Archives for the ‘Interview’ Category
  Destination unknown, Part II»

It is essential to find a unique selling point to market a destination, Ken Kelling, communications director for Visit London, tells Communicate magazine, Part II.

January 7, 2010

Destination unknown, Part I»
It is essential to find a unique selling point to market a destination, Ken Kelling, communications director for Visit London, tells Communicate magazine, Part I.

January 6, 2010

Under the hammer»
This isn’t the best time in the world to sell art, but if you’re an auction house, the show must go on. Kipp speaks to Matthew Girling, chief executive of Bonhams Dubai, about the art market, and whether the financial crisis has changed the way the auction house does business.

September 27, 2009

Cause and effect, Part II»
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman tells Ian Munroe about the origins of the financial crisis, and how its fallout will change the global economy. Part II.

August 31, 2009

Hoping to fly high»
Ghaith Al Ghaith, the CEO of Dubai’s first low-cost airline FlyDubai refuses to share details about the carrier’s India route, but insists the airline’s plans are on track.

August 27, 2009


Cause and effect, Part I»

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman tells Ian Munroe about the origins of the financial crisis, and how its fallout will change the global economy, Part I.

August 26, 2009


Time for a chat»

Kipp speaks with Mohammed Abdulmagied Seddiqi, vice president of Sales and Retail at Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons about the watch industry, and how it’s been affected by the crisis.

August 22, 2009


Unleash the ugly»

Saatchi's outspoken CEO Kevin Roberts tells Austyn Allison from Communicate that the time for analysis is over. Advertising is going to get ugly.

July 22, 2009

Conversations with an advertising Don»
Ramzi Raad, chairman and CEO of TBWA/RAAD, speaks to Kipp about the region’s industry, the Lynx debacle and why he expects digital advertising to boom.

May 21, 2009

Speaking of national identity…»
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, an Emirati media commentator, speaks to Trends magazine about the challenges facing national identity in the GCC.

May 11, 2009

Making sense of Dubai’s property market»
Kipp spoke to Jesse Downs, head of research at Landmark Advisory, about Landmark’s reports, Dubai’s real estate market and why the visa law needs tweaking.

May 4, 2009

Confidence in the future»
Majid al-Ghurair, CEO of the Dubai-based conglomerate al-Ghurair Group says that it is important to build confidence in the markets to fight off the recession.

March 31, 2009

Art’s in town»
Art Dubai begins today at the Madinat Jumeirah hotel. Kipp interviewed John Martin, co-founder and director of Art Dubai, and asked: Why Dubai?

March 18, 2009

Watch your language»
BBC Arabia is back, but this time its different, says Hosam El Sokkari, the Corporation's head of Arabic services.

March 2, 2009

Women can’t talk and remember simultaneously»
Surprised? So are we. But apparently a Yemeni cleric has “scientific proof” that women are the incapable of speaking and retaining information at the same time.

December 16, 2008