Fame, Transformation, Planet

THINKHOUSE’s services are integrated across three key areas: Fame, Transformation and Planet and it represents brands in multiple sectors including, but not limited to; FMCG, Tech, Retail, not-for-profit, Media and Entertainment.

Powered by The Youth Lab, the agency’s in-house insights department, THINKHOUSE positions itself as specialists in ‘digital-first, future-fit marketing for progressive brands that care about people and planet.” Since the agency was established in 2001 it has helped tackle some of the industry's biggest challenges around youth culture, equality, social justice and sustainable practice.

Clients and Markets

Producing work for brands and organisations that are headquartered in Europe, Scandinavia, USA and China, the agency’s footprint is in over 160 markets - predominantly through its strategic consultancy, planet, social media, public relations and creative content services. The agency works internationally with Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, Rasio, Yugo and Suntory and has delivered international projects for Netflix, Nespresso and Michael Kors amongst others. Domestically, in Ireland, the agency works with blue-chip organisations and brands including Musgrave, Heineken Ireland, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, Barry’s Tea, Life Style Sports, eMovis, innocent and RTÉ (Ireland’s national broadcaster) amongst others.

Social & Digital Innovation

Investment in Social & Digital is estimated to rise globally by 10% in 2022 and over a quarter of all adspend is projected to be in social media by 2024. THINKHOUSE, an agency that has social media in its DNA, has launched a new Creative Tech studio to complement its Social & Digital Strategy, Creative Production & Film Making, Script Writing and Editing Services. “Thinkhouse’s investment in world-class Social & Digital innovation and talent has always paid off. It’s our responsibility to be one step ahead of our brands so that we can lead them confidently and responsibly into the future. The agency is famous for ‘world firsts’ and in 2022 we’re determined to help our brands lead by example, with imagination, in this increasingly complex space.” said Donagh Humphreys, the newly appointed Head of Social & Digital Innovation. Prior to joining Thinkhouse five years ago, Humphreys worked with Mindshare Ireland and GroupM Ireland. Promoted from his role as Social & Digital Innovation Director, he now leads a team of 7 social media and digital experts, collaborating with department leads to drive a culture of innovation and effectiveness across the agency’s integrated services.

Client Service

The bedrock of any agency is its partnership with its clients. As the newly appointed Head of Client Service, Kieran O’Donovan is ambitious to grow and innovate the agency’s Client Service function: “Exceptional transparency and speed of service is at the heart of how we will shape things to come. In a world that moves at the speed of culture - our clients need access to a wide range of experts, services, data and insights that only Thinkhouse can offer, and I will work to continue to expand the Client Service team to deliver that service, with the client at the centre of the process. As part of our Planet offering - we’re also working with clients to develop new ways of measuring growth - the kind that doesn’t cost the earth. This is really important to us and has become increasingly important to the brands and clients that we work with.” Before joining THINKHOUSE as a Group Account Director in 2020, O’Donovan has been in the industry for 14 years working with leading Irish independent and international agencies at Boys & Girls, Publicis, TBWA and Chemistry. At Thinkhouse he heads up a team of International and Domestic Client Service executives, working alongside department leads to integrate the service and maximise the impact for the agency and for our clients.

Integrated Creative Strategy

THINKHOUSE’s specialist teams work side-by-side to deliver truly integrated creative designed to live everywhere from Social & Digital platforms, earned channels, broadcast media and most importantly, within culture. “THINKHOUSE is a very unique creative agency, drawn to doing things differently - that perspective is what powers our world-class strategic thinking and creativity. We combine agile, digital-first methodologies with people-first cultural insight to find the real ‘so what?’ for modern brands. We identify the brand behaviour that will build an essential pipeline of consideration today, with tomorrow’s conscious consumer - and crucially, what the cost of inaction could be…” said Lynsey Paisley, Head of Integrated Creative Strategy. Before joining Thinkhouse and The Youth Lab in 2019, Paisley worked as a digital-first brand Strategy Director with some of Ireland’s top independent creative agencies where she’s proud to have delivered award-winning work with effectiveness at its core. Paisley works cross-departmentally at The Youth Lab and THINKHOUSE, leading a team of creative strategists with diverse core skillsets; “We work with brands to drive attitudinal, behavioural and systemic impact in culture. This unique combination of social-first thinking, planet-first consciousness and FAME-driving creativity is not a promise on paper - it’s just how we’re built.”

Humphreys, O’Donovan and Paisley join the Founder of Thinkhouse Jane McDaid; the Head of Finance David Coyle, Head of Creative Dave Byrne and Head of the Youth Lab Claire Hyland and will work alongside other senior members of the team to drive Thinkhouse forward.

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