McCann Worldgroup was recognised in Advertising Age & Creativity magazine’s Annual Awards Report as the third most “Creatively Awarded Network,” with McCann Melbourne ranked as the most “Creatively Awarded Agency.” This recognition comes in a year in which McCann’s creative awards performance netted it honours as “Agency of the Year” in New York and as “Network of More Info »
Charles Santhakumar has today joined the team at Venture Communications in the role of Senior PR Executive. Hailing from India, Charles has over seven years of PR experience in agencies including Edelman, Hanmer MSL and Vaishnavi Corporate Communications, and his new role at Venture Communications will be his first step in to the Middle East PR industry. More Info »
Style.com/Arabia Men has launched as an online publication dedicated to gentlemen of the Middle East. Encompassing a broader, more diverse set of topics than the women-focused Style.com/Arabia, the new gent’s portal will cover style, culture, design, gadgets and gear. “We believe that men in the region have long been deserving of a publication that understands More Info »
Taxi Media Middle East is to soft launch its new state-of-the-art touchscreen technology for taxi advertising in late November. The advertising platform is set to transform taxi advertising effectiveness through the means of time based, location based and real-time updates allowing advertisers full control of their content. Taxi Media Middle East has the exclusive rights More Info »
Breitling has appointed Performance PR to represent the company across the Middle East. A specialist in the production of premium technical watches, the Swiss watch brand is well known for its extremely close links to the world of aviation and automotive, the latter through its partnership with Bentley. “Breitling has a long and distinguished history, More Info »
entourage marketing and events were honoured at the prestigious Dubai SME 100 awards that took place yesterday. Key management were present to receive the industry recognition at the award ceremony that took place at Dubai World Trade Centre, in the presence of HH Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and More Info »
Schneider PR has been appointed as Public Relations partner for La Maison du Chocolat, the renowned French Chocolatier set to open in The Dubai Mall. The agency will support the brand’s upcoming Middle Eastern market entry and ongoing PR activities thereafter, developing visibility of La Maison du Chocolat as the reference for luxury chocolate across More Info »
Lonely Planet Traveller Middle East and BBC Good Food Middle East have moved to new offices. The entire editorial, sales, marketing and events teams have shifted to CPI Media Group’s headquarters in TECOM. The new address is office 804, Grosvenor Business Tower, TECOM and the switchboard number is 04-440-9100. Individual email addresses and direct lines remain the same.
Branding and communications agency, Insignia Worldwide, has today launched its new PR division, Insignia PR. The Dubai-based agency will provide representation for destination brands, including international hotel groups, boutique properties, leading restaurants and lifestyle venues and the arts and culture segments. “We speak the language of travel and lifestyle fluently as we understand consumer dynamics, key More Info »
Dina Maaty has today joined Mother, Baby & Child magazine as Editor, superseding Zaina Shihabi, who stepped down last month after relocating to Liverpool. With over five years of experience in the media industry, Dina has previously held both editorial and PR roles in leading lifestyle publications and government communication hubs in the US, Qatar More Info »