The 2015 Arab Aviation and Media Summit (AAMS) will be held in Bahrain. The event will take place on December 7, 2015 and December 8, 2015 in the Kingdom of Bahrain’s capital, Manama. AAMS is an industry initiative committed to improving the state of Arab aviation and tourism, embraced by many organisations such as Airbus Middle More Info »
After two years of working as Communications Consultant for Active PR, Mara Carpencu has been promoted to the role of Senior Communications Consultant. In her new role, Mara will continue to support her team and clients, but will additionally drive the company’s B2B and B2C communications campaigns. “Active PR has been an exciting and rewarding More Info »
Lotus Communications has won the PR account for Heaven skincare. Heaven, a luxury organic skincare brand will be launching its new range, Stratosphere, in Dubai this September. The Dubai-based communications agency will be handling all PR and marketing for the brand within the UAE. “We are very pleased to be working with Lotus Communications,” says More Info »
Dubai-based integrated PR and digital communications consultancy, DPQ Communications has rebranded as Q Communications. The consultancy has expanded since launching in Dubai in 2010 and now employs a 20-strong team, with the new brand identity building on this growth. Q Communications will continue to offer fully integrated public relations, social media, digital and event services More Info »
Absolute Adventure has appointed Market Buzz to handle all of its PR activities in the UAE. Absolute Adventure is an outdoor education specialist, adventure tour organiser, expedition management company, outdoor consultancy and training course provider, catering to individuals as well as large and small groups. The company operates Bear Grylls Survival Academy and the Bear More Info »
Out-of-home communications agency network Posterscope – part of Dentsu Aegis Network – will collaborate with OAG, specialists in global airport and airline data and analysis. This collaboration, based on and supported by data from OAG, will give Posterscope and its clients access to a wealth of travel data with the aim to help better plan More Info »
Ahmad Daabas has been named Fashion Director of Sharp Magazine Middle East, published by Dubai-based Oryx Gulf Media. Having founded online men’s magazine AMDmode.com in 2012, Ahmad will continue to work as Editor for the online publication,
UAE-based boutique model and talent agency, Recto Verso has added two new segments to its model portfolio – Curve and Unique. The new offerings will create a point of difference for the agency, with Curve featuring models size UK 12 and above and Unique focusing on finding models with an edgy look and striking features More Info »
GN Publishing, the specialist media division of Gulf News, has relaunched its consumer-facing technology supplements as #GNTech. The move is part of an ongoing strategy to refine the newspaper’s special reports, published under the GN Focus brand. Distributed with the full Gulf News print run of over 108,000 copies, #GNTech will publish at the end of More Info »
Former Editor-in-Chief of EDGAR, Matthew Priest, has joined Esquire Middle East as Executive Editor. While working with EDGAR, Matthew contributed greatly to the growth of the magazine brand in the region, as well as the launch of EDGARdaily.com. He brings over seven years of experience in journalism and editing to his new role, where he will be working across the print products, leading More Info »