For the first time in its history, adidas has consolidated its global media business with a single agency. As part of the brand’s drive behind its 2020 ‘Creating the New’ strategy, adidas will align all areas and territories with MediaCom to execute the holistic approach… Read More
Mars Incorporated has appointed MediaCom to handle its media planning and buying duties across most of the company’s portfolio globally. The result follows a competitive pitch against Hearts and Science and Starcom. MediaCom MENA officials confirm to Arabian Marketer that with this global development, the… Read More
Shell has placed four WPP agencies on its eight-strong global ‘Creative Agency of the Future’ roster, and appointed WPP’s MediaCom to handle global media planning and buying, following a comprehensive pitch process. The WPP companies on the global roster, which covers strategy and planning, insight-led… Read More
As Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity kicks off, the first set of shortlists have been announced. In the Branded Content & Entertainment Lynx categories, 25 pieces of work have made it to the shortlist. Impact BBDO, including work from BBDO Pakistan, leads the shortlist… Read More
With portfolio of consumer healthcare brands including Sensodyne, Panadol, Parodontax, Otrivin and Voltaren, for GSK efficiently driving reach and achieving better penetration across markets such as KSA and UAE is imperative. However, that presents challenges in a region where more people spend time on digital… Read More
GroupM’s significant portfolio restructure that will merge two of its agencies – MEC and Maxus into a yet to be named entity will take some time before its takes shape in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. “We are just beginning a transition… Read More
The media agencies’ performance at the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity 2017 has seen three agencies shine – OMD Dubai, Starcom Riyadh and Mediacom Dubai. OMD Dubai takes the top spot this year, even as the agency had not entered any work in the… Read More
A total of 50 entries have made it to the Media Lynx category at the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity 2017. Much as is seen in the other specialist categories, every year, in the media category as well, the larger portion of shortlisted work… Read More
The year 2016 has been good for the region, particularly for the United Arab Emirates, in context to winning on the global and regional advertising stage. After being named number four in the Directory Big Won 2016, some more good news comes from the The… Read More
Panadol, part of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies, has taken a more adventurous route in its latest marketing push. What makes it special more so is that the marketing includes a slightly older set of audiences, and the messaging is around joint pain. Panadol has… Read More
