I am coming home,” said Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner right before jumping off a balloon capsule 39 kilometers above Earth, setting a new world record. Sponsored by energy drink company …
Lebanese in advertising
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Economics & PolicyLebanese in advertising
Grey’s Eric Haana on advertising in 2013
by Maya Sioufiby Maya SioufiWith more than a decade of experience at American advertising and marketing company Grey, owned by British-based multinational ad agency WPP Group, Eric Hanna was appointed over a year ago …
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Economics & PolicyLebanese in advertising
Memac Ogilvy’s Edmond Mountran on Lebanese dominance
by Maya Sioufiby Maya SioufiOne of the pioneers of the advertising industry in the Middle East, Edmond Moutran — commonly referred to as ‘Eddie’ — kicked off his career in Bahrain in early 1973 …
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Established as an independent media agency in 1981 and preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary of operating from Dubai this year, Media International Services (MIS) has cultivated market niches where …
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Economics & PolicyLebanese in advertising
Omnicom’s Dani Richa talks Lebanese dominance
by Maya Sioufiby Maya SioufiWith 25 years of experience at Impact BBDO, a leading regional advertising agency, Dani Richa has assumed different roles within the company, including chief creative officer. Chairman and chief …
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The MCN Group is a partnership of New York-based communications conglomerate Interpublic and the Miknas family holding. The Group gathers media, creative, public relations and corporate entities under one roof …
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Economics & PolicyLebanese in advertising
WPP’s Roy Haddad talks Middle Eastern advertising
by Maya Sioufiby Maya SioufiAppointed in July 2012 as Middle East and North Africa’s director for WPP, the London-based multinational advertising agency with a $20 billion market capitalization, Roy Haddad is among the most …
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The game of advertising has a paramount survival rule: adaptation. Successful strategies and campaigns inject creativity into marketing messages that are tuned to the demands of clients and the psyches …
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Economics & PolicyLebanese in advertising
TBWA’s Ramzi Raad talks success
by Maya Sioufiby Maya SioufiKicking off his career in advertising in 1967, Ramzi Raad is one of the architects of the industry in the region. Based in Dubai since 1986, Raad is the chairman …