Katch International to launch The Atrium
Katch International has been appointed by Habtoor Hospitality to launch The Atrium at Al Habtoor City. Located in the centre of the new luxury lifestyle destination, on the banks of the Dubai Water Canal, The Atrium will be home to seven restaurants and bars split over five levels, each with distinct personalities and brands. Katch More Info »
Chloe Allan launches The Digital Dose
Chloe Allan, former Editor of The Girl That Lives In The Desert, has launched new online magazine The Digital Dose. A Dubai-based website, The Digital Dose will cover all things fashion, beauty and lifestyle with three main sections; The Fashion, The Beauty and The Social Scene. The Social Scene will feature everything from newly opened More Info »
The write stuff
Angela Boshoff Hundal, Founder, Head of Copy and Creative Director at Scribe tells us why the art of copywriting should be embraced, rather than dismissed “The value of carefully constructed and expertly crafted written language seems to have shrunk, which means that we’re all seeing (and getting) more and more emails, push notifications, SMS messages, More Info »
Twitter and Sky News Arabia sign understanding
Twitter and Sky News Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch an interactive panel discussion on the social media platform – Twitter’s first partnership with an Arab media organisation. A panel discussion program featuring some of the top influencers on Twitter from different fields and industries will hold monthly discussions, each dedicated to More Info »
CNN to push news through Facebook Messenger
CNN International is set to be pushing more personalised news through private message on Facebook Messenger. The company has unveiled new capabilities for businesses and publishers on Messenger, allowing users to chat directly with CNN to get breaking news and personalised stories. “With three billion global users, messaging apps represent the single most crucial global More Info »
Leo Burnett secures Emirates Airline
Leo Burnett Dubai has won the account for Emirates Airline’s creative business across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets. The account will include strategy and creative development in order to support Emirates business in the region. “Emirates has been a force in the region and is a global leader in the field of More Info »
Changes to Omnicom Media Group leadership
Omnicom Media Group Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has named new leaders for its analytics division, Annalect, as well as its programmatic trading desk, Accuen. Both companies will now report to recently promoted Executive Director of Specialist Companies, Dimitri Metaxas, who will be managing Resolution as well as Annalect and Accuen. Raouf Ketani has More Info »
Jason O’Connell joins BNC Publishing
Jason O’Connell has joined BNC Publishing as Editor of Construction Business News Middle East. Previously Editor of Utilities Middle East, in his new role Jason will be responsible for building a strong editorial identity for the magazine as well as its website, CBNME.com. “I’m thrilled to be joining BNC Publishing – a young, up and More Info »
Plus 1 wins Engage Works
Integrated communications agency Plus 1 Communications has been appointed to handle the PR and social media for Engage Works and their Flux innovation lounge in Dubai and London. Engage Works creates interconnected experiences for brands around the world with the Flux lounge aiming to inspire conversation and give brands, agencies and corporations the ability to More Info »
Anna Castan Tomas joins APP Publishing
APP Publishing has welcomed Anna Castan Tomas to the role of Fashion Editor for the APP Group. Previously Fashion and Beauty Editor for Ahlan! Arabia, part of ITP Publishing Group, as well as a Fashion Stylist, Anna has over eight years of experience in fashion and journalism. In her new role, she will be editing and contributing More Info »