Search Results for : Mepra

The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) will be hosting the sixth edition of their annual leadership majlis virtually this year. The majlis will include a series of daily sessions starting from 30th August till 3rd September with communication leaders from the Middle East and abroad. Communicate speaks with Jonty Summers, Chairman of MEPRA and Managing Director […]

The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) Youth Board recently announced an outreach initiative to support local businesses in Beirut following the devastating explosions that claimed the lives of more than 160 people, injured thousands, and left as many as 300,000 without a home. Communicate spoke with Nada Elbarshoumi, MEPRA Youth Board Member, and  Senior Manager […]

The Middle East Public Relations Association recently conducted a survey to understand the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health and wellbeing, of the region’s PR professionals.  The survey which comprised of 108 respondents from the MEPRA group, revealed some alarming findings. The number of respondents who suffer from stress tripled during the lockdown. 38% […]

By Elías Jabbe The ongoing impact of digital on the tourism industry in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia emerged as a popular topic of discussion at the annual MEASA Aviation Show in Dubai on October 14. The event, which has been organized for several years by Terrapinn Middle East, featured tracks such as […]

By Elías Jabbe PR industry leaders and journalists gathered at the inaugural Middle East PR Association (MEPRA) KSA Leadership Majlis in Riyadh on October 21, to discuss the evolution of the PR industry in Saudi Arabia. This year’s “Impact & Influence”-themed edition was documented on MEPRA’s social media platforms as it happened at Hyatt Regency […]

By Hanisha Lalwani With only a handful of companies within the region experimenting with podcasts, this on-demand audio medium remains largely untapped. “Since we first launched the forum, our ecosystem has evolved,” said Hebah Fisher, co-founder and CEO of Kerning Culture, the organizer of the forum. She added that an increasing number of people are turning […]

By Elias Jabbe The Middle East Public Relations Association will host its inaugural Leadership Majlis in Saudi Arabia on October 21 at the Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya after several editions in Abu Dhabi. According to a press release distributed by MEPRA Executive Director Sabrina De Palma, the UAE-based nonprofit is dedicating the KSA MEPRA Leadership […]

By Ana Julia Olivera Advertising plays a significant role in today’s world. Countries have relied heavily on branding themselves to attract tourists and bring in foreign investments. It has become more evident, through research, that nations benefit from corporate brand advertisements that are in line with their nation brands. In turn, increasing their soft power […]

By Alex Malouf The world of communications is changing. Read anything on the future of communications, and you’ll be served a dose of artificial intelligence (I’m still skeptical), the convergence of internal and external communications, the digital workplace and the like. Some knowledgable folks out there are even predicting that the role of communicators will […]

Last week, we published a piece by Alex Malouf who manages corporate communications for P&G across the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa. He also holds (or has held) board positions for several communications associations including the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA), Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, International Association of Business […]

Ali Azarmi started his career in Advertising in 1987 in Publcis Graphics London Office and came to Dubai in 1993. He was the executive creative director at BBDO until he left in 2004 to work as an advertising consultant. In 2008, he established the Middle East branches of Joy Films UK ([email protected]) with his partner […]

“It’s no secret that I care about the communications industry in the region. I’ve done more than my fair share when it comes to supporting people and organizations in becoming more aware of what good communications is all about, and why it’s central to building strong reputations. I’ve also spent years advocating for the adoption […]

By Alex Malouf, board member of MEPRA and IABC For a company whose tag line is “Fly the Friendly Skies”, there could have been nothing worse than for passengers onboard flight 3411 to have witnessed the dragging of an elderly gentleman, a doctor who had to get home to attend to his patients the following […]

The media’s problem isn’t digital, but quality content (and ethics), says Alex Malouf, board member of MEPRA and IABC I’ve read article after article about the demise of print media, both globally and in the region. Often, that decline is attributed to digital media. And sometimes, as with a recent piece I read, media executives, who […]

75% of UAE residents have friends or followers on social media that they don’t usually interact with Of these, half of friend requests accepted by 49% of people are from strangers 22% have more than 500 friends on Facebook 46% spend more than 1-2 hours on Facebook per day 50% of respondents have a public […]

The UAE’s airlines, Etihad and Emirates, signed on Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston, respectively, as their brand ambassadors earlier this year. Kidman faced a fair amount of backlash from the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) for being associated with Etihad, which has allegedly discriminated against its female flight attendants, especially considering that she has […]

MEPRA (Middle East Public Relations Association), is a membership organization that promotes and fosters quality public relations standards throughout the region. Founded in 2001, MEPRA now consists of more than 350 volunteer members. After five years of membership, Brian Lott was selected this February to be the current chair. He lets us in on some […]

  The IAA has launched its 2014 networking sessions with a hotly contested first debate on the value of awards. The panel of debaters comprised of regional industry leaders, including Carla Hassan, CMO at PepsiCo MEA; Hubert Boulos, CEO Middle East, DDB; and, Mounir Harfouche, CEO, Lowe Middle East & North Africa. Held at the […]

  DABO & CO, the integrated communications company, won three awards at last night’s fifth Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) Awards. DABO & CO’s latest success brings its total MEPRA Awards to 15 since the annual event was launched in 2009, including ‘Agency of the Year’ in 2010 and ‘Mid-Sized Agency of the Year’ […]

Trio students at Middlesex University achieved winnings in both the Masar Student Creative Award for Print Competition, and the Student Integrated Award Competition at the annual Dubai Lynx Festival. Communicate will be publishing a three parts interview with them. The first interview is with Rym Farran, who designed a campaign to promote adopting dogs. Rym Farran, created […]