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In a conversation with Communicate, Peter Mears, CEO of Havas Media Group, reiterated the significance of looking at advertisement as a field that has changed within its ecosystem, yet the “fundamentals of the craft” remains the same. Considered one of the most powerful people in the advertisement world, Mears said that the craft is about […]

Following a competitive pitch process, Havas Media Middle East has been appointed as the media agency for Bounce Middle East. The partnership will see Havas Media ME handle the media strategy across the entire GCC region. Houda Tohme, managing director, Havas Media says in a statement, “We are thrilled to have won the Bounce Middle […]

[Image: David Balfour, co-founder, Lightblue] Chalhoub Group’s luxury fragrance house Ghawali has appointed Lightblue as its lead creative agency. Lightblue will lead Ghawali’s marketing efforts in creative, content creation and experiential. Supported by Havas PR and Havas Media, the independent agency will steer the luxury house’s effort for the year to come. Commenting on the appointment, Anees […]

The unprecedented use of social media in the Middle East has seen people get addicted to their phone – even more than their partner – and so, of course, brands want to make the most of it by targeting audiences where they spend the most time i.e. social media. But, targeting them alone isn’t enough. […]

Although it’s early days, brands such as McDonald’s, Staples and GM are paying cash and purchasing data direct from the consumer, giving literal meaning toward the notion that “data is the new currency”. Between regulation such as GDPR and scandals like those plaguing Facebook, consumers are aware more than ever of the so-called value exchange when using […]

The holy month of Ramadan is an introspective and spiritual time of the year, when people fast, pray, change their daily routines, catch up with their favorite TV drama series and spend more time with their near and dear ones. It’s also that time of year when television and digital screens are bombarded with commercials. […]

Recently, Facebook announced some changes to its ad metrics. It is now labeling some metrics in Ads Manager as estimated or in development, to provide more clarity on how they are calculated and how advertisers should consider using them. These labels will appear in tool tips within the Ads Manager reporting table and in the […]

Last year’s brand safety debacle brought to light some key issues with digital advertising. Among these were viewability and ad fraud. Ad fraud is rather self-explanatory, but what is viewability? Viewability is essentially an online advertising metric that determines if an ad is actually ‘viewable’, and then, allows advertisers to pay only for ads that […]

By Rana El Alami, senior strategy manager, Havas Media Dubai Given the current market reality, one fact remains true: digital innovations are revolutionizing the consumer decision journey and will continue to do so. Today, we are consuming, creating and purchasing content around the clock; primarily through one device that is now an extension of ourselves. […]

Michelin, the worldwide mobility giant has awarded Havas Media its global media business. The business was won after a pitch earlier this year and will move to Havas Media this month. Prior to the appointment, MEC was the incumbent on the account. Claire Dorland Clauzel, Executive Vice-President Sustainable Development, Brands, External Relations, Member of the Group […]

Emirates has announced the renewal of its contract with Havas Media. The agency will continue to manage the global media strategy, planning, social, traditional and digital investments for Emirates across the airline’s 150 worldwide destinations through to 2020. Since winning the account in a hotly contested pitch in 2014, Havas Media has led the consolidated […]

Havas Group’s announcement last week that it is scrapping its standalone creative and media groups, and integrating them into single regional P&Ls, did not entirely come as a surprise. Over the past three years, and led by chief executive of Yannick Bolloré, the France-headquartered group has relentlessly streamlined its structure as part of a publicly-declared ‘Together’ […]

A tough year, tough market and a new business model within the group… That’s the scenario ten-year Havas veteran Houda Tohme is entering in her new role as general manager of Havas Media UAE. We catch up with her to learn more about her plans for the agency. So, tough year, tough market? Yes, it […]

Paris-based trading desk Gamned is opening its Dubai office, serving the MEA region, next month as part of its global expansion plan. With offices in France, Switzerland, Benelux, Brazil and now Dubai, Gamned offers full service programmatic ad technology, with media trading, dynamic creative and a real-time insights technology platform. Based in Dubai Media City, […]

On October 21, Digital Media Services (DMS), the digital media arm of Choueiri Group, announced a new partnership with Dailymotion, the global online video platform. The agreement gives DMS exclusive advertising sales representation in the MENA region. Marguerite Colas, EMEA sales manager at Dailymotion, sat down for a chat with Communicate. Dailymotion is the second-largest […]

A year after first mooting a subscription model for users wanting to avoid ads, Google announced the launch of YouTube Red on October 21. Costing $9.99 per month, YouTube Red provides subscribers with access to all YouTube videos without ads, as well as original content featuring prominent vloggers such as PewDiePie, Lilly Singh and Joey […]

Havas Media has been named media agency for Ubisoft, a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services. The contract spanning across 17 countries in Europe and Australia will incorporate Havas Media’s full range of media, digital and specialist services. It will also involve the management and central coordination of all of Ubisoft’s central and local […]

To improve media inventory and campaign quality, Havas Media Group announces the launch of a unique Meta Quality Barometer, based on a comprehensive, inclusive approach to data. Dominique Delport, Global Managing Director of Havas Media Group explains in a press statement, “Confidence in data quality is a critical issue for our industry. The scale of fraudulent […]

One weekend in February, a photo of a dress and what seemed to be a simple Tumblr post blasted through the Internet. A user asked: “Is this dress white and gold, or blue and black? Me and my friends can’t agree.” The picture attached to the post created an online uproar that can only be […]

Lebanese media planners crawl towards the multiscreen world of brand building Since the revolutionary invention of the Internet, media channels have been changing year after year, urging agencies to optimize their clients’ media plans in order to adjust to the new realities. Global numbers show that today’s consumers spend seven hours a day watching a […]