After working together on several campaigns and projects in the past two years, Riyadh International Catering Corporation (RICC), McDonald’s franchisee for the Central, Eastern and Northern regions of Saudi Arabia, has made MEmob+ its authorised data partner. The marketing technology company, which specialises in data mining, management and monetisation, has...
FP7 McCann continues its positive start to 2021 with the recent win of The National creative account following a competitive multi-agency pitch. The agency has kicked off with a compelling campaign for The National’s UAE relaunch tackling the global presence of the publication using the headline ‘The World Has Borders,...
A new survey by Bayt.com and YouGov focuses on current trends in employee attraction, retention, and engagement from both the employee and employer perspectives. The Attraction and Retention of Talent in MENA survey revealed that the three top drivers of employee attraction are salary and compensation (67% of respondents), long-term...
MBC GROUP has launched MBC TALENT – a new arm aimed at managing Saudi talent in the entertainment and media industries. The launch of MBC TALENT follows the recent establishment of MBC ACADEMY, an educational and training platform with the mission to discover, upskill, and nurture Saudi talent in the...
Gerety 2021 is open for entries and announces its full jury that includes more than 180 advertising and marketing leaders--all women-- from 30 different countries. The Gerety Awards was established three years ago with a mission to redefine advertising and communications by setting a new benchmark in global creative awards....
One of the largest creative festivals in Europe –– White Square international advertising festival –– opened the main stage of the call for entries. The festival is scheduled on June 9-11. Annually, over 1000 entries from all around the world participate in the festival. In challenging 2020, White Square reached...
Along with electriclimefilms’ new expansion milestone to Australia in late 2020, the boutique film house has also grown their roster and team with talented Australia-based directors as well as devoted and driven creatives. Previously freelancing with Studio Mondo as an Integrated Producer / Account Manager, Lisa Macfarlane has been appointed...
WOO-the World Out of Home Organization- has signed a new national association member, Outreach in the Netherlands. Outreach is chaired by Eric Kip who is also Managing Director of Exterion Media in the country. Outreach members include Albert Heijn, Centercom, Clear Channel, Exterion Media, Hillenaar Outdoor, JC Decaux, Ocean Outdoor and OV Media. WOO has...
WPP has announced the appointment of Rob Reilly as Global Chief Creative Officer. Rob – who is currently Global Creative Chairman of McCann Worldgroup – will join WPP in May, reporting to CEO Mark Read. In partnership with Mark, and the CEOs and Chief Creative Officers of WPP’s agencies, Rob...
Empyre Communications, Dubai's creative boutique PR agency which manages a rich portfolio of F&B, hospitality, fashion, education, hospitality and tech clients, has been assigned by Edgematics to manage the PR portfolio of their latest business subsidiary, PurpleCube, in the UAE & Middle East. Edgematics is a market-leading UK & UAE-based...
The inaugural CNN Academy Abu Dhabi, which will foster the growth of future journalists, is now underway. The first classes took place yesterday including a two hour welcome and introductory session with Becky Anderson, Managing Editor of CNN Abu Dhabi and Anchor of Connect the World, who said: “I’m thrilled...
Dubai-based Procre8 has been appointed as the PR agency for Appsflyer in the Middle East. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, Appsflyer is a global provider (with 65%+ market cap) of measurement tools, products & services that enable marketers to grow their mobile business. The company empowers brands...
Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after tweeting to supporters who attacked the US Capitol. In a social media message to protesters he said "I love you" before telling them to go home. He also repeated false claims about election fraud. Twitter had to remove three of...
The One Club for Creativity is now looking for agencies, brands and diverse young creatives to participate in the next phase of its Mentor & Creative free online global mentorship initiative for Winter 2021. The global program connects aspiring creatives with mentors at One Club corporate member agencies and brands...
Redhill, the Singapore-headquartered, full-service global communications agency, has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi, as part of its expansion to the Middle East. This makes Redhill the first Singaporean company to be incorporated in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Tarek ElMoukachar will lead Redhill Middle East, after having...
