Leading UK PR & content marketing company, Brazen, has opened its first global office in Dubai Media City and is now operating across the UK and UAE. Established in 2001, the multi award-winning agency, based in Manchester, offers brands four core areas of expertise – public relations, social media, digital engagement and live events. Brazen’s More Info »
Ketaki Banga has been promoted to the position of Group Account Director at BPG Cohn & Wolfe. Ketaki boasts extensive experience as a media professional with a career that spans 15 years, having held the position of Senior Editor for SME Advisor Middle East, Group Editor for CPI Business and Account Director for Active Public More Info »
Cathal McElroy has been appointed at the new Editor for Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East. Formerly with ITP Publishing Group, Cathal was Editor for MEP Middle East since 2012 and brings to his new role a range of editorial experience, having previously been based in the UK working with the BBC and in online media before More Info »
The Channel 4 Radio Network has today launched a new breakfast show – ‘Mornings with Marwan & Eve.’ Scheduled every weekday morning from 6-10am on 104.8 Channel 4 FM, the breakfast show is co-hosted by UAE-based media personality Marwan Al Awadi, also known as ‘DJ Bliss’, and resident Channel 4 radio presenter Eve Jaso, who More Info »
Edelman and MEAComS have signed an agreement naming MEAComS as Edelman’s exclusive affiliate in Eygpt. MEAComS will form an integral part of the Edelman network of affiliates by providing local expertise and on-the-ground market support to Edelman. MEAComS’ staff and clients will have access to Edelman’s regional and global network of experts, best practices and More Info »
Publicis Groupe has appointed Anthony Gazagne as the President of PublicisLive, an events agency within the Groupe’s network MSLGROUP, specialising in the production of international conferences and prestige events. Anthony has spent the majority of his career at Publicis Groupe; since joining Publicis Dialog in 1998, he has held the positions of Project Manager, Director More Info »
Brand adventures agency LIGHTBLUE has re-partnered with Reebok Classic to activate a second stage at Virgin Radio Dubai’s annual RedFest music festival, which is set for February 12 and 13, 2015, at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre. The Reebok Classic brand seeks to further the momentum gained with LIGHTBLUE at SOLE DXB back in November 2014, More Info »
Duaa Radwan has been promoted to the position of Account Director at the Dubai offices of specialist travel PR agency PRCo. Following time spent working for Arabic newspaper Akhbar Al Arab, bilingual Duaa joined PRCo as Account Executive in 2010. She has held the role of Account Manager since 2011, covering brands including Melia Hotels More Info »
Smartphone app Facebook At Work has officially hit iOS and Android app stores. With the software still in the early stages of development, a select number of test companies are currently eligible to download the app. Significantly, while the app appears and works similarly to the public Facebook network, there will be no advertisements and More Info »
Charlotte Ringrose has joined BNC Publishing as Senior Sales Manager. Prior to joining the team, Charlotte was Sales Manager with the hospitality division of ITP Publishing for two years, covering Hotelier Middle East, Caterer Middle East and Arabian Travel News. Adding to her experience, Charlotte also worked previously as a Media Sales Consultant for Johnston Press More Info »