PR and digital marketing agency, Plus 1 Communications has been appointed by Al Ahli Holding Group and 117 LIVE to handle the PR campaign for the upcoming PopCon festival. The agency will be responsible for offering a range of innovative PR and digital marketing solutions for the event that will be held at the Dubai More Info »
Freelance Writer and Digital Marketing Strategist Anna Sadeghpour has launched new community service blog, Anahata Dubai. Previously based in Australia, Anna has been involved in a number of charities, projects and initiatives including; Amnesty International, the Ras Al Khaimah Animal Welfare Centre and The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation. Her blog will cover all things More Info »
US telecoms company, Verizon Communications has bought Yahoo’s search and advertising operations for a deal of around $4.8bn. The telecoms company will now own Yahoo’s core Internet businesses of over a billion active users a month, to become a global mobile media company. “Verizon is progressing its transformation to become a cross-screen advertising and media More Info »
Media and digital communications agency, Dentsu Aegis Network, has acquired gyro, an independent global creative agency dedicated exclusively to business-to-business (B2B) marketing, to create a fully integrated global B2B powerhouse. Launched in 1999, gyro’s Dubai office has worked with a variety of brands including EMAAR, Jumeirah, Emirates NBD and Fed Ex. Dentsu will now add More Info »
TishTash Marketing and Public Relations has appointed Ahmed Galal to the role of Arabic PR and Social Media Executive. With six years of experience in journalism, PR and social media, Ahmed has previously worked for companies such as Al Bayan, Ara Magazine and Apparel Group. In his new role, he will be working on Arabic More Info »
Motivate Publishing has welcomed Stuart Todd to the role of Contributing Editor at Hype magazine. With over six years of experience in music journalism and PR, Stuart most recently worked as Editor at music website EQTV.CO.UK, where he sourced relevant and accurate content for the site in the form of artist interviews, event and track previews and reviews More Info »
Plus 1 Communications has appointed Nermine Kashef to the role of Account Manager. With over seven years of experience in PR, Nermine has previously worked for companies including Al Ghurair Investments, Sobha Development and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. She was most recently Assistant Publications and Communications Manager at the Burj Al Arab and in More Info »
ShortList UAE, an Arab Publishing Partners (APP) publication, has launched an ongoing initiative to support the Dubai Autism Center. A selected number of the magazine’s 75,000 copies in weekly circulation will now be sold for AED 1, beginning July 5, 2016 and all of the proceeds will go towards supporting the centre’s mission to educate More Info »
Gulf News Broadcasting has announced that it will no longer be managing stations Radio One & Radio Two. Established over ten years ago, the radio stations have closed “as a result of unforeseen circumstances, which are beyond the control of Gulf News Broadcasting LLC”. The broadcasting company has thanked its employees, advertising partners and supporters, More Info »
MOJEH has appointed Annie Darling to the role of Lifestyle Writer. Previously Features Editor at Hot Media Publishing where she worked on magazines such as World Traveller and AIR, Annie specialises in writing about luxury lifestyle and travel. In her new role, she will write about popular culture, fashion and current affairs for the magazine’s print More Info »