from Japan, the PMAA Dragons of Asia, the Silver Mercurys from Russia, the IPM Awards from the UK and the PMA REGGIES Awards from the USA. Country entries were also received from Israel and Ireland.

150 judges from 23 Countries, representing Agencies, Clients, Academia, Media and Industry Associations carried out the 2011 Judging process between July and September.



About MAA Worldwide: The Marketing Agencies Association Worldwide is the only organization dedicated solely to the interests and ambitions of CEOs, Presidents, Managing Directors and Principals of top marketing services agencies around the world.

It is composed of entrepreneurs and forward-thinking executives, who together create an extraordinary opportunity for like-minded people to meet with their peers, share global knowledge, raise their agency profile on both a national and a global platform, and to influence the future of our industry. Our members come form all sectors within the marketing communications industry.

As part of our commitment to excellence in our sector, MAA Worldwide created and has supported the GLOBES Awards for 25 years.

For more information contact: Mike Da Silva at mdasilva@mdsa.com.au - Australia, or Keith McCracken at keith.mccracken@maaw.org - USA