Ending a 13-year stint with the company, Omnicom Media Group’s CEO for Saudi Arabia, Choucrallah Abou Samra, will leave his position in June 2016. Faisal Shams, currently General Manager of OMD in the Kingdom, will assume the leadership of the group’s three offices in Saudi… Read More
OMD has had a good start to 2016. Its first quarter boasts of a significant business win, Nissan and Infiniti, partnering with sister-agency TBWA\Raad to handle both brands. This follows winning ADCB earlier in the year, and securing third spot in UAE’s Great Place to… Read More
Communications network Publinet Group has expanded its senior leadership team. The group, which includes Cicero & Bernay Public Relations (C&B), RAW, a social-media agency, and creative think-tank Spark* Middle East, has appointed three senior communication professionals to its Dubai headquarters in the first quarter of 2016.… Read More
Advertising’s biggest calling is making an impact and influencing mass behavior. The profession’s history would indicate that it has done so with success. However, for the current generation of ad execs, the ambition of reaching to masses is greater than its achievements. That is the… Read More
There is no dearth of success stories in the startup economy of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Even though there are many that have reached enviable dollar marks, MENA has fallen short of the big one – Unicorn. The region’s startups are… Read More
Marking its 40th anniversary, Masafi, a natural bottled water brand from underground water sources in the UAE, has embarked on a marketing campaign ‘Ask for Natural, Ask for Masafi’. The creative campaign was filmed locally at the source of Masafi Water and the UAE to… Read More
Samsung washing machine has taken to print in its latest campaign on deep cleaning. The ‘Samsung-Soak out the mess’, created by Leo Burnett UAE, is centered around the concept of how easy it is to dirty one’s clothes. The print ads, one of which shows a ketchup… Read More
MEC has launched Wavemaker, a global content specialist which debuted in 10 markets including the Middle East. The MEC Wavemaker will bring together existing teams in content strategy, social, partnerships, experiential, SEO, production and creative services under one roof. MEC Wavemaker is said to utilize… Read More
What makes you successful at work? Being smarter? Being more assertive? Being better looking? According to a recent CNN report it’s proven that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) plays a more pivotal role in ensuring your success at work. Firstly, what exactly is EQ? In it’s simplest… Read More
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it is rare to see large scale ad agencies collaborate with startups. The general perception is that agencies and advertising holding companies are better known for acquiring startups, than collaborating or creating any working relationship with… Read More
