Dan Leach has been appointed as the Managing Director of TBWA\RAAD new operations in Saudi Arabia. Currently serving as the Managing Director for Growth in Dubai, Leach's appointment to head TBWA\RAAD’s operations in the Kingdom aims to strengthen the agency's presence in the country and continue its commitment to sustained growth and...
Publicis Groupe Middle East appoints Joyce Hallak as Chief Strategy Officer of Publicis Media for the Middle East. This newly created position aims to support and strengthen the Groupe's ongoing efforts to further optimise and advance its media capabilities. This appointment, which complements a newly formed executive leadership team at...
Conrad Dubai hotel, located in the centre of Downtown just off Sheikh Zayed Road, has appointed Brazen MENA to handle communications across its portfolio of in-house facilities and food & beverage outlets. Following a competitive pitch, Brazen MENA has been selected by Conrad Dubai as partners for all press and...
electriclime°, the boutique film production company with offices in Dubai, Singapore and Sidney, signs British-based filmmaker Lee J Ford to their director roster for representation in APAC and MENA. Having studied graphic design and then working as a photographer’s assistant, Lee made the switch into the advertising space. He moved...
Merkle, dentsu’s technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management company, has appointed Stacy Andersen as Deputy Managing Director, Merkle MENA. In this newly created role, Stacy will join Merkle’s regional leadership team and help drive growth across Merkle's client base, services and capabilities, with a focus on regional expansion. With a career...
The second edition of the Saniss Awards is fast approaching, after a successful launch in Madrid and Bogota in 2023, where the the festival successfully managed to establish itself as reference point for global health advertising. The Saniss Awards awards the best in Health, Wellness and Pharma communications from five continents, and...
Dubai-based marketing services group, GP Inc, has launched a new company, Thirty31North, a digital media agency, which will specialise in providing performance media solutions and further strengthen GP Inc’s proposition to deliver data driven communications and ROI to clients. GP Inc (a short form for “Growth & Performance”), was...
In a move to further invest in their regional leadership, Snap Inc. in MENA appoints Rasha El-Ghoussaini as the new Head of Agency. With an solid track record spanning over 18 years, Rasha, who has joined Snap in May 2017, has been a key figure at the company. She has...
Pikasso Italia introduces the first digitised wall of what was labeled as the 'Milano Collection' located in Via Quaranta, 12, in the heart of the new district of Porta Romana, a few steps away from Fondazione Prada and where many of the Fashion Week’s shows are held. The wall bears a 5x7m...
The Creative Floor Healthcare Awards 2024 lis opening its call for entries. As each year, The Creative Floor Healthcare Awards will celebrate the world’s best health and wellness creative, clients and agency talent. Founded in 2014 by Shaheed Peera, the awards continue to be the only health and wellness award...
International Media Investments (IMI), the Middle East reputed privately-owned media investment group, announced two new hires to its Executive Management Team, with Rania Masri El Khatib appointed as Chief Brand and Marcomms Officer and Sharif Badreddine appointed as Chief Revenue Officer. Both executives will report directly to Rani R. Raad, the...
World Out of Home Organization (WOO) President Tom Goddard says in a New Year message: "2024 brings a number of challenges for all media, chiefly the ever-increasing pace of technology and the demands on media to show its effectiveness in a global market where competition has never been keener and...
Over the past six years, brands and companies worldwide have spent almost $760bn on video advertising. The amount of money spent on video ads per year has jumped nearly five times in this period, rising from $35.5bn in 2017 to $176.6bn last year. And while the global video ad spending...
Havas has announced the elevations of two senior leaders. Alberto Canteli, based in Dubai, will continue as Chairman and CEO Havas Nordics, Benelux, Central & Eastern Europe, and Middle East, while taking on new responsibilities driving special projects in coordination with Donna Murphy, Global CEO, Havas Creative Network and Havas...
Carat, a dentsu company, has appointed Alistair Burton as Data & Technology Partnership Lead. In this newly created position, Alistair’s role will be pivotal in enhancing Carat's proprietary data and technology solutions, managing key partnerships, and driving best practice to optimise data and technology utilisation for more effective communication strategies....
