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MCN’s Ricarda Ruecker: “You define your destiny with how you actually skill yourself”

We spoke with Ricarda Ruecker, Chief Talent Officer at MCN MENAT, earlier while researching industry salaries for Communicate’s 2026 GCC Advertising and Marketing Salary Survey in…

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Incubeta MENA’s Chelly Megale is hiring for the agency of five years from now

Tell a candidate it’s two days a week in the office and no meetings on Fridays, and Chelly Megale can watch their face change. Megale is…

AGENCIES

Mindset’s Natalia Edde on burnout, Gen Z and the promotion-every-six-months candidate

Not long ago, every third candidate made it past Natalia Edde’s first screening. Now it’s every fifth. Edde is a Partner at Mindset an integrated marketing…

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Havas’ Oliver Elobeid: “People are not chasing title bumps”

When a crisis hits, agencies feel it first. Oliver Elobeid, VP of Human Resources at Havas, has been here before. We spoke to him at the…

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Communicate GCC Agency Salary Survey

By Communicate Staff

Transparency in the storm: How the GCC managed crisis communication

By Hoda Rizk

Ounass expands into physical retail activations with Stage

By Communicate Staff

Aramco remains Middle East’s sole entrant in Kantar BrandZ global top 100

By Communicate Staff
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Meshbak’s Khansa’a Abu Naji: “Retention won’t be solved by salaries alone”

Saudi Arabia’s agency boom built teams at speed. Now the market is recalibrating, and Khansa’a Abu Naji doesn’t think it’s going back. The Managing Director of…

AGENCIES

Salary alone doesn’t win or keep our best people anymore: Sewar Azzouni

When Communicate fielded its 2026 GCC Advertising & Marketing Salary Survey in Q3, the numbers came back with some surprises. C-suite titles cluster at the same…

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Omnicom Media MENA’s Joumana Hathout: “Our scales remain the same”

Most agencies keep their pay grades close. Omnicom Media MENA shares them with its staff. That openness is part of why Joumana Hathout, General Manager, People…

AGENCIES

Communicate GCC Agency Salary Survey

Ask an agency HR head in Dubai what a Chief Creative Officer earns versus a Managing Director, and you’ll get a confident, specific answer. Ask the…

INSIGHTS

Managing People in a Demanding Business Landscape

Joumana Hathout, GM of People and Culture at OMG, explains the challenges and solutions to maintaining a happy and productive workforce. 

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Building Company Culture in a Hybrid World

By Sara Paye, Communications, Culture and Engagement Manager at Dentsu MENA

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Great Expectations: Can You Meet Them?

In an increasing race for talent and with rising employee expectations, Lara Hadjetian, Head of Employee Experience Practice at Edelman, explains how organizations can stand out…

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“The Happier You Are, the Better Work You Do”

Oliver El Obeid, Head of HR at Havas Middle East, explains how the group strives to protect its teams’ well-being and why the role of HR…

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Embracing a Hands-On Approach

Colin Farmer, Vice President Business & Talent Development MEAP at Impact BBDO, explains how his network is coping with a transforming job environment and work culture.

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