Next month will see the first edition of the Lisbon International Advertising Festival. Scheduled to be open its door on 14th September at Cinema São Jorge, the first panel of the festival will discuss on”The Future: Branded Content or Storytelling in traditional media?” with speakers including Luis… Read More
Leo Burnett MEA has promoted Ahmad Abu Zannad to the position of Regional Strategy Director for the GCC. A graduate of Concordia University, Mr Zannad, worked as Head of Consumer Marketing at Zain in Jordan & KSA before moving to Leo Burnett KSA as Head… Read More
In wake of the controversial comments about gender diversity, Publicis Groupe announced the resignation of Saatchi & Saatchi Chairman Kevin Roberts. The Supervisory Board and the Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe took note of Kevin Robert’s decision to step down with effect from September… Read More
flydubai has appointed OMD, part of the Omnicom Media Group, to manage its media communications brief across its network. The decision will see the marketing performance company work together with the Dubai-based airline on its media planning and buying activities. “In our search for a… Read More
In line with this year’s motto, “Digital is everything — not every thing is digital”, dmexco 2016 is going to be a star-studded conference program that will bring together the major theme worlds and disruptive trends of the digital economy and present them on a… Read More
The increasing numbers of beggars in Saudi Arabia is a growing concern. Begging has social, economic, and security impacts on the community, and the Saudi authorities have taken steps to fight beggars, of whom a large number were arrested. Beggars are almost always pretenders who… Read More
Every day thousands of children in Bahrain travel on buses to schools and back. But unfortunately, in many cases, school buses in the country have turned into carriers of tragic news. The situation is so grave that Bahrain’s Prime Minister ordered that safety standards in… Read More
Lions Festival has appointed Jose Papa as the new Managing Director of Lions Festivals, encompassing Cannes Lions, Lions Health, Lions Innovation, Lions Entertainment plus its regional events of eurobest, Dubai Lynx, Spikes Asia and the Tangrams. Mr Papa is currently CEO of WGSN, Ascential’s global… Read More
With the aim to harness data for further growth and development in the region, Ipsos in Middle East & North Africa (MENA) has signed a pact with UAE-based communications agency, Garage 366. At a time when marketing is going through a revolution fostered by technology… Read More
PGt Advertising, one of Iran’s advertising and marketing communications solutions agencies, and communications network Grayling, have finalised an affiliation agreement to provide integrated communications, public affairs, design, and market development services to businesses, non-profits, and government authorities in Iran. The affiliation agreement will see both… Read More
