Dubai: Superbrands, the independent authority and arbiter of branding, announced it will host its annual tribute event to honour and recognize 43 of UAE’s strongest brands on June 18, 2019. At the event, Superbrands will unveil the 15th edition of the much sought-after Superbrands book, which includes a two-page profile of each of the Superbrands.

Speaking on the significance of being selected a Superbrands Mr. Mike English, Director, Superbrands Middle East, said, “Marketers have always had to juggle two seemingly contradictory goals: making their brands distinctive and making them central in their category. While brand marketing builds trust through familiarity, trust makes it easier to nurture long-term relationships with customers while promoting brand loyalty. Being acknowledged as a Superbrand helps strengthens a brand's position, adds prestige and reassures consumers and suppliers that they are buying the best brand in its category.”

This year will see HE Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority, join the Superbrands Council. The appointment of HE Saud Salim Al Mazrouei acknowledges his efforts towards transforming both the Hamriyah Free Zone and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone into two of the fastest growing Free Zones in the Middle East region.

The Superbrands Council scored more than 2,000 leading brands in the UAE and created a shortlist after which over 2,500 senior managers and marketing professionals were invited to vote for candidate brands. The highest scoring brands have been chosen as Superbrands and only the brands that achieve the level of recognition set by the independent Superbrands Council are eligible for inclusion in the Superbrands UAE book, which traces the history and achievements of each of the brands.

Speaking on the stringent selection and voting process, Mr. English added, “Getting onto the Superbrands list is both a prestigious accolade and an arduous task, where brands have to be voted for by our distinguished brand council members as well as by marketing professionals, who have voted through an online poll. Participation in the Superbrands book is by invitation only and acknowledges the inherent strength of the organisation and its brand value. This event is a true celebration of many of the country’s highest profile brands.”

The Superbrands tribute event will see the UAE’s leading corporate heads in attendance and promises to live up to its global reputation of being the ‘Oscars of the Branding World’.

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THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SUPERBRANDS COUNCIL:

  • HE Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority
  • John Brash, Founder & CEO, Brash Brands
  • Laila Suhail, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Shopping Festival
  • John Deykin, Branding Expert        
  • Mishal Kanoo, Chairman of The Kanoo Group – UAE & Oman
  • Colm Mcloughlin, Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Dubai Duty Free
  • Hala Badri, Senior Advisor to CEO and Group Communications, ADNOC
  • Mike English, Director, Superbrands Middle East & North Africa
  • Ram Buxani, Chairman, ITL Cosmos Group

About Superbrands UAE
The Superbrands organisation is acclaimed worldwide as being the independent authority and arbiter of branding excellence and is committed to paying tribute to exceptional brands and promoting the discipline of branding. The work Superbrands does is recognised through their books, Events and Awards programmes, internet sites, research and through significant international media and PR coverage in newspapers, magazines and on television and radio.

The Superbrands organisation was originally set up in London in 1994 where it published the first Superbrands book. Since then it has expanded its operations to 93 countries worldwide including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait. Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.

Superbrands publishes a series of books including Superbrands, Business Superbrands (on B2B brands), Cool Brands and eBrands - making the series of books the largest collection of insights into some of the greatest brands in the world. To date over 24,000 individual brands have been featured worldwide. For further information on Superbrands, please visit www.superbrands.com

For further information, please contact:
Sharon Divan
OAK Consulting
Email: sharon@oakconsulting.biz
Tel: +971508444823

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