Memac Ogilvy

From bold ideas to borderless impact, our journey to excellence continues. This year at the Middle East Public Relations Association 2024 Awards, Memac Ogilvy didn't just win – we led with purpose, creativity, and collaboration across six incredible markets. With 27 awards, including 10 Golds, and the honor of being crowned Large Agency of the Year 2024, we're celebrating the people, campaigns, and partnerships that made it all possible. Here’s to the work that drives change, the clients who trust us to deliver, and the amazing teams that bring it all to life. Watch the highlights of a year to remember – and let’s keep creating what’s next! #MemacOgilvy #MEPRA

Heads up for a mega countdown! ⚽️ 2034 is gonna be epic! Congrats, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, on winning the FIFA World Cup bid! #WC2034 #SaudiArabia المعقول واللي ماهو معقول ملعبنا 💪😎 مبروك لنا الفوز بإستضافة كأس العالم 2034💚⚽️ ونقول بعد عقلناها وتوكلنا 📢: ( السعودي ما يعرف المستحيل 🇸🇦 ) #كأس_العالم2034 #السعودية

Our Eid Al Etihad campaign for Lexus UAE stems from a simple observation: the Lexus ‘L’ badge, flipped upside down, becomes a perfect ‘7’— a tribute to the 7 Emirates that form the UAE.   It’s a clever trick, but it’s so much more than that. Across the globe, brands live by one golden rule, etched in big, bold letters: NEVER. TOUCH. THE. LOGO. So, we did just that, turning Lexus’ iconic badge into a tribute—a gesture to a nation that has turned its land into a marvel.   A special thank you to Lexus UAE for letting us challenge the rules.   #MemacOgilvy #LexusUAE #EidAlEithad Credits:    Memac Ogilvy Creds   · Hadi Ballout - Managing Director, UAE · Gautam Wadher -Chief Creative Officer · Moemen El Siwi - Creative Director · Alicia McBride - Senior Art Director · Carl Khoury - Senior Copywriter · Shadi Kharmacho- Head of Arabic · Hussein krayem- Head of Content & Production · Ahmed Elbeshbishy- Content Creator · zaid salamah - Arabic Copywriter · Kevin Kurian- Business Director · Alaa Nour - Account Director · Georges Enkiri - Senior Account Manager · Nicole Correia - Senior Account Executive · Bhaskar Bateja - Head of Strategy · Karl Hitti - Head of Social · Ahmed Nour - Social Director · Mohamad Zibara - Social Account Manager · Omar Haider - Senior Community Manager     Al- Futtaim Lexus Creds · Jacques Brent - Managing Director Al-Futtaim Toyota & Lexus · Katib Belkhodja - Managing Director- Al-Futtaim Customer Centricity · Saad Abdullah - General Manager, Marketing, Al-Futtaim Toyota & Lexus · Roxane Magbanua - General Manager, Al-Futtaim COE Marketing · Karim Hassanein Aly - Senior Marketing Manager, Al-Futtaim Lexus · Sara Abouhatab - Marketing Manager, Al-Futtaim Lexus · Princess Rose Viajar – Marketing Executive, Al-Futtaim Lexus   Gambit Creds · Tony Sigdwick - Account Director · Mariam Bouraoui - Junior Account Manager

