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Found this interesting demo on [youtube] the caption says: “Intertek amazed everyone in Kuwait international property show by installling 4 interactive systems with different effects”

Mssg from Sender:
… As volunteers, we happen to have started [Proud To Be Kuwaiti], a foundation to promote and help support small Kuwaiti businesses and entrepreneurs. As a result, the idea of making an exhibition came up and we are currently preparing for it which will take place on the 30th of April in Arraya Ballroom.

… This magnificent event that rewards the youth who have proven there capabilities and ambition to enrich there own and family’s life. It is time to come together to create an opportunity for these much deserving youths.

It becomes our social responsibility to support the small entrepreneurs to
find their way through this business world. ” …

Had few video shots of my own.. but while checking Youtube, i found Jazarah video as well that looked better than mine.. more clear, so i posted his :)

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Just came back from Dubai.. went only for one night for the Lynx Award Ceremony. It was a quiet interesting night actually.. I have lots of photos to share but before doing so, need to put them in order first. In the meantime, here’s the [link] for all the Grand prix, Gold, Silver, Bronze and the Shortlisted ads that appeared during that night.

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Advertising Agency (Name, City, Country): JWT, Kuwait
Agency website: http://www.jwt.com
Executive Creative Director: Mazen Fayad
Art Director: Rawad Eldahouk
Copywriter: Katia Aranji and Ahmed Alaslawi
Photographer: Mounir Malhab

Thx JWT

(11 votes, average: 4.18 out of 5)

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Dear Friends,
Will be out of town for a couple of days due to some personal matters i need to handle back in my hometown. The posting will be a little bit slow. However, it will not stop if you keep on sending your work to ads2blog@gmail.com
See you soon
a2b

As i said in my previous [post], it was really hard for me to net coz of the weather conditions

However, this didn’t stop the 4 days stay at the Intercon hotel with the MENA Cristal from being interesting and fun [check the full schedule here].

In addition to knowledge, seminars, conferences, round tables and discussions over brand building, digitalization, production and media, there were another good side of this event which is having the chance to mingle with advertisers that came from across the region, not to mention the idea of getting introduced directly or indirectly to the top notch people of this industry.

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Every night, dinner was sponsored by an agency. On the night of feb 13, Impact BBDO was hosting that dinner. They made a bold move by branding all the restaurant with recruitment messages.

                 
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As for the list of winners, it’s not available with me yet hope will be able to get it soon

Now i leave you with some of great pictures i shot while staying in this amazing location in Lebanon. By the way, Mena Cristal CEO announced during the final ceremony that next year awards will be ran in the same place

In the hotel, my room view

The road to the restaurant

Someone’s frontyard:)

Someone’s backyard :)

On my way to the Beirut, left side view 

Right side view

Dear friends,
The posting will be a little bit slow for the coming 3 days for am attending the MENA Cristal ceremony in Beirut and the net here is not really helping.. the event is located in the mountains (Faraya) and it’s really hard to find a good net connection with the current weather conditions (it didn’t stop snowing since i arrived yesterday morning).  There are lots of interesting advertising stuff going on around here, from seminars conducted by Agencies chairman’s to Clients such P&G. Media presentations, advertising case studies and so on.
Anyway, will try as much as i can to keep you posted..

Cheers
a2b

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Mssg from sender:
“It is too much of a coincidence to have the same concept and art-
direction in the same country, same industry in the same time
perioud, except that we created the concept as a calendar (2000
copies) and print ad (published it in the yellow pages).

This agency has done this copy cat before in the dumbbell ads (2006
majestic plus Kuwait) and is known to post work that is never
published - this should stop.

I am writing you this in the hope that you will publish it so that
copy cats will be reduced and published work to be awarded and to
raise the level of the industry”.

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Creative Agency: PENCIL Advertising
Client: PENCIL Advertising

(28 votes, average: 3.93 out of 5)

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Creative Agency: PENCIL Advertising
Client: PENCIL Advertising

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Agency: Horizon.FCB/Kuwait
Client: Horizon.FCB/Kuwait

Here’s a movie produced by Memac Ogilvy Kuwait Team that my friend found on Youtube.

Thx Mark