MENA Search Awards 2017 dates announced

Creative events agency, Don’t Panic Events is set to host the first MENA Search Awards on May 10, 2017 at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. The awards will feature 26 categories including, Best Search Campaign and Young Search Professional to showcase the achievements of the best in the search industry with a focus on SEO, PPC, More Info »

Weber Shandwick named top employer for 2017

Communications agency, Weber Shandwick has been named by Great Place To Work® Institute UAE, as the fifth ‘Top Companies to Work in the UAE’ for the 2017 . Great Place To Work® Institute is a global research, training and consultancy firm that recognises the best workplaces in over 50 countries worldwide that are committed to More Info »

Instinctif Partners makes new appointments

International business communications consultancy, Instinctif Partners Middle East has welcomed David Thompson and Judecyll Eguia to its Dubai team following a regional expansion plan. With experience in journalism and previously a business-to-business magazine Editor at ITP Media Group, David has been appointed to the role of Consultant and will now manage the English language content More Info »

Dubai Lynx award winners announced

Dubai Lynx, the International Festival of Creativity has announced winners for this year’s awards ceremony that took place on March 8, 2017. With over 2,500 entries across 17 categories, the awards celebrate excellence in creative communications in the MENA region. Pierre Choueiri, Chairman and CEO, Choueiri Group was honoured with the ‘Dubai Lynx Advertising Person More Info »

In The Hot Seat – Paromita Dey

Paromita Dey, Editor, Logistics News ME at BNC Publishing talks to TMN about her current role and what she thinks about the media industry in the Middle East…  Name: Paromita Dey Age: 30 From: India Current job title: Editor, Logistics News ME, BNC Publishing When did you first arrive in Dubai? 2014 Where did you More Info »

New digital agency launches

Dawn Kubicek, previously Regional Account Director at Profusion, has launched a new social media and digital agency, Creative Active. With over 15 years of experience in digital marketing, Dawn launched the agency to support businesses in the UAE through digital and analytical tools. Creative Active offers services ranging from SEO, digital PR, training and management More Info »

New Contributing Columnist at Arab News

John Defterios joins Arab News as a contributing Columnist for the newspaper’s print and digital platforms. With over 36 years of experience in Journalism, John currently works with CNN as Editor and Anchor of CNNMoney Emerging Markets, as well as hosts the Marketplace Middle East show. Arab News will now feature John’s content on Middle More Info »

New Managing Editor at Entrepreneur ME

Entrepreneur Middle East has appointed Tamara Pupic to the role of Managing Editor. Previously Editor of Arabian Business StartUp, part of ITP Media Group, Tamara reported on the developments across the MENA startup and SME industry. Prior to starting her career in journalism in 2012, she worked in the international trade policy development field with More Info »

IAS Media appoints New Vice President

Dubai-based advertising company, International Advertising Services (IAS) Media has appointed Dana Ksaybi to the role of Vice President – Digital Division. With over six years of experience, Dana previously worked as Digital Solutions Specialist at Bayt.com, AMEinfo and most recently Thomson Reuters, where she provided digital solutions across the Reuters publications. In her new role, she will More Info »