The MediaVantage has appointed Dan Qayyum as International Sales Director, with the mandate for multiple media groups including News UK, IC Publications, Nation Media Group, Hindustan Times, Russia Today, among others. In this multifaceted role, he will be responsible for managing the sales team, along… Read More
Tech giant Apple is the most positively talked about brand among millennials in Saudi Arabia, ahead of Saudia and Al Rajhi Bank according to data from YouGov BrandIndex. YouGov’s daily brand tracking tool, BrandIndex, considered the opinions of respondents aged between 18 and 34 in… Read More
Infor, an industry-specific business applications provider, built for the cloud, has incorporated Infor Coleman, an enterprise-grade AI platform into the company’s talent science solutions. Coleman, a platform that operates below an application’s surface, mines data and uses machine learning to improve processes such as inventory… Read More
While digital media began as a land of equal opportunities, and in many ways still continues to be so, in digital advertising, much of the spending has become about two players –– Google and Facebook. As several industry reports and marketers own experiences have indicated,… Read More
Voice tech is gaining importance in the smartphone market. According to data from Global Web Index, with almost one in four internet users already using voice command tools on their mobiles, this tech is key to the future growth strategies in the smartphone industry. Apple’s… Read More
LinkedIn celebrated the success of companies in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region in the talent and employer branding space by hosting the 2017 edition of ‘MENA Talent Awards’. Held for the third consecutive year, the awards recognized and acknowledged LinkedIn’s top customers… Read More
After appointing a Happiness Minister for the state, in another global first, UAE has now named a State Minister for Artificial Intelligence (AI). The decision was announced post the reshuffling of the UAE cabinet indicating that the country is focusing on the new era of… Read More
A promotional film commissioned by Invest in Sharjah as part of its marketing collateral has won a prize at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards. Out of nearly 1,000 entries the jury selected the ‘Invest in Sharjah’ submission as a winner of the Dolphin… Read More
Edelman has appointed Ranjit Jathanna as Chief Strategy Officer for client programming in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APACMEA). Mr Jathanna, who joins November 1, 2017, will be based in Singapore and will report to Rupen Desai, Executive Vice Chairman of Edelman APACMEA. He… Read More
In an ‘always on’ globalized and digitized environment, who we are and how we present ourselves to others has rarely mattered more. That’s as true for individuals as it is for Nation States and with ‘brand storytelling’ being key, the way national stories are perceived… Read More
