FP7/DXB secures Axe
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 welcomes Brand Partnerships Associate
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 »
Media OnClick welcomes Zafer Abou Raid
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 »
In The Hot Seat – Tala Samman
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 to go freelance
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 »
Ahmed Galal joins TishTash
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 »
CNN named number one international news channel
CNN International is the number one international news channel in daily, weekly and monthly reach, according to the Ipsos Affluent Survey Middle East. The independent industry research study shows that the CNN International TV channel reaches 20% of the Middle East’s elite population every month and this reach increases to 28% when CNN International‘s digital More Info »
Motivate welcomes new Contributing Editor
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 »
Vogue Arabia set to launch in the region
Conde Nast is set to launch an online edition of Vogue Arabia this Autumn, in partnership with Dubai-based media agency Nervora. The Middle Eastern edition of the luxury fashion title will be headed up by Editor-In-Chief, Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz. The website will be launched in Arabic as well as English and followed by a print More Info »
Nermine Kashef joins Plus 1 Communications
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 »