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04th Jun 2015

Gallery: Dublin Zoo claims top prize at 2015 Maximum Media Social Media Awards

Here’s a look at the winners of last night’s Maximum Media Social Media Awards

JOE

The Sockies 2015 took over the RDS last night, presided over by RTÉ 2fm DJ Rick O’Shea.

The 2015 Maximum Media Social Media Awards saw more than 400 companies and organisations vying for the main prize, the Grand Prix award.

That big prize went to the team behind Dublin Zoo’s social media accounts, who also won ‘Best Use of Facebook by a Non-Profit/Organisation’ and ‘Best Integrated Social Media Campaign – Sponsored by Cloud90’.

You can find out more about the 2015 Maximum Media Social Media Awards over on the official Sockie 2015 website.

Here’s a look at the winners list in full…

1. Use of Facebook by a Small Business (In-House team managed)

HairyBaby.com

2. Use of Facebook by a Medium+ Business (In-House team managed) – Sponsored by Strata3

Aer Lingus

3. Use of Facebook by a Business/Brand (Agency Run)

SPAR Ireland

4. Use of Facebook by a Media Organisation

BreakingNews.ie

5. Use of Facebook by a Non-Profit/Organisation

Dublin Zoo

6. Best Business Twitter account – Agency Run

Littlewoods Ireland

7. Best Business Twitter account – In-House Run – Sponsored by Kantar Media

AA Roadwatch

8. Best Non-Profit/Organisation Twitter account

Dogs Trust Ltd

9. Best Business Twitter Campaign

AIB GAA

10. Best Mobile App

World Rugby – Laws of Rugby

11. Best Use of Instagram

LovelyBeards.com

12. Best Blog of an SME

Chill Insurance

13. Best Use of Social Media by an SME – Sponsored by Blacknight (Two winners)

Micro SME – Cuckoo Events

Medium SME – Tour America

14. Best Use of Social Media by State Body – Sponsored by SENSORPRO

An Garda Síochána

15. Customer Care using Social Media (Integrated)

Electric Ireland

16. Best Experimental Format (Vine, Whatsapp, Snapchat)

RTE Republic of Telly

17. Best Video/Video Campaign (non broadcast)

Dublin’s 98FM – 98FM Best of Dublin Awards

18. Best use of Realtime Marketing – sponsored by Fandom

Aviva Stadium Ireland vs. England

19. Zero Budget Social Media Campaign

Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club – Faces behind the Purple & Gold

20. Best Integrated Social Media Campaign – Sponsored by Cloud90

Dublin Zoo – Dublin Elephants

21. In-house Team of the Year

Lidl Ireland

22. Agency of the Year

Radical

23. Grand Prix

Dublin Zoo

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