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Nadim Samara, CEO at OMG MENA, and Andreas Frangeskides, Director-Marketing Solutions at Annalect MENA, explain how Omnicom Media Group harnesses the power of data via Omni, its proprietary data management platform.

The former regional managing director of OMD MENA, will now add the North African and UAE offices to his remit along with Levant, Egypt and the Gulf as he takes the helm as the new COO of OMD MENA. During his 16 year tenure at OMD, Najjar has proved instrumental in spreading OMD’s culture and difference across all […]

Omnicom Media Group EMEA has announced three promotions at the top of its Middle East/North Africa (MENA) operations in a press statement. The regional CEO, Elie Khouri, has been promoted to chairman, while OMD MENA’s CEO, Nadim Samara, takes the same position at the regional holding and PHD’s CEO Elda Choucair moves to the newly […]

At the recently held Festival of Media Global in Rome, OMD UAE received another trophy for its “Unleash your Potential” Infiniti Q50S campaign, taking home Bronze in the Best Use of Technology category. The campaign, which was a collaboration between OMD, TBWA and Infiniti, had earlier won Gold in the same category at the MENA […]

Omnicom Media Group’s OMD has signed an exclusive agreement with Emerging Markets Intelligence and Research (EMIR) to provide brands with rich market insights and analysis. The move comes after several successful collaborations with EMIR and is another sign of the agency’s focus on data and analytics. EMIR, which was founded in 2013 by Trevor McFarlane, […]

Nissan Middle East and Infiniti Middle East have selected OMD as their regional partner for media communications. Effective May 2016, the new agreement covers a plethora of services including data and analytics solutions and includes media planning and buying, content marketing, search as well as performance marketing. The multi-agency pitch started in Q4 last year […]

OMD has been selected by luxury hotel company Jumeirah Group as its search engine marketing (SEM) agency. The competitive pitch resulted in the Omnicom Media Group-owned network adding the international SEM assignment to the media planning and buying contract it already holds. SEM is a critical element of the sales process for the tourism sector […]

Jumeirah Inside has been developed to provide travelers with a unique look into Jumeirah hotels. The web-based virtual reality application has been optimized for tablet, mobile and desktop, providing a Google Street View–like look into the group’s 23 hotels. Jumeirah worked alongside Google and MediaMonks, a production company, to develop the tool’s 360-degree video, photography […]

In a move designed to meet the growing needs of current and future clients in Qatar, OMD has officially launched operations in the country with a new office in Doha. Until now, the communications planning network was servicing its portfolio of Qatari clients from Lower Gulf in Dubai. The decision to open a local operation comes after the […]

  The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) recently announced a new retained media agency structure for the EMEA region, following a strategic review of its communications planning and media implementation. Disney will be working with Omnicom Media Group as lead agency at a regional level and in the UK and Ireland, […]

  In order to support the expansion of its e-commerce offering, Shop and Ship, with specialist marketing capabilities, Aramex has selected OMD to manage its digital media and communications. Shop and Ship, the online shopping delivery service powered by Aramex, allows users to purchase items from international websites and have them shipped to consumers living […]

After a  review featuring a number of digital agencies, Beiersdorf has selected OMD to lead, design and execute its comprehensive digital strategy. This move builds on the media services already provided by OMD, which include communications planning and investments, digital display, social media, performance marketing and analytics. Roster digital agencies were also invited to the […]

Sitting in his office full of Star Wars memorabilia made from recycled motorcycle parts and a life-sized frame of Han Solo stuck in carbonite, Samara has a quiet air of confidence and an edgy excitement about the new structure and future of OMD. We caught up with him to learn about the philosophy driving this […]