Banking and financial services face the tough situation of being, what is at times surmised as, a ‘boring’ category. The attempt in most cases is to highlight benefits, reiterate ease of service, talk schemes and eventually push a message of customers being a part of… Read More
On the lines of what may remind one of The Gunn Report, The Big Won Rankings by Directory attempts to be a scoreboard for all awards won by an agency in a year. From the details seen in the latest round of the annual survey,… Read More
As Publicis Groupe agencies gear up for the new silo-less structure, it agency leaders are taking charge of new roles. Leo Burnett Worldwide has got a new leader with Rich Stoddart named as the agency’s CEO. The new role is effective February 1, 2016. His current role is CEO… Read More
Kuwaiti telecommunication company, Zain, is allowing its users to celebrate Kuwati National Day with ‘twice as much’ joy. Its latest campaign entitled ‘Enjoy Zain twice as much!’ supports the telco’s offer from which postpaid and prepaid customers can enjoy connecting with family and friends with… Read More
Dubai Lynx has partnered with TV.ae, a regional online content platform launching on 1 March, to broadcast its seminars held during the three day festival. This is the first of its kind tie up for Dubai Lynx which will see the launch of Lynx Live.… Read More
Blue 449, part of the ZenithOptimedia group, has set up shop in the UAE, officially marking its eighth network office. This follows the global launch of the Blue 449 network in March 2015. Blue 449 UAE is based in Dubai and will be led by… Read More
In a first of its kind report from the agency, UM MENA has put the spotlight on media trends report that will define the marketing and advertising business in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the year ahead. A significant portion of the… Read More
Initiative MENA is coming up with its forum titled Stand Out Content, which will analyse the vital elements that make up effective and entertaining content, including script-writing, direction, production, generating entertaining content for viewers and the results for creators. “People’s content palette is evolving rapidly,… Read More
Getting content right is among the top priorities in a marketer’s agenda. In the year ahead, this will hold even more significance in the Middle East and North Africa region. As attracting, and retaining, consumers becomes more challenging, marketers have been switching budgets from the… Read More
Publicis Groupé, founded by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet in 1926, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. What started in a little Parisian apartment on Rue Montmartre, with only the founder and a secretary has today grown into one of the three largest holding companies in the… Read More
