Creative professionals are living in fear. Or at least that is what senior creative leaders such as Ash Bendelow believe. The Managing Director of UK-based creative independent, Brave, is of the opinion that the creative culture is being stifled. People are fearful in their jobs,… Read More
Nothing quite teaches as experience, and there is no better pool to draw from in order to bring one’s own unique signature to work. Amongst the many words of advice that David Carson, Creative Director, Designer, David Carson Design had to impact at the Dubai… Read More
Launched in 2011, the Design category honours creative excellence and the innovative use of design as a lever to influence consumers and its use as an aid to the communication of brand and product messages. The category has this year received 139 entries from 12… Read More
This year, PR Lynx has received 103 entries from eight countries, almost double from the 56 entries in the category last year. FP7/DXB is leading the pack with seven entries. J. Walter Thompson has five entries that has made it to the shortlist and Memac… Read More
From the 15 entries that were competing for Mobile Lynx in 2014, there are 46 entries this year. However, only seven have made it to the shortlist. Leo Burnett has three entries in the shortlist, followed by J. Walter Thompson. ADVERTISER ENTRANT COMPANY COUNTRY AGENCY… Read More
There is a healthy increase in the number of entries in Interactive Lynx this year – from the 98 entries competing in 2014, there are 154 entries in the category this year – a number that was last seen in 2012. Of these, 28 have… Read More
This year’s Dubai Lynx promised more. The theme for the festival, ‘Create Tomorrow’ was in itself inspiring. We are in the midst of an ongoing cultural and technological renaissance and marketing communications efforts need constant reappraisal to be ready for tomorrow. I, therefore, went to… Read More
Digital production company MediaMonks has opened up a new office in Dubai. The office will serve the growing demand for high-end digital work in the Middle East as well as contribute to the further development of digital industry in the region. Following this, it has… Read More
As much as we want our CEOs to be social savvy, are they? Well, going by Domo and CEO.com’s report release in September of 2014, 68 per cent of Fortune 500 CEOs lack a social presence. The hesitance of majority of CEOs to be active in social… Read More
The fragmented and competitive social and mobile landscape drives advertising innovation but brings with it inefficiencies and challenges. Social and mobile media are hardly “new” media in 2015. But even as the brand dollars flow in more consistently and in greater volume, marketers are spending… Read More
