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How Covid-19 is changing the business and the industry at large, according to DDB’s Chief Executive Officer for the Middle East. How is the Covid-19 crisis reshaping the marketing and advertising industry in MENA? There’s a lot of conversation going on around this subject. But with specific mention to the region, Covid-19 has accelerated our pre-existing structural problems. The […]

Organizations around the world are going to be facing even more difficult challenges, once the chaos of Covid-19 passes. One of them being, reintegrating employees who’ve been confined to their homes for the past 2-3 months, back into the workplace. In response to this challenge, United Minds, Weber Shandwick’s management consultancy specializing in organizational transformation […]

When Campbell Soup Co. named Publicis Groupe the winner of a massive agency review for digital, creative and media, the press release contained a smorgasbord of buzzwords that have come to typify holding company-level pitches. Publicis will provide an “entire suite of marketing services and provide more accountability and flexibility than traditional marketing models,” its March […]

Ciaran Bonass started his career as an animator in 1996, after which he moved on to DoubleClick in 2001 – even before Google acquired it – and then to TBWA, where he was instrumental in setting up the digital arm. In 2014, Bonass joined Havas Digital Middle East as creative director and, as the agency […]

Whether an agency calls its work environment its “culture”, “dynamic”, or “DNA”, creative industries have tried to set the bar high when it comes to adding incentives beyond salary and generic benefits packages. As Sasan Saeidi, FP7 UAE’s managing director, says, “This industry is very demanding, especially in this part of the world where things […]

Rawaj international, a boutique communication agency, acquires the PR account of Zorlu Center, Turkey’s new life style destination in Istanbul. Rawaj will be handling all PR related activities of Zorlu Centre in the GCC and will be accommodating all media requests. After the launch of Raffles Istanbul in September 2014, Rawaj has now resumed their PR activities by joining […]

In an initiative aimed at enhancing communication and collaboration between government entities in Abu Dhabi and the UAE, twofour54 recently held its first Government Connect event, which introduced twofour54’s services and initiatives to 150 government officials and professionals representing 82 government bodies. In her opening note, HE Noura Al Kaabi, CEO of twofour54, welcomed attendees […]

  During my two and a half years at RBBi and throughout my 15-year career before that, I have seen that several clients tend to skip the most important phases of product development – be it for a website, mobile app, consumer product or service design – let alone the usability and user experience (UX) […]

  Regional digital incubator and accelerator Afkar.me has received over 150 applications for its second round intake in Dubai. Applications were received from 29 countries from as far afield as Brazil, China and Sudan. Egyptian entrepreneurs submitted the highest number of ideas, followed by those from the UAE and Bahrain. Afkar.me, which is currently incubating […]

  Traffic Digital have tripled their office space by moving to Mazaya Business Avenue. The move comes at a time when Alexandra Williams and Sally Davies are both joining the company as group account directors, having previously been with Dabo PR and ITP Publishing, respectively. Dominic Gothard, CEO Traffic Group, sees these changes as a […]

The operation will be led by Puja Pannum, Blismedia’s managing director, Middle East. Pannum has previously held senior sales roles at Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo. Most recently, she operated as the business development director at digital media company Reach MENA. She will report to Paul Thompson, vice-president EMEA at Blis, who oversees the company’s regional […]

  Integrating all of its agencies under one roof, publicity network Publinet recently moved into a new office in Dubai’s Business Bay area. The group’s new space is largely bathed in white, the predominant color of the furniture and walls. White walls, an open plan layout and glass panels create a breathable, airy atmosphere around […]