Counted among one of the most coveted accounts of the year, Expo 2020 Dubai has now finalized its media partner, following a hotly contested pitch process. Publicis Media Middle East’s Starcom has bagged the big win. Expo 2020 had recently also finalized Memac Ogilvy as… Read More
Memac Ogilvy has appointed Philippe Berthelot as the agency’s new Managing Director for the UAE. Mr Berthelot’s arrival marks another milestone in Ogilvy’s Next Chapter evolution. The appointment follows Patou Nuytemans taking charge as MENA CEO in September 2017 for the agency. Ms Nuytemans led… Read More
“I am here to make sure we are the best digital agency in the region, it’s as simple as that”: Nonchalant, yet profound are the words from Patou Nuytemans, who is now eight months into her role as Chief Executive Officer of Memac Ogilvy in… Read More
Y&R, FP7/, Memac Ogilvy, Superunion, BBDO, TBWA\Raad and The Classic Partnership Advertising have all won, bringing home Graphite and Wood Pencils, at the 56th D&AD Professional Awards. Y&R Dubai has won one Graphite Pencil and two Wood Pencils, equivalent of Silver and Bronze metals respectively,… Read More
The year is ending with some high profiled moves in the creative fraternity. Fadi Yaish, the Executive Creative Director at Impact BBDO has resigned from the agency. Mr Yaish had joined the agency in 2013, and in his five years had played a significant role… Read More
In a significant leadership transition for the region, Edmond Moutran, Founder and Chairman, Memac Ogilvy, will step down as its CEO. Mr Moutran has led this role since Memac’s inception in 1984. Ogilvy’s EMEA Chief Digital Officer, Patou Nuytemans, will succeed Mr Moutran, while he… Read More
Impact BBDO Dubai ruled the Loeries Awards 2017 with the agency’s MENA units wining a total of 28 awards including Golds, Silvers and Bronzes. It also won a Grand Prix for ‘Skip Friday 13′ campaign for La Libanaise Des Jeux. Impact BBDO Dubai also won… Read More
Zain Iraq, part of Zain Group, a telecom and mobile data service provider across MENA has completed a communication services review. Following which, it has offered its advertising, social media and public relations mandate to Memac Ogilvy. According to company officials, Memac Ogilvy Beirut was… Read More
The 64th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has turned out to be among the best for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Turkey. MENA agencies have bagged a total of 41 Lions. Last year, the region had won 26 Lions in… Read More
Agencies in the Middle East and North Africa region bagged a total of 6 Lions in the Direct, Innovations and Cyber categories at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2017. The only Gold that the region got in these categories was by FP7/CAI whose… Read More
