While smartphones help people stay in touch with colleagues, keep on top of their inboxes and complete urgent tasks on the move, they actually make working professionals less productive in comparison to working from desks, according to a new psychological experiment by the Universities of… Read More
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has appointed Four Communications to develop and drive strategic public relations programs for the resorts and spas within the region. The agency will act as a press office to provide proactive outreach and relations to support communications in the Middle… Read More
Forbes Middle East, for the second consecutive year, has listed the UAE’s most promising startups. A total of 100 entrepreneurs were broadly categorized into the most promising startups and the startups to watch out for. Startups from consumer services sector dominated the lists, followed by… Read More
Sheraa has added a new facility in the American University of Sharjah. The new headquarter spans 650 square meters and serves as an expansive co-working space where creativity is fostered in an exuberant environment. In the spirit of promoting youth entrepreneurship, a panel of recent… Read More
The opening of the UN Women Liaison Office for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Abu Dhabi on October 17 is set to enhance the UAE’s position on gender parity by helping to further promote women’s empowerment and rights, according to Reach, the first non-profit organization… Read More
Facebook has opened up its platform for its users to now buy and sell things within the Facebook ecosystem. While commerce has been among one of the top priorities for the social media player, and some Facebook markets are seeing more action on this than… Read More
Elinor Bateman has been named as the first-ever Chair of the World Federation of Advertisers’ (WFA) INSIGHT FORUM, ahead of two meetings in London. Ms Bateman, who is a Director in the Brand, Insight and Sponsorship team at Barclays, will play a key role in… Read More
The popularity of Instagram and Snapchat has soared in the last two years as people seek out real, personal and ‘in-the-moment’ content, according to a new study of over 70,000 consumers from global research consultancy Kantar TNS. Latest findings from the insights firm indicate visible… Read More
Mobile devices are beginning to dominate the commerce landscape and retailers who can capitalize on this trend will be successful at driving transactions for the shopping seasons to follow. The shift was reiterated in Criteo’s analysis of its H1 2016 ‘State of Mobile Commerce Report’… Read More
Mobile devices are beginning to dominate the commerce landscape and retailers who can capitalize on this trend will be successful at driving transactions for the shopping seasons to follow. The shift was reiterated in Criteo’s analysis of its H1 2016 ‘State of Mobile Commerce Report’… Read More
