COPIA has today signed a new PR retainer with luxury American interiors brand, Ethan Allen. The brand who has had a presence in the region since 2009, currently has a store in The Dubai Mall, Dubai. Stephanie Kuffner will handle the account.
“Ethan Allen has stunning products with exquisite craftmanship,” says Rania El Sadek, founder of COPIA. “We are very excited to work with such a prestigious, international brand.”
House of comms announces its newest recruit, Joanna Agnew, who joins as Account Director to support a wave of recent client wins. Joining from DABO & CO, where she previously headed up accounts such as BMW Group Middle East and JW Marriott Marquis Dubai/Marriott International, Joanna brings to the table a wealth of local, regional and international experience.
“I’m really excited to be joining the company at such an exciting time in its development,” says Joanna. “I’m looking forward to working with the team to create strategic and targeted campaigns that deliver real results for clients across the region.”
Abby Wilks, founding partner of house of comms, adds: “It has been a fantastic first year for the business, during which we’ve focused on organic growth, building a strong and solid client base and, above all, delivering excellent results for all of our retained and project clients. Joanna is the perfect new addition and we very much look forward to having her as part of our senior management team.”
After much anticipation, the English language edition of Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East hits the newsstands today. The fortnightly publication – which is a regional edition of the popular US publication – aims to provide insightful news and analysis critical to regional business leaders, exploring everything from global economics, technology and finance to travel, fashion and lifestyle pursuits.
“We’re aiming to set a new benchmark for business publications in the Middle East with the launch of Businessweek,” says Aaron Greenwood, Managing Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East. “We’ve worked hard to combine the cutting edge look and feel of the US edition with a very strong focus on local issues. About 80 per cent of our content is produced locally, so it really is a unique proposition. Our expectations are very high for the magazine. Hopefully, readers will embrace it as a truly regional publication.”
The new website for Dubai Lynx 2014 Festival and Awards is now live and details the Dubai International Festival of Creativity, which will take place from March 9-11, 2014, and the Dubai Lynx Awards Ceremony and Dinner, scheduled for March 12, 2014. The Madinat Jumeirah Arena will once again play host to the event, which last year drew over 1,300 delegates from the Middle East and North Africa’s creative communications industries to the Festival and over 1,800 to the awards.
“Both the Festival and Awards have continued to grow over the last seven years and as organisers we are committed to ensuring that the event stays fresh and relevant to the industry,” says Emma Lancaster Farmer, Festival Director of Dubai Lynx. “There are a lot of innovations planned and we are hoping to make the 2014 edition the biggest and best to date.”
Over the coming months the website will be updated with the latest additions to Dubai Lynx 2014, along with information on the programme, details of how to enter work, as well as be a part of the Festival. Delegate passes and tables will be available from October 20, 2013, through online registration at www.dubailynx.com.
Corinthia Hotels, a collection of hotels founded by the Pisani family of Malta, has appointed AllDetails Middle East as PR and sales representatives for the GCC region.
“With our dedicated team of professionals and widespread network of contacts in the region, I am confident that we will continue to provide the best PR and Sales support to Corinthia Hotels in the region”, says Isabel Tapp, Founder and CEO of AllDetails Middle East.
DPQ Communications have announced their latest client win, haircare brand Nanogen, which further strengthens the agency’s consumer portfolio. Nanogen is the science behind fuller, thicker hair with a range of haircare products and solutions from shampoos and treatments to serums and volumisers.
“We are on ecstatic to have Nanogen on board as one of our clients,” says Katie Harvey, Co-Founder of DPQ Communications. “We love launching new brands into the market, and a product that combines aesthetics and science is sure to capture the public’s attention.”
The Dubai Mall Magazine bids farewell to Naomi Chadderton today as she prepares to leave Dubai to embark on a new chapter of her career in London, United Kingdom. As she hangs up her Editor’s shoes, the much-loved journalist – who has lived in Dubai for over five years and previously worked for Grazia Middle East – hands over the reins to Cavell Mallett and Rachel Ingram until the new Editor is announced. Faye Rowe will continue to oversee the title as Group Editor.
“Today will be my last working day at NPI Media and The Dubai Mall Magazine,” says Naomi. “I will be moving back to the UK to pursue new opportunities, but it has been a great pleasure working with you all over the five years that I have been in Dubai.”
CPI’s popular parenting magazine Mother, Baby and Child, is revamping its website, which should be unveiled by the end of October.
“We’re really excited about this revamp as we are hoping to serve our clients and readers more efficiently,” says Zaina Shihabi, Editor of Mother, Baby & Child. “The new website will be user-friendly and contain all the informations mums and families need.”
Dubai-based beauty distributor, Emerging Beauty Brands, has signed an agreement to distribute and cover all PR and marketing activity for piCture pOlish in the Middle East.
“The nail polish market has grown rapidly over the last few years and shows no signs of slowing down,” says Catherine Collins, Director of Emerging Beauty Brands. “With so many new nail polish brands on the market we were looking for something unique, creative and amazing quality. Hence, we recently partnered with piCture pOlish for the Middle East region.”
Expose Communications has signed new PR client, Lola B Design. Founded by renowned interior decorator and furniture designer Lola Beuyukian, Lola B Design creates bespoke furniture pieces blending modern and contemporary influences with a European touch.
”We’re excited to add Lola B Design to our expanding list of international home and interior accounts,” says Dana Abdelhadi, Director of Expose Communications.