Dubai-based Tonic International is adding new talent to their creative team.Kelly Tomes is a South African art director turned copywriter who started her career at Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town before moving to Dubai, and now looking forward to her new adventure at Tonic. She can’t cook, should not be allowed to do...
Unilever has recently launched Forsaty, a campaign that seeks to discover the next female vlogging star in the GCC region in partnership with global video-sharing platform YouTube. The two-month campaign will reward one up-and-coming vlogger with a cash prize of US$35,000 and a one-year contract as brand ambassador for Unilever, as...
The Search Awards is a recognised worldwide benchmark of quality in the Search Marketing industry and 2017 sees the arrival of the awards in the MENA region. The MENA Search Awards will celebrate and reward the innovation and achievements of the Search industry for agencies and brands either based in,...
Nadim Khoury has taken over as chief executive of Grey Group MENA following the departure of Eric Hanna.Khoury, who was previously chief operating officer, will report to Nirvik Singh, chairman and chief executive of Grey Group Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Hanna has left to pursue other opportunities. No...
Dubai-based communications agency, O2, appoints Sami Eid as chief executive officer. Eid's expertise in brand building and marketing communication encompasses a wide range of sectors (real estate, education, private equity, entertainment and hospitality), having worked with major regional organisations, including Aldar, Bloom Holding and Marya Investments to name a few. He...
Media company PHD has opened office in the Lebanese capital to respond to growing client requests. Beirut joins a regional network that includes Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh.Since its opening in Dubai a decade ago, the agency has grown substantially, both in terms of clients and service offering. Its philosophy...
True to its vision of being an integrated advertising agency, Beirut-based its. Communications has achieved to become a one-stop-shop offering a wide range of communication services, including advertising, event marketing, in addition to public relations, social media, brand design and production. By adding new departments, the agency, which was established two...
As owners of the region’s leading portfolio of art and design events in the Middle East and North Africa, Knight has been appointed to lead and develop the company’s design portfolio, which currently includes the region’s largest design event and trade show, Dubai Design Week and Downtown Design, as well...
Mobile operator Zain Group and Asian sVOD service Iflix have established a new joint venture called Iflix Arabia. The new internet TV service will bring Iflix to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).Iflix Arabia will be headquartered in Dubai and trade commercially as Iflix, adding Zain’s territories of operation to Iflix’s global...
UK-headquartered creative and technology agency Omobono has expanded into the Middle East.The expansion includes the opening of an office in Dubai headed up by managing director Hadley Newman. He will support clients with specialist business expertise as the agency seeks to service a growing Middle East client base.Omobono launches in...
Cicero & Bernay (C&B) announced a new affiliation with Kuwait-based PR company Local Flavor. Designed to enhance its strong MENA region network capabilities, this agreement follows a number of 2016 announcements of similar alliances for C&B made to expand its reach throughout Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and now Kuwait.COO...
iProspect, the Dentsu Aegis Network digital performance agency, has appointed Iyad Tibi as Regional General Manager. Iyad returns to iProspect, where he previously held the position of Search Director, after four years heading Reprise MENA. With over 14 years of pure digital experience in branding, direct response, strategy planning & execution,...
Held under the High Patronage of His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Lebanon, General Michel Aoun, and in collaboration with the Central Bank of Lebanon, the 8th edition of ArabNet Beirut is set to attract around 1300 regional/international digital professionals and entrepreneurs along with a strong governmental presence.The...
Real-time digital transactions will transform Middle East e-commerce by 2020. In line with this prediction, the Souq.com, the region’s largest e-commerce platform, has partnered up with global technology company SAP. This tie-up will help accelerate real-time transactions and support the scaling up of Middle East small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),...
Ali Shabaz has taken over as chief creative officer at Grey Middle East. Previously chief creative officer at Grey Southeast Asia, he will be based in Dubai and will report directly to Nirvik Singh, chairman and chief executive for Grey across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. He replaces Mike Shackle,...
