Facebook’s job postings plunged drastically from 1,102 in January to 551 in July, according to GlobalData’s job analytics database, likely attributed to challenging market conditions due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, there have been some notable senior-level job postings in advertising, e-commerce and payments space in recent months. Aurojyoti Bose,...
On the 100th anniversary date of the incorporation of the Art Director Club of New York, The One Club for Creativity today launched a year-long ADC100 centennial celebration, kicked off with a special identity and online historic timeline developed by multi-specialty creative studio C&G Partners, New York. The ADC100 program...
electriclimefilms, the boutique film production house with offices in Singapore, Dubai and Sydney, has announced that two of its recent film productions are finalists at AD STARS 2020: DubaiStore's 'Lie Detector' campaign produced in collaboration with Merkle MENA, and Snickers' 'Hunger Support' created in collaboration with IMPACT BBDO. Snickers ‘Hunger...
The One Club for Creativity has assembled a jury of top marketers to meet online next week and select the winner for The One Show’s prestigious 2020 CMO Pencil. This year’s jury of 13 esteemed CMOs will gather on August 19 to discuss and choose from among the 18 highest-scoring...
Stalwart of the Middle East tourism industry, Nadège Noblet, the former Arabian Travel Market exhibition manager, has launched NANOU Destination & Hotel Marketing, a full-service tourism and hospitality representation company. The UAE-based company will connect and partner with international DMC’s, destinations, and hotels to raise their brand awareness to the...
Dubai Heights Academy (DHA), a leading British curriculum school located in the heart of Al Barsha South, will launch its secondary school when the new academic year 2020/2021 starts on August 30th. In addition to providing a curriculum that follows the National Curriculum for England and is tailored to comply...
As consumers in KSA continue to spend more of their time online, Snap Inc. has released a new report that captures the evolving role of mobile video in next-generation consumers’ lives. Snap Inc. commissioned The National Research Group, an independent market research company, to conduct a study to learn how...
MEPRA has announced the call for entries for its 2020 Awards edition. The MEPRA Awards has a made its mission "to recognise and celebrate the brightest, boldest and bravest campaigns and practitioners in Middle East PR." This year, the 12th edition, marks the largest Awards with 54 categories, including a special focus...
Gambit Communications, the Dubai-based independent communications agency, continues its expansion despite the effects of the global pandemic with the announcement of two new hires to bolster its PR team. Rahaf Awad joins as Junior Account Manager having spent three years in her previous role handling industry-leading automotive and hospitality...
Now in its 13th year, AD STARS, the biggest festival, awards platform and innovation hub for the global creative industries based in Asia, has announced this year's finalists. From 20,028 entries from 60 countries, Ad Stars has selected 1,651 finalists to compete in this year's competition. It is worth noting...
Introducing Events10X a startup company that originated in the UAE as a joint venture between UAE and Norwegian entrepreneurs. This virtual nexus incorporates unparalleled solutions and multilingual high-tech systems to optimize results and support the rapid transformation and digitalization of the events industry. Events10x links the world under the goal...
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary, the Schweppes Indian Tonic once again fully assumes its iconic status in a new campaign signed BETC Paris. Captured by the famous photographer Dan Tobin Smith (Absolut Vodka, Hennessy...), the spirit of this iconic Tonic is unveiled: festive, refreshing but above all so...
The Gerety Awards judging is about to begin and the shortlist will be announced September 21 followed by live streaming of jury debates from around the world. The Gerety Awards marks the first time that an all-female jury has been brought together to select the best in advertising — all...
Publicis Groupe has reported net revenue of 4,774 million euros ($5.56 billion) for the first half of 2020, up by 9.7% compared to 4,352 million euros in H1 2019. Net revenue in Q2 was up 2.6%. The acquisitions (net of disposals) contributed 350 million euros to the net revenue in...
Kia Motors Corporation, the major partner of the Australian Open, have decided to renew its five-year partnership with tennis all-time great Rafael Nadal via a global livestream training session hosted on his official Facebook page. The broadcast gave fans the opportunity to help get Nadal back to match fitness, as...
