House of Comms Relocates

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Dubai-based communications agency House of Comms has relocated its headquarters to Motor City. Established in 2012, the agency offers an integrated approach to communications, working with a number of brands across the region with a focus on key influencer outreach combined with media and digital strategies.

“We’ve made the move into a new office that we’re really proud to call home, and the location is perfect for our fast-growing team,” says Abby Wilks, Director, House of Comms. “We have created the kind of environment we have always dreamed of and everyone within the team has their own signature feature that they have brought into the office to make it their space – we wanted to inspire creativity in both our team and our clients. 2015 is going to be a huge year for us, so watch this space.”

Havas welcomes new Communications Executive

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Former Local Editor of Lepetitjournal.com, Sarah Bernolet, has joined Havas Worldwide Middle East as Communications Executive. Sarah brings over three years of media experience to her new role, in which she will be joining Havas’ fashion and gift team, handling all aspects of PR for three art de vivre brands: Christofle, Baccarat and Lladro.

“Joining such a prestigious agency as Havas is obviously a great opportunity,” says Sarah. “I hope that coming from an editorial background I will bring some helpful insights about what journalists really want.”

 

Young & Rubicam welcome new Account Manager

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Global marketing and communications company Young & Rubicam has welcomed Jad Fares to the role of Account Manager. With two years of experience in media, Jad previously worked as an Account Executive at MadCom, in Dubai. In his new role, Jad will be utilising his knowledge of shopper marketing and brand activations as a part of the Young & Rubicam Labstore team, where he will be researching shopper mindsets in order to come up with creative concepts to attract and engage target markets.

“I joined Young & Rubicam Labstore because I fell in love with the brands from a consumer’s perspective, so it’s amazing to work on them in the capacity of a shopper marketing specialist,” says Jad. “Each of the brands are well-known and admired and I just can’t wait to dive in.”

Alamy partners with arabianEye

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Dubai-based creative resource arabianEye had secured a new partnership with Alamy to represent their image and footage library in the MENA region. The new partnership will give arabianEye clients access to more than 60 million new images, arabianEye will also be adding Alamy’s MENA-relevant content to their website.

“As the leading image and footage library in the Middle East, arabianEye has a track record in providing authentic content and partnering with the best companies in the industry,” says Greg Aslangul, General Manager, arabianEye. “Alamy is an important addition to a group of strategic international partners.”

Rachel Wakefield, Head of Sales, Alamy, adds “This is a very exciting partnership. We’ve long known that the huge variety of high quality photos, vectors and video clips in our collection would suit the Middle East market, but it was important to find the right partner and arabianEye came highly recommended to us. We’re looking forward to a long and successful collaboration.”