Events/Awards To Cannes and beyond… Interview with Jose Papa The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity remains the most important advertising festival in the world. ArabAd caught up with...
Advertising Good People: ‘We wanted the work to prove the naysayers wrong' When directors’ collective Good People launched last year, the idea of a director-based production house was new to the region....
Industry Talk Ghada el Khatib: the Giant Leap? Seasoned communication professional, Ghada el Khatib, who was at the helm of two companies in Beirut (PR company Asda'a BM...
Advertising Alain Shoucair : on a Bluetrain off to a Stellar Start Alain Shoucair started his career in 1991 as an Art Director at Leo Burnett Beirut. Two years later, he co-founded...
Industry Talk Myrna Abou Mrad: Ahead to Full Circle Adventures Preferring not to dwell on why she decided to leave her position as the General Manager of Porter Novelli Beirut,...
Industry Talk Carole Hayek: the Lateral Shifter In an unexpected move, Carole Hayek, the former General Manager of Optimedia Beirut recently joined MCN’s Magna for a similar...
Industry Talk Peter Mouracade: the Race is On Peter Mouracade, the former Head of Communication at Leo Burnett Beirut has recently taken on the role of CEO of...
Free Talk The Phenomenal Multiverse World of Sami Saab Driven by the desire to ‘make things happen’ by bringing unique ideas to life, Sami Saab, Founder and Creative Director...
Events/Awards ‘I just don’t give a damn about algorithms’ The march of ad tech and the proliferation of awards categories are issues that the Dubai Lynx and all other...
Advertising Jean-Paul Burge: "We need to ensure the creative product works" Jean-Paul Burge, chairman and CEO of BBDO Asia and the president of the creative effectiveness jury at the Dubai Lynx,...
Advertising Can Saatchi & Saatchi return to the limelight? Komal Bedi Sohal has returned to Dubai as chief creative officer at Saatchi & Saatchi Dubai and has a challenge...
Advertising André Rizk on Advertising The modest seven-storey building quietly nestled in the heart of Ashrafieh houses the headquarters of Lebanon’s leading local ad agency,...
Art & Design Lightning in a Bottle: an Interview with Michel Yordanov Michel Yordanov is a man who wears two very distinct hats. The first sees him filling the role of a...
Art & Design Sarah Beydoun: Wearing the Past Sarah Beydoun, the creative director and founder of Sarah’s Bag, is one of the first designers in Lebanon to bring...
Art & Design Benoit Debbane: At the Heart of Nostalgia Benoit Debbane is an established Lebanese artist whose signature style of deconstructed pop characters and exploding comic book heroes illustrated...