We're thrilled to celebrate a landmark year at the MEPRA 2024 Awards!  Memac Ogilvy is honored to be crowned Large Agency of the Year 2024 – taking home the most awards and the most golds – a true testament to our commitment to impactful, borderless creativity. With 27 awards across six markets, including a leading ten Golds, we're proud to deliver excellence that resonates locally and drives impact regionally. A huge thank you to our clients for their continued trust, and to the Middle East Public Relations Association team for all their efforts in advancing the industry. Congratulations are also in order to all our industry peers for another outstanding year of work. #MemacOgilvy #MEPRA #LargeAgencyOfTheYear Gold 🥇 Best Arts & Culture Campaign: Launching Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women (Qatar Foundation) Best Education Campaign: Launching Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women (Qatar Foundation) Best Use of Artificial Intelligence: Bytes of AI (Qatar Foundation) Best Use of Thought Leadership: Choose Better (MAF) Best Corporate Reputation Campaign: Launching Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women (Qatar Foundation) Best Non-Profit Campaign: UNDP Iraq (UNDP) Best Campaign in Bahrain: LIKEA (IKEA) Best Campaign in Jordan: Lotto Jordan for Charity (Lotto) Best Campaign in Qatar: Launching Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women (Qatar Foundation) Large Agency of the Year Silver 🥈 Best Government Communication: Greener Homes: Green Riyadh (Green Riyadh, KSA) Best Healthcare Campaign: Decoding Health (Qatar Foundation, Qatar) Best Sports & Recreational Campaign: The City Beyond Education (Qatar Foundation, Qatar) Best Retail Campaign: Choose Better (MAF, UAE) Best Education Campaign: Decoding Health (Qatar Foundation, Qatar) Best Use of Artificial Intelligence: ZAIN Iraq SUPERCARD (Zain, Iraq) Best Use of Social Media: Preserving the Arabic Language - One Minute At A Time (Qatar Foundation, Qatar) Best Use of Thought Leadership: Saadiyat Cultural District: Be Moved in a Thousand Ways (DCT SCD, UAE) Best Corporate Reputation Campaign: Saadiyat Cultural District: Be Moved in a Thousand Ways (DCT SCD, UAE) Best Campaign in Bahrain: Bahrain International Airport - “We See You” Initiative (BIA, Bahrain) Best Campaign in Qatar: The City Beyond Education (Qatar Foundation, Qatar) Bronze 🥉 Best Arts & Culture Campaign: Manar Abu Dhabi (DCT Culture, UAE) Best Use of Arabic Language: Decoding Health (Qatar Foundation, Qatar) Best Use of Influencers: Saadiyat Cultural District: Be Moved in a Thousand Ways (DCT SCD, UAE) Best Use of Limited Budget: LIKEA (IKEA, Bahrain) Best ESG Campaign: Greener Homes: Green Riyadh (Green Riyadh, KSA) Best Campaign in UAE: One Summer Isn’t Enough (DCT Experience, UAE)

On Eid Al Etihad, we celebrate the unity, resilience, and achievements of this great nation. 🇦🇪 Here's to the UAE's journey of success and the bright future ahead. في عيد الاتحاد، نحتفل بالوحدة، الصمود، وإنجازات هذا الوطن العظيم. 🇦🇪 معاً نحو مستقبل أكثر إشراقاً ونجاحاً. #MemacOgilvy #EidAlEtihad53 #UAE53 #ForUAE #الإمارات_تستاهل #الإمارات_53 #عيد_الاتحاد_53

People in the UAE often see cars parked in unconventional ways as a bad habit. We recognized it as something deeper.   Meet the Land Cruiser enthusiasts at heart—captured in real time, stuck in vehicles not built for off-roading.   Our latest campaign, #LandCruiserInYou, for Toyota UAE, invites potential Toyota enthusiasts to trade in their current cars for a vehicle that truly matches their adventurous spirit—a certified pre-owned Toyota Land Cruiser.   Credits:   Client: Al-Futtaim Toyota Jacques Brent- Managing Director Al-Futtaim Toyota & Lexus Katib Belkhodja - Managing Director- Al-Futtaim Customer Centricity Saad Abdullah - General Manager, Marketing, Al-Futtaim Toyota & Lexus Roxane Magbanua - General Manager, Al-Futtaim COE Marketing Assaad Chehade- Senior Marketing Manager, Al-Futtaim Toyota Mazen Saab - Marketing Manager, Al-Futtaim Toyota   Agency: Memac Ogilvy Hadi Ballout - Managing Director - Advertising, UAE Moemen El Siwi - Creative Director Leomerish Gale Leyco - Senior Art Director Diego Fernández-Cid – Senior Copywriter Taha K. - Copywriter André Souza - Senior Visualizer Hussein krayem - Head of Content & Production Juan Encarnado III - Senior Content Creator Kevin Kurian - Business Director Alaa Nour - Account Director Ashleigh Morgan - Account Director Haya Dajani - Account Manager Himanshi K. - Account Manager Amna Ashraf - Senior Account Executive Bhaskar Bateja - Head Of Strategy UAE Karl Hitti - Head of Social Ahmed Nour - Social Account Director Beverney Shane S. - Senior Social Account Manager Tuleen Barahmeh - Community Manager Shadi Kharmacho- Head of Arabic Jaison George - Studio Manager Haitham AbiOrm- Senior Layout Designer Photographer: Daniel Botezatu   PR: Gambit Tony Sigdwick - Account Director Mariam Bouraoui - Junior Account Manager

