Europe’s Transform Awards to debut in Middle East
Europe’s revered Transform Awards Programme is launching its inaugural Transform Awards MENA, to be held in Dubai in June 2014. The event, which until now has been held exclusively in London, is Europe’s only awards dedicated to creative agencies’ rebranding work. But, with the expanding number of prestigious ad and branding agencies in the Middle More Info »
Grace & Garbo sign Delice PR account
Grace & Garbo have won the PR account for Delice, the Dubai-based gourmet confectionary brand. Grace & Garbo are the first PR agency to sign with the brand, who have previously looked after PR and marketing internally. “It is a great opportunity to work on a local brand that has grown to become an international label More Info »
Winners announced for Arab Woman Awards KSA
The Arab Woman Awards KSA 2014 winners were honoured at a red carpet gala reception held at the Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh. The awards ceremony was attended by over 300 women from the Kingdom. This ceremony marks the first ever Arab Woman Awards to be held in KSA, however the awards have been held in More Info »
MediaCom appoints new Bid Media Manager
MediaCom MENA has appointed Clare Thornton as its new Regional Bid Media Manager to head up its search and bid media product. Clare joins MediaCom MENA from MEC London, where she played a pivotal role as a lead on accounts such as Johnson & Johnson and Lloyds Banking Group and was responsible for several award-winning projects including the More Info »
INTERGALACTIC$ exhibition
Team TMN catch up with Dubai-based artist Jim Wheat, to discuss his new INTERGALACTIC$ exhibition
FP7/DXB wins pitch to retain Emirates NBD account
FP7/DXB has successfully retained the Emirates NBD creative advertising account, following a multi-agency pitch process that began at the end of last year. The agency competed against the regions’ largest multinational networks for the business. FP7/DXB will continue to oversee the Dubai-headquartered bank’s through-the-line communications brief for the UAE. Emirates NBD has awarded FP7/DXB a More Info »
Somayya Jabarti new Editor-In-Chief of Saudi Gazette
Somayya Jabarti has been promoted to Editor-In-Chief of the Saudi Gazette, becoming the first female journalist to be appointed Editor-In-Chief of a national newspaper in Saudi Arabia. Somayya previously held the position of Deputy Editor-In-Chief of the newspaper, and takes over the position after more than thirteen years in the industry. “While there already are More Info »
Catherine Watson joins Harvey Nichols PR team
Catherine Watson has joined the Harvey Nichols Dubai team as PR manager. Catherine, who previously worked as Communications Manager for Havas PR, joins as part of Al Tayer Insignia, the largest luxury retailer in the Middle East. “I’m delighted to have joined the team at Al Tayer and Harvey Nichols Dubai and am looking forward More Info »
Z7 Communications wins AIGNER PR Account
Z7 Communications has been appointed as the official PR agency for AIGNER in the Middle East. The German fashion label celebrated a debut at the Milan fashion shows in 2003 and the re-launch of the company’s brand architecture was a spectacular success. Since then, it has been rapidly expanding its business activities in the Near and More Info »
Give me quality over quantity
Give me quality over quantity any day, says BrideClubME.com’s Rhiannon Downie