Darwiche Worldwide Legacy (DWL) has appointed Soraya Benbada as the Worldwide Marketing Director. Taking up her position with immediate effect, Ms Benbada will oversee all the marketing activities of DWL’s corporation of businesses including Jannah Hotels & Resorts, Andalus Hotels & Resorts, Al Dar Darak,… Read More
Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa has appointed Hiroki (Harris) Soejima as its new Managing Director. Mr Soejima took charge on April 2, 2017. Having spent almost eight years managing the operations at Panasonic Europe, Mr Soejima comes with an expertise in conceptualizing and implementation… Read More
Various music streaming apps are undertaking steps to converting more users into their paid-for tier. At present, there is significant disparity between these tiers. According to Global Web Index data, there is a 50-point gap between those who say they use music-streaming services (62 percent)… Read More
Supporting businesses in the region to drive productivity, efficiency and sustainable development and reinstating its position as a ‘Partner of Choice’ for its customers, Canon Middle East has unveiled the concept of ‘Explore, Inspire, Improve’ as part of its Canon for Business’ offering. Canon for… Read More
Club Apparel, which comprises over 70 international brands, is considered to be performing the most strongly in the eyes of UAE shoppers when it comes to rewarding customer loyalty, but retailers in general are failing to drive devotion among consumers. This was a key finding… Read More
Bell Pottinger Middle East has appointed Tim Falconer as its new Managing Director for the Dubai office. It has also taken on board Jennifer Kedissa as Associate Partner and Omar Nasro as a Consultant. Mr Falconer currently leads the firm’s Financial & Corporate Practice and… Read More
Effie Worldwide is gearing up for a new board of directors, tasked with continuing the nonprofit’s mission to serve as a forum for marketing effectiveness. The board includes representation from major brands, entertainment and media companies, and a position for an agency from each of… Read More
Cardtek, an international payment solutions provider, and Emcredit, a subsidiary of the Dubai Economic Department, have partnered to launch the secure mobile payment platform, emPAY, offering United Arab Emirates residents a national mobile wallet solution. As a part of Dubai’s Smart Government Initiative, emPay will… Read More
The year 2016 was when video made a big impact on Facebook, and there are clear indications that one of the major developments on Facebook for 2017 will be music. Attracting Tamara Hrivnak, former director of music partnerships at YouTube, to Facebook HQ is one… Read More
Nissan has appointed Peyman Kargar as Senior Vice President and Chairman of its Africa, Middle East, and India (AMI) region, effective from April 1, 2017. He replaces Christian Mardrus who takes up the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Digital Transformation for Nissan Motor… Read More
