Jumeirah magazine, part of Motivate Publishing, has welcomed Tahira Yaqoob to the role of Acting Editor. With over 20 years of experience in journalism across newspapers and magazines in the UK as well as the UAE, including The National and The Daily Mail, Tahira has recently been contributing to editorial content for Motivate’s Luxury and Lifestyle Group of publications. In More Info »
Blathnaid Healy has joined CNN Digital Worldwide as Senior Editor in its London newsroom. Blathnaid joins CNN from Mashable, where she established the company’s first London office and built an editorial team that developed a multimedia editorial agenda and voice across all platforms. At CNN, she will oversee the network’s EMEA-based digital news team and More Info »
Bell Pottinger in Dubai has appointed Amy Piek to the role of Senior Consultant. Previously a Senior Consultant at FTI Consulting where she advised public, semi-government and private companies on financial and corporate communications as well as investor relations, Amy has over eight years of experience in media and communications. In her new role at More Info »
Campaign Middle East, a Motivate Publishing publication, has welcomed Austyn Allison to the role of Editor. A graduate in Philosophy and Sociology from the University of East Anglia, Austyn has over 13 years of experience in writing and editing. Most recently Supplements Editor for MEED at Emap Middle East, he has also worked for titles including Communicate and XPRESS. In More Info »
UAE-based media sales representation agency The MediaVantage has secured an exclusive contract to represent all titles owned by Exposure Media Marketing (EMM) India, a Burda International company. The contract enables The MediaVantage to sell advertising opportunities in Travel + Leisure India & South Asia, Millionaire Asia India, Better Homes and Gardens, Maxim India and other publications to clients and media More Info »
Advertising agency FP7/DXB has secured the account to develop the digital launch of an upcoming Axe campaign. The digital assignment for the deodorant brand, part of Unilever, will cover the entire Gulf region. “An Axe assignment is a dream opportunity for any creative agency; as this brand has tremendous global creative credentials and the clients More Info »
Sony Music Entertainment Middle East has appointed Kevin Harvey to the role of Brand Partnerships Associate. With over four years of experience in advertising in the Middle East region, Kevin was most recently an Account Executive at MullenLowe in Dubai where he worked across a range of brands including Red Bull and Majid Al Futtaim. More Info »
Zafer Abou Raid has joined Dubai-based media and marketing company Media OnClick as Sales Director. Previously Sales and Marketing Manager at Kabayan Weekly, part of Al Hilal printing, where he was responsible for leading the development and implementation of all marketing programmes and strategic sales activities, Zafer has over six years of experience in media. He will More Info »
Tala Samman of myfashdiary.com tells TMN about how her blog has evolved and what she thinks of Dubai’s growing media landscape…
Helen Farmer has left good magazine, part of Motivate Publishing, in order pursue freelance work on a full-time basis. Having worked as Editor for good since its conception in 2013, Helen moved to a part-time editorial role in March this year, where she was responsible for writing, commissioning and editing features for the magazine, as well as handling social media and marketing the More Info »