As mobile video consumption is increasingly growing, it has become important for marketers in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region to see the medium as not just a smaller screen but a format on its own. Addressing this, Facebook’s program PockeTVC allows brands… Read More
Marking its 100th anniversary, Grey Group has appointed the next generation of leadership with the promotion of Michael Houston to Worldwide Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. A 10-year veteran of Grey, Mr Houston has served since 2016 as Global President and becomes only the fifth… Read More
Leo Burnett Dubai has won an 18-month assignment with Big Ticket Abu Dhabi. As per company officials, the Publicis Groupe ‘Power of One’ and played an integral part in the win. The new partnership will see Leo Burnett along with Optimedia and Prodigious provide strategy,… Read More
The WARC Prize for MENA Strategy 2017, a new initiative to award the best strategic marketing thinking that has driven results in the region, has arrived at a shortlist of 20 papers. FP7/MENA agencies lead the list with eight entries. Impact BBDO, TBWA\RAAD, J Walter… Read More
Zain Iraq, part of Zain Group, a telecom and mobile data service provider across MENA has completed a communication services review. Following which, it has offered its advertising, social media and public relations mandate to Memac Ogilvy. According to company officials, Memac Ogilvy Beirut was… Read More
Cadillac approached Carat to increase awareness of its brands CT6, CTS and XT5 with a multiple video asset brand campaign to be employed across elevated receptive fashion, music and technology content. The Carat Cadillac team needed to ensure this campaign would only appear across high… Read More
Kuwaiti carrier Jazeera Airways that operates regionally and internationally, has undertaken a corporate brand identity overhaul, marking the beginning of a new chapter in its journey. A new logo and website upgrades have all been packed in the new look. As per the airlines, the… Read More
Revlon has appointed Grey Group as its global creative agency of record and MediaCom as its global media agency of record. Grey’s mandate will include to handle the global portfolio of brands including two of the company’s most iconic and largest, Revlon and Elizabeth Arden,… Read More
Orange Egypt has won YouTube’s The Lantern Award 2017. This is the second edition of the award that honors most engaging and creative advertisements during Ramadan and Eid in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This year saw 75 contenders compete for the most… Read More
The stage is set for the international start-up competition at this year’s dmexco. The dmexco and Procter & Gamble Startup Hatch is a new pitch format, which will for the first time bring 20 selected start-ups to the dmexco stages for a live presentation. Four… Read More
