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With three months into the new year, Pizza Hut, the international fast-food franchise under the parent company Yum Brands appoints Pankaj Batra as the chief brand officer for Pizza Hut in the Asia Pacific region and Beverly D’Cruz for the same role in the META region. Batra, a veteran of Yum for over 20 years, […]

By Brian Braiker There don’t seem to be as many big, outsized personalities in advertising as there were in previous generations. Think Ogilvy, think Burnett, think Bernbach. It’s something that David Droga—himself no shrinking violet—says he thinks a lot about. “It bugs me,” he says. He’s certainly doing his share to shake things up, though: The […]

It’s every company’s dream to know the real-time location of its audience, deeply understand them and know exactly how, when and where to speak to them. Data mining companies specialize in providing brands with such information, ensuring campaigns’ cost-effectiveness by harvesting and analyzing data. However, these firms and how they operate are still not well […]

Pizza Hut META has appointed M&C Saatchi as its new creative agency of record. The account covers the planning, creation and implementation of integrated communication campaigns for Pizza Hut across the GCC region. Following a pitch, involving several leading agencies in the Middle East, M&C Saatchi was awarded the account. The agency’s remit covers market […]

By Abdallah Adra, senior regional manager, PMX MENA Who had ever imagined ten years back that spends on digital media or any other media could one day overcome the investments on TV advertisements? Whoever thought back in that period that what was offered as a free of charge media to support paid traditional media, would […]

Yesterday, we announced the news of Mindshare winning the media business of Pizza Hut, which is part of Yum Brands. The companies have now confirmed the win that consolidates the offline and digital business within one agency. The agency – and some of its partner agencies within GroupM – already works with Pizza Hut and […]

Mindshare MENA, part of GroupM, has won the Pizza Hut account. The account was previously handled by PHD for digital and Initative for offline media. Pizza Hut is part of Yum Group globally but Americana has the franchising rights in the MENA region. Americana moved its portfolio of clients from Initiative to Omnicom’s Hearts & […]

Communicate’s Middle East Ads Chart is devised using data compiled by the Unruly Viral Video Chart: a comprehensive source for video sharing data around the globe since 2006 that measures share of voice and campaign effectiveness. Owned and operated by video ad tech company Unruly, it tracks and ranks the most popular videos on the […]

Yum Brands has appointed PHD to help its restaurant chain Pizza Hut capitalize on digital technologies and opportunities in the Middle East. Given the high levels of Internet and smartphone penetration in the region, digital has emerged as a fundamental media for all brands to employ to connect with their consumers. Omnicom Media Group’s media […]

  Capillary Technologies, a cloud-based retail customer engagement management, has announced that it has closed a $14 million Series B round of venture financing led by Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). This new investment adds to the $17 million of Series A funding received in 2012. The funding will be used to enhance […]

  Dentsu Aegis Network consolidates its presence in the regional communications space by introducing ICUC  – its global agency offering social media moderation & social media management services. ICUC provides content moderation, community management and reporting insights to support brands’ digital media strategies. ICUC moderates the social media space by including user-generated content, online chats […]