The 56th Annual D&AD Awards is now open for entry, with two new categories added to celebrate the work in an ever-evolving creative landscape. The awards that includes 27 categories has also named its various Jury Presidents. Fadi Yaish, the executive creative director of Impact… Read More
FP7 has appointed Jon Marchant as the Managing Director of its Dubai office, effective November 1, 2017. With full responsibility for the leadership and development of FP7 DXB’s business, Mr Marchant will play a key role in meeting the company’s growth goals as well as… Read More
Even though it’s far more common than before for women in Dubai to have a job, it’s still a different case when it comes to working moms. But time in the United Arab Emirates hasn’t exactly stood still either. The film ‘Together Takeaway’ offers a… Read More
For many brands, the traveler forms part of an important set of consumers, especially given the manner in which the travel industry continues to boom in a region like the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). But as some marketers may know, there is no… Read More
Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) and wasl Asset Management Group have joined hands to launch Dubai CommerCity in the Umm Ramool area. This AED 2.7 billion, 2.1-million square feet joint venture is the first free zone dedicated to ecommerce in the MENA region. The initiative… Read More
RTB House has implemented new algorithms for precise estimation of cost-through clicks (CTRs), which it claims allows better prediction for potential clicks on ads, thereby yielding higher return on investment (ROI) for customers. This development makes the retargeting tech company use deep learning – the… Read More
Hussain Al Qemzi has stepped down from his position as Managing Director of Noor Bank, effective 31 October, 2017. Mr Al Qemzi was CEO of Noor Bank from its inception in 2008 until June 2017 when he became the Bank’s first Managing Director. “Since Noor… Read More
International Government Communication Centre of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) will host an interactive session at the Sharjah International Book Fair titled ‘Leading Creativity in Government Communication’. The session will be led by international motivational speaker Kevin Abdul Rahman on November 1-2, 2017. This… Read More
After appointing a Happiness Minister for the state, in another global first, UAE has now named a State Minister for Artificial Intelligence (AI). The decision was announced post the reshuffling of the UAE cabinet indicating that the country is focusing on the new era of… Read More
Gulf News and Khaleej Times seems to be the prominent news channels that viewers read online in the month of September, according to the latest digital landscape report by Effective Measure. Gulf News got 3,073,159 unique views, with page views accounting to 22,913,047. On the… Read More
