J. Walter Thompson, part of WPP Group, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in WANDA Digital, an independent digital agency in Turkey. The decision on acquisition follows an initial investment made in 2015. “This further investment reflects WPP’s continuing commitment to Turkey and our… Read More
Getting advice on insurance can be boring and tedious. Understanding this, UAE based Mashreq Bank along with Y&R Dubai created a video called the ‘Ice Cream Insurance’, with the aim to highlight the importance of insurance through a fun and joyful concept of eating an… Read More
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
