Awarded Film Director and Chief Strategy Officer at Publicis Groupe. Lyricist. Screenwriter. Author. AI Filmmaker. Founder of NGO (Phonebooths).

Dubai, UAE
Joined October 2008
Why strategy in 'advertising' needs strategy... bit.ly/2FiOkFv #Strategy #Effectiveness #Planning #Marketing #Creativity #Advertising #Agency #PR #Media #MiddleEast @FP7MENA @McCann_WW
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Judging is a privilege and a responsibility. To give each entry the respect it deserves. To recognize the best work globally. To set the benchmark for what work should win, for future years. Thanks @Cannes_Lions & @PublicisGroupe. Lets make the 70th year the best. #CannesLions70
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Do not give up on great work. @sweathead #Outwinning #awardwinning
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An excellent evening learning from some world class brains. Make sure you don't miss the next @sweathead event!
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“Treat EVERY BRIEF as an opportunity” - @Tahaab , during the @sweathead webinar. Important to always remember this. Thanks Tahaab, thanks @markpollard!
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Falling in love is unconditional. Has no rules. No logic. No justification. Give love, you’ll find all the love in the world in between your hands. youtu.be/w4teDeViwHs With an amazing team, @Tahaab for a brave client who gave us all the trust & love #homecenter
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Believe. Commit. Celebrate. There's a new Most Effective Network AND Agency of the Year @MenaEffieAwards setting new winning records, and a new runner-up Network AND Agency of the Year too. #PowerofOne #WinAsOne @PublicisGroupe @LeoBurnett @LeoBurnettMEA @saatchiuk @saatchimea
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This is a beautiful use of technology.
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Bronze for us in the category of Customer Experience Strategy at the #4AsJayChiatAwards announced at the #4AsStratFest for P&G’s Ariel edirect @LeoBurnett @LeoBurnettMEA @PublicisGroupe 🛒
Good to see 3 Honorable Mentions for us in Connection Strategy, Non-Profit Strategy & PR strategy at #4AsJayChiatAwards announced at #4AsStratFest for UN Women’s The Missing Peace and Abaad’s Fight Against Sexual Violence @LeoBurnett @LeoBurnettMEA @PublicisGroupe 👍
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Gold for us in the category of Connection Strategy at the #4AsJayChiatAwards announced at the #4AsStratFest for Emirates NBD’s James Jefferson @LeoBurnett @LeoBurnettMEA @PublicisGroupe 🚓👮‍♂️👮‍♀️🚔
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Gold for us in the category of Product / Service Creation Strategy at the #4AsJayChiatAwards announced at the #4AsStratFest for Project Chaiwala’s Milaap! @LeoBurnett @LeoBurnettMEA @PublicisGroupe ☕️🫖🏏
Gold for us in the category of Regional Strategy at the #4AsJayChiatAwards announced at the #4AsStratFest for Emirates NBD’s James Jefferson @LeoBurnett @LeoBurnettMEA @PublicisGroupe🙌
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Silver for us in the category of National Strategy at the #4AsJayChiatAwards announced at the #4AsStratFest for UN Women’s The Missing Peace! @LeoBurnett @LeoBurnettMEA @PublicisGroupe 💥
.@PublicisGroupe's CSO Tahaab Rais (@RaisTahaab) and Prodigious MEA’s CEO Sami Saleh on the short film which says so much within a short period of time, writes LBB’s Nisna Mahtani.hubs.la/Q01jrty30
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The Best Work You May Never See: Leo Burnett Dubai, Director Tahaab Rais Reveal "Hidden Room" For Home Box: Home Box, a furniture retailer in the Middle East, launched this short film from creative… dlvr.it/SVG3sr #filmproduction #tvproduction #commercialproduction
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Working on great ideas is good, but working on a real insight that sheds the light on a need, for real, and on ground, is something else! The Hidden Room by @HomeBox and #LeoBurnettDubai Directed by Tahaab Rais and produced by Liwa youtube.com/watch?v=USbcrNym…
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47 seconds of helplessness. 47 seconds of agony. 47 seconds of uncertainty. For 47 years, Lebanon has faced regular power cuts every day that debilitate life. Please sign the petition to address the issue once and for all. therighttopower.com//
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