(Ali Al-Zahid, CEO of Zain Iraq with Naji Bolous MD of Memac Ogilvy Beirut)

Memac Ogilvy has partnered Zain Iraq, part of Zain Group to offer communication services following a lengthy review with competitors. Held at Zain Iraq headquarters in Baghdad, the signing ceremony was attended by senior executives from Zain Iraq and Memac Ogilvy Beirut marking the strategic communication partnership including advertising, public relations and social media.

As part of the partnership, Memac Ogilvy Beirut will create a custom roadmap for Zain Iraq tapping into the competitive landscape to create a recognizable telecom brand across Iraq.

“Memac Ogilvy stood out from competition showing an absolute understanding of our business and market needs as well as challenges. The team grasped our objectives and managed to translate them into a creative approach,” says Ali Al-Zahid, CEO of Zain Iraq in a statement. “We look forward for their fresh thinking in line with the local community evolution, to meet our subscribers’ aspirations and exceed the Iraqis expectations,” he added.

The agency will develop a custom roadmap for Zain Iraq, handling its communication strategy, corporate reputation management, advertising, activation, public relations and social media.

Zain Iraq is committed to provide innovative services that meet the Iraqi consumers’ needs especially its subscribers,” adds Mohammed Samir Ban, chief commercial officer at Zain Iraq. “Memac Ogilvy will help us achieve this goal by developing communication strategies including solutions that will enable us to reach our subscribers efficiently and keep them informed about our latest services and offerings,” he added.

“We are proud to partner with Zain Iraq. The demand for our services is stronger than ever and this is evident by increasing the breadth of our practice areas and growth in our professional staff. Zain Iraq chose Memac Ogilvy for our solid strategy developed based on a market research and insights discovered by our team members,” says Edmond Moutran, CEO and Chairman of Memac Ogilvy MENA.

The strategic partnership between Zain Iraq and Memac Ogilvy harnessing the power of a wide-array of communication tools – including advertising, marketing and PR – to propel the brand positioning as a telecom leader setting a new benchmark in quality standards.