Double win at the TikTok Ads Awards! 🌟   Our collaboration with Al Futtaim Lexus UAE, ‘Lexus Content Lab,’ took home The People’s Choice Award and Silver in the Community Core category.   A huge thank you to our amazing team and client for making this achievement possible, and to TikTok for celebrating creativity and innovation. Here’s to pushing boundaries and creating memorable campaigns! 🚀   #TikTokAdsAwards #LexusContentLab #MemacOgilvy #AlFuttaim #LexusUAE #AwardWinning   Memac Ogilvy Creds   · Hadi Ballout - Managing Director, UAE · Gautam Wadher -Chief Creative Officer · Moemen El Siwi - Creative Director · Alicia McBride- Senior Art Director · Christelle Azar - Senior Graphic Designer · Nour Itani - Head Of Design · Carl Khoury- Senior Copywriter · Nour Christidi - Senior Copywriter · Shadi Kharmacho - Head of Arabic · Hussein krayem - Head of Content & Production · Abdelrahman Hassanin- Content Creator · Kevin Kurian - Business Director · Alaa Nour - Account Director · Georges Enkiri - Senior Account Manager · Nicole Correia - Senior Account Executive · Bhaskar Bateja - Head of Strategy · Karl Hitti - Head of Social · Ahmed Nour - Social Director · Mohamad Zibara - Social Account Manager · Alaa Al-Salahat - Social Account Executive · Omar Haider - Senior Community Manager   Al-Futtaim Lexus Creds · Jacques Brent - Managing Director Al-Futtaim Toyota & Lexus · Katib Belkhodja - Managing Director- Al-Futtaim Customer Centricity · Saad Abdullah - General Manager, Marketing, Al-Futtaim Toyota & Lexus · Roxane Magbanua - General Manager, Al-Futtaim COE Marketing · Karim Hassanein Aly - Senior Marketing Manager, Al-Futtaim Lexus · Sara Abouhatab - Marketing Manager, Al-Futtaim Lexus · Princess Rose Viajar – Marketing Executive, Al-Futtaim Lexus

PRWeek UK spoke to our very own Mariella Abdo, GM Lebanon and Iraq among other communication professionals about their experiences working in the extraordinary circumstances of war in Lebanon 🇱🇧 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eEqPFbfb #MemacOgilvy

The highly anticipated PRWeek Middle East Power Book 2024 is live, featuring three of our key leaders at the forefront of the region's communications arena.    The list is considered a definitive guide to the most influential players shaping the communications industry across the region, reflecting not only our leaders' expertise but also our network's commitment to driving innovation and excellence at the heart of the region's dynamic ecosystem. Our MENA PR President, Ashraf Shakah, our UAE Managing Director, Saad Abu Touq, and our Head of PR in Qatar, Megan Yarmuth, have each shared their thoughts and ambitions for the future of the industry and business here: https://bit.ly/4fHVdNR   Congratulations to our featured leaders and industry peers! 

Two of our very own leaders have been shortlisted for the inaugural MENA Communicator of the Year Award at the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) awards this year!   Congratulations to Bana Shennak and Rita Chammas for their continued leadership in the industry across the region and their strategic thinking that always puts our clients’ needs first.   Here’s to bringing the gold home!