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APO Group launches enhanced news monitoring service 

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Media relations consultancy for the MENA region, APO Group has launched a new version of their media monitoring service for press releases. The new service aims to provide all wire customers with a complimentary bespoke monitoring report which collates media clippings from websites, print publications and social media while delivering insights on media sentiment and journalistic engagement.

“Our enhanced media monitoring service reflects our commitment to exploring new ways of delivering superior media intelligence to our customers,” says Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and CEO, APO Group. “For us, distributing press releases across a specific region is not merely about pushing corporate news to journalists. It is about supporting our clients in establishing market presence and enhancing target audience engagement. To help them achieve this, we strongly believe it is crucial to provide them with as much information as possible about the success of their campaigns.”

Xpress to cease print publishing

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Dubai-based weekly tabloid newspaper, Xpress has ceased print publications. Published by Gulf News, the final edition was published on August 30, 2018 and will continue to exist online. 
“Xpress lived on for more than 11 years, bringing readers quality community stories and investigative reports of high international standards,” says Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Editor-in-Chief, Gulf News. “And for most of these reports, we had to dig deeper to collect information and meticulously check the facts before we published them. Many of these reports were picked up by the foreign media. The stories exposed fraud, they uncovered crime, and they put the spotlight on unfair dealings. I would like to thank our readers, who placed their trust in us, the editor of Xpress and all the staff, who were a part of its launch, its journey and its success.”

MD of Those Social Guys nominated for Gulf Capital SME Award

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Managing Director of Those Social Guys, Samuel Turner has been nominated for New Entrepreneur of the Year at the Gulf Capital SME Awards 2018. Instituted by MEED and supported by Dubai SME and the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, the awards recognise innovative and successful business leaders in the UAE. The awards will be held on September 26, 2018 at the Ritz Carlton DIFC. 
“Any time you’re recognised for an achievement by your peers, it means so much,” says Samuel Turner. “I hope awards like this, and being recognised for overcoming challenges and building a company in a very competitive industry and environment can inspire young entrepreneurs to keep pushing through their challenges and towards their goals.” 

House of Comms welcomes new Head of Digital 

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Integrated communications agency, House of Comms has appointed David O’Sullivan to the role of Head of Digital. With over 15 years of experience in digital strategy and transformation for brands such as The Kraft Heinz Company, Mercedes Benz, Emirates Group, NBC Universal, LG Electronics and Marks & Spencer. In his new role, he will drive strategic and creative data-driven technology solutions to broader business problems.

“The team at House of Comms is dedicated and passionate about the work they do, and I am really glad to be part of the family,” says David. “It’s amazing to see a traditionally comms-focused agency move heavily into the data and tech arena as this is exactly where the market is moving. The need for businesses to gel and refine experiences across the board, almost always through technology with web, app, social, e-marketing, digital media, tech-based experiential and digital content, is crucial and absolutely central to most brand/product strategies.”

Jamie Wilks, Managing Partner, continues, “We’re buzzing to have David on board as we enter a new era for House of Comms.  We’ve been building web, app and creative tech solutions for years of course but now we can elevate our offering further as tech becomes an essential consideration for all comms strategies, product design, customer experiences and effective employee engagement.”