Rothco

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Droga5 Dublin
FormerlyRothco
Company type Private
Industry Advertising
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995) in Dublin, Ireland
Headquarters,
Area served
Global
ProductsBrand development
Strategy
Technology
Experience design
Number of employees
150 (2017 [1] )
Parent Accenture
Website droga5.ie

Rothco, later rebranded as Droga5 Dublin, [2] [3] is a creative and advertising agency based in Dublin, Ireland. [4] The agency was founded in 1995, employs more than 150 people, and was acquired by Accenture in December 2017. [1] [5] [6] Accenture, which also acquired the Droga5 agency in 2019, [3] rebranded Rothco as "Droga5 Dublin" in 2022. [2]

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Notable campaigns

AIB

Daintree Paper

Defence Forces

Tesco Ireland

Awards

The company has won a number of national and international awards, [20] [21] including several Cannes Lions awards. [22] Other awards include:

